Number 16

In Megabucks under the 6/48 · since Apr 2010 rules — 2,584 draws, 6 from 1–48.

299times drawn · chance expected 323 −1.43σ

10draws waiting · a wait this long: 30% for any number

8.6average wait between appearances · chance says 8.0

51longest completed wait · 31% chance of one at least that long

16 is drawn as often as chance explains

Drawn 299 times in 2,584 draws against 323.0 expected, −1.43σ. Each draw is independent: after 10 draws away it is exactly as likely tonight as a number drawn yesterday.

Number 16, draw by draw

Drawn 299 times in 2,584 draws · average wait 8.6 draws · longest completed wait 51 · waiting 10 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 smallest41 · chance 39.3
2nd smallest95 · chance 105.1
3rd smallest125 · chance 101.5
4th smallest32 · chance 44.0
5th smallest6 · chance 8.5
6th smallest0 · chance 0.6

Every position’s lane →

The company it keeps

Seen most often with these — chance gives every partner about 31.8 shared draws, and the leaders are simply the ones that came out ahead this time.

25 6 15 38 36 47

It has shared a draw with every one of the other 47 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 48. 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
2026-09-16	2	2nd	6 16 26 35 43 44
2026-09-12	7	2nd	14 16 23 26 39 47
2026-08-26	2	1st	16 17 30 34 36 45
2026-08-22	10	2nd

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 6/48 tonight whatever it did last week.

2025-08-04	3	2nd	2 16 18 33 44 47
2025-07-28	16	2nd	11 16 23 40 45 46
2025-06-21	45	3rd	8 9 16 21 43 45
2025-03-08	1	3rd	2 7 16 23 25 39
2025-03-05	3	2nd	15 16 27 34 38 45
2025-02-26	1	3rd	8 15 16 19 22 31
2025-02-24	4	1st	16 26 31 36 46 48
2025-02-15	12	1st	16 19 23 24 31 36
2025-01-18	16	2nd	12 16 22 25 33 34
2024-12-11	3	3rd	6 7 16 35 38 44
2024-12-04	2	1st	16 20 29 31 33 38
2024-11-30	3	2nd	11 16 20 25 26 36
2024-11-23	3	1st	16 27 28 29 44 45
2024-11-16	7	2nd	5 16 23 32 44 45
2024-10-30	12	2nd	12 16 17 25 34 37
2024-10-02	3	3rd	6 11 16 20 43 45
2024-09-25	7	3rd	9 15 16 22 31 45
2024-09-09	1	2nd	13 16 28 34 36 37
2024-09-07	5	3rd	12 15 16 21 24 47
2024-08-26	1	2nd	5 16 22 30 33 37
2024-08-24	2	3rd	8 12 16 20 30 38
2024-08-19	1	2nd	1 16 19 23 38 46
2024-08-17	37	3rd	13 15 16 17 23 47
2024-05-22	5	1st	16 25 33 35 36 43
2024-05-11	17	2nd	1 16 18 21 25 43
2024-04-01	7	1st	16 22 27 37 38 43
2024-03-16	7	4th	9 11 12 16 23 36
2024-02-28	7	4th	4 5 15 16 20 28
2024-02-12	7	2nd	11 16 17 23 38 44
2024-01-27	6	2nd	6 16 17 30 31 35
2024-01-13	6	2nd	4 16 21 23 37 43
2023-12-30	11	3rd	2 8 16 22 34 41
2023-12-04	2	4th	3 10 15 16 21 26
2023-11-29	5	2nd	8 16 17 33 43 44
2023-11-18	3	2nd	12 16 20 29 31 34
2023-11-11	21	3rd	8 15 16 34 41 43
2023-09-23	21	4th	4 5 11 16 20 42
2023-08-05	7	1st	16 25 27 36 41 42
2023-07-19	5	3rd	8 11 16 17 45 47
2023-07-08	5	3rd	1 9 16 25 27 29
2023-06-26	15	3rd	1 9 16 27 42 47
2023-05-22	11	2nd	10 16 22 32 35 47
2023-04-26	8	1st	16 17 24 28 37 44
2023-04-08	6	3rd	6 12 16 34 36 37
2023-03-25	5	3rd	1 10 16 27 30 42
2023-03-13	8	4th	1 2 11 16 28 48
2023-02-22	10	3rd	14 15 16 28 36 42
2023-01-30	1	4th	4 10 11 16 18 35
2023-01-28	11	3rd	1 6 16 19 21 36
2023-01-02	14	2nd	4 16 24 25 39 41
2022-11-30	17	2nd	4 16 17 22 32 39
2022-10-22	11	2nd	1 16 31 34 47 48
2022-09-26	6	3rd	6 7 16 25 36 39
2022-09-12	2	4th	1 4 11 16 25 47
2022-09-07	14	3rd	5 12 16 24 28 35
2022-08-06	6	2nd	5 16 25 26 34 36
2022-07-23	11	3rd	2 5 16 28 40 46
2022-06-27	18	3rd	2 7 16 25 31 48
2022-05-16	6	2nd	6 16 18 26 46 48
2022-05-02	11	2nd	12 16 24 31 35 40
2022-04-06	6	1st	16 25 38 40 42 45
2022-03-23	9	3rd	3 15 16 28 33 42
2022-03-02	4	2nd	3 16 19 30 34 47
2022-02-21	6	2nd	8 16 28 31 38 45
2022-02-07	2	1st	16 21 23 27 44 46
2022-02-02	13	3rd	2 12 16 19 24 30
2022-01-03	6	3rd	11 15 16 23 24 34
2021-12-20	3	3rd	10 15 16 22 36 42
2021-12-13	7	3rd	4 7 16 18 27 33
2021-11-27	4	4th	4 6 7 16 24 41
2021-11-17	3	3rd	13 15 16 28 35 43
2021-11-10	2	1st	16 18 24 30 31 35
2021-11-06	15	2nd	11 16 25 26 41 42
2021-10-02	4	5th	1 7 10 12 16 34
2021-09-22	1	2nd	6 16 20 25 28 46
2021-09-20	2	1st	16 29 33 37 44 47
2021-09-15	2	4th	6 11 15 16 24 46
2021-09-11	13	3rd	1 6 16 31 36 47
2021-08-11	5	2nd	9 16 26 36 40 47
2021-07-31	2	4th	1 10 11 16 33 35
2021-07-26	3	1st	16 19 21 23 25 27
2021-07-19	3	3rd	8 15 16 18 29 36
2021-07-12	6	3rd	3 6 16 19 21 42
2021-06-28	4	3rd	6 15 16 18 20 44
2021-06-19	12	3rd	11 15 16 21 44 46
2021-05-22	16	2nd	14 16 17 19 39 47
2021-04-14	10	1st	16 21 22 32 33 41
2021-03-22	12	3rd	4 11 16 18 27 46
2021-02-22	10	2nd	10 16 24 30 35 46
2021-01-30	2	3rd	1 13 16 37 38 42
2021-01-25	1	2nd	5 16 18 24 39 40
2021-01-23	21	1st	16 25 33 35 37 47
2020-12-05	6	3rd	5 10 16 18 25 48
2020-11-21	18	4th	6 13 14 16 22 30
2020-10-10	8	3rd	1 10 16 30 38 45
2020-09-21	5	2nd	11 16 20 34 35 46
2020-09-09	24	3rd	4 13 16 23 40 44
2020-07-15	12	3rd	1 8 16 38 40 41
2020-06-17	1	2nd	8 16 23 26 31 42
2020-06-15	4	3rd	2 7 16 36 41 42
2020-06-06	2	3rd	1 10 16 23 25 29
2020-06-01	10	4th	5 8 15 16 21 29
2020-05-09	5	3rd	7 12 16 19 20 41
2020-04-27	6	1st	16 19 39 41 42 45
2020-04-13	14	3rd	8 9 16 24 38 46
2020-03-11	5	3rd	3 9 16 24 30 43
2020-02-29	9	1st	16 21 28 30 38 42
2020-02-08	7	3rd	7 12 16 38 47 48
2020-01-22	3	3rd	2 13 16 28 41 47
2020-01-15	3	3rd	1 8 16 30 32 40
2020-01-08	23	2nd	14 16 25 33 37 42
2019-11-16	30	3rd	9 14 16 17 21 30
2019-09-07	5	3rd	12 13 16 35 36 45
2019-08-26	3	1st	16 26 29 36 42 43
2019-08-19	7	4th	7 9 10 16 31 46
2019-08-03	11	1st	16 17 26 29 31 42
2019-07-08	5	3rd	11 13 16 23 25 44
2019-06-26	1	2nd	1 16 18 23 34 42
2019-06-24	11	1st	16 22 23 38 43 44
2019-05-29	1	3rd	3 12 16 24 31 36
2019-05-27	51	3rd	4 5 16 31 33 45
2019-01-28	5	3rd	5 7 16 19 26 48
2019-01-16	1	1st	16 21 29 38 46 48
2019-01-14	18	3rd	12 15 16 25 31 45
2018-12-03	13	2nd	12 16 18 25 32 41
2018-11-03	1	3rd	3 13 16 37 40 48
2018-10-31	21	4th	7 8 13 16 19 35
2018-09-12	1	3rd	6 13 16 31 32 45
2018-09-10	9	2nd	15 16 17 19 36 45
2018-08-20	5	3rd	3 8 16 26 31 45
2018-08-08	31	3rd	2 12 16 18 28 32
2018-05-28	2	4th	2 4 12 16 28 44
2018-05-23	14	4th	4 6 11 16 25 36
2018-04-21	6	1st	16 19 25 39 41 43
2018-04-07	4	3rd	3 5 16 17 36 37
2018-03-28	4	3rd	11 14 16 17 22 24
2018-03-19	16	3rd	1 12 16 34 41 46
2018-02-10	16	4th	3 8 12 16 17 37
2018-01-03	34	2nd	1 16 18 24 27 39
2017-10-16	3	2nd	6 16 19 20 21 30
2017-10-09	3	3rd	11 13 16 22 34 38
2017-10-02	17	3rd	3 15 16 38 43 44
2017-08-23	7	3rd	6 11 16 21 40 43
2017-08-07	3	4th	11 14 15 16 27 44
2017-07-31	20	3rd	9 15 16 17 23 36
2017-06-14	8	3rd	5 7 16 26 35 45
2017-05-27	13	2nd	6 16 18 23 31 34
2017-04-26	12	5th	1 7 10 14 16 25
2017-03-29	1	2nd	13 16 17 19 21 41
2017-03-27	14	2nd	4 16 27 28 31 37
2017-02-22	6	3rd	10 14 16 30 44 46
2017-02-08	9	1st	16 19 29 31 34 37
2017-01-18	7	2nd	7 16 21 27 39 44
2017-01-02	2	1st	16 19 26 34 39 48
2016-12-28	5	2nd	14 16 23 25 38 48
2016-12-17	7	2nd	14 16 17 29 39 40
2016-11-30	17	3rd	9 15 16 17 18 42
2016-10-22	13	3rd	1 4 16 22 29 33
2016-09-21	1	2nd	4 16 21 25 35 48
2016-09-19	4	2nd	8 16 34 42 47 48
2016-09-10	2	1st	16 21 22 38 43 44
2016-09-05	1	3rd	3 10 16 19 31 35
2016-09-03	19	3rd	2 4 16 17 37 48
2016-07-20	4	3rd	1 6 16 31 34 46
2016-07-11	12	4th	7 12 14 16 23 33
2016-06-13	5	2nd	9 16 18 22 42 46
2016-06-01	5	2nd	4 16 18 20 39 46
2016-05-21	10	2nd	15 16 24 29 33 39
2016-04-27	16	3rd	6 13 16 17 28 46
2016-03-21	15	2nd	15 16 19 21 47 48
2016-02-15	8	2nd	6 16 32 33 36 39
2016-01-27	1	3rd	1 8 16 19 37 44
2016-01-25	18	2nd	8 16 21 22 27 36
2015-12-14	9	3rd	3 10 16 35 36 46
2015-11-23	10	2nd	15 16 29 33 36 48
2015-10-31	5	3rd	4 5 16 17 38 46
2015-10-19	9	3rd	4 5 16 17 27 32
2015-09-28	16	4th	1 4 8 16 29 32
2015-08-22	2	1st	16 24 40 43 44 45
2015-08-17	24	3rd	2 12 16 21 24 34
2015-06-22	33	2nd	7 16 18 31 33 41
2015-04-06	2	3rd	6 9 16 30 32 43
2015-04-01	44	2nd	14 16 19 34 40 43
2014-12-20	5	2nd	1 16 30 34 42 45
2014-12-08	22	1st	16 22 24 25 40 47
2014-10-18	3	3rd	3 9 16 25 32 34
2014-10-11	1	2nd	6 16 28 30 34 37
2014-10-08	12	2nd	2 16 18 27 31 44
2014-09-10	17	2nd	3 16 19 29 30 35
2014-08-02	1	3rd	10 13 16 32 39 44
2014-07-30	1	5th	2 3 5 13 16 25
2014-07-28	13	2nd	3 16 31 32 38 42
2014-06-28	4	1st	16 23 31 37 43 46
2014-06-18	23	3rd	11 13 16 21 24 47
2014-04-26	18	3rd	5 9 16 22 25 42
2014-03-15	10	2nd	8 16 22 25 26 44
2014-02-19	11	2nd	15 16 20 22 23 44
2014-01-25	1	3rd	6 13 16 33 41 48
2014-01-22	7	3rd	2 6 16 23 27 39
2014-01-06	4	2nd	2 16 33 34 38 40
2013-12-28	6	3rd	1 9 16 17 31 45
2013-12-14	1	2nd	14 16 25 32 46 47
2013-12-11	1	3rd	2 6 16 25 32 48
2013-12-09	6	3rd	1 10 16 17 21 28
2013-11-25	10	2nd	8 16 27 36 37 38
2013-11-02	11	3rd	10 15 16 18 33 43
2013-10-07	3	2nd	9 16 36 37 38 43
2013-09-30	10	4th	6 10 13 16 17 18
2013-09-07	1	3rd	7 11 16 17 33 34
2013-09-04	28	2nd	6 16 30 35 37 39
2013-07-01	11	3rd	2 10 16 27 29 48
2013-06-05	4	3rd	8 9 16 26 27 42
2013-05-27	10	3rd	5 13 16 27 39 40
2013-05-04	2	3rd	5 12 16 37 38 40
2013-04-29	4	3rd	14 15 16 32 35 37
2013-04-20	10	4th	1 3 6 16 36 43
2013-03-27	1	2nd	10 16 24 27 38 46
2013-03-25	5	2nd	6 16 18 19 31 45
2013-03-13	4	2nd	9 16 26 41 46 47
2013-03-04	8	2nd	7 16 20 30 34 47
2013-02-13	9	2nd	8 16 25 44 45 47
2013-01-23	7	3rd	5 8 16 25 37 38
2013-01-07	13	2nd	6 16 21 27 34 39
2012-12-08	11	3rd	7 8 16 20 33 42
2012-11-12	3	4th	1 7 8 16 27 45
2012-11-05	4	3rd	4 7 16 25 35 40
2012-10-27	10	3rd	12 14 16 28 36 47
2012-10-03	1	1st	16 23 24 32 33 37
2012-10-01	28	2nd	8 16 24 34 35 47
2012-07-28	1	2nd	15 16 24 37 38 45
2012-07-25	1	1st	16 37 38 40 44 46
2012-07-23	13	2nd	7 16 31 33 41 48
2012-06-23	1	4th	1 5 10 16 27 33
2012-06-20	2	5th	2 5 13 15 16 47
2012-06-16	6	1st	16 18 21 31 34 35
2012-06-02	9	1st	16 22 25 34 35 38
2012-05-09	4	3rd	10 14 16 25 42 47
2012-04-30	5	1st	16 17 22 34 44 47
2012-04-18	1	1st	16 19 22 25 36 47
2012-04-16	5	3rd	5 10 16 18 27 41
2012-04-04	4	2nd	1 16 25 34 38 45
2012-03-26	6	4th	4 5 7 16 35 47
2012-03-12	9	2nd	10 16 19 20 28 38
2012-02-20	2	2nd	5 16 22 35 42 47
2012-02-15	3	5th	6 7 9 12 16 40
2012-02-08	9	4th	1 6 9 16 32 45
2012-01-18	18	3rd	5 10 16 25 32 46
2011-12-07	4	2nd	14 16 17 25 28 34
2011-11-28	8	1st	16 25 26 36 46 47
2011-11-09	2	3rd	3 12 16 28 40 46
2011-11-05	16	1st	16 28 37 38 47 48
2011-09-28	10	3rd	2 4 16 26 33 40
2011-09-05	4	4th	3 4 13 16 18 38
2011-08-27	12	3rd	6 13 16 21 32 47
2011-07-30	4	4th	3 10 15 16 23 27
2011-07-20	1	3rd	8 12 16 18 31 41
2011-07-18	2	3rd	6 13 16 21 27 43
2011-07-13	19	3rd	5 9 16 25 31 32
2011-05-30	4	3rd	12 15 16 17 18 39
2011-05-21	1	3rd	8 11 16 18 19 37
2011-05-18	4	3rd	1 11 16 19 28 43
2011-05-09	32	3rd	5 15 16 24 26 43
2011-02-23	21	3rd	13 14 16 19 21 45
2011-01-05	48	3rd	6 8 16 17 22 36
2010-09-15	4	2nd	10 16 31 35 37 47
2010-09-06	2	2nd	9 16 27 28 36 39
2010-09-01	6	1st	16 18 19 27 32 37
2010-08-18	5	2nd	6 16 25 39 40 45
2010-08-07	1	3rd	4 6 16 23 33 48
2010-08-04	6	3rd	2 15 16 19 20 21
2010-07-21	10	2nd	4 16 17 19 26 31
2010-06-28	2	2nd	2 16 17 19 35 42
2010-06-23	19	2nd	15 16 25 37 38 46
2010-05-10	2	2nd	10 16 17 20 23 26
2010-05-05	—	3rd	5 10 16 18 22 32