Number 21

In Lotto under the 6/44 · since Jan 2010 rules — 1,751 draws, 6 from 1–44.

248times drawn · chance expected 239 +0.64σ

2draws waiting · a wait this long: 86% for any number

7.0average wait between appearances · chance says 7.3

26longest completed wait · >99% chance of one at least that long

21 is drawn as often as chance explains

Drawn 248 times in 1,751 draws against 238.8 expected, +0.64σ. Each draw is independent: after 2 draws away it is exactly as likely tonight as a number drawn yesterday.

Number 21, draw by draw

Drawn 248 times in 1,751 draws · average wait 7.0 draws · longest completed wait 26 · waiting 2 draws now

a completed wait — darker is longer the wait still running — a lower bound, not a finished gap

Where it lands in a sorted draw

Sort a draw and 21 has a favourite seat — chance gives a small number the low positions more often. That is the shape of sorting, not of the machine.

1st smallest7 · chance 8.7
2nd smallest52 · chance 45.6
3rd smallest92 · chance 86.7
4th smallest64 · chance 74.3
5th smallest26 · chance 28.7
6th smallest7 · chance 4.0

Every position’s lane →

The company it keeps

Seen most often with these — chance gives every partner about 28.8 shared draws, and the leaders are simply the ones that came out ahead this time.

42 9 6 14 18 31

It has shared a draw with every one of the other 43 numbers; chance expected about 0.0 still unmet by now. Every pair →

How many people play it

Under the crowd model, 21 is picked about 1.22× as often as an indifferent choice — 15th most popular of 44. That changes nothing about whether it comes up, and everything about how many ways a jackpot on it would be shared.

Numbers 1–31 — the birthday zone ×1.22

The model and its sources → · What people believe about 21 →

Every draw it appeared in

Date	Wait	Position	The draw
2026-10-02	1	3rd	8 14 21 30 34 35
2026-09-29	13	5th	2 12 16 20 21 38
2026-08-14	11	4th	13 17 20 21 33 40
2026-07-07	5	2nd	8

What this cannot tell you

Nothing here predicts the next draw. A number’s history is a record of a fair machine’s past, and the machine keeps none of it: 21 is drawn with probability 6/44 tonight whatever it did last week.

2024-11-12	5	2nd	10 21 25 30 33 35
2024-10-25	2	3rd	5 20 21 23 34 41
2024-10-18	4	3rd	4 9 21 23 39 44
2024-10-04	7	5th	2 10 12 13 21 32
2024-09-10	10	2nd	3 21 39 40 41 44
2024-08-06	19	4th	1 17 18 21 23 30
2024-05-31	1	3rd	4 9 21 31 37 42
2024-05-28	2	4th	7 12 17 21 35 41
2024-05-21	2	2nd	3 21 25 28 29 43
2024-05-14	2	3rd	2 16 21 29 34 43
2024-05-07	1	4th	6 10 11 21 28 37
2024-05-03	4	3rd	3 6 21 28 34 37
2024-04-19	15	4th	2 7 9 21 25 36
2024-02-27	20	3rd	9 12 21 26 28 38
2023-12-19	1	4th	1 11 18 21 24 31
2023-12-15	9	2nd	6 21 27 28 35 40
2023-11-14	11	6th	4 6 14 16 18 21
2023-10-06	6	2nd	9 21 27 35 38 41
2023-09-15	14	3rd	11 19 21 22 29 42
2023-07-28	19	3rd	1 11 21 30 31 37
2023-05-23	4	3rd	5 13 21 23 25 26
2023-05-09	1	5th	3 14 15 19 21 32
2023-05-05	1	6th	8 12 14 16 18 21
2023-05-02	2	6th	3 4 5 9 16 21
2023-04-25	21	3rd	1 5 21 29 36 38
2023-02-10	7	3rd	7 14 21 33 38 39
2023-01-17	5	2nd	6 21 22 24 32 41
2022-12-30	7	2nd	7 21 22 28 30 34
2022-12-06	2	3rd	3 14 21 31 42 44
2022-11-29	2	3rd	13 18 21 23 25 37
2022-11-22	1	3rd	2 18 21 25 26 43
2022-11-18	2	2nd	3 21 25 29 35 44
2022-11-11	10	3rd	4 18 21 25 26 28
2022-10-07	1	3rd	8 14 21 29 34 38
2022-10-04	5	5th	1 3 6 9 21 39
2022-09-16	3	4th	6 13 19 21 32 38
2022-09-06	2	4th	6 16 18 21 31 32
2022-08-30	19	2nd	18 21 31 38 42 44
2022-06-24	3	2nd	10 21 25 31 41 42
2022-06-14	1	4th	3 4 13 21 32 44
2022-06-10	7	2nd	12 21 27 28 30 40
2022-05-17	20	3rd	14 19 21 23 31 39
2022-03-08	5	3rd	5 9 21 26 29 35
2022-02-18	4	3rd	2 8 21 28 32 36
2022-02-04	7	4th	2 4 9 21 42 44
2022-01-11	2	3rd	4 14 21 22 24 25
2022-01-04	3	3rd	18 20 21 29 36 41
2021-12-24	4	5th	1 4 6 18 21 27
2021-12-10	3	2nd	10 21 29 30 38 39
2021-11-30	5	2nd	9 21 25 26 28 40
2021-11-12	9	4th	4 11 13 21 27 31
2021-10-12	1	5th	4 9 13 17 21 26
2021-10-08	7	2nd	11 21 23 25 27 39
2021-09-14	1	3rd	2 14 21 22 23 41
2021-09-10	6	2nd	3 21 29 30 36 40
2021-08-20	1	6th	2 6 7 16 17 21
2021-08-17	4	3rd	1 12 21 34 35 36
2021-08-03	1	3rd	7 10 21 27 31 41
2021-07-30	2	2nd	2 21 31 38 43 44
2021-07-23	14	2nd	3 21 22 36 37 41
2021-06-04	6	3rd	5 13 21 37 39 42
2021-05-14	13	3rd	12 13 21 42 43 44
2021-03-30	19	4th	4 10 18 21 25 30
2021-01-22	6	2nd	12 21 25 28 39 42
2021-01-01	1	2nd	4 21 26 30 36 41
2020-12-29	8	3rd	5 13 21 22 38 41
2020-12-01	16	3rd	17 20 21 31 36 39
2020-10-06	11	3rd	11 20 21 25 33 37
2020-08-28	3	2nd	4 21 25 27 30 42
2020-08-18	8	1st	21 26 31 33 35 38
2020-07-21	5	3rd	11 18 21 31 36 39
2020-07-03	2	3rd	1 2 21 38 39 41
2020-06-26	1	4th	5 9 14 21 33 42
2020-06-23	6	3rd	1 3 21 32 36 40
2020-06-02	5	4th	4 16 20 21 22 35
2020-05-15	1	1st	21 25 27 32 38 42
2020-05-12	8	3rd	3 4 21 22 31 32
2020-04-14	1	3rd	1 9 21 28 35 37
2020-04-10	3	3rd	12 16 21 23 33 37
2020-03-31	1	2nd	11 21 22 32 41 42
2020-03-27	3	5th	2 7 10 18 21 44
2020-03-17	2	3rd	4 14 21 27 36 39
2020-03-10	19	5th	6 9 12 17 21 25
2020-01-03	6	4th	5 17 19 21 32 39
2019-12-13	3	4th	1 4 7 21 27 31
2019-12-03	5	5th	3 7 16 19 21 32
2019-11-15	3	2nd	14 21 26 33 42 43
2019-11-05	3	2nd	14 21 32 34 35 36
2019-10-25	24	2nd	4 21 30 31 34 38
2019-08-02	22	2nd	11 21 27 30 31 44
2019-05-17	13	3rd	1 2 21 35 39 41
2019-04-02	2	3rd	9 16 21 28 41 42
2019-03-26	1	4th	6 10 18 21 23 37
2019-03-22	14	4th	3 5 17 21 22 26
2019-02-01	14	3rd	3 7 21 22 30 42
2018-12-14	2	3rd	6 15 21 22 23 28
2018-12-07	14	4th	5 7 17 21 29 36
2018-10-19	4	3rd	7 17 21 32 34 41
2018-10-05	6	3rd	3 12 21 26 28 39
2018-09-14	1	5th	9 14 15 19 21 33
2018-09-11	5	4th	9 17 18 21 34 44
2018-08-24	5	5th	5 6 9 20 21 29
2018-08-07	5	2nd	14 21 27 32 33 36
2018-07-20	5	4th	5 11 19 21 39 43
2018-07-03	2	3rd	14 15 21 22 28 40
2018-06-26	8	2nd	4 21 24 28 39 42
2018-05-29	2	3rd	11 18 21 31 35 43
2018-05-22	1	2nd	10 21 35 37 39 44
2018-05-18	10	4th	1 8 15 21 28 42
2018-04-13	20	3rd	7 17 21 24 34 42
2018-02-02	13	3rd	16 20 21 24 28 35
2017-12-19	2	4th	3 14 19 21 25 26
2017-12-12	2	3rd	2 12 21 29 30 38
2017-12-05	3	4th	9 10 18 21 27 28
2017-11-24	20	5th	6 8 17 20 21 23
2017-09-15	5	5th	12 14 19 20 21 29
2017-08-29	3	3rd	9 13 21 24 38 43
2017-08-18	4	3rd	6 10 21 24 28 39
2017-08-04	6	4th	1 2 20 21 34 37
2017-07-14	13	4th	3 10 15 21 29 32
2017-05-30	8	4th	5 9 13 21 33 38
2017-05-02	4	3rd	4 14 21 26 28 36
2017-04-18	1	4th	5 6 15 21 28 32
2017-04-14	20	3rd	3 9 21 31 36 37
2017-02-03	6	3rd	14 20 21 24 26 36
2017-01-13	1	3rd	8 15 21 29 31 44
2017-01-10	5	5th	1 6 8 17 21 39
2016-12-23	3	3rd	5 18 21 25 36 42
2016-12-13	6	4th	7 8 16 21 34 40
2016-11-22	7	4th	9 10 12 21 41 42
2016-10-28	19	3rd	2 16 21 24 28 34
2016-08-23	5	5th	1 13 18 19 21 35
2016-08-05	4	2nd	10 21 22 31 40 44
2016-07-22	1	2nd	3 21 25 30 36 44
2016-07-19	18	5th	2 10 15 19 21 39
2016-05-17	2	4th	9 10 15 21 24 44
2016-05-10	3	3rd	2 14 21 28 33 40
2016-04-29	13	3rd	3 13 21 24 41 43
2016-03-15	2	4th	12 14 15 21 24 43
2016-03-08	14	1st	21 24 26 38 42 43
2016-01-19	6	3rd	4 10 21 33 34 37
2015-12-29	19	2nd	7 21 34 35 36 40
2015-10-23	1	4th	3 9 12 21 24 31
2015-10-20	8	5th	7 9 16 18 21 25
2015-09-22	7	3rd	5 16 21 28 32 33
2015-08-28	1	4th	4 11 15 21 25 36
2015-08-25	4	1st	21 26 28 30 35 41
2015-08-11	9	2nd	10 21 30 32 33 37
2015-07-10	6	3rd	7 10 21 24 26 30
2015-06-19	4	2nd	6 21 27 32 39 42
2015-06-05	16	5th	1 3 6 7 21 43
2015-04-10	3	3rd	3 4 21 27 33 43
2015-03-31	2	2nd	13 21 22 27 32 37
2015-03-24	5	3rd	10 12 21 23 32 35
2015-03-06	1	4th	9 11 14 21 27 34
2015-03-03	13	4th	6 10 16 21 30 35
2015-01-16	2	3rd	5 6 21 31 37 40
2015-01-09	5	5th	5 6 7 17 21 25
2014-12-23	9	2nd	1 21 26 27 31 36
2014-11-21	5	4th	10 11 17 21 33 43
2014-11-04	6	3rd	2 4 21 22 40 43
2014-10-14	11	5th	2 6 13 14 21 41
2014-09-05	8	2nd	15 21 23 33 39 42
2014-08-08	6	4th	3 7 11 21 36 41
2014-07-18	3	3rd	3 12 21 24 25 37
2014-07-08	10	5th	4 11 16 20 21 38
2014-06-03	4	3rd	8 12 21 24 28 30
2014-05-20	13	3rd	2 20 21 38 41 42
2014-04-04	2	1st	21 23 27 31 34 40
2014-03-28	5	2nd	20 21 22 25 36 43
2014-03-11	1	5th	3 4 18 20 21 27
2014-03-07	5	3rd	9 13 21 26 30 44
2014-02-18	3	2nd	6 21 25 27 32 42
2014-02-07	2	3rd	8 19 21 22 30 38
2014-01-31	5	5th	9 11 12 16 21 33
2014-01-14	5	5th	4 5 7 8 21 40
2013-12-27	21	3rd	6 12 21 28 36 44
2013-10-15	3	4th	12 15 16 21 36 38
2013-10-04	13	6th	1 2 6 7 18 21
2013-08-20	3	4th	8 12 18 21 31 36
2013-08-09	1	4th	13 18 20 21 33 35
2013-08-06	3	3rd	5 17 21 24 29 33
2013-07-26	5	4th	1 8 18 21 29 42
2013-07-09	2	5th	2 4 14 15 21 40
2013-07-02	26	3rd	3 19 21 22 27 34
2013-04-02	2	4th	1 7 20 21 24 26
2013-03-26	4	4th	4 5 14 21 31 40
2013-03-12	10	3rd	8 18 21 22 32 35
2013-02-05	7	4th	9 17 18 21 25 42
2013-01-11	11	4th	12 16 19 21 28 31
2012-12-04	10	6th	1 2 9 11 18 21
2012-10-30	3	3rd	8 19 21 30 39 44
2012-10-19	1	4th	6 8 12 21 22 31
2012-10-16	16	4th	9 13 16 21 37 43
2012-08-21	2	4th	3 10 17 21 24 30
2012-08-14	11	3rd	13 17 21 24 27 34
2012-07-06	3	2nd	10 21 23 27 41 43
2012-06-26	12	4th	8 10 11 21 32 34
2012-05-15	7	3rd	1 9 21 25 37 42
2012-04-20	10	2nd	1 21 22 29 38 43
2012-03-16	13	2nd	11 21 26 33 39 41
2012-01-31	4	4th	4 7 9 21 33 40
2012-01-17	22	3rd	5 17 21 27 36 37
2011-11-01	6	4th	9 12 17 21 34 40
2011-10-11	26	2nd	11 21 26 37 38 41
2011-07-12	7	2nd	1 21 23 26 28 44
2011-06-17	17	4th	5 6 17 21 26 34
2011-04-19	5	2nd	13 21 33 35 42 43
2011-04-01	4	1st	21 26 27 35 37 41
2011-03-18	7	3rd	7 12 21 23 26 42
2011-02-22	2	4th	2 7 19 21 27 31
2011-02-15	1	3rd	6 14 21 24 29 31
2011-02-11	6	3rd	3 5 21 33 42 43
2011-01-21	10	2nd	14 21 37 41 42 43
2010-12-17	3	3rd	14 18 21 28 38 42
2010-12-07	2	4th	1 2 13 21 32 43
2010-11-30	18	5th	6 9 12 20 21 23
2010-09-28	26	3rd	10 19 21 28 30 42
2010-06-29	17	3rd	2 3 21 23 24 25
2010-04-30	5	3rd	6 18 21 22 33 42
2010-04-13	6	3rd	2 12 21 27 31 37
2010-03-23	3	2nd	12 21 23 33 40 43
2010-03-12	7	3rd	16 18 21 22 27 38
2010-02-16	—	2nd	11 21 22 25 29 30