Number 16

In LuckyDay Lotto under the 5/45 · since Jul 2014 rules — 3,204 draws, 5 from 1–45.

347times drawn · chance expected 356 −0.51σ

2draws waiting · a wait this long: 89% for any number

9.2average wait between appearances · chance says 9.0

58longest completed wait · 34% chance of one at least that long

16 is drawn as often as chance explains

Drawn 347 times in 3,204 draws against 356.0 expected, −0.51σ. Each draw is independent: after 2 draws away it is exactly as likely tonight as a number drawn yesterday.

Number 16, draw by draw

Drawn 347 times in 3,204 draws · average wait 9.2 draws · longest completed wait 58 · 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 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 smallest76 · chance 60.7
2nd smallest132 · chance 140.1
3rd smallest100 · chance 109.0
4th smallest35 · chance 33.7
5th smallest4 · chance 3.5

Every position’s lane →

The company it keeps

Seen most often with these — chance gives every partner about 31.5 shared draws, and the leaders are simply the ones that came out ahead this time.

38 29 44 7 40 35

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
2026-10-09	4	4th	4 6 12 16 32
2026-10-05	10	1st	16 18 19 37 45
2026-09-25	10	3rd	1 12 16 31 35
2026-09-15	21	1st	16 20

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.

2026-02-16	3	2nd	2 16 19 25 43
2026-02-13	2	2nd	12 16 21 29 44
2026-02-11	2	2nd	3 16 27 33 44
2026-02-09	1	2nd	7 16 21 25 37
2026-02-08	8	2nd	12 16 22 31 38
2026-01-31	26	1st	16 25 29 30 44
2026-01-05	3	2nd	2 16 20 24 33
2026-01-02	31	1st	16 26 35 40 43
2025-12-02	3	2nd	8 16 25 26 33
2025-11-29	8	2nd	8 16 32 43 44
2025-11-21	8	3rd	2 9 16 37 39
2025-11-13	5	1st	16 20 22 24 38
2025-11-08	15	2nd	15 16 27 31 43
2025-10-24	1	2nd	11 16 21 27 45
2025-10-23	4	3rd	7 12 16 25 43
2025-10-19	26	3rd	3 4 16 34 44
2025-09-23	1	1st	16 25 35 36 38
2025-09-22	2	2nd	8 16 26 29 34
2025-09-20	1	2nd	12 16 20 31 36
2025-09-19	5	2nd	13 16 17 37 43
2025-09-14	3	3rd	10 11 16 33 45
2025-09-11	1	1st	16 20 22 39 43
2025-09-10	16	3rd	2 6 16 24 39
2025-08-25	2	2nd	14 16 27 38 41
2025-08-23	20	2nd	3 16 31 37 40
2025-08-03	19	1st	16 19 33 35 40
2025-07-15	4	1st	16 17 19 29 44
2025-07-11	1	3rd	1 7 16 19 37
2025-07-10	1	5th	3 8 12 14 16
2025-07-09	4	2nd	9 16 20 40 44
2025-07-05	1	1st	16 24 32 38 40
2025-07-04	12	1st	16 23 29 33 34
2025-06-22	2	3rd	5 15 16 29 43
2025-06-20	2	1st	16 28 32 35 44
2025-06-18	2	3rd	11 12 16 29 40
2025-06-16	33	3rd	7 12 16 26 35
2025-05-14	12	2nd	5 16 22 23 37
2025-05-02	15	1st	16 17 27 28 42
2024-12-23	3	2nd	8 16 20 27 36
2024-12-20	1	4th	9 10 11 16 24
2024-12-19	24	4th	4 7 9 16 36
2024-11-25	7	2nd	9 16 17 21 23
2024-11-18	5	4th	3 6 7 16 29
2024-11-13	2	2nd	6 16 17 18 41
2024-11-11	19	3rd	8 14 16 19 27
2024-10-23	17	2nd	4 16 22 24 27
2024-10-06	14	1st	16 35 40 41 45
2024-09-22	14	2nd	6 16 32 33 40
2024-09-08	6	2nd	3 16 18 28 35
2024-09-02	1	2nd	10 16 28 30 35
2024-09-01	29	4th	7 12 13 16 26
2024-08-03	6	3rd	10 11 16 17 27
2024-07-28	2	2nd	4 16 18 21 32
2024-07-26	10	2nd	14 16 18 36 40
2024-07-16	22	1st	16 17 22 37 44
2024-06-24	11	4th	2 7 15 16 26
2024-06-13	5	1st	16 21 37 42 45
2024-06-08	18	2nd	8 16 33 38 43
2024-05-21	2	2nd	6 16 26 32 44
2024-05-19	4	2nd	4 16 17 30 32
2024-05-15	1	3rd	6 9 16 20 39
2024-05-14	10	2nd	2 16 23 29 40
2024-05-04	2	3rd	2 12 16 19 24
2024-05-02	10	2nd	5 16 27 30 41
2023-12-28	10	2nd	9 16 26 39 42
2023-12-18	1	3rd	6 14 16 19 40
2023-12-17	1	2nd	10 16 24 25 39
2023-12-16	8	1st	16 19 23 32 43
2023-12-08	1	2nd	6 16 37 38 44
2023-12-07	2	2nd	3 16 18 29 36
2023-12-05	3	3rd	6 7 16 17 38
2023-12-02	1	5th	2 4 8 15 16
2023-12-01	4	2nd	11 16 20 38 41
2023-11-27	2	3rd	7 13 16 36 42
2023-11-25	14	3rd	3 7 16 21 34
2023-11-11	2	3rd	6 15 16 29 38
2023-11-09	4	3rd	6 14 16 23 45
2023-11-05	6	2nd	15 16 30 39 44
2023-10-30	2	2nd	14 16 21 29 37
2023-10-28	6	3rd	3 8 16 20 31
2023-10-22	35	1st	16 23 27 30 38
2023-09-17	15	3rd	8 15 16 32 40
2023-09-02	1	2nd	8 16 20 30 32
2023-09-01	4	3rd	11 13 16 30 45
2023-08-28	4	2nd	8 16 22 30 38
2023-08-24	15	2nd	9 16 23 42 45
2023-08-09	9	2nd	1 16 23 29 41
2023-07-31	8	2nd	2 16 22 35 37
2023-07-23	7	1st	16 21 26 40 42
2023-07-16	5	2nd	11 16 20 25 42
2023-07-11	5	4th	1 6 8 16 23
2023-07-06	2	1st	16 17 21 29 32
2023-07-04	15	3rd	6 11 16 20 44
2023-06-19	4	3rd	3 14 16 24 45
2023-06-15	9	2nd	6 16 18 31 39
2023-06-06	6	4th	2 5 6 16 28
2023-05-31	1	2nd	5 16 27 31 42
2023-05-30	37	2nd	7 16 21 25 31
2022-12-29	2	4th	4 7 11 16 22
2022-12-27	19	1st	16 19 22 33 43
2022-12-08	17	3rd	1 7 16 20 38
2022-11-21	1	2nd	1 16 17 43 44
2022-11-20	7	3rd	9 12 16 33 44
2022-11-13	23	2nd	11 16 29 37 45
2022-10-21	23	2nd	10 16 19 26 41
2022-09-28	16	3rd	9 14 16 21 45
2022-09-12	6	2nd	8 16 21 25 36
2022-09-06	25	2nd	5 16 28 32 39
2022-08-12	3	4th	2 6 8 16 32
2022-08-09	36	3rd	2 15 16 27 44
2022-07-04	1	3rd	11 15 16 20 23
2022-07-03	3	3rd	5 11 16 18 23
2022-06-30	14	2nd	1 16 20 32 40
2022-06-16	12	3rd	10 15 16 18 24
2022-06-04	3	1st	16 26 32 33 38
2022-06-01	10	1st	16 23 27 35 36
2022-05-22	4	3rd	2 9 16 17 45
2022-05-18	20	2nd	3 16 34 35 37
2022-04-28	29	1st	16 21 29 34 37
2021-12-05	2	3rd	6 8 16 31 44
2021-12-03	1	1st	16 25 30 34 36
2021-12-02	10	1st	16 21 31 37 38
2021-11-22	6	2nd	8 16 19 40 42
2021-11-16	1	1st	16 25 37 39 42
2021-11-15	1	1st	16 21 27 30 41
2021-11-14	3	2nd	11 16 39 40 45
2021-11-11	2	2nd	3 16 27 30 32
2021-11-09	16	3rd	3 8 16 22 37
2021-10-24	2	2nd	9 16 31 36 44
2021-10-22	16	1st	16 20 25 29 41
2021-10-06	6	2nd	3 16 31 39 42
2021-09-30	7	1st	16 23 36 38 43
2021-09-23	19	3rd	3 12 16 20 38
2021-09-04	11	2nd	12 16 30 35 37
2021-08-24	1	2nd	1 16 33 39 45
2021-08-23	17	2nd	6 16 34 38 44
2021-08-06	3	2nd	13 16 40 41 44
2021-08-03	1	2nd	4 16 26 35 38
2021-08-02	7	4th	5 11 13 16 35
2021-07-26	8	1st	16 20 23 28 39
2021-07-18	3	2nd	11 16 21 42 43
2021-07-15	10	3rd	9 15 16 33 45
2021-07-05	10	2nd	12 16 27 30 45
2021-06-25	32	3rd	4 13 16 20 32
2021-05-24	1	2nd	1 16 38 41 43
2021-05-23	2	4th	12 14 15 16 19
2021-05-21	10	2nd	3 16 17 29 44
2021-05-11	6	2nd	4 16 20 27 29
2021-05-05	5	3rd	6 12 16 30 34
2021-04-30	14	2nd	5 16 26 30 36
2020-12-22	20	3rd	7 14 16 21 29
2020-12-02	12	3rd	11 13 16 18 38
2020-11-20	6	3rd	6 15 16 31 33
2020-11-14	5	3rd	4 8 16 26 39
2020-11-09	7	2nd	11 16 32 36 43
2020-11-02	7	2nd	5 16 19 38 45
2020-10-26	4	3rd	3 15 16 29 39
2020-10-22	4	1st	16 18 27 37 45
2020-10-18	6	3rd	7 12 16 23 34
2020-10-12	3	3rd	11 13 16 20 38
2020-10-09	8	2nd	15 16 34 35 38
2020-10-01	1	2nd	3 16 19 22 24
2020-09-30	22	1st	16 21 25 30 39
2020-09-08	11	4th	3 5 10 16 23
2020-08-28	3	3rd	12 15 16 27 39
2020-08-25	30	2nd	4 16 32 40 44
2020-07-26	13	2nd	10 16 21 29 34
2020-07-13	24	4th	1 4 12 16 27
2020-06-19	8	3rd	5 15 16 32 33
2020-06-11	7	2nd	11 16 22 37 39
2020-06-04	7	2nd	6 16 23 29 44
2020-05-28	3	3rd	2 9 16 37 43
2020-05-25	11	3rd	2 3 16 23 32
2020-05-14	14	3rd	2 11 16 17 21
2020-04-30	9	2nd	7 16 17 40 42
2019-12-27	6	4th	4 11 12 16 18
2019-12-21	6	2nd	7 16 36 43 45
2019-12-15	1	2nd	2 16 24 34 44
2019-12-14	11	2nd	7 16 27 30 39
2019-12-03	9	2nd	3 16 21 22 24
2019-11-24	1	1st	16 17 27 29 40
2019-11-23	2	4th	5 7 11 16 17
2019-11-21	8	1st	16 19 26 27 44
2019-11-13	2	2nd	11 16 28 35 38
2019-11-11	2	3rd	5 13 16 29 37
2019-11-09	1	3rd	1 13 16 18 23
2019-11-08	5	3rd	2 13 16 35 43
2019-11-03	5	1st	16 18 26 32 35
2019-10-29	15	3rd	8 9 16 23 37
2019-10-14	3	1st	16 25 36 37 39
2019-10-11	9	5th	6 8 14 15 16
2019-10-02	1	2nd	5 16 24 30 43
2019-10-01	5	2nd	1 16 20 34 38
2019-09-26	4	3rd	8 11 16 33 36
2019-09-22	4	1st	16 19 32 36 42
2019-09-18	2	3rd	4 14 16 29 36
2019-09-16	1	4th	3 9 14 16 42
2019-09-15	8	2nd	9 16 21 29 35
2019-09-07	12	4th	2 13 15 16 45
2019-08-26	1	1st	16 23 25 29 44
2019-08-25	9	3rd	3 12 16 30 34
2019-08-16	6	3rd	1 12 16 31 34
2019-08-10	16	1st	16 24 33 38 44
2019-07-25	1	2nd	7 16 24 42 43
2019-07-24	8	3rd	3 10 16 29 38
2019-07-16	17	2nd	13 16 21 24 30
2019-06-29	3	2nd	13 16 21 26 28
2019-06-26	10	2nd	10 16 17 21 40
2019-06-16	3	1st	16 30 34 38 41
2019-06-13	15	1st	16 18 27 29 31
2019-05-29	39	4th	4 7 15 16 21
2018-12-26	1	4th	6 9 14 16 43
2018-12-25	58	3rd	7 8 16 26 37
2018-10-28	6	1st	16 21 28 40 45
2018-10-22	23	2nd	12 16 23 32 41
2018-09-29	5	1st	16 18 31 37 41
2018-09-24	7	2nd	11 16 27 29 35
2018-09-17	9	3rd	4 15 16 29 35
2018-09-08	18	3rd	7 10 16 24 35
2018-08-21	8	3rd	8 12 16 22 43
2018-08-13	6	4th	1 2 13 16 25
2018-08-07	5	3rd	7 14 16 32 38
2018-08-02	21	2nd	8 16 25 27 43
2018-07-12	2	3rd	3 4 16 32 35
2018-07-10	13	3rd	13 15 16 34 40
2018-06-27	18	1st	16 21 36 39 44
2018-06-09	6	4th	5 7 13 16 19
2018-06-03	3	2nd	15 16 18 27 36
2018-05-31	5	2nd	7 16 23 26 40
2018-05-26	15	2nd	2 16 23 31 38
2018-05-11	10	4th	12 14 15 16 34
2018-05-01	12	4th	3 9 14 16 41
2017-12-25	23	1st	16 29 32 40 41
2017-12-02	10	1st	16 35 39 43 44
2017-11-22	12	1st	16 25 35 36 39
2017-11-10	11	3rd	3 12 16 29 38
2017-10-30	14	2nd	14 16 27 30 45
2017-10-16	7	2nd	12 16 33 34 40
2017-10-09	31	1st	16 19 26 32 45
2017-09-08	1	4th	3 4 9 16 28
2017-09-07	2	3rd	6 14 16 35 45
2017-09-05	14	1st	16 20 34 36 42
2017-08-22	9	3rd	1 8 16 17 22
2017-08-13	4	2nd	6 16 19 35 36
2017-08-09	14	2nd	9 16 38 42 45
2017-07-26	3	2nd	12 16 22 35 37
2017-07-23	1	3rd	1 8 16 42 44
2017-07-22	5	2nd	9 16 17 25 39
2017-07-17	6	1st	16 18 20 34 35
2017-07-11	2	3rd	2 3 16 21 28
2017-07-09	3	3rd	6 11 16 20 28
2017-07-06	26	2nd	12 16 20 28 32
2017-06-10	16	2nd	10 16 17 25 41
2017-05-25	16	1st	16 17 24 36 40
2017-05-09	6	4th	2 4 10 16 19
2017-05-03	8	4th	2 9 13 16 39
2016-12-31	6	2nd	15 16 28 40 41
2016-12-25	2	4th	8 10 15 16 17
2016-12-23	34	1st	16 18 22 36 38
2016-11-19	15	1st	16 17 18 25 36
2016-11-03	5	1st	16 24 31 35 41
2016-10-29	11	4th	2 4 13 16 36
2016-10-18	13	1st	16 17 30 39 41
2016-10-05	28	3rd	4 9 16 26 30
2016-09-07	4	1st	16 17 22 29 38
2016-09-03	2	1st	16 22 26 31 39
2016-09-01	2	2nd	1 16 23 24 35
2016-08-30	23	3rd	11 14 16 32 38
2016-08-07	6	1st	16 24 33 34 45
2016-08-01	4	3rd	4 6 16 19 38
2016-07-28	14	3rd	1 15 16 18 43
2016-07-14	14	2nd	3 16 22 24 33
2016-06-30	5	3rd	11 14 16 42 44
2016-06-25	4	3rd	4 7 16 27 38
2016-06-21	1	3rd	3 7 16 26 27
2016-06-20	14	2nd	15 16 24 31 42
2016-06-06	20	1st	16 27 41 43 44
2016-05-17	1	3rd	4 9 16 18 45
2016-05-16	2	2nd	6 16 23 36 41
2016-05-14	2	4th	1 5 9 16 40
2016-05-12	12	2nd	7 16 32 43 45
2016-04-30	18	5th	1 4 7 13 16
2015-12-18	13	3rd	1 7 16 21 45
2015-12-05	3	2nd	13 16 28 33 42
2015-12-02	4	3rd	7 15 16 31 33
2015-11-28	5	1st	16 17 38 40 44
2015-11-23	27	3rd	4 7 16 28 36
2015-10-27	41	3rd	6 10 16 33 44
2015-09-16	2	2nd	12 16 17 29 38
2015-09-14	1	3rd	8 15 16 17 33
2015-09-13	2	2nd	13 16 25 30 34
2015-09-11	5	2nd	12 16 31 33 44
2015-09-06	4	2nd	14 16 20 34 36
2015-09-02	4	3rd	6 11 16 22 30
2015-08-29	21	3rd	1 3 16 30 34
2015-08-08	2	2nd	5 16 25 28 29
2015-08-06	19	2nd	10 16 22 33 44
2015-07-18	1	1st	16 25 35 40 44
2015-07-17	16	1st	16 19 22 27 43
2015-07-01	2	2nd	15 16 17 43 44
2015-06-29	32	2nd	13 16 28 35 43
2015-05-28	7	1st	16 18 23 28 29
2015-05-21	5	2nd	8 16 23 34 45
2015-05-16	13	1st	16 25 26 39 40
2015-05-02	2	3rd	1 14 16 39 45
2015-04-30	1	1st	16 28 32 41 43
2015-04-29	5	1st	16 17 30 39 44
2014-12-31	9	4th	2 9 11 16 30
2014-12-22	22	1st	16 29 30 40 43
2014-11-30	2	1st	16 18 33 34 40
2014-11-28	11	3rd	4 7 16 25 44
2014-11-17	2	1st	16 29 40 42 44
2014-11-15	4	2nd	13 16 28 32 34
2014-11-11	11	2nd	10 16 37 42 43
2014-10-31	9	4th	4 8 9 16 40
2014-10-22	26	1st	16 31 38 42 44
2014-09-26	13	3rd	3 8 16 27 29
2014-09-13	13	3rd	9 10 16 38 39
2014-08-31	25	4th	9 11 15 16 45
2014-08-06	3	2nd	2 16 38 41 42
2014-08-03	1	1st	16 26 33 42 43
2014-08-02	17	1st	16 24 29 38 45
2014-07-16	—	3rd	7 13 16 31 37