Number 16

In Cash 5 under the 5/43 · since Nov 2018 rules — 2,787 draws, 5 from 1–43.

332times drawn · chance expected 324 +0.47σ

22draws waiting · a wait this long: 7% for any number

8.3average wait between appearances · chance says 8.6

47longest completed wait · 68% chance of one at least that long

16 is drawn as often as chance explains

Drawn 332 times in 2,787 draws against 324.1 expected, +0.47σ. Each draw is independent: after 22 draws away it is exactly as likely tonight as a number drawn yesterday.

Number 16, draw by draw

Drawn 332 times in 2,787 draws · average wait 8.3 draws · longest completed wait 47 · waiting 22 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 smallest62 · chance 52.1
2nd smallest124 · chance 130.1
3rd smallest119 · chance 109.3
4th smallest24 · chance 36.4
5th smallest3 · chance 4.0

Every position’s lane →

The company it keeps

Seen most often with these — chance gives every partner about 31.6 shared draws, and the leaders are simply the ones that came out ahead this time.

4 22 29 41 11 13

It has shared a draw with every one of the other 42 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 43. 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
2026-09-20	11	4th	5 9 14 16 32
2026-09-09	6	3rd	4 5 16 28 31
2026-09-03	3	3rd	2 14 16 23 34
2026-08-31	12	2nd	1 16 19 42

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 5/43 tonight whatever it did last week.

2026-04-07	4	3rd	11 14 16 23 26
2026-04-03	15	2nd	5 16 25 29 33
2026-03-19	47	1st	16 23 24 40 41
2026-01-31	6	2nd	7 16 22 33 38
2026-01-25	1	3rd	1 6 16 17 27
2026-01-24	1	4th	1 13 15 16 25
2026-01-23	10	2nd	7 16 26 33 37
2026-01-13	12	3rd	10 15 16 22 24
2026-01-01	4	3rd	4 7 16 24 41
2025-12-28	8	3rd	9 10 16 18 28
2025-12-20	12	3rd	1 11 16 25 29
2025-12-08	2	3rd	2 4 16 24 30
2025-12-06	17	2nd	2 16 17 25 42
2025-11-19	2	2nd	9 16 25 32 43
2025-11-17	17	2nd	7 16 19 33 39
2025-10-31	4	2nd	5 16 21 32 41
2025-10-27	6	2nd	14 16 26 33 39
2025-10-21	12	2nd	2 16 17 19 31
2025-10-09	10	3rd	13 15 16 19 43
2025-09-29	1	2nd	13 16 17 31 34
2025-09-28	11	1st	16 19 25 32 39
2025-09-17	14	1st	16 19 26 32 35
2025-09-03	6	3rd	2 5 16 20 32
2025-08-28	3	3rd	3 7 16 19 29
2025-08-25	17	3rd	1 11 16 17 34
2025-08-08	26	4th	4 14 15 16 28
2025-07-13	11	2nd	9 16 24 31 35
2025-07-02	3	4th	3 4 12 16 31
2025-06-29	10	2nd	6 16 29 38 43
2025-06-19	2	1st	16 17 24 36 37
2025-06-17	6	3rd	1 14 16 21 33
2025-06-11	13	4th	1 11 15 16 28
2025-05-29	31	2nd	5 16 21 32 43
2025-04-28	4	4th	1 8 13 16 18
2025-04-24	2	3rd	5 9 16 26 34
2024-12-30	27	1st	16 20 23 24 29
2024-12-03	18	2nd	15 16 23 31 32
2024-11-15	3	3rd	9 15 16 26 38
2024-11-12	2	3rd	11 13 16 39 40
2024-11-10	3	4th	6 11 13 16 24
2024-11-07	18	1st	16 17 18 19 23
2024-10-20	9	3rd	4 12 16 30 31
2024-10-11	1	3rd	2 4 16 18 31
2024-10-10	5	4th	11 12 13 16 25
2024-10-05	10	2nd	3 16 25 35 40
2024-09-25	9	1st	16 22 23 35 42
2024-09-16	38	2nd	11 16 22 26 39
2024-08-09	7	2nd	3 16 17 36 43
2024-08-02	2	1st	16 22 26 31 36
2024-07-31	4	2nd	15 16 25 27 41
2024-07-27	1	3rd	13 15 16 23 42
2024-07-26	10	2nd	13 16 32 38 43
2024-07-16	17	1st	16 22 24 32 36
2024-06-29	5	2nd	1 16 39 40 42
2024-06-24	10	3rd	6 9 16 19 23
2024-06-14	6	5th	5 7 9 12 16
2024-06-08	6	1st	16 21 27 29 35
2024-06-02	20	2nd	13 16 31 34 43
2024-05-13	8	3rd	4 8 16 18 32
2024-05-05	23	2nd	4 16 18 21 38
2024-04-12	7	3rd	10 14 16 30 37
2024-04-05	3	1st	16 29 37 39 42
2024-04-02	6	1st	16 20 22 35 43
2024-03-27	11	4th	1 9 13 16 27
2024-03-16	13	2nd	10 16 21 26 36
2024-03-03	3	4th	4 7 12 16 29
2024-02-29	15	3rd	3 15 16 39 41
2024-02-14	9	3rd	12 13 16 18 27
2024-02-05	6	4th	5 13 14 16 21
2024-01-30	9	3rd	7 11 16 33 40
2024-01-21	6	2nd	6 16 17 18 38
2024-01-15	8	2nd	11 16 21 23 43
2024-01-07	8	2nd	12 16 17 38 43
2023-12-30	2	1st	16 22 25 28 37
2023-12-28	1	4th	3 8 11 16 27
2023-12-27	3	3rd	4 10 16 19 34
2023-12-24	16	2nd	8 16 25 28 34
2023-12-08	11	4th	3 9 12 16 27
2023-11-27	8	2nd	4 16 17 31 40
2023-11-19	6	2nd	13 16 19 22 39
2023-11-13	2	2nd	1 16 17 27 42
2023-11-11	4	4th	4 9 11 16 38
2023-11-07	4	2nd	2 16 23 37 38
2023-11-03	1	3rd	3 9 16 25 27
2023-11-02	5	2nd	3 16 19 25 40
2023-10-28	29	3rd	1 8 16 20 31
2023-09-29	2	3rd	3 10 16 20 36
2023-09-27	8	2nd	3 16 17 32 43
2023-09-19	10	3rd	5 11 16 27 31
2023-09-09	4	4th	7 13 15 16 42
2023-09-05	19	2nd	2 16 21 22 31
2023-08-17	2	2nd	7 16 17 31 42
2023-08-15	18	2nd	6 16 23 30 33
2023-07-28	15	1st	16 23 38 41 42
2023-07-13	1	3rd	9 13 16 22 26
2023-07-12	12	4th	6 8 9 16 31
2023-06-30	8	3rd	4 6 16 19 24
2023-06-22	6	3rd	2 11 16 21 41
2023-06-16	3	3rd	1 13 16 19 29
2023-06-13	2	2nd	13 16 18 32 40
2023-06-11	1	3rd	2 6 16 21 23
2023-06-10	12	2nd	4 16 33 38 40
2023-05-29	28	2nd	11 16 25 35 42
2023-05-01	13	3rd	2 11 16 35 38
2023-04-18	20	1st	16 24 27 29 41
2023-03-29	4	2nd	9 16 27 30 43
2023-03-25	4	2nd	1 16 22 38 39
2023-03-21	16	3rd	4 12 16 34 37
2023-03-05	1	3rd	1 2 16 18 30
2023-03-04	9	1st	16 24 30 36 41
2023-02-23	2	2nd	13 16 20 25 31
2023-02-21	2	3rd	7 12 16 29 32
2023-02-19	2	3rd	7 13 16 22 27
2023-02-17	5	3rd	10 11 16 30 38
2023-02-12	23	4th	6 7 11 16 40
2023-01-20	11	1st	16 17 26 28 33
2023-01-09	14	2nd	15 16 20 25 29
2022-12-26	1	2nd	11 16 25 30 36
2022-12-25	3	3rd	13 15 16 25 33
2022-12-22	7	2nd	4 16 24 27 43
2022-12-15	1	2nd	12 16 23 25 37
2022-12-14	17	2nd	11 16 39 41 43
2022-11-27	1	3rd	10 15 16 39 41
2022-11-26	7	3rd	8 14 16 19 41
2022-11-19	15	3rd	2 15 16 34 41
2022-11-04	13	1st	16 22 24 36 42
2022-10-22	4	3rd	4 9 16 17 28
2022-10-18	3	3rd	7 14 16 23 40
2022-10-15	3	2nd	6 16 27 37 39
2022-10-12	14	3rd	3 8 16 20 41
2022-09-28	8	3rd	6 7 16 24 35
2022-09-20	6	2nd	15 16 20 33 40
2022-09-14	5	2nd	11 16 27 41 43
2022-09-09	6	1st	16 24 25 31 35
2022-09-03	5	3rd	1 15 16 27 41
2022-08-29	31	3rd	3 11 16 20 39
2022-07-29	19	1st	16 22 32 33 42
2022-07-10	1	2nd	6 16 18 29 40
2022-07-09	9	3rd	4 14 16 34 35
2022-06-30	3	2nd	6 16 29 32 40
2022-06-27	10	2nd	6 16 21 32 43
2022-06-17	4	2nd	5 16 28 33 37
2022-06-13	5	1st	16 19 32 36 39
2022-06-08	18	2nd	13 16 27 28 38
2022-05-21	2	2nd	11 16 17 22 40
2022-05-19	1	3rd	6 8 16 33 36
2022-05-18	1	3rd	4 7 16 30 34
2022-05-17	3	3rd	2 4 16 26 28
2022-05-14	2	1st	16 22 24 28 33
2022-05-12	1	2nd	7 16 20 23 35
2022-05-11	1	2nd	10 16 27 28 31
2022-05-10	1	2nd	12 16 30 33 34
2022-05-09	22	3rd	2 4 16 18 41
2022-04-17	1	3rd	11 15 16 18 42
2022-04-16	5	1st	16 32 36 41 42
2022-04-11	1	3rd	6 7 16 24 42
2022-04-10	3	1st	16 21 24 27 38
2022-04-07	1	1st	16 17 22 27 28
2022-04-06	6	1st	16 19 21 30 43
2022-03-31	12	3rd	1 9 16 28 40
2022-03-19	8	1st	16 24 27 28 31
2022-03-11	13	3rd	13 15 16 33 35
2022-02-26	28	1st	16 25 26 28 34
2022-01-29	9	3rd	2 11 16 18 43
2022-01-20	2	4th	4 9 14 16 37
2022-01-18	2	2nd	7 16 28 31 41
2022-01-16	4	1st	16 17 26 27 36
2022-01-12	1	3rd	6 8 16 21 39
2022-01-11	1	1st	16 18 26 41 42
2022-01-10	4	2nd	1 16 17 25 41
2022-01-06	4	3rd	4 7 16 25 30
2022-01-02	7	1st	16 17 18 26 29
2021-12-26	21	3rd	10 14 16 32 38
2021-12-05	20	2nd	14 16 19 21 28
2021-11-15	3	3rd	2 7 16 29 33
2021-11-12	1	3rd	9 11 16 22 32
2021-11-11	15	2nd	14 16 21 24 38
2021-10-27	7	2nd	13 16 19 23 29
2021-10-20	16	4th	2 7 12 16 28
2021-10-04	6	2nd	3 16 23 33 34
2021-09-28	6	1st	16 18 22 25 29
2021-09-22	9	3rd	8 9 16 23 34
2021-09-13	7	5th	1 2 4 11 16
2021-09-06	5	1st	16 26 28 32 39
2021-09-01	4	2nd	14 16 19 21 24
2021-08-28	2	2nd	10 16 22 36 38
2021-08-26	9	3rd	3 9 16 30 36
2021-08-17	12	1st	16 24 34 36 39
2021-08-05	1	2nd	7 16 31 38 41
2021-08-04	2	2nd	4 16 20 23 31
2021-08-02	23	1st	16 21 24 31 35
2021-07-10	2	2nd	7 16 19 25 39
2021-07-08	5	1st	16 22 31 35 39
2021-07-03	1	2nd	12 16 29 33 35
2021-07-02	3	1st	16 23 26 31 37
2021-06-29	2	3rd	9 10 16 19 29
2021-06-27	33	3rd	6 15 16 35 41
2021-05-25	12	2nd	12 16 19 34 36
2021-05-13	1	2nd	4 16 25 27 38
2021-05-12	8	3rd	5 15 16 34 35
2021-05-04	19	2nd	4 16 30 37 38
2021-04-15	6	3rd	6 7 16 29 41
2021-04-09	15	2nd	12 16 22 26 29
2021-03-25	5	3rd	9 12 16 20 35
2021-03-20	3	2nd	15 16 21 24 37
2021-03-17	9	2nd	15 16 17 19 37
2021-03-08	1	1st	16 30 31 39 40
2021-03-07	8	3rd	11 15 16 18 43
2021-02-27	8	2nd	10 16 17 24 36
2021-02-19	7	1st	16 34 36 40 42
2021-02-12	27	3rd	10 13 16 25 28
2021-01-16	7	1st	16 26 28 36 42
2021-01-09	6	2nd	13 16 33 36 43
2021-01-03	4	2nd	1 16 30 39 40
2020-12-30	45	3rd	1 4 16 20 37
2020-11-15	8	3rd	3 7 16 29 31
2020-11-07	13	3rd	9 14 16 17 36
2020-10-25	2	1st	16 22 24 34 41
2020-10-23	8	3rd	6 11 16 20 41
2020-10-15	7	2nd	14 16 22 24 32
2020-10-08	8	1st	16 18 21 37 39
2020-09-30	10	4th	3 5 13 16 38
2020-09-20	3	1st	16 18 23 25 38
2020-09-17	6	1st	16 21 31 40 42
2020-09-11	3	3rd	6 11 16 21 29
2020-09-08	1	2nd	4 16 22 33 34
2020-09-07	8	5th	4 5 7 14 16
2020-08-30	12	3rd	2 10 16 27 42
2020-08-18	1	3rd	6 11 16 27 41
2020-08-17	13	2nd	15 16 28 29 36
2020-08-04	17	2nd	1 16 26 36 41
2020-07-18	6	4th	6 8 9 16 21
2020-07-12	7	1st	16 18 34 40 42
2020-07-05	12	3rd	4 9 16 18 20
2020-06-23	3	3rd	10 13 16 29 38
2020-06-20	3	3rd	5 13 16 29 36
2020-06-17	12	2nd	4 16 22 28 30
2020-06-05	2	2nd	12 16 21 26 28
2020-06-03	3	1st	16 17 30 34 40
2020-05-31	2	3rd	5 13 16 37 43
2020-05-29	3	3rd	6 9 16 25 33
2020-05-26	8	2nd	8 16 19 26 36
2020-05-18	27	1st	16 21 24 25 27
2020-04-21	25	2nd	6 16 19 27 39
2020-03-27	4	2nd	2 16 22 31 40
2020-03-23	7	1st	16 19 22 24 30
2020-03-16	1	3rd	12 14 16 18 36
2020-03-15	18	3rd	5 14 16 25 29
2020-02-26	4	1st	16 22 25 34 39
2020-02-22	6	1st	16 18 19 21 40
2020-02-16	16	3rd	2 5 16 29 37
2020-01-31	2	1st	16 18 24 28 34
2020-01-29	22	3rd	1 4 16 29 35
2020-01-07	4	3rd	10 13 16 26 29
2020-01-03	3	2nd	8 16 28 37 39
2019-12-31	5	2nd	14 16 33 41 43
2019-12-26	10	2nd	13 16 20 35 38
2019-12-16	14	3rd	8 14 16 27 37
2019-12-02	5	2nd	15 16 19 33 35
2019-11-27	8	3rd	3 12 16 18 34
2019-11-19	11	2nd	2 16 23 28 33
2019-11-08	8	3rd	5 8 16 32 39
2019-10-31	7	3rd	11 13 16 27 32
2019-10-24	16	3rd	5 13 16 19 20
2019-10-08	18	3rd	4 6 16 35 41
2019-09-20	1	2nd	11 16 27 34 40
2019-09-19	7	2nd	2 16 19 31 41
2019-09-12	7	3rd	4 14 16 20 42
2019-09-05	2	1st	16 28 32 38 40
2019-09-03	5	3rd	9 14 16 22 26
2019-08-29	25	2nd	10 16 27 36 39
2019-08-04	14	3rd	4 14 16 35 42
2019-07-21	1	4th	1 6 11 16 25
2019-07-20	3	3rd	1 3 16 31 37
2019-07-17	16	3rd	2 9 16 26 35
2019-07-01	1	2nd	5 16 20 22 43
2019-06-30	9	2nd	4 16 33 39 42
2019-06-21	1	2nd	3 16 20 29 30
2019-06-20	43	2nd	15 16 37 40 41
2019-05-08	1	1st	16 19 27 28 43
2019-05-07	10	1st	16 32 36 39 43
2019-04-27	27	2nd	10 16 21 30 41
2019-03-31	6	2nd	9 16 31 34 40
2019-03-25	5	2nd	4 16 17 22 38
2019-03-20	9	2nd	13 16 17 20 21
2019-03-11	1	1st	16 22 30 35 38
2019-03-10	7	3rd	7 11 16 24 38
2019-03-03	7	3rd	5 11 16 23 34
2019-02-24	21	1st	16 28 33 35 43
2019-02-03	2	2nd	15 16 21 24 31
2019-02-01	1	2nd	1 16 27 30 42
2019-01-31	5	2nd	7 16 32 35 43
2019-01-26	4	3rd	5 10 16 19 23
2019-01-22	8	2nd	6 16 18 35 42
2019-01-14	1	3rd	3 6 16 23 41
2019-01-13	9	3rd	4 7 16 20 23
2019-01-04	7	3rd	1 15 16 24 34
2018-12-28	3	3rd	8 10 16 35 39
2018-12-25	10	2nd	7 16 21 30 36
2018-12-15	6	3rd	6 9 16 19 29
2018-12-09	1	3rd	6 7 16 22 41
2018-12-08	3	1st	16 23 24 29 38
2018-12-05	2	2nd	14 16 30 34 41
2018-12-03	2	3rd	1 8 16 21 39
2018-12-01	15	2nd	5 16 29 31 34
2018-11-16	2	2nd	3 16 27 30 40
2018-11-14	4	2nd	4 16 20 29 38
2018-11-10	—	1st	16 30 34 35 43