Number 16

In Idaho Cash under the 5/45 · since Mar 2017 rules — 2,025 draws, 5 from 1–45.

228times drawn · chance expected 225 +0.21σ

7draws waiting · a wait this long: 49% for any number

8.9average wait between appearances · chance says 9.0

72longest completed wait · 5% chance of one at least that long

16 is drawn as often as chance explains

Drawn 228 times in 2,025 draws against 225.0 expected, +0.21σ. Each draw is independent: after 7 draws away it is exactly as likely tonight as a number drawn yesterday.

Number 16, draw by draw

Drawn 228 times in 2,025 draws · average wait 8.9 draws · longest completed wait 72 · waiting 7 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 16 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 smallest39 · chance 39.9
2nd smallest85 · chance 92.1
3rd smallest82 · chance 71.6
4th smallest20 · chance 22.2
5th smallest2 · chance 2.3

Every position’s lane →

The company it keeps

Seen most often with these — chance gives every partner about 20.7 shared draws, and the leaders are simply the ones that came out ahead this time.

5 6 9 25 33 41

It has shared a draw with every one of the other 44 numbers; chance expected about 0.0 still unmet by now. Every pair →

How many people play it

Under the crowd model, 16 is picked about 1.22× as often as an indifferent choice — 15th most popular of 45. 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 16 →

Every draw it appeared in

Date	Wait	Position	The draw
2026-10-04	3	2nd	3 16 23 27 43
2026-10-01	4	3rd	7 15 16 30 31
2026-09-27	5	3rd	2 10 16 20 33
2026-09-22	6	3rd	2 6 16

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: 16 is drawn with probability 5/45 tonight whatever it did last week.

2026-05-16	1	3rd	2 11 16 21 32
2026-05-15	4	2nd	8 16 26 40 41
2026-05-11	8	4th	3 11 13 16 39
2026-05-03	2	3rd	5 14 16 26 40
2026-05-01	3	2nd	8 16 33 38 45
2026-04-28	4	3rd	4 5 16 18 28
2026-04-24	10	1st	16 25 30 33 35
2026-04-14	8	3rd	1 6 16 41 45
2026-04-06	24	3rd	1 15 16 33 39
2026-03-13	1	4th	5 6 7 16 17
2026-03-12	5	2nd	1 16 21 22 43
2026-03-07	4	3rd	2 8 16 29 44
2026-03-03	1	2nd	6 16 18 32 33
2026-03-02	5	2nd	2 16 17 19 33
2026-02-25	3	3rd	7 9 16 28 31
2026-02-22	8	2nd	7 16 24 26 31
2026-02-14	9	3rd	6 7 16 31 43
2026-02-05	1	1st	16 28 29 42 45
2026-02-04	7	3rd	4 5 16 26 37
2026-01-28	12	2nd	5 16 19 21 34
2026-01-16	7	4th	5 8 9 16 17
2026-01-09	48	2nd	8 16 19 27 45
2025-11-21	3	2nd	4 16 30 34 35
2025-11-18	2	2nd	6 16 24 30 31
2025-11-16	31	3rd	6 9 16 21 36
2025-10-15	2	2nd	11 16 17 22 27
2025-10-13	10	2nd	9 16 17 37 44
2025-10-03	11	2nd	5 16 24 31 32
2025-09-22	4	3rd	6 10 16 24 28
2025-09-18	24	3rd	9 12 16 26 30
2025-08-25	72	1st	16 25 28 34 40
2025-06-14	8	1st	16 22 29 37 44
2025-06-06	4	3rd	7 15 16 17 25
2025-06-02	3	2nd	3 16 23 29 42
2025-05-30	4	1st	16 20 27 32 43
2025-05-26	58	4th	6 8 12 16 25
2025-03-29	7	3rd	5 9 16 22 32
2025-03-22	1	3rd	8 11 16 25 41
2025-03-21	6	2nd	1 16 33 42 45
2025-03-15	3	2nd	5 16 21 26 41
2025-03-12	7	3rd	1 15 16 37 45
2025-03-05	37	1st	16 23 25 32 38
2025-01-27	3	2nd	14 16 25 38 44
2025-01-24	3	1st	16 19 30 38 42
2025-01-21	6	4th	5 6 12 16 44
2025-01-15	12	4th	1 5 8 16 21
2025-01-03	6	2nd	12 16 18 19 23
2024-12-28	1	3rd	2 12 16 32 41
2024-12-27	8	1st	16 20 24 30 37
2024-12-19	2	2nd	12 16 23 40 43
2024-12-17	31	2nd	15 16 31 32 45
2024-11-16	2	3rd	3 14 16 25 43
2024-11-14	6	1st	16 18 23 29 44
2024-11-08	2	2nd	1 16 22 26 41
2024-11-06	2	3rd	5 10 16 19 34
2024-11-04	14	2nd	10 16 17 30 39
2024-10-21	1	1st	16 22 26 41 45
2024-10-20	16	2nd	1 16 18 30 40
2024-10-04	1	2nd	12 16 24 29 37
2024-10-03	14	4th	1 5 8 16 44
2024-09-19	1	2nd	13 16 19 38 39
2024-09-18	9	1st	16 20 23 28 35
2024-09-09	5	2nd	6 16 22 23 33
2024-09-04	12	4th	4 7 8 16 40
2024-08-23	4	2nd	6 16 21 25 31
2024-08-19	1	1st	16 22 27 42 43
2024-08-18	22	2nd	14 16 20 31 39
2024-07-27	1	2nd	11 16 25 43 44
2024-07-26	28	2nd	4 16 26 34 35
2024-06-28	1	1st	16 18 21 38 44
2024-06-27	1	2nd	8 16 36 37 39
2024-06-26	5	3rd	3 5 16 36 37
2024-06-21	15	2nd	13 16 28 33 36
2024-06-06	37	1st	16 24 32 43 45
2024-04-30	7	3rd	1 2 16 32 38
2024-04-23	2	3rd	2 6 16 26 36
2024-04-21	2	4th	11 12 13 16 42
2024-04-19	7	1st	16 21 23 33 43
2024-04-12	28	3rd	3 11 16 34 35
2024-03-15	12	3rd	1 15 16 20 41
2024-03-03	7	2nd	5 16 25 27 33
2024-02-25	17	3rd	10 13 16 34 38
2024-02-08	11	2nd	1 16 18 27 37
2024-01-28	2	3rd	8 12 16 24 29
2024-01-26	3	1st	16 19 21 31 43
2024-01-23	17	2nd	4 16 21 27 35
2024-01-06	5	2nd	4 16 33 34 40
2024-01-01	14	2nd	9 16 35 42 43
2023-12-18	9	2nd	2 16 18 40 43
2023-12-09	7	2nd	3 16 24 33 41
2023-12-02	3	4th	5 8 15 16 40
2023-11-29	7	2nd	7 16 23 34 35
2023-11-22	7	2nd	4 16 22 23 31
2023-11-15	1	2nd	9 16 20 24 41
2023-11-14	30	2nd	12 16 20 29 42
2023-10-15	1	1st	16 21 27 41 44
2023-10-14	3	1st	16 24 27 36 39
2023-10-11	3	1st	16 18 24 30 32
2023-10-08	4	2nd	3 16 21 28 41
2023-10-04	10	1st	16 20 23 30 34
2023-09-24	23	4th	7 9 12 16 30
2023-09-01	1	1st	16 24 32 40 45
2023-08-31	8	1st	16 31 33 37 42
2023-08-23	11	3rd	6 15 16 26 33
2023-08-12	8	2nd	12 16 23 28 43
2023-08-04	18	3rd	10 13 16 39 41
2023-07-17	4	2nd	11 16 25 27 39
2023-07-13	33	2nd	11 16 18 37 45
2023-06-10	5	2nd	2 16 20 29 36
2023-06-05	7	2nd	11 16 18 31 39
2023-05-29	11	3rd	5 8 16 25 40
2023-05-18	24	3rd	1 15 16 17 43
2023-04-24	10	2nd	9 16 30 33 43
2023-04-14	21	1st	16 21 34 36 40
2023-03-24	15	1st	16 24 29 40 43
2023-03-09	3	3rd	1 11 16 32 39
2023-03-06	5	3rd	8 10 16 28 43
2023-03-01	8	4th	3 12 13 16 27
2023-02-21	6	1st	16 32 35 38 44
2023-02-15	2	4th	9 10 12 16 33
2023-02-13	9	2nd	13 16 21 30 37
2023-02-04	4	3rd	6 7 16 41 45
2023-01-31	8	3rd	3 4 16 20 27
2023-01-23	4	1st	16 22 24 30 37
2023-01-19	5	3rd	2 13 16 30 38
2023-01-14	13	3rd	2 12 16 17 33
2023-01-01	6	2nd	9 16 20 24 25
2022-12-26	7	3rd	4 13 16 33 39
2022-12-19	17	1st	16 29 31 36 40
2022-12-02	16	2nd	12 16 18 21 41
2022-11-16	1	2nd	15 16 17 26 30
2022-11-15	2	2nd	13 16 20 30 32
2022-11-13	6	3rd	5 15 16 29 45
2022-11-07	5	3rd	3 7 16 19 27
2022-11-02	13	2nd	7 16 18 34 44
2022-09-07	3	2nd	5 16 17 20 31
2022-08-27	12	2nd	2 16 18 37 45
2022-07-16	3	3rd	6 8 16 17 28
2022-07-06	2	4th	2 11 15 16 35
2022-06-29	1	3rd	5 9 16 17 28
2022-06-25	6	3rd	10 15 16 19 42
2022-06-04	15	2nd	6 16 17 18 42
2022-04-13	18	3rd	1 14 16 33 36
2022-02-09	5	2nd	13 16 19 21 22
2022-01-22	5	2nd	5 16 22 36 45
2022-01-05	3	3rd	3 13 16 23 27
2021-12-25	4	5th	3 8 11 12 16
2021-12-11	2	2nd	3 16 20 24 45
2021-12-04	11	3rd	7 14 16 25 37
2021-10-27	1	3rd	3 9 16 33 45
2021-10-23	21	4th	11 13 14 16 22
2021-08-11	2	1st	16 29 34 39 45
2021-08-04	6	3rd	6 13 16 30 41
2021-07-14	5	2nd	9 16 21 24 39
2021-06-26	24	2nd	7 16 22 23 30
2021-04-03	9	3rd	9 13 16 26 30
2021-03-03	31	3rd	9 11 16 26 28
2020-11-14	4	3rd	3 5 16 19 24
2020-10-31	7	3rd	1 3 16 23 37
2020-10-07	19	1st	16 19 25 40 44
2020-08-01	2	2nd	13 16 28 31 36
2020-07-25	1	3rd	4 6 16 19 27
2020-07-22	3	3rd	12 13 16 37 41
2020-07-11	12	4th	5 6 10 16 23
2020-05-30	4	3rd	12 14 16 19 22
2020-05-16	5	3rd	3 8 16 25 37
2020-04-29	6	3rd	5 8 16 29 30
2020-04-08	4	4th	10 13 14 16 44
2020-03-25	11	1st	16 21 25 37 40
2020-02-15	1	3rd	3 10 16 19 45
2020-02-12	6	2nd	10 16 22 23 28
2020-01-22	9	3rd	6 11 16 28 35
2019-12-21	2	1st	16 35 40 41 43
2019-12-14	9	1st	16 24 25 33 39
2019-11-13	11	3rd	2 11 16 23 34
2019-10-05	5	3rd	6 10 16 30 37
2019-09-18	16	2nd	2 16 36 39 41
2019-07-24	45	3rd	9 14 16 36 37
2019-02-16	5	3rd	1 6 16 40 42
2019-01-30	9	3rd	9 13 16 27 41
2018-12-29	2	3rd	6 7 16 22 28
2018-12-22	18	3rd	4 8 16 30 38
2018-10-20	2	2nd	6 16 19 32 43
2018-10-13	12	2nd	3 16 17 18 39
2018-09-01	5	1st	16 17 19 22 25
2018-08-15	3	4th	2 4 5 16 40
2018-08-04	5	2nd	6 16 19 28 33
2018-07-18	6	3rd	5 10 16 32 45
2018-06-27	5	3rd	5 9 16 17 18
2018-06-09	7	1st	16 32 42 43 44
2018-05-16	4	2nd	8 16 26 38 39
2018-05-02	1	3rd	5 10 16 25 42
2018-04-28	6	3rd	2 10 16 17 27
2018-04-07	1	2nd	5 16 22 25 32
2018-04-04	3	3rd	4 10 16 22 41
2018-03-24	19	2nd	5 16 32 40 42
2018-01-17	1	1st	16 26 35 38 42
2018-01-13	35	3rd	9 15 16 23 41
2017-09-13	2	3rd	3 9 16 25 27
2017-09-06	3	2nd	10 16 18 43 44
2017-08-26	34	2nd	11 16 17 36 43
2017-04-29	8	4th	6 8 15 16 33
2017-04-01	4	3rd	3 12 16 28 44
2017-03-18	—	1st	16 18 29 32 34