Number 21

In Dakota Cash under the 5/35 · since Apr 2010 rules — 1,724 draws, 5 from 1–35.

249times drawn · chance expected 246 +0.19σ

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

6.9average wait between appearances · chance says 7.0

30longest completed wait · 94% chance of one at least that long

21 is drawn as often as chance explains

Drawn 249 times in 1,724 draws against 246.3 expected, +0.19σ. 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 249 times in 1,724 draws · average wait 6.9 draws · longest completed wait 30 · 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 large number the high positions more often. That is the shape of sorting, not of the machine.

1st smallest7 · chance 5.4
2nd smallest40 · chance 39.1
3rd smallest99 · chance 92.8
4th smallest78 · chance 85.7
5th smallest25 · chance 26.0

Every position’s lane →

The company it keeps

Seen most often with these — chance gives every partner about 29.3 shared draws, and the leaders are simply the ones that came out ahead this time.

4 9 29 26 25 20

It has shared a draw with every one of the other 34 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 35. 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	2	3rd	8 16 21 25 30
2026-09-30	4	4th	8 11 19 21 33
2026-09-16	23	3rd	1 4 21 26 30
2026-06-27	15	2nd	2 21 25

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 5/35 tonight whatever it did last week.

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