Number 21

In Hoosier Lotto under the 6/48 · since Jan 2010 rules — 1,751 draws, 6 from 1–48.

218times drawn · chance expected 219 −0.06σ

1draws waiting · a wait this long: >99% for any number

8.0average wait between appearances · chance says 8.0

75longest completed wait · 1% chance of one at least that long

21 is drawn as often as chance explains

Drawn 218 times in 1,751 draws against 218.9 expected, −0.06σ. Each draw is independent: after 1 draws away it is exactly as likely tonight as a number drawn yesterday.

Number 21, draw by draw

Drawn 218 times in 1,751 draws · average wait 8.0 draws · longest completed wait 75 · waiting 1 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 smallest9 · chance 11.5
2nd smallest44 · chance 49.9
3rd smallest81 · chance 79.0
4th smallest59 · chance 56.9
5th smallest23 · chance 18.6
6th smallest2 · chance 2.2

Every position’s lane →

The company it keeps

Seen most often with these — chance gives every partner about 23.2 shared draws, and the leaders are simply the ones that came out ahead this time.

29 12 23 6 17 4

It has shared a draw with every one of the other 47 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 48. 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
2026-10-07	3	5th	6 12 18 19 21 45
2026-09-26	2	3rd	1 20 21 27 29 34
2026-09-19	18	4th	4 16 19 21 29 31
2026-07-18

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 6/48 tonight whatever it did last week.

2025-05-14	6	3rd	2 16 21 31 36 45
2025-04-23	2	3rd	4 9 21 26 41 43
2025-04-16	11	2nd	2 21 27 30 34 43
2025-03-08	10	3rd	11 19 21 22 30 39
2025-02-01	26	3rd	2 20 21 23 28 32
2024-11-02	5	5th	6 8 11 12 21 23
2024-10-16	27	4th	4 6 15 21 32 46
2024-07-13	24	4th	1 14 19 21 34 37
2024-04-20	3	4th	4 8 12 21 33 43
2024-04-10	1	4th	2 12 20 21 35 36
2024-04-06	10	2nd	12 21 23 24 35 40
2024-03-02	5	3rd	6 20 21 24 30 34
2024-02-14	9	6th	1 5 6 13 19 21
2024-01-13	6	5th	4 8 10 14 21 43
2023-12-23	12	2nd	1 21 29 31 32 43
2023-11-11	6	3rd	15 18 21 29 32 40
2023-10-21	1	2nd	17 21 23 27 31 32
2023-10-18	4	5th	6 9 14 17 21 33
2023-10-04	7	4th	15 17 18 21 26 43
2023-09-09	13	3rd	10 11 21 34 36 44
2023-07-26	2	4th	7 9 11 21 27 46
2023-07-19	1	4th	4 18 20 21 28 29
2023-07-15	6	4th	4 10 17 21 24 32
2023-06-24	15	3rd	10 16 21 23 32 42
2023-05-03	2	2nd	5 21 22 23 42 45
2023-04-26	5	3rd	13 18 21 28 31 32
2023-04-08	2	2nd	6 21 28 31 43 45
2023-04-01	12	3rd	8 17 21 29 30 44
2023-02-18	2	4th	7 15 16 21 30 37
2023-02-11	1	5th	4 6 13 19 21 41
2023-02-08	15	3rd	9 18 21 26 29 30
2022-12-17	3	3rd	9 18 21 23 35 41
2022-12-07	8	5th	9 10 14 19 21 22
2022-11-09	6	2nd	19 21 22 26 32 42
2022-10-19	8	3rd	1 7 21 26 36 44
2022-09-21	18	5th	2 12 17 20 21 24
2022-07-20	13	4th	8 11 12 21 29 30
2022-06-04	5	5th	7 12 17 20 21 24
2022-05-18	13	2nd	8 21 22 32 38 44
2022-04-02	11	3rd	4 20 21 22 25 39
2022-02-23	21	2nd	13 21 25 26 28 29
2021-12-11	9	4th	4 9 17 21 33 34
2021-11-10	5	2nd	13 21 26 34 43 44
2021-10-23	43	3rd	6 18 21 26 39 43
2021-05-26	15	3rd	1 19 21 31 37 38
2021-04-03	6	3rd	6 12 21 25 31 37
2021-03-13	3	3rd	14 18 21 29 31 35
2021-03-03	2	2nd	3 21 23 34 37 40
2021-02-24	3	2nd	4 21 34 38 42 44
2021-02-13	4	3rd	17 20 21 29 38 40
2021-01-30	3	3rd	13 14 21 22 35 36
2021-01-20	17	1st	21 26 34 39 40 42
2020-11-21	6	4th	2 4 14 21 27 30
2020-10-31	5	4th	12 17 18 21 23 39
2020-10-14	19	2nd	17 21 33 35 43 46
2020-08-08	5	2nd	18 21 22 42 43 44
2020-07-22	6	3rd	3 16 21 29 37 45
2020-07-01	20	4th	11 13 17 21 26 38
2020-04-22	5	3rd	5 19 21 23 32 36
2020-04-04	10	3rd	13 17 21 23 34 35
2020-02-29	2	4th	14 18 19 21 29 44
2020-02-22	8	5th	10 16 17 18 21 45
2020-01-25	11	4th	8 11 18 21 38 46
2019-12-18	7	5th	8 11 19 20 21 23
2019-11-23	6	3rd	12 13 21 22 28 39
2019-11-02	5	3rd	3 17 21 26 28 41
2019-10-16	5	3rd	12 18 21 25 32 42
2019-09-28	17	3rd	1 15 21 29 36 42
2019-07-31	2	5th	5 10 13 18 21 37
2019-07-24	10	4th	9 16 19 21 34 35
2019-06-19	15	2nd	9 21 23 24 29 42
2019-04-27	1	3rd	2 5 21 24 36 45
2019-04-24	5	3rd	11 20 21 29 36 46
2019-04-06	4	4th	9 12 16 21 35 37
2019-03-23	11	1st	21 24 27 30 32 44
2019-02-13	5	3rd	9 16 21 22 35 38
2019-01-26	2	3rd	3 11 21 28 35 44
2019-01-19	5	5th	5 10 11 19 21 46
2019-01-02	2	3rd	5 20 21 25 31 37
2018-12-26	10	2nd	2 21 23 24 42 43
2018-11-21	9	4th	6 14 19 21 22 29
2018-10-20	16	4th	4 10 11 21 22 41
2018-08-25	8	3rd	10 20 21 24 29 36
2018-07-28	2	3rd	5 8 21 23 29 38
2018-07-21	17	3rd	2 8 21 25 29 35
2018-05-23	2	4th	1 4 18 21 45 46
2018-05-16	14	3rd	9 18 21 24 25 31
2018-03-28	6	3rd	12 18 21 28 35 45
2018-03-07	2	3rd	5 17 21 28 39 40
2018-02-28	8	2nd	2 21 22 25 26 32
2018-01-31	1	3rd	10 12 21 34 37 38
2018-01-27	3	1st	21 29 30 34 36 43
2018-01-17	9	4th	9 15 16 21 28 29
2017-12-16	8	3rd	11 19 21 26 41 43
2017-11-18	2	3rd	13 14 21 35 37 46
2017-11-11	12	5th	4 5 10 20 21 35
2017-09-30	7	3rd	8 9 21 23 29 36
2017-09-06	14	3rd	2 6 21 29 41 43
2017-07-19	6	4th	1 6 14 21 25 28
2017-06-28	27	3rd	1 9 21 35 44 45
2017-03-25	1	2nd	2 21 22 29 37 40
2017-03-22	2	1st	21 24 25 32 34 40
2017-03-15	8	4th	1 4 20 21 23 34
2017-02-15	2	3rd	4 19 21 32 41 44
2017-02-08	10	4th	13 18 20 21 24 39
2017-01-04	3	2nd	10 21 26 27 42 46
2016-12-24	2	3rd	12 17 21 34 37 46
2016-12-17	2	3rd	1 3 21 23 31 42
2016-12-10	1	3rd	3 16 21 27 31 46
2016-12-07	9	5th	11 14 17 18 21 41
2016-11-05	5	3rd	11 12 21 22 39 45
2016-10-19	10	2nd	2 21 25 32 36 46
2016-09-14	5	5th	3 7 9 12 21 34
2016-08-27	10	3rd	11 15 21 41 44 45
2016-07-23	1	3rd	4 19 21 31 40 45
2016-07-20	8	3rd	4 13 21 30 31 35
2016-06-22	2	5th	5 6 11 14 21 39
2016-06-15	11	3rd	15 19 21 27 39 44
2016-05-07	3	3rd	2 7 21 23 30 34
2016-04-27	1	4th	5 10 11 21 40 44
2016-04-23	9	4th	1 12 19 21 23 37
2016-03-23	7	4th	11 15 20 21 23 32
2016-02-27	2	4th	3 6 19 21 41 46
2016-02-20	4	3rd	3 6 21 30 33 38
2016-02-06	1	4th	6 12 19 21 24 32
2016-02-03	3	3rd	15 18 21 24 33 48
2016-01-23	12	3rd	6 18 21 24 28 43
2015-12-12	14	4th	5 6 14 21 42 43
2015-10-24	14	4th	1 8 17 21 23 34
2015-09-05	20	4th	8 10 13 21 22 45
2015-06-27	6	3rd	13 15 21 25 41 47
2015-06-06	6	4th	10 12 17 21 32 43
2015-05-16	12	2nd	13 21 25 30 37 40
2015-04-04	12	3rd	6 12 21 22 24 39
2015-02-21	2	4th	5 12 16 21 28 39
2015-02-14	7	5th	4 5 6 17 21 40
2015-01-21	5	1st	21 22 29 35 36 41
2015-01-03	4	2nd	12 21 30 44 45 48
2014-12-20	5	1st	21 23 32 33 43 44
2014-12-03	9	2nd	9 21 23 30 33 47
2014-11-01	18	2nd	12 21 27 35 41 45
2014-08-30	4	4th	1 14 19 21 24 29
2014-08-16	1	3rd	7 16 21 28 33 35
2014-08-13	30	4th	6 9 20 21 22 38
2014-04-30	12	2nd	12 21 24 26 31 33
2014-03-19	13	5th	1 4 17 19 21 36
2014-02-01	3	3rd	2 15 21 33 40 47
2014-01-22	1	2nd	4 21 22 23 26 31
2014-01-18	4	2nd	15 21 22 28 33 36
2014-01-04	2	3rd	6 8 21 38 41 43
2013-12-28	6	5th	6 7 8 14 21 43
2013-12-07	14	2nd	20 21 25 37 44 45
2013-10-19	1	3rd	2 10 21 30 45 46
2013-10-16	6	2nd	3 21 24 25 30 41
2013-09-25	50	4th	1 4 15 21 23 33
2013-04-03	5	3rd	6 18 21 34 41 46
2013-03-16	1	4th	7 12 16 21 30 48
2013-03-13	5	4th	2 10 12 21 28 37
2013-02-23	2	2nd	19 21 23 27 31 41
2013-02-16	2	4th	5 8 17 21 23 33
2013-02-09	8	4th	1 3 11 21 41 45
2013-01-12	3	4th	7 8 20 21 27 28
2013-01-02	14	1st	21 24 29 34 41 45
2012-11-14	6	3rd	16 18 21 29 33 34
2012-10-24	7	3rd	3 19 21 31 36 40
2012-09-29	38	3rd	13 15 21 24 31 44
2012-05-19	2	2nd	17 21 23 40 43 48
2012-05-12	4	3rd	4 10 21 37 43 44
2012-04-28	12	4th	5 10 17 21 23 28
2012-03-17	18	3rd	5 18 21 22 25 48
2012-01-14	75	2nd	17 21 28 32 35 47
2011-04-27	28	3rd	9 16 21 33 38 41
2011-01-19	14	5th	6 7 15 16 21 43
2010-12-01	11	2nd	18 21 29 30 41 46
2010-10-23	5	4th	12 13 14 21 24 45
2010-10-06	10	2nd	15 21 27 42 45 48
2010-09-01	3	4th	2 8 11 21 38 40
2010-08-21	5	2nd	12 21 22 24 25 35
2010-08-04	11	4th	1 15 20 21 31 40
2010-06-26	7	5th	5 8 18 20 21 32
2010-06-02	2	4th	6 11 19 21 31 36
2010-05-26	5	3rd	2 6 21 29 44 47
2010-05-08	1	4th	4 5 9 21 30 48
2010-05-05	6	4th	3 10 17 21 23 42
2010-04-14	1	4th	4 7 9 21 31 36
2010-04-10	3	6th	2 5 6 12 15 21
2010-03-31	1	3rd	7 19 21 22 29 38
2010-03-27	2	5th	6 8 14 19 21 27
2010-03-20	1	2nd	2 21 27 30 33 40
2010-03-17	3	4th	6 11 12 21 34 48
2010-03-06	1	2nd	15 21 22 24 38 46
2010-03-03	3	3rd	5 17 21 27 29 41
2010-02-20	8	3rd	3 19 21 31 33 46
2010-01-23	—	3rd	9 20 21 31 32 36