Number 16

In Lotto Texas under the 6/54 · since Jan 2010 rules — 2,019 draws, 6 from 1–54.

217times drawn · chance expected 224 −0.52σ

3draws waiting · a wait this long: 79% for any number

9.3average wait between appearances · chance says 9.0

49longest completed wait · 53% chance of one at least that long

16 is drawn as often as chance explains

Drawn 217 times in 2,019 draws against 224.3 expected, −0.52σ. Each draw is independent: after 3 draws away it is exactly as likely tonight as a number drawn yesterday.

Number 16, draw by draw

Drawn 217 times in 2,019 draws · average wait 9.3 draws · longest completed wait 49 · waiting 3 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 38.0
2nd smallest83 · chance 83.7
3rd smallest75 · chance 67.0
4th smallest20 · chance 24.2
5th smallest3 · chance 3.9
6th smallest0 · chance 0.2

Every position’s lane →

The company it keeps

Seen most often with these — chance gives every partner about 20.5 shared draws, and the leaders are simply the ones that came out ahead this time.

17 25 8 43 46 49

It has shared a draw with every one of the other 53 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 54. 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
2026-10-03	5	1st	16 23 25 33 37 41
2026-09-21	9	3rd	2 10 16 30 33 46
2026-08-31	9	3rd	13 14 16 34 41 49
2026-08-10	11	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 6/54 tonight whatever it did last week.

2025-05-24	19	3rd	6 10 16 17 20 29
2025-04-09	10	2nd	2 16 19 31 33 43
2025-03-17	5	3rd	6 10 16 21 25 37
2025-03-05	2	2nd	8 16 19 34 46 49
2025-03-01	1	2nd	10 16 20 26 27 45
2025-02-26	19	2nd	6 16 17 36 39 53
2025-01-13	27	3rd	2 14 16 29 46 54
2024-11-11	4	3rd	1 14 16 22 39 48
2024-11-02	21	2nd	11 16 21 25 39 43
2024-09-14	8	1st	16 32 34 51 53 54
2024-08-26	13	3rd	2 4 16 30 36 43
2024-07-27	43	4th	7 10 15 16 24 49
2024-04-17	8	2nd	1 16 22 30 34 49
2024-03-30	5	1st	16 19 24 28 30 50
2024-03-18	6	2nd	3 16 20 29 31 40
2024-03-04	16	3rd	3 15 16 20 31 34
2024-01-27	9	2nd	10 16 18 24 43 47
2024-01-06	18	4th	9 11 13 16 40 47
2023-11-25	1	4th	8 9 13 16 21 30
2023-11-22	1	3rd	3 14 16 21 29 52
2023-11-20	1	1st	16 21 35 39 48 51
2023-11-18	20	2nd	5 16 21 30 45 46
2023-10-02	7	2nd	6 16 17 18 37 45
2023-09-16	7	3rd	6 12 16 25 26 34
2023-08-30	3	3rd	6 11 16 21 25 32
2023-08-23	2	2nd	1 16 31 34 47 54
2023-08-19	18	2nd	8 16 26 27 41 43
2023-07-08	2	2nd	3 16 21 25 30 43
2023-07-03	4	1st	16 17 23 31 34 54
2023-06-24	3	3rd	6 15 16 18 41 44
2023-06-17	29	4th	2 5 13 16 23 38
2023-04-10	4	4th	7 11 13 16 30 53
2023-04-01	10	1st	16 17 20 28 36 47
2023-03-08	14	4th	3 7 9 16 29 36
2023-02-04	3	1st	16 26 30 31 37 44
2023-01-28	7	3rd	8 15 16 29 46 50
2023-01-11	2	2nd	4 16 33 41 52 53
2023-01-07	4	3rd	1 15 16 30 49 51
2022-12-28	6	3rd	8 13 16 23 27 52
2022-12-14	7	3rd	4 13 16 25 39 48
2022-11-28	17	3rd	9 11 16 18 25 27
2022-10-19	1	3rd	7 14 16 21 44 45
2022-10-17	2	2nd	4 16 18 22 24 35
2022-10-12	5	3rd	7 13 16 19 44 53
2022-10-01	8	2nd	14 16 19 20 32 52
2022-09-12	49	4th	12 13 15 16 28 36
2022-05-21	3	1st	16 17 22 25 38 46
2022-05-14	23	2nd	14 16 18 32 49 53
2022-03-21	15	1st	16 21 22 23 42 43
2022-02-14	4	3rd	2 14 16 19 25 28
2022-02-05	2	2nd	5 16 30 47 49 51
2022-01-31	4	4th	8 14 15 16 22 30
2022-01-22	6	1st	16 25 33 45 46 49
2022-01-08	2	5th	2 4 6 14 16 42
2022-01-03	1	3rd	8 13 16 42 43 51
2022-01-01	47	2nd	1 16 19 39 42 46
2021-09-13	1	4th	4 10 11 16 24 48
2021-09-11	8	3rd	9 13 16 21 26 33
2021-08-23	34	2nd	4 16 19 32 39 54
2021-04-28	4	2nd	4 16 17 26 30 37
2021-04-14	5	2nd	3 16 23 29 48 52
2021-03-27	20	1st	16 24 42 45 48 50
2021-01-16	5	3rd	8 13 16 23 26 51
2020-12-30	20	4th	1 4 13 16 21 28
2020-10-21	1	3rd	6 14 16 17 24 46
2020-10-17	5	2nd	13 16 24 27 29 31
2020-09-30	7	3rd	4 11 16 19 27 30
2020-09-05	33	3rd	4 9 16 17 20 35
2020-05-13	9	3rd	8 15 16 21 39 54
2020-04-11	14	3rd	4 5 16 24 27 40
2020-02-22	11	2nd	8 16 23 38 41 47
2020-01-15	6	1st	16 34 38 40 49 54
2019-12-25	14	3rd	8 15 16 17 25 49
2019-11-06	11	2nd	4 16 23 44 50 53
2019-09-28	15	1st	16 18 39 45 49 54
2019-08-07	4	3rd	1 3 16 22 31 35
2019-07-24	11	3rd	2 9 16 22 46 49
2019-06-15	9	4th	8 9 12 16 46 48
2019-05-15	27	2nd	10 16 20 21 29 49
2019-02-09	9	3rd	11 13 16 21 48 52
2019-01-09	10	3rd	5 8 16 17 37 52
2018-12-05	7	4th	8 10 13 16 30 45
2018-11-10	27	1st	16 19 37 38 40 54
2018-08-08	22	2nd	12 16 28 29 46 54
2018-05-23	6	3rd	5 15 16 27 29 36
2018-05-02	6	3rd	1 2 16 27 36 38
2018-04-11	3	2nd	4 16 24 35 49 53
2018-03-31	2	2nd	8 16 26 27 44 51
2018-03-24	3	3rd	4 6 16 34 38 39
2018-03-14	2	3rd	11 15 16 30 31 50
2018-03-07	12	2nd	9 16 25 32 41 44
2018-01-24	2	2nd	8 16 34 43 45 53
2018-01-17	5	2nd	9 16 19 33 40 46
2017-12-30	4	3rd	9 14 16 27 45 51
2017-12-16	10	3rd	5 10 16 22 26 46
2017-11-11	19	1st	16 19 21 22 36 53
2017-09-06	2	3rd	8 10 16 32 40 48
2017-08-30	5	2nd	11 16 17 44 52 54
2017-08-12	5	3rd	5 8 16 24 25 46
2017-07-26	2	2nd	12 16 17 33 38 43
2017-07-19	8	5th	1 3 11 15 16 50
2017-06-21	3	2nd	10 16 24 25 31 36
2017-06-10	1	2nd	2 16 18 21 42 53
2017-06-07	3	1st	16 25 26 33 37 43
2017-05-27	3	2nd	1 16 25 34 50 53
2017-05-17	17	1st	16 17 29 31 37 51
2017-03-18	6	3rd	12 15 16 23 38 43
2017-02-25	13	1st	16 37 42 46 49 54
2017-01-11	6	3rd	4 13 16 19 43 51
2016-12-21	1	2nd	7 16 22 24 28 54
2016-12-17	7	1st	16 42 44 45 49 51
2016-11-23	3	2nd	12 16 20 21 29 41
2016-11-12	7	3rd	1 8 16 23 29 40
2016-10-19	5	1st	16 22 31 38 43 51
2016-10-01	22	2nd	10 16 17 20 22 53
2016-07-16	1	3rd	6 13 16 17 44 54
2016-07-13	8	3rd	3 7 16 27 34 46
2016-06-15	12	2nd	5 16 23 24 35 52
2016-05-04	6	2nd	12 16 21 25 35 44
2016-04-13	2	3rd	8 14 16 21 26 48
2016-04-06	2	2nd	6 16 41 43 48 54
2016-03-30	9	3rd	5 14 16 17 39 46
2016-02-27	15	1st	16 21 38 43 45 50
2016-01-06	5	2nd	8 16 39 44 46 52
2015-12-19	19	3rd	4 11 16 17 27 34
2015-10-14	6	1st	16 36 37 45 49 52
2015-09-23	3	3rd	1 6 16 22 43 51
2015-09-12	2	1st	16 26 29 35 37 42
2015-09-05	12	2nd	11 16 27 35 50 54
2015-07-25	6	4th	4 10 12 16 21 34
2015-07-04	5	3rd	5 12 16 18 37 42
2015-06-17	3	2nd	3 16 17 18 29 52
2015-06-06	2	3rd	8 11 16 20 44 53
2015-05-30	25	4th	1 5 7 16 31 32
2015-03-04	22	1st	16 36 41 44 49 53
2014-12-17	24	3rd	8 10 16 17 33 34
2014-09-24	9	2nd	10 16 33 42 44 51
2014-08-23	4	3rd	1 13 16 32 49 52
2014-08-09	4	2nd	9 16 20 29 34 43
2014-07-26	1	3rd	3 9 16 48 53 54
2014-07-23	21	4th	4 5 10 16 25 51
2014-05-10	2	2nd	12 16 22 24 39 41
2014-05-03	10	2nd	8 16 22 23 41 54
2014-03-29	13	3rd	4 13 16 19 29 30
2014-02-12	1	2nd	13 16 31 36 43 49
2014-02-08	1	2nd	7 16 17 26 42 51
2014-02-05	5	1st	16 23 25 29 49 54
2014-01-18	11	1st	16 18 32 36 45 46
2013-12-11	24	3rd	5 8 16 32 34 37
2013-09-18	7	1st	16 27 34 42 44 46
2013-08-24	3	2nd	5 16 18 24 26 42
2013-08-14	15	1st	16 20 25 31 34 36
2013-06-22	22	1st	16 17 24 30 44 54
2013-04-06	1	3rd	5 7 16 36 43 49
2013-04-03	24	2nd	3 16 18 23 40 44
2013-01-09	3	2nd	9 16 18 26 47 53
2012-12-29	6	2nd	15 16 21 27 44 48
2012-12-08	6	3rd	12 15 16 38 40 53
2012-11-17	4	3rd	1 5 16 19 27 42
2012-11-03	4	3rd	14 15 16 18 39 43
2012-10-20	6	4th	1 4 11 16 22 27
2012-09-29	15	3rd	14 15 16 20 26 42
2012-08-08	1	1st	16 20 29 43 48 53
2012-08-04	12	2nd	5 16 24 32 48 49
2012-06-23	10	3rd	8 12 16 30 38 45
2012-05-19	10	4th	1 6 10 16 19 36
2012-04-14	2	4th	4 9 13 16 20 47
2012-04-07	22	2nd	4 16 17 36 41 46
2012-01-21	9	4th	5 10 12 16 36 48
2011-12-21	3	2nd	6 16 25 31 35 54
2011-12-10	8	4th	4 5 14 16 18 19
2011-11-12	2	2nd	7 16 17 27 29 30
2011-11-05	3	2nd	6 16 32 40 51 54
2011-10-26	15	2nd	5 16 32 35 38 47
2011-09-03	15	1st	16 25 28 37 47 50
2011-07-13	6	2nd	10 16 21 48 50 52
2011-06-22	9	2nd	10 16 23 24 48 50
2011-05-21	7	1st	16 28 31 36 46 51
2011-04-27	10	3rd	7 10 16 26 41 54
2011-03-23	2	2nd	14 16 26 33 47 53
2011-03-16	1	2nd	4 16 17 23 46 51
2011-03-12	20	2nd	6 16 25 36 50 54
2011-01-01	4	2nd	8 16 20 39 40 53
2010-12-18	3	1st	16 17 23 31 38 46
2010-12-08	3	3rd	3 12 16 17 28 40
2010-11-27	1	3rd	5 8 16 27 41 46
2010-11-24	10	3rd	6 10 16 22 29 49
2010-10-20	17	2nd	9 16 29 43 46 49
2010-08-21	8	3rd	2 3 16 17 27 28
2010-07-24	6	1st	16 21 33 34 41 51
2010-07-03	29	1st	16 19 20 25 34 45
2010-03-24	23	2nd	6 16 17 23 25 44
2010-01-02	—	3rd	3 6 16 29 40 43