Number 21

In Megabucks under the 6/49 · since Jan 2010 rules — 1,904 draws, 6 from 1–49.

200times drawn · chance expected 233 −2.32σ

6draws waiting · a wait this long: 52% for any number

9.5average wait between appearances · chance says 8.2

43longest completed wait · 56% chance of one at least that long

21 is drawn as often as chance explains

Drawn 200 times in 1,904 draws against 233.1 expected, −2.32σ. Each draw is independent: after 6 draws away it is exactly as likely tonight as a number drawn yesterday.

Number 21, draw by draw

Drawn 200 times in 1,904 draws · average wait 9.5 draws · longest completed wait 43 · waiting 6 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 smallest12 · chance 11.5
2nd smallest50 · chance 47.8
3rd smallest60 · chance 72.7
4th smallest58 · chance 50.3
5th smallest20 · chance 15.8
6th smallest0 · chance 1.8

Every position’s lane →

The company it keeps

Seen most often with these — chance gives every partner about 20.8 shared draws, and the leaders are simply the ones that came out ahead this time.

24 43 4 29 37 13

It has shared a draw with every one of the other 48 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 49. 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
2026-09-28	9	2nd	20 21 26 32 39 44
2026-09-07	24	1st	21 28 31 34 40 44
2026-07-13	23	4th	1 9 13 21 27 28
2026-05-20	7	5th

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 6/49 tonight whatever it did last week.

2025-06-14	10	3rd	9 18 21 31 38 43
2025-05-21	2	2nd	13 21 26 32 42 43
2025-05-17	14	3rd	4 5 21 30 37 42
2025-04-14	1	3rd	14 16 21 24 37 43
2025-04-12	2	4th	10 15 18 21 25 40
2025-04-07	6	5th	6 16 19 20 21 39
2025-03-24	8	4th	1 7 14 21 22 25
2025-03-05	11	4th	3 8 13 21 24 41
2025-02-08	12	1st	21 22 25 34 37 41
2025-01-11	15	4th	1 10 20 21 28 29
2024-12-07	12	3rd	8 10 21 24 25 37
2024-11-09	5	2nd	15 21 24 27 32 38
2024-10-28	2	4th	11 14 19 21 37 40
2024-10-23	16	1st	21 24 29 34 36 41
2024-09-16	2	4th	4 15 17 21 24 25
2024-09-11	7	4th	6 9 12 21 29 41
2024-08-26	2	5th	4 11 15 17 21 42
2024-08-21	38	3rd	11 16 21 23 25 34
2024-05-25	10	4th	14 16 19 21 22 37
2024-05-01	4	2nd	17 21 26 29 37 42
2024-04-22	25	4th	7 10 14 21 35 43
2024-02-24	16	5th	7 10 16 20 21 32
2024-01-17	7	3rd	15 16 21 25 28 39
2024-01-01	12	4th	3 11 14 21 29 41
2023-12-04	33	3rd	2 19 21 28 31 33
2023-08-23	7	4th	8 9 18 21 36 42
2023-07-29	6	2nd	2 21 22 30 34 46
2023-07-08	7	4th	7 17 19 21 40 45
2023-06-14	2	5th	8 14 15 16 21 41
2023-06-07	13	3rd	10 20 21 31 37 43
2023-04-22	8	2nd	14 21 23 26 38 40
2023-03-25	3	3rd	10 16 21 26 33 34
2023-03-15	6	4th	12 13 16 21 39 47
2023-02-22	20	4th	4 5 11 21 23 24
2022-12-14	2	2nd	9 21 26 35 43 49
2022-12-07	5	5th	4 7 19 20 21 30
2022-11-19	6	3rd	10 12 21 24 36 44
2022-10-29	3	2nd	15 21 23 26 33 41
2022-10-19	9	5th	4 5 14 15 21 43
2022-09-17	6	4th	8 12 17 21 31 32
2022-08-27	11	3rd	14 20 21 24 44 48
2022-07-20	1	2nd	11 21 26 42 43 44
2022-07-16	34	2nd	6 21 27 34 36 43
2022-03-19	12	2nd	2 21 32 37 40 45
2022-02-05	17	3rd	2 15 21 36 39 47
2021-12-08	17	5th	3 4 9 16 21 49
2021-10-09	9	4th	10 15 19 21 33 36
2021-09-08	2	1st	21 23 24 37 40 43
2021-09-01	6	4th	2 7 20 21 23 41
2021-08-11	12	2nd	5 21 22 23 33 38
2021-06-30	3	3rd	17 20 21 29 33 35
2021-06-19	14	4th	6 12 13 21 27 37
2021-05-01	4	3rd	13 18 21 23 42 45
2021-04-17	17	1st	21 23 31 34 46 49
2021-02-17	10	3rd	5 11 21 29 34 42
2021-01-13	8	2nd	8 21 22 28 42 45
2020-12-16	1	4th	6 7 16 21 28 33
2020-12-12	5	2nd	18 21 33 34 35 47
2020-11-25	10	4th	2 4 19 21 22 24
2020-10-21	17	3rd	6 14 21 23 25 43
2020-08-22	6	3rd	1 2 21 27 28 35
2020-08-01	1	1st	21 27 31 32 34 36
2020-07-29	1	3rd	17 19 21 28 31 41
2020-07-25	23	5th	3 5 6 9 21 43
2020-05-06	1	3rd	2 4 21 32 38 43
2020-05-02	7	4th	13 16 17 21 22 48
2020-04-08	7	2nd	13 21 24 25 30 49
2020-03-14	18	4th	6 15 19 21 24 38
2020-01-11	4	2nd	1 21 24 26 29 37
2019-12-28	2	3rd	12 15 21 29 36 40
2019-12-21	8	3rd	2 3 21 24 36 38
2019-11-23	8	3rd	1 13 21 28 29 43
2019-10-26	3	3rd	8 14 21 27 33 48
2019-10-16	2	4th	5 13 20 21 33 40
2019-10-09	2	4th	4 5 13 21 28 35
2019-10-02	23	2nd	8 21 27 33 34 47
2019-07-13	10	2nd	5 21 30 37 39 43
2019-06-08	37	2nd	4 21 23 44 45 49
2019-01-30	13	2nd	12 21 37 38 44 49
2018-12-15	5	3rd	11 20 21 34 40 48
2018-11-28	8	4th	5 11 14 21 34 48
2018-10-31	8	4th	4 5 19 21 44 48
2018-10-03	13	3rd	8 12 21 25 27 29
2018-08-18	3	4th	4 13 18 21 36 43
2018-08-08	3	4th	8 10 17 21 29 36
2018-07-28	13	2nd	19 21 28 29 31 36
2018-06-13	15	2nd	14 21 26 27 39 47
2018-04-21	8	3rd	5 6 21 31 33 43
2018-03-24	4	2nd	6 21 25 35 47 48
2018-03-10	2	5th	1 13 14 15 21 46
2018-03-03	14	4th	7 13 16 21 37 48
2018-01-13	4	3rd	5 13 21 24 31 43
2017-12-30	1	4th	8 11 20 21 24 25
2017-12-27	13	4th	4 6 20 21 37 38
2017-11-11	5	5th	4 5 17 19 21 40
2017-10-25	10	4th	4 5 12 21 26 38
2017-09-20	5	3rd	4 17 21 35 39 49
2017-09-02	1	4th	4 6 18 21 34 45
2017-08-30	2	3rd	9 12 21 32 46 48
2017-08-23	20	2nd	17 21 27 28 40 49
2017-06-14	4	4th	3 7 13 21 24 32
2017-05-31	13	4th	9 14 16 21 22 43
2017-04-15	9	3rd	17 18 21 24 29 42
2017-03-15	4	4th	2 4 10 21 25 36
2017-03-01	9	2nd	13 21 23 25 39 45
2017-01-28	13	3rd	14 20 21 27 43 45
2016-12-14	1	3rd	1 5 21 26 27 31
2016-12-10	3	2nd	17 21 26 37 41 43
2016-11-30	5	4th	4 7 8 21 38 49
2016-11-12	8	4th	6 17 18 21 35 44
2016-10-15	26	5th	1 2 3 9 21 48
2016-07-16	4	2nd	2 21 22 25 27 40
2016-07-02	17	3rd	7 16 21 26 40 42
2016-05-04	2	5th	6 11 13 15 21 43
2016-04-27	11	3rd	2 15 21 36 44 49
2016-03-19	1	1st	21 27 37 41 45 48
2016-03-16	3	2nd	4 21 23 30 33 34
2016-03-05	22	1st	21 23 30 36 40 49
2015-12-19	1	5th	6 12 13 16 21 47
2015-12-16	3	3rd	13 16 21 29 36 46
2015-12-05	6	4th	2 7 18 21 23 33
2015-11-14	8	4th	5 9 20 21 42 47
2015-10-17	10	3rd	5 19 21 26 28 30
2015-09-12	21	4th	7 14 18 21 46 49
2015-07-01	1	3rd	19 20 21 23 30 31
2015-06-27	9	1st	21 24 28 29 33 40
2015-05-27	7	3rd	2 9 21 33 37 46
2015-05-02	25	4th	4 12 16 21 34 35
2015-02-04	5	2nd	14 21 23 34 43 48
2015-01-17	9	4th	8 12 14 21 29 45
2014-12-17	43	3rd	1 11 21 28 32 37
2014-07-19	9	4th	4 6 16 21 34 47
2014-06-18	3	2nd	17 21 26 28 32 44
2014-06-07	10	2nd	5 21 23 25 29 41
2014-05-03	9	3rd	4 7 21 31 42 47
2014-04-02	13	3rd	5 10 21 30 37 41
2014-02-15	3	4th	3 10 16 21 46 47
2014-02-05	4	4th	5 12 14 21 30 45
2014-01-22	23	3rd	4 20 21 23 26 38
2013-11-02	8	3rd	9 19 21 28 36 45
2013-10-05	1	2nd	1 21 22 29 36 37
2013-10-02	17	5th	1 12 16 17 21 26
2013-08-03	9	2nd	1 21 24 40 41 49
2013-07-03	5	4th	2 5 14 21 22 40
2013-06-15	1	4th	3 7 10 21 23 38
2013-06-12	7	2nd	1 21 24 27 46 48
2013-05-18	2	4th	3 13 17 21 26 47
2013-05-11	14	2nd	19 21 23 26 45 48
2013-03-23	4	2nd	12 21 24 25 28 29
2013-03-09	11	2nd	9 21 29 31 46 47
2013-01-30	2	2nd	1 21 24 41 43 45
2013-01-23	15	2nd	1 21 24 29 33 34
2012-12-01	5	2nd	17 21 27 38 42 43
2012-11-14	15	2nd	20 21 34 35 40 45
2012-09-22	4	3rd	3 20 21 41 42 44
2012-09-08	5	4th	4 9 20 21 27 42
2012-08-22	11	4th	10 15 20 21 25 40
2012-07-14	42	2nd	8 21 30 31 32 42
2012-02-18	13	4th	2 9 15 21 37 48
2012-01-04	40	2nd	2 21 26 38 39 42
2011-08-17	25	4th	6 14 18 21 32 36
2011-05-21	2	2nd	10 21 23 24 29 36
2011-05-14	15	2nd	20 21 26 29 32 44
2011-03-23	7	5th	2 9 19 20 21 26
2011-02-26	4	3rd	11 19 21 28 43 45
2011-02-12	1	3rd	13 19 21 36 44 47
2011-02-09	6	2nd	2 21 25 42 46 48
2011-01-19	6	1st	21 23 27 37 38 48
2010-12-29	14	2nd	1 21 29 36 39 46
2010-11-10	21	1st	21 38 40 45 47 49
2010-08-28	25	3rd	6 7 21 26 28 29
2010-06-02	9	5th	1 3 9 14 21 37
2010-05-01	11	3rd	7 10 21 33 36 41
2010-03-24	2	3rd	7 20 21 30 37 49
2010-03-17	20	3rd	8 15 21 26 42 49
2010-01-06	—	1st	21 22 27 30 43 49