Number 21

In Jersey Cash 5 under the 5/45 · since Jun 2020 rules — 2,277 draws, 5 from 1–45.

255times drawn · chance expected 253 +0.13σ

4draws waiting · a wait this long: 70% for any number

8.9average wait between appearances · chance says 9.0

50longest completed wait · 55% chance of one at least that long

21 is drawn as often as chance explains

Drawn 255 times in 2,277 draws against 253.0 expected, +0.13σ. Each draw is independent: after 4 draws away it is exactly as likely tonight as a number drawn yesterday.

Number 21, draw by draw

Drawn 255 times in 2,277 draws · average wait 8.9 draws · longest completed wait 50 · waiting 4 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 smallest13 · chance 20.0
2nd smallest70 · chance 76.0
3rd smallest112 · chance 98.5
4th smallest49 · chance 51.4
5th smallest11 · chance 9.1

Every position’s lane →

The company it keeps

Seen most often with these — chance gives every partner about 23.2 shared draws, and the leaders are simply the ones that came out ahead this time.

37 18 45 19 7 5

It has shared a draw with every one of the other 44 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 45. 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	12	5th	1 2 6 10 21
2026-09-24	8	3rd	12 13 21 40 42
2026-09-13	12	3rd	3 17 21 28 32
2026-08-24	4	5th	1 7 8

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 5/45 tonight whatever it did last week.

2026-03-08	10	4th	6 18 19 21 42
2026-02-26	4	3rd	1 3 21 25 26
2026-02-22	23	3rd	1 7 21 29 37
2026-01-30	2	4th	4 11 17 21 22
2026-01-28	1	3rd	1 15 21 24 27
2026-01-27	34	2nd	12 21 33 35 39
2025-12-23	4	2nd	2 21 25 27 34
2025-12-19	17	4th	4 18 20 21 34
2025-12-02	9	3rd	3 20 21 30 35
2025-11-23	8	3rd	5 10 21 38 42
2025-11-15	2	2nd	2 21 23 25 39
2025-11-13	3	5th	1 4 9 14 21
2025-11-10	13	4th	7 15 16 21 38
2025-10-28	4	2nd	14 21 27 37 42
2025-10-24	11	3rd	4 8 21 25 44
2025-10-13	3	2nd	17 21 33 36 39
2025-10-10	29	3rd	15 18 21 34 45
2025-09-11	11	3rd	4 10 21 22 27
2025-08-31	3	5th	1 5 7 19 21
2025-08-28	2	4th	10 12 14 21 42
2025-08-26	9	3rd	3 10 21 29 36
2025-08-17	14	4th	12 13 18 21 37
2025-08-03	4	4th	7 16 18 21 39
2025-07-30	4	2nd	13 21 34 36 40
2025-07-26	12	2nd	1 21 36 40 45
2025-07-14	6	2nd	6 21 31 34 40
2025-07-08	1	4th	3 9 20 21 45
2025-07-07	2	2nd	15 21 24 27 36
2025-07-05	16	3rd	3 14 21 29 38
2025-06-19	9	2nd	3 21 24 33 38
2025-06-10	2	5th	2 7 15 18 21
2025-06-08	4	2nd	14 21 24 30 35
2025-06-04	1	3rd	2 15 21 43 45
2025-06-03	9	4th	4 6 10 21 37
2025-05-25	8	5th	6 17 18 19 21
2025-05-17	1	3rd	10 18 21 37 45
2025-05-16	25	3rd	7 19 21 22 42
2025-04-21	37	4th	13 16 17 21 36
2025-03-15	8	1st	21 26 29 37 45
2025-03-07	4	4th	1 6 10 21 42
2025-03-03	7	4th	11 12 15 21 40
2025-02-24	5	3rd	6 11 21 32 33
2025-02-19	5	3rd	9 15 21 29 30
2025-02-14	12	3rd	1 13 21 27 34
2025-02-02	32	2nd	6 21 22 29 34
2025-01-01	3	3rd	17 20 21 38 43
2024-12-29	22	3rd	1 19 21 27 43
2024-12-06	1	2nd	7 21 28 31 38
2024-12-05	16	2nd	10 21 22 37 45
2024-11-19	2	2nd	19 21 24 31 38
2024-11-17	1	3rd	3 10 21 24 28
2024-11-16	2	1st	21 35 36 44 45
2024-11-14	1	3rd	9 15 21 28 38
2024-11-13	5	4th	5 15 16 21 44
2024-11-08	2	3rd	2 6 21 24 28
2024-11-06	1	2nd	12 21 23 37 43
2024-11-05	19	3rd	6 13 21 28 37
2024-10-17	3	3rd	3 20 21 37 41
2024-10-14	24	2nd	7 21 23 36 39
2024-09-20	1	2nd	4 21 31 38 45
2024-09-19	1	2nd	11 21 28 41 44
2024-09-18	10	2nd	11 21 38 39 41
2024-09-08	10	3rd	2 6 21 22 24
2024-08-29	33	4th	2 5 16 21 39
2024-07-27	13	2nd	5 21 30 39 43
2024-07-14	9	3rd	18 20 21 24 26
2024-07-05	8	3rd	9 19 21 38 40
2024-06-27	1	2nd	13 21 26 29 43
2024-06-26	7	3rd	12 19 21 42 44
2024-06-19	22	3rd	6 14 21 25 44
2024-05-28	5	5th	9 10 13 20 21
2024-05-23	38	3rd	16 19 21 36 37
2024-04-15	3	3rd	4 5 21 38 39
2024-04-12	6	3rd	2 4 21 25 28
2024-04-06	15	3rd	9 10 21 29 31
2024-03-22	1	2nd	4 21 26 37 41
2024-03-21	2	3rd	12 15 21 34 44
2024-03-19	3	3rd	16 20 21 27 33
2024-03-16	6	4th	4 10 18 21 40
2024-03-10	3	2nd	2 21 30 43 45
2024-03-07	16	3rd	1 13 21 27 37
2024-02-20	10	3rd	7 17 21 26 38
2024-02-10	25	2nd	7 21 37 39 41
2024-01-16	2	3rd	1 12 21 31 45
2024-01-14	4	4th	6 16 20 21 25
2024-01-10	10	3rd	7 12 21 37 41
2023-12-31	2	2nd	2 21 27 29 43
2023-12-29	16	2nd	19 21 32 33 42
2023-12-12	16	3rd	5 19 21 36 40
2023-11-26	18	2nd	10 21 23 27 28
2023-11-08	6	1st	21 26 36 39 45
2023-11-02	12	1st	21 25 26 35 44
2023-10-21	36	4th	2 5 16 21 31
2023-09-15	24	3rd	7 8 21 27 43
2023-08-22	2	3rd	16 18 21 24 29
2023-08-20	8	2nd	11 21 30 32 38
2023-08-12	9	1st	21 26 36 41 45
2023-08-03	6	4th	13 18 19 21 24
2023-07-28	6	4th	6 7 19 21 28
2023-07-22	28	1st	21 26 30 33 37
2023-06-24	7	3rd	7 18 21 34 42
2023-06-17	8	2nd	16 21 38 39 41
2023-06-09	2	2nd	17 21 23 42 43
2023-06-07	1	3rd	18 19 21 42 44
2023-06-06	19	3rd	4 7 21 24 33
2023-05-18	2	3rd	4 20 21 22 45
2023-05-16	7	3rd	10 18 21 26 45
2023-05-09	9	4th	13 18 19 21 43
2023-04-30	5	4th	3 4 7 21 33
2023-04-25	3	3rd	12 16 21 36 45
2023-04-22	2	3rd	3 6 21 24 41
2023-04-20	23	3rd	5 8 21 38 40
2023-03-28	1	3rd	11 19 21 26 37
2023-03-27	8	3rd	3 8 21 38 41
2023-03-19	7	3rd	3 20 21 29 45
2023-03-12	11	3rd	2 7 21 42 44
2023-03-01	15	2nd	17 21 25 26 37
2023-02-14	14	3rd	13 17 21 38 43
2023-01-31	3	2nd	1 21 28 38 45
2023-01-28	5	3rd	10 12 21 25 39
2023-01-23	4	4th	3 8 20 21 36
2023-01-19	1	3rd	4 13 21 32 40
2023-01-18	6	2nd	17 21 28 30 42
2023-01-12	12	3rd	11 19 21 24 42
2022-12-31	5	3rd	2 18 21 31 37
2022-12-26	1	3rd	3 4 21 34 37
2022-12-24	9	3rd	6 16 21 22 27
2022-12-15	8	3rd	7 9 21 23 29
2022-12-07	12	3rd	5 12 21 30 34
2022-11-25	8	3rd	6 15 21 24 44
2022-11-17	20	2nd	19 21 23 38 40
2022-10-28	11	4th	1 8 18 21 27
2022-10-17	1	3rd	4 9 21 37 40
2022-10-16	3	3rd	5 11 21 24 26
2022-10-13	15	2nd	20 21 28 33 35
2022-09-28	6	1st	21 23 28 32 37
2022-09-22	14	5th	1 5 15 18 21
2022-09-08	6	3rd	9 18 21 30 39
2022-09-02	8	3rd	7 8 21 30 34
2022-08-25	4	2nd	17 21 24 35 40
2022-08-21	3	2nd	12 21 23 43 44
2022-08-18	6	3rd	2 20 21 25 41
2022-08-12	3	3rd	7 15 21 29 39
2022-08-09	12	3rd	2 15 21 34 37
2022-07-28	4	4th	9 11 18 21 38
2022-07-24	18	2nd	1 21 27 36 45
2022-07-06	9	3rd	15 20 21 32 40
2022-06-27	9	4th	7 11 15 21 40
2022-06-18	5	4th	2 9 15 21 24
2022-06-13	31	3rd	1 19 21 43 45
2022-05-13	1	3rd	7 17 21 27 39
2022-05-12	14	3rd	6 20 21 24 36
2022-04-28	19	2nd	11 21 24 37 43
2022-04-09	14	2nd	7 21 37 39 44
2022-03-26	8	2nd	9 21 27 33 34
2022-03-18	22	3rd	12 20 21 22 33
2022-02-24	2	3rd	4 12 21 25 39
2022-02-22	20	3rd	1 2 21 31 37
2022-02-02	8	4th	2 5 8 21 23
2022-01-25	20	4th	6 18 20 21 31
2022-01-05	1	2nd	20 21 34 44 45
2022-01-04	30	2nd	17 21 23 27 41
2021-12-04	20	2nd	1 21 26 38 44
2021-11-14	5	2nd	5 21 22 29 43
2021-11-09	4	1st	21 29 38 43 44
2021-11-05	4	2nd	3 21 29 31 45
2021-11-01	15	4th	1 3 8 21 26
2021-10-17	12	2nd	11 21 35 37 42
2021-10-05	12	3rd	3 9 21 27 39
2021-09-23	2	2nd	18 21 30 36 41
2021-09-21	2	4th	2 6 14 21 33
2021-09-19	2	2nd	4 21 25 32 45
2021-09-17	2	5th	5 6 15 17 21
2021-09-15	1	4th	1 3 19 21 42
2021-09-14	1	3rd	5 19 21 31 45
2021-09-13	7	2nd	3 21 32 41 43
2021-09-06	1	3rd	4 12 21 24 32
2021-09-05	6	4th	12 13 19 21 41
2021-08-30	9	4th	3 4 7 21 22
2021-08-21	7	2nd	14 21 27 29 34
2021-08-14	27	2nd	12 21 28 32 37
2021-07-18	14	4th	4 6 14 21 32
2021-07-04	4	5th	8 16 18 19 21
2021-06-30	50	2nd	13 21 23 30 32
2021-05-11	4	4th	4 17 20 21 37
2021-05-07	2	3rd	1 17 21 32 33
2021-05-05	20	3rd	8 17 21 27 28
2021-04-15	2	2nd	12 21 30 38 45
2021-04-13	19	3rd	5 6 21 30 37
2021-03-25	3	3rd	5 11 21 31 33
2021-03-22	7	3rd	16 18 21 31 45
2021-03-15	20	3rd	2 14 21 25 37
2021-02-23	1	2nd	12 21 39 42 45
2021-02-22	7	4th	11 15 19 21 41
2021-02-15	16	4th	13 16 20 21 29
2021-01-30	1	3rd	5 17 21 30 42
2021-01-29	6	3rd	6 7 21 26 34
2021-01-23	7	4th	5 16 18 21 29
2021-01-16	5	3rd	4 15 21 33 45
2021-01-11	4	3rd	8 19 21 29 30
2021-01-07	5	3rd	10 17 21 30 40
2021-01-02	3	1st	21 24 30 33 34
2020-12-30	7	4th	5 7 13 21 31
2020-12-22	8	2nd	16 21 27 29 45
2020-12-14	3	3rd	14 19 21 29 44
2020-12-11	4	3rd	18 19 21 23 32
2020-12-07	22	4th	8 9 10 21 41
2020-11-15	2	2nd	5 21 32 40 44
2020-11-13	5	2nd	14 21 32 38 39
2020-11-08	4	3rd	6 12 21 22 23
2020-11-04	2	4th	2 5 8 21 29
2020-11-02	4	2nd	13 21 33 40 42
2020-10-29	4	3rd	18 20 21 30 42
2020-10-25	2	2nd	19 21 32 33 42
2020-10-23	25	2nd	3 21 26 42 43
2020-09-28	16	2nd	14 21 32 33 45
2020-09-12	4	2nd	7 21 35 40 41
2020-09-08	13	4th	3 18 20 21 26
2020-08-26	7	2nd	18 21 25 34 45
2020-08-19	1	4th	8 10 15 21 26
2020-08-18	4	4th	9 12 16 21 38
2020-08-14	14	3rd	10 20 21 28 37
2020-07-31	8	3rd	1 10 21 23 29
2020-07-23	7	5th	5 7 8 19 21
2020-07-16	1	3rd	14 15 21 31 32
2020-07-15	1	3rd	18 19 21 27 45
2020-07-14	4	3rd	2 6 21 37 42
2020-07-10	6	2nd	16 21 26 43 44
2020-07-04	4	1st	21 28 29 31 37
2020-06-30	1	1st	21 23 26 29 30
2020-06-29	—	1st	21 24 25 27 45