Number 16

In Wild Money under the 5/38 + 1/35 · Nov 2016 – Apr 2025 rules — 2,314 draws, 5 from 1–38 (an earlier era).

314times drawn · chance expected 304 +0.59σ

12draws waiting · a wait this long: 21% for any number

7.3average wait between appearances · chance says 7.6

44longest completed wait · 52% chance of one at least that long

16 is drawn as often as chance explains

Drawn 314 times in 2,314 draws against 304.5 expected, +0.59σ. Each draw is independent: after 12 draws away it is exactly as likely tonight as a number drawn yesterday.

Number 16, draw by draw

Drawn 314 times in 2,314 draws · average wait 7.3 draws · longest completed wait 44 · waiting 12 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 smallest36 · chance 34.8
2nd smallest104 · chance 109.8
3rd smallest125 · chance 115.3
4th smallest42 · chance 47.6
5th smallest7 · chance 6.5

Every position’s lane →

The company it keeps

Seen most often with these — chance gives every partner about 33.9 shared draws, and the leaders are simply the ones that came out ahead this time.

12 24 19 9 35 28

It has shared a draw with every one of the other 37 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 38. 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
2025-04-08	3	1st	16 20 27 34 36
2025-04-05	10	3rd	5 10 16 25 28
2025-03-26	6	3rd	8 14 16 24 28
2025-03-20	2	2nd	7 16

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 5/38 tonight whatever it did last week.

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