Number 16

In Megabucks under the 6/49 · since Apr 2010 rules — 1,724 draws, 6 from 1–49.

212times drawn · chance expected 211 +0.07σ

22draws waiting · a wait this long: 6% for any number

8.1average wait between appearances · chance says 8.2

46longest completed wait · 45% chance of one at least that long

16 is drawn as often as chance explains

Drawn 212 times in 1,724 draws against 211.1 expected, +0.07σ. Each draw is independent: after 22 draws away it is exactly as likely tonight as a number drawn yesterday.

Number 16, draw by draw

Drawn 212 times in 1,724 draws · average wait 8.1 draws · longest completed wait 46 · waiting 22 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 smallest24 · chance 29.4
2nd smallest71 · chance 76.0
3rd smallest82 · chance 70.9
4th smallest31 · chance 29.7
5th smallest4 · chance 5.6
6th smallest0 · chance 0.4

Every position’s lane →

The company it keeps

Seen most often with these — chance gives every partner about 22.1 shared draws, and the leaders are simply the ones that came out ahead this time.

4 8 5 33 40 7

It has shared a draw with every one of the other 48 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 49. 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
2026-07-25	7	2nd	13 16 22 32 42 46
2026-07-01	9	2nd	4 16 24 28 41 45
2026-05-30	37	2nd	4 16 22 34 46 48
2026-01-21	11	3rd

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 6/49 tonight whatever it did last week.

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