Number 21

In Easy 5 under the 5/37 · since Apr 2010 rules — 1,615 draws, 5 from 1–37.

239times drawn · chance expected 218 +1.51σ

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

6.7average wait between appearances · chance says 7.4

29longest completed wait · 98% chance of one at least that long

21 is drawn as often as chance explains

Drawn 239 times in 1,615 draws against 218.2 expected, +1.51σ. 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 239 times in 1,615 draws · average wait 6.7 draws · longest completed wait 29 · 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 large number the high positions more often. That is the shape of sorting, not of the machine.

1st smallest8 · chance 7.4
2nd smallest56 · chance 45.4
3rd smallest89 · chance 92.5
4th smallest65 · chance 74.0
5th smallest21 · chance 19.7

Every position’s lane →

The company it keeps

Seen most often with these — chance gives every partner about 26.6 shared draws, and the leaders are simply the ones that came out ahead this time.

34 7 33 11 14 9

It has shared a draw with every one of the other 36 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 37. 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
2026-10-03	1	1st	21 23 31 35 37
2026-09-30	4	2nd	17 21 22 26 34
2026-09-16	5	4th	7 11 15 21 35
2026-08-29	1	3rd	4 5 21 29

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 5/37 tonight whatever it did last week.

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