Number 21

In Gopher 5 under the 5/47 · since Apr 2010 rules — 2,587 draws, 5 from 1–47.

280times drawn · chance expected 275 +0.31σ

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

9.2average wait between appearances · chance says 9.4

53longest completed wait · 55% chance of one at least that long

21 is drawn as often as chance explains

Drawn 280 times in 2,587 draws against 275.2 expected, +0.31σ. 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 280 times in 2,587 draws · average wait 9.2 draws · longest completed wait 53 · 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 small number the low positions more often. That is the shape of sorting, not of the machine.

1st smallest31 · chance 25.7
2nd smallest96 · chance 89.2
3rd smallest101 · chance 106.0
4th smallest42 · chance 50.9
5th smallest10 · chance 8.3

Every position’s lane →

The company it keeps

Seen most often with these — chance gives every partner about 24.3 shared draws, and the leaders are simply the ones that came out ahead this time.

25 36 44 15 12 38

It has shared a draw with every one of the other 46 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 47. 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	6	3rd	15 18 21 23 37
2026-09-23	1	3rd	4 6 21 35 36
2026-09-21	2	3rd	14 15 21 23 44
2026-09-16	12	3rd	9 15 21 26

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 5/47 tonight whatever it did last week.

2025-05-26	14	1st	21 27 34 44 45
2025-04-23	9	3rd	3 7 21 45 46
2025-04-02	7	3rd	14 15 21 44 45
2025-03-17	5	3rd	5 12 21 23 31
2025-03-05	6	2nd	20 21 35 42 43
2025-02-19	5	2nd	12 21 22 27 46
2025-02-07	9	2nd	18 21 38 44 45
2025-01-17	10	2nd	6 21 26 41 43
2024-12-25	1	3rd	10 16 21 26 40
2024-12-23	6	2nd	15 21 22 35 43
2024-12-09	1	3rd	4 12 21 41 42
2024-12-06	5	4th	14 18 19 21 42
2024-11-25	29	2nd	3 21 30 39 42
2024-09-18	20	3rd	10 18 21 27 45
2024-08-02	13	2nd	7 21 24 31 42
2024-07-03	6	3rd	14 15 21 38 42
2024-06-19	3	1st	21 28 33 38 47
2024-06-12	28	4th	15 17 20 21 36
2024-04-08	13	2nd	19 21 22 27 34
2024-03-08	4	4th	1 13 20 21 36
2024-02-28	5	3rd	5 20 21 34 46
2024-02-16	14	2nd	18 21 25 35 37
2024-01-15	4	3rd	1 11 21 39 45
2024-01-05	4	3rd	1 2 21 36 38
2023-12-27	24	1st	21 25 28 34 42
2023-11-01	4	3rd	11 19 21 24 26
2023-10-23	4	3rd	6 14 21 32 41
2023-10-13	7	4th	15 16 17 21 30
2023-09-27	1	2nd	15 21 33 34 41
2023-09-25	1	3rd	8 9 21 22 34
2023-09-22	1	4th	4 14 15 21 27
2023-09-20	9	3rd	6 12 21 33 37
2023-08-30	3	1st	21 26 31 36 41
2023-08-23	18	2nd	16 21 26 38 45
2023-07-12	12	4th	3 9 11 21 42
2023-06-14	2	1st	21 22 26 28 33
2023-06-09	7	1st	21 26 30 37 45
2023-05-24	2	2nd	4 21 34 35 41
2023-05-19	1	2nd	10 21 32 33 40
2023-05-17	1	3rd	2 11 21 29 30
2023-05-15	5	3rd	7 11 21 40 41
2023-05-03	7	2nd	12 21 33 36 45
2023-04-17	5	2nd	13 21 36 38 45
2023-04-05	30	2nd	12 21 22 39 44
2023-01-25	7	2nd	11 21 36 37 38
2023-01-09	8	1st	21 24 28 35 40
2022-12-21	3	3rd	10 13 21 36 46
2022-12-14	36	1st	21 24 36 45 47
2022-09-23	11	3rd	3 10 21 27 40
2022-08-29	18	3rd	2 19 21 30 33
2022-07-18	3	4th	11 13 17 21 33
2022-07-11	1	2nd	9 21 23 25 27
2022-07-08	2	1st	21 25 26 28 36
2022-07-04	6	2nd	3 21 27 44 47
2022-06-20	2	2nd	19 21 29 34 45
2022-06-15	5	2nd	16 21 30 33 40
2022-06-03	5	2nd	6 21 25 26 41
2022-05-23	11	1st	21 24 25 26 40
2022-04-27	3	4th	5 15 17 21 23
2022-04-20	13	3rd	4 15 21 40 44
2022-03-21	5	2nd	8 21 24 25 26
2022-03-09	3	2nd	12 21 24 31 36
2022-03-02	7	4th	9 10 14 21 34
2022-02-14	19	2nd	2 21 25 32 33
2021-12-31	1	5th	2 9 17 20 21
2021-12-29	28	2nd	1 21 30 43 44
2021-10-25	2	4th	4 7 9 21 26
2021-10-20	8	3rd	5 20 21 26 28
2021-10-01	1	2nd	1 21 34 37 42
2021-09-29	4	4th	4 17 20 21 44
2021-09-20	4	3rd	1 7 21 23 44
2021-09-10	3	2nd	18 21 32 35 36
2021-09-03	24	4th	3 11 12 21 41
2021-07-09	2	5th	2 11 12 17 21
2021-07-05	14	3rd	5 10 21 24 39
2021-06-02	4	3rd	2 19 21 24 45
2021-05-24	1	2nd	3 21 22 24 27
2021-05-21	18	3rd	19 20 21 31 46
2021-04-09	24	1st	21 22 24 35 44
2021-02-12	1	3rd	15 17 21 35 37
2021-02-10	15	2nd	12 21 23 38 42
2021-01-06	1	3rd	11 12 21 29 40
2021-01-04	1	3rd	10 17 21 27 33
2021-01-01	6	3rd	1 11 21 38 44
2020-12-18	10	3rd	3 9 21 32 47
2020-11-25	22	2nd	4 21 22 25 26
2020-10-05	9	2nd	11 21 23 35 37
2020-09-14	22	2nd	20 21 25 34 47
2020-07-24	7	1st	21 22 25 27 29
2020-07-08	16	4th	2 3 15 21 31
2020-06-01	45	4th	2 5 20 21 26
2020-02-17	4	2nd	18 21 23 30 46
2020-02-07	2	2nd	6 21 30 32 43
2020-02-03	5	3rd	9 19 21 30 36
2020-01-22	2	3rd	1 9 21 27 34
2020-01-17	30	3rd	9 16 21 28 32
2019-11-08	12	2nd	11 21 38 41 45
2019-10-11	5	2nd	12 21 23 37 44
2019-09-30	5	4th	3 12 17 21 23
2019-09-18	1	3rd	12 17 21 35 38
2019-09-16	1	4th	8 9 11 21 29
2019-09-13	13	1st	21 28 35 37 47
2019-08-14	6	3rd	4 15 21 29 41
2019-07-31	2	3rd	3 9 21 31 38
2019-07-26	21	4th	7 14 15 21 26
2019-06-07	11	3rd	4 16 21 37 43
2019-05-13	11	4th	2 16 18 21 25
2019-04-17	10	2nd	9 21 38 42 44
2019-03-25	2	3rd	12 18 21 43 44
2019-03-20	5	2nd	8 21 28 44 45
2019-03-08	31	2nd	5 21 25 27 36
2018-12-26	26	4th	1 6 16 21 37
2018-10-26	5	2nd	7 21 33 34 42
2018-10-15	4	2nd	11 21 25 30 35
2018-10-05	4	1st	21 35 40 44 45
2018-09-26	6	1st	21 30 32 42 46
2018-09-12	31	2nd	8 21 25 40 44
2018-07-02	9	2nd	20 21 27 40 43
2018-06-11	2	4th	2 4 7 21 31
2018-06-06	8	2nd	5 21 24 38 46
2018-05-18	7	3rd	14 17 21 38 43
2018-05-02	4	3rd	11 14 21 34 40
2018-04-23	10	3rd	8 10 21 24 28
2018-03-30	1	2nd	18 21 22 26 34
2018-03-28	6	2nd	1 21 37 39 47
2018-03-14	8	2nd	8 21 31 32 40
2018-02-23	4	4th	2 12 18 21 44
2018-02-14	14	3rd	4 9 21 24 33
2018-01-12	18	3rd	2 9 21 26 42
2017-12-01	9	2nd	14 21 22 30 31
2017-11-10	6	3rd	6 20 21 22 26
2017-10-27	15	5th	1 2 11 17 21
2017-09-22	5	5th	4 9 10 13 21
2017-09-11	14	2nd	5 21 23 26 33
2017-08-09	40	4th	1 14 15 21 45
2017-05-08	3	2nd	7 21 28 35 41
2017-05-01	14	1st	21 29 37 38 45
2017-03-29	2	2nd	15 21 33 40 44
2017-03-24	5	3rd	16 19 21 37 38
2017-03-13	2	4th	13 14 17 21 39
2017-03-08	3	1st	21 36 38 40 47
2017-03-01	11	2nd	8 21 32 39 42
2017-02-03	2	2nd	6 21 29 30 31
2017-01-30	8	3rd	2 14 21 22 32
2017-01-11	18	2nd	2 21 23 32 46
2016-11-30	2	1st	21 32 33 40 43
2016-11-25	11	2nd	18 21 22 36 44
2016-10-31	1	3rd	8 16 21 26 38
2016-10-28	7	3rd	13 18 21 22 38
2016-10-12	7	2nd	11 21 24 40 47
2016-09-26	5	2nd	12 21 22 36 47
2016-09-14	2	3rd	4 10 21 26 44
2016-09-09	3	1st	21 29 32 35 44
2016-09-02	3	4th	5 15 19 21 46
2016-08-26	10	4th	2 3 14 21 47
2016-08-03	13	3rd	6 13 21 24 38
2016-07-04	1	3rd	3 9 21 35 36
2016-07-01	4	3rd	11 15 21 41 45
2016-06-22	4	2nd	7 21 36 42 46
2016-06-13	4	1st	21 23 29 41 46
2016-06-03	2	3rd	3 13 21 24 43
2016-05-30	29	1st	21 22 28 30 33
2016-03-23	10	2nd	1 21 25 34 38
2016-02-29	1	3rd	5 13 21 22 47
2016-02-26	2	3rd	1 12 21 33 43
2016-02-22	3	1st	21 30 36 44 46
2016-02-15	12	4th	3 4 10 21 44
2016-01-18	2	2nd	15 21 22 25 47
2016-01-13	1	2nd	20 21 25 40 47
2016-01-11	12	3rd	7 19 21 24 45
2015-12-14	1	2nd	15 21 28 30 32
2015-12-11	1	3rd	5 10 21 32 43
2015-12-09	3	2nd	10 21 24 28 47
2015-12-02	2	2nd	10 21 25 30 44
2015-11-27	1	2nd	15 21 24 31 34
2015-11-25	10	3rd	2 7 21 33 47
2015-11-02	1	5th	2 5 12 15 21
2015-10-30	8	3rd	10 12 21 22 33
2015-10-12	3	2nd	10 21 39 41 43
2015-10-05	3	3rd	15 19 21 23 32
2015-09-28	3	3rd	14 20 21 34 42
2015-09-21	41	1st	21 25 41 43 45
2015-06-17	22	3rd	1 7 21 23 35
2015-04-27	12	4th	5 9 13 21 24
2015-03-30	4	2nd	19 21 22 37 42
2015-03-20	14	4th	12 18 19 21 42
2015-02-16	2	3rd	3 15 21 25 47
2015-02-11	11	4th	8 10 16 21 46
2015-01-16	2	3rd	8 9 21 28 36
2015-01-12	7	2nd	18 21 29 30 31
2014-12-26	12	5th	1 11 12 17 21
2014-11-28	23	3rd	8 15 21 34 47
2014-10-06	53	4th	3 4 5 21 32
2014-06-04	32	3rd	2 3 21 24 26
2014-03-21	16	4th	1 10 19 21 29
2014-02-12	28	3rd	6 10 21 39 42
2013-12-09	15	2nd	3 21 23 40 43
2013-11-04	18	1st	21 27 37 40 46
2013-09-23	21	2nd	19 21 26 32 33
2013-08-05	22	2nd	14 21 37 38 41
2013-06-14	18	2nd	1 21 33 36 38
2013-05-03	6	2nd	14 21 29 42 45
2013-04-19	7	3rd	3 20 21 38 45
2013-04-03	9	3rd	8 13 21 36 38
2013-03-13	14	2nd	2 21 30 42 43
2013-02-08	18	4th	5 12 19 21 34
2012-12-28	41	3rd	10 19 21 29 35
2012-09-24	1	2nd	9 21 26 33 35
2012-09-21	6	2nd	13 21 27 30 44
2012-09-07	7	3rd	1 14 21 44 46
2012-08-22	2	3rd	8 17 21 37 41
2012-08-17	1	4th	5 6 10 21 46
2012-08-15	11	4th	7 12 14 21 40
2012-07-20	6	3rd	10 18 21 24 36
2012-07-06	4	3rd	14 19 21 23 33
2012-06-27	3	2nd	1 21 29 39 41
2012-06-20	10	3rd	2 18 21 30 47
2012-05-28	4	1st	21 32 39 44 46
2012-05-18	13	5th	5 6 12 15 21
2012-04-18	3	4th	1 12 19 21 33
2012-04-11	44	5th	7 13 14 19 21
2011-12-30	2	3rd	7 11 21 35 42
2011-12-26	1	2nd	16 21 30 36 40
2011-12-23	1	3rd	2 12 21 30 47
2011-12-21	15	3rd	6 9 21 26 38
2011-11-16	3	2nd	13 21 28 36 46
2011-11-09	1	1st	21 27 28 35 37
2011-11-07	13	2nd	7 21 36 37 42
2011-10-07	2	2nd	10 21 25 36 42
2011-10-03	7	3rd	7 16 21 40 43
2011-09-16	2	4th	9 11 14 21 29
2011-09-12	2	5th	7 12 15 20 21
2011-09-07	9	3rd	18 19 21 25 29
2011-08-17	4	3rd	4 7 21 45 46
2011-08-08	1	3rd	2 17 21 24 40
2011-08-05	2	2nd	15 21 25 30 46
2011-08-01	6	2nd	9 21 35 38 45
2011-07-18	1	1st	21 24 31 37 39
2011-07-15	5	4th	1 2 8 21 27
2011-07-04	9	2nd	20 21 43 46 47
2011-06-13	4	2nd	18 21 27 33 43
2011-06-03	18	2nd	18 21 27 35 38
2011-04-22	8	1st	21 30 37 39 45
2011-04-04	4	3rd	9 14 21 36 46
2011-03-25	18	3rd	12 20 21 25 35
2011-02-11	10	2nd	10 21 37 39 44
2011-01-19	1	2nd	5 21 35 37 42
2011-01-17	4	4th	2 12 14 21 35
2011-01-07	26	3rd	19 20 21 25 30
2010-11-08	8	3rd	9 20 21 25 44
2010-10-20	11	3rd	10 20 21 28 35
2010-09-24	9	2nd	18 21 38 40 41
2010-09-03	7	5th	1 3 8 12 21
2010-08-18	10	4th	2 11 14 21 23
2010-07-26	25	3rd	10 18 21 40 47
2010-05-28	—	3rd	2 18 21 33 42