Number 21

In Cash 5 under the 5/43 · since Nov 2018 rules — 2,786 draws, 5 from 1–43.

327times drawn · chance expected 324 +0.18σ

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

8.5average wait between appearances · chance says 8.6

65longest completed wait · 11% chance of one at least that long

21 is drawn as often as chance explains

Drawn 327 times in 2,786 draws against 324.0 expected, +0.18σ. 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 327 times in 2,786 draws · average wait 8.5 draws · longest completed wait 65 · 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 smallest18 · chance 21.4
2nd smallest83 · chance 90.0
3rd smallest132 · chance 128.2
4th smallest78 · chance 73.3
5th smallest16 · chance 14.2

Every position’s lane →

The company it keeps

Seen most often with these — chance gives every partner about 31.1 shared draws, and the leaders are simply the ones that came out ahead this time.

14 4 15 30 2 19

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, 21 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 21 →

Every draw it appeared in

Date	Wait	Position	The draw
2026-10-10	1	3rd	3 19 21 25 33
2026-10-09	21	2nd	10 21 27 34 42
2026-09-18	11	3rd	5 10 21 28 43
2026-09-07	3	2nd	18 21 29 31

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 5/43 tonight whatever it did last week.

2026-05-26	2	3rd	15 16 21 23 25
2026-05-24	11	2nd	16 21 22 30 36
2026-05-13	9	3rd	17 19 21 26 30
2026-05-04	1	3rd	1 10 21 27 37
2026-05-03	3	3rd	14 19 21 29 31
2026-04-30	2	1st	21 30 31 35 40
2026-04-28	1	4th	2 3 6 21 37
2026-04-27	8	4th	3 13 19 21 23
2026-04-19	8	2nd	2 21 32 35 37
2026-04-11	18	1st	21 27 28 39 41
2026-03-24	15	2nd	19 21 24 39 41
2026-03-09	19	4th	3 8 12 21 30
2026-02-18	1	2nd	17 21 23 38 41
2026-02-17	15	4th	4 6 7 21 38
2026-02-02	29	3rd	3 5 21 35 41
2026-01-04	6	3rd	14 20 21 26 34
2025-12-29	7	3rd	4 17 21 23 39
2025-12-22	18	3rd	7 17 21 22 31
2025-12-04	4	4th	1 12 20 21 28
2025-11-30	10	3rd	10 12 21 32 35
2025-11-20	10	4th	3 8 19 21 36
2025-11-10	10	4th	7 11 15 21 30
2025-10-31	7	3rd	5 16 21 32 41
2025-10-24	21	2nd	13 21 22 40 43
2025-10-03	8	2nd	13 21 25 32 41
2025-09-25	10	4th	4 11 17 21 23
2025-09-15	9	2nd	15 21 22 34 39
2025-09-06	10	2nd	1 21 25 36 37
2025-08-27	25	4th	5 10 12 21 26
2025-08-02	1	4th	4 5 6 21 43
2025-08-01	5	4th	1 14 18 21 35
2025-07-27	13	2nd	15 21 25 31 36
2025-07-14	6	2nd	14 21 31 33 39
2025-07-08	2	3rd	4 18 21 35 39
2025-07-06	8	1st	21 23 25 27 34
2025-06-28	2	2nd	2 21 27 34 36
2025-06-26	9	4th	5 17 18 21 36
2025-06-17	14	4th	1 14 16 21 33
2025-06-03	1	3rd	7 19 21 34 41
2025-06-02	4	2nd	14 21 26 34 43
2025-05-29	2	3rd	5 16 21 32 43
2025-05-27	1	4th	3 4 18 21 22
2025-05-26	1	3rd	12 17 21 27 36
2025-05-25	12	4th	4 6 9 21 29
2025-05-13	18	3rd	4 5 21 33 37
2025-04-25	14	3rd	8 14 21 29 36
2024-12-19	2	4th	7 11 14 21 35
2024-12-17	3	4th	6 10 14 21 25
2024-12-14	3	4th	5 14 18 21 30
2024-12-11	4	4th	1 8 12 21 36
2024-12-07	6	4th	1 7 8 21 37
2024-12-01	12	3rd	5 15 21 23 36
2024-11-19	27	3rd	3 10 21 29 38
2024-10-23	6	5th	1 4 12 18 21
2024-10-17	3	2nd	11 21 23 29 33
2024-10-14	14	5th	2 3 12 14 21
2024-09-30	7	2nd	20 21 22 33 38
2024-09-23	6	2nd	4 21 22 40 43
2024-09-17	7	4th	4 6 8 21 36
2024-09-10	1	3rd	1 5 21 42 43
2024-09-09	3	3rd	6 8 21 30 43
2024-09-06	13	4th	5 12 17 21 41
2024-08-24	1	3rd	14 20 21 25 31
2024-08-23	9	2nd	19 21 26 37 38
2024-08-14	7	3rd	6 20 21 22 23
2024-08-07	6	3rd	10 12 21 28 35
2024-08-01	9	1st	21 28 35 40 42
2024-07-23	14	4th	5 8 10 21 25
2024-07-09	1	3rd	4 17 21 36 39
2024-07-08	5	2nd	5 21 22 27 28
2024-07-03	10	3rd	13 15 21 37 42
2024-06-23	10	3rd	11 17 21 22 26
2024-06-13	5	3rd	1 11 21 27 34
2024-06-08	5	2nd	16 21 27 29 35
2024-06-03	19	3rd	8 19 21 29 36
2024-05-15	7	2nd	9 21 39 41 43
2024-05-08	3	1st	21 30 31 40 41
2024-05-05	8	4th	4 16 18 21 38
2024-04-27	9	3rd	11 20 21 26 28
2024-04-18	28	3rd	5 10 21 22 25
2024-03-21	4	2nd	12 21 22 24 34
2024-03-17	1	1st	21 25 30 31 42
2024-03-16	8	3rd	10 16 21 26 36
2024-03-08	13	2nd	11 21 22 37 40
2024-02-24	8	5th	2 4 6 14 21
2024-02-16	9	3rd	4 18 21 23 42
2024-02-07	2	2nd	19 21 23 31 34
2024-02-05	4	5th	5 13 14 16 21
2024-02-01	4	3rd	3 6 21 30 43
2024-01-28	5	3rd	3 10 21 34 42
2024-01-23	8	2nd	2 21 24 35 41
2024-01-15	6	3rd	11 16 21 23 43
2024-01-09	8	2nd	9 21 22 28 34
2024-01-01	13	4th	2 12 15 21 22
2023-12-19	2	3rd	2 19 21 25 29
2023-12-17	10	3rd	14 15 21 35 38
2023-12-07	1	3rd	8 14 21 23 42
2023-12-06	20	2nd	18 21 23 37 42
2023-11-16	8	3rd	4 17 21 33 35
2023-11-08	3	3rd	15 17 21 23 25
2023-11-05	17	3rd	1 5 21 25 38
2023-10-19	11	5th	7 11 18 20 21
2023-10-08	1	3rd	11 12 21 29 38
2023-10-07	4	4th	1 4 20 21 23
2023-10-03	15	4th	8 18 20 21 32
2023-09-18	4	2nd	9 21 36 41 43
2023-09-14	9	2nd	12 21 31 35 41
2023-09-05	1	3rd	2 16 21 22 31
2023-09-04	11	3rd	7 12 21 25 42
2023-08-24	13	3rd	3 10 21 32 33
2023-08-11	15	5th	6 7 14 19 21
2023-07-27	12	3rd	4 17 21 30 32
2023-07-15	4	4th	1 11 19 21 29
2023-07-11	4	4th	2 8 20 21 27
2023-07-07	15	1st	21 26 27 35 43
2023-06-22	10	4th	2 11 16 21 41
2023-06-12	1	4th	1 2 20 21 42
2023-06-11	2	4th	2 6 16 21 23
2023-06-09	18	4th	4 18 19 21 39
2023-05-22	13	2nd	12 21 23 28 36
2023-05-09	4	2nd	6 21 24 28 34
2023-05-05	1	2nd	14 21 24 30 32
2023-05-04	8	3rd	2 9 21 22 27
2023-04-26	5	3rd	15 18 21 31 40
2023-04-21	5	4th	2 4 19 21 40
2023-04-16	11	4th	7 13 20 21 29
2023-04-05	8	3rd	2 20 21 37 41
2023-03-28	11	2nd	5 21 24 27 30
2023-03-17	4	3rd	11 19 21 24 34
2023-03-13	6	3rd	4 12 21 32 35
2023-03-07	7	5th	5 15 17 20 21
2023-02-28	4	4th	1 13 15 21 39
2023-02-24	8	4th	1 12 19 21 25
2023-02-16	9	1st	21 27 31 33 39
2023-02-07	1	3rd	2 18 21 33 42
2023-02-06	6	3rd	7 19 21 32 41
2023-01-31	8	3rd	10 15 21 33 38
2023-01-23	6	2nd	6 21 22 35 38
2023-01-17	41	4th	5 8 15 21 23
2022-12-07	4	3rd	2 15 21 25 26
2022-12-03	1	4th	12 13 17 21 26
2022-12-02	1	2nd	8 21 27 32 43
2022-12-01	1	3rd	7 18 21 27 34
2022-11-30	8	2nd	3 21 24 33 35
2022-11-22	1	4th	1 7 14 21 24
2022-11-21	11	2nd	18 21 27 28 34
2022-11-10	2	3rd	3 4 21 37 38
2022-11-08	5	3rd	1 14 21 26 39
2022-11-03	10	3rd	10 13 21 24 25
2022-10-24	37	3rd	12 15 21 39 41
2022-09-17	4	2nd	19 21 39 41 42
2022-09-13	17	1st	21 25 37 42 43
2022-08-27	18	4th	6 7 15 21 36
2022-08-09	4	3rd	4 10 21 31 43
2022-08-05	1	2nd	7 21 23 33 40
2022-08-04	8	5th	7 11 12 17 21
2022-07-27	4	4th	8 14 19 21 30
2022-07-23	1	2nd	6 21 30 39 43
2022-07-22	20	3rd	9 11 21 22 35
2022-07-02	3	3rd	14 18 21 23 42
2022-06-29	1	4th	2 10 19 21 37
2022-06-28	1	2nd	8 21 25 26 38
2022-06-27	16	3rd	6 16 21 32 43
2022-06-11	11	3rd	7 15 21 23 31
2022-05-31	23	3rd	1 17 21 36 40
2022-05-08	4	4th	10 11 20 21 27
2022-05-04	4	2nd	19 21 25 28 29
2022-04-30	6	4th	2 8 10 21 34
2022-04-24	3	3rd	1 6 21 35 37
2022-04-21	11	5th	10 11 15 20 21
2022-04-10	4	2nd	16 21 24 27 38
2022-04-06	5	3rd	16 19 21 30 43
2022-04-01	6	4th	13 14 15 21 40
2022-03-26	1	3rd	7 9 21 22 36
2022-03-25	13	2nd	12 21 24 25 29
2022-03-12	9	4th	1 15 19 21 35
2022-03-03	4	1st	21 29 30 34 36
2022-02-27	12	3rd	6 18 21 22 41
2022-02-15	1	4th	4 9 19 21 33
2022-02-14	4	2nd	5 21 34 37 40
2022-02-10	18	5th	6 7 9 12 21
2022-01-23	11	2nd	11 21 30 38 39
2022-01-12	16	4th	6 8 16 21 39
2021-12-27	5	5th	7 12 14 15 21
2021-12-22	1	2nd	7 21 26 31 33
2021-12-21	16	4th	8 11 15 21 23
2021-12-05	3	4th	14 16 19 21 28
2021-12-02	2	2nd	2 21 23 33 35
2021-11-30	11	3rd	1 15 21 27 43
2021-11-19	8	3rd	17 18 21 24 25
2021-11-11	8	3rd	14 16 21 24 38
2021-11-03	5	4th	3 5 12 21 32
2021-10-29	17	3rd	4 20 21 29 33
2021-10-12	5	2nd	10 21 22 30 41
2021-10-07	13	3rd	15 19 21 28 34
2021-09-24	3	2nd	3 21 23 28 34
2021-09-21	5	3rd	3 5 21 34 39
2021-09-16	6	2nd	9 21 22 24 38
2021-09-10	9	3rd	1 8 21 24 34
2021-09-01	16	4th	14 16 19 21 24
2021-08-16	1	2nd	4 21 35 37 42
2021-08-15	13	2nd	11 21 24 34 40
2021-08-02	7	2nd	16 21 24 31 35
2021-07-26	5	3rd	6 10 21 28 30
2021-07-21	3	3rd	2 17 21 22 38
2021-07-18	4	4th	6 7 9 21 41
2021-07-14	3	1st	21 25 28 31 41
2021-07-11	29	3rd	11 17 21 32 33
2021-06-12	19	3rd	2 14 21 22 23
2021-05-24	19	2nd	10 21 36 41 42
2021-05-05	12	4th	13 18 19 21 23
2021-04-23	3	4th	2 10 20 21 24
2021-04-20	6	3rd	1 5 21 22 37
2021-04-14	4	1st	21 26 29 33 35
2021-04-10	2	3rd	14 18 21 34 38
2021-04-08	1	3rd	3 11 21 28 32
2021-04-07	6	3rd	1 14 21 25 40
2021-04-01	12	3rd	2 7 21 26 30
2021-03-20	7	3rd	15 16 21 24 37
2021-03-13	18	4th	5 11 20 21 26
2021-02-23	30	4th	3 7 14 21 38
2021-01-24	1	2nd	2 21 33 37 40
2021-01-23	16	4th	3 4 5 21 37
2021-01-07	24	2nd	11 21 29 33 39
2020-12-14	17	4th	2 9 14 21 29
2020-11-27	17	2nd	3 21 31 36 41
2020-11-10	9	3rd	15 17 21 32 37
2020-11-01	1	3rd	10 13 21 26 32
2020-10-31	1	1st	21 23 30 39 42
2020-10-30	2	3rd	11 20 21 35 37
2020-10-28	15	3rd	4 8 21 29 30
2020-10-13	5	4th	5 7 15 21 24
2020-10-08	4	3rd	16 18 21 37 39
2020-10-04	17	5th	1 4 14 15 21
2020-09-17	3	2nd	16 21 31 40 42
2020-09-14	3	3rd	10 15 21 23 36
2020-09-11	6	4th	6 11 16 21 29
2020-09-05	10	3rd	5 14 21 29 35
2020-08-26	2	4th	2 9 19 21 31
2020-08-24	10	5th	2 5 14 18 21
2020-08-14	2	3rd	1 13 21 25 29
2020-08-12	3	2nd	20 21 27 34 42
2020-08-09	14	4th	2 10 17 21 22
2020-07-26	5	3rd	8 15 21 30 38
2020-07-21	3	4th	4 9 13 21 34
2020-07-18	10	5th	6 8 9 16 21
2020-07-08	8	4th	11 15 17 21 24
2020-06-30	9	2nd	1 21 23 39 42
2020-06-21	5	2nd	4 21 26 32 35
2020-06-16	4	3rd	1 17 21 28 34
2020-06-12	7	3rd	2 15 21 24 30
2020-06-05	4	3rd	12 16 21 26 28
2020-06-01	7	3rd	1 8 21 24 33
2020-05-25	1	3rd	12 15 21 30 34
2020-05-24	6	3rd	8 13 21 23 43
2020-05-18	7	2nd	16 21 24 25 27
2020-05-11	2	3rd	4 18 21 26 42
2020-05-09	2	3rd	9 13 21 29 30
2020-05-07	5	2nd	18 21 33 37 38
2020-05-02	45	3rd	14 18 21 30 36
2020-03-18	14	5th	4 6 11 20 21
2020-03-04	11	2nd	4 21 29 31 43
2020-02-22	9	4th	16 18 19 21 40
2020-02-13	5	3rd	4 6 21 25 31
2020-02-08	1	2nd	20 21 23 25 34
2020-02-07	11	3rd	2 14 21 27 39
2020-01-27	19	2nd	3 21 28 37 42
2020-01-08	2	4th	5 10 13 21 27
2020-01-06	4	4th	1 10 17 21 23
2020-01-02	49	3rd	2 14 21 39 41
2019-11-14	19	3rd	9 20 21 26 41
2019-10-26	6	3rd	15 19 21 35 37
2019-10-20	2	2nd	20 21 31 32 35
2019-10-18	65	2nd	19 21 33 34 39
2019-08-14	13	3rd	2 7 21 40 41
2019-08-01	23	2nd	3 21 26 31 33
2019-07-09	33	3rd	12 19 21 31 42
2019-06-06	4	3rd	14 20 21 30 32
2019-06-02	3	2nd	19 21 33 36 41
2019-05-30	12	3rd	4 13 21 22 40
2019-05-18	2	4th	7 18 20 21 42
2019-05-16	1	1st	21 28 30 33 39
2019-05-15	3	2nd	20 21 24 41 43
2019-05-12	12	2nd	11 21 25 32 33
2019-04-30	3	4th	6 10 20 21 42
2019-04-27	6	3rd	10 16 21 30 41
2019-04-21	6	2nd	2 21 28 42 43
2019-04-15	4	3rd	1 4 21 35 43
2019-04-11	7	2nd	20 21 33 37 43
2019-04-04	14	4th	1 4 10 21 36
2019-03-21	1	4th	3 5 18 21 22
2019-03-20	33	5th	13 16 17 20 21
2019-02-15	6	1st	21 28 32 35 41
2019-02-09	6	1st	21 22 24 37 39
2019-02-03	10	3rd	15 16 21 24 31
2019-01-24	21	2nd	1 21 31 37 40
2019-01-03	3	3rd	7 11 21 26 32
2018-12-31	6	2nd	18 21 30 32 35
2018-12-25	11	3rd	7 16 21 30 36
2018-12-14	11	2nd	14 21 24 28 32
2018-12-03	9	4th	1 8 16 21 39
2018-11-24	3	1st	21 23 26 27 30
2018-11-21	—	3rd	3 14 21 32 38