Number 16

In La Primitiva under the 6/49 + 1/49 · Oct 1985 – Jan 2013 rules — 2,558 draws, 6 from 1–49 (an earlier era).

306times drawn · chance expected 313 −0.44σ

9draws waiting · a wait this long: 35% for any number

8.4average wait between appearances · chance says 8.2

57longest completed wait · 18% chance of one at least that long

16 is drawn as often as chance explains

Drawn 306 times in 2,558 draws against 313.2 expected, −0.44σ. Each draw is independent: after 9 draws away it is exactly as likely tonight as a number drawn yesterday. It has also come out as the bonus ball 39 times, counted separately.

Number 16, draw by draw

Drawn 306 times in 2,558 draws · average wait 8.4 draws · longest completed wait 57 · waiting 9 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 42.4
2nd smallest108 · chance 109.7
3rd smallest102 · chance 102.4
4th smallest47 · chance 42.9
5th smallest11 · chance 8.0
6th smallest2 · chance 0.5

Every position’s lane →

The company it keeps

Seen most often with these — chance gives every partner about 31.9 shared draws, and the leaders are simply the ones that came out ahead this time.

1 9 26 48 6 11

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
2012-11-29	14	3rd	2 11 16 20 23 41
2012-10-11	5	3rd	9 15 16 23 31 40
2012-09-22	10	1st	16 20 31 33 34 45
2012-08-18

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.

2010-12-02	9	3rd	9 14 16 21 26 47
2010-10-30	25	2nd	6 16 22 32 33 49
2010-08-05	4	1st	16 24 27 41 48 49
2010-07-22	4	2nd	3 16 32 36 40 43
2010-07-08	22	3rd	1 7 16 22 31 36
2010-04-22	12	4th	5 6 9 16 33 36
2010-03-11	12	2nd	11 16 24 25 31 35
2010-01-28	12	1st	16 17 18 19 21 32
2009-12-17	3	2nd	7 16 28 32 42 46
2009-12-05	7	5th	2 8 9 13 16 44
2009-11-12	5	2nd	5 16 18 23 34 36
2009-10-24	10	2nd	7 16 21 25 27 28
2009-09-19	22	4th	1 2 3 16 22 31
2009-07-04	3	5th	8 12 13 14 16 37
2009-06-25	10	2nd	11 16 17 21 27 29
2009-05-21	5	3rd	3 5 16 26 36 49
2009-05-02	1	5th	4 7 11 15 16 49
2009-04-30	3	3rd	4 11 16 31 42 44
2009-04-18	17	5th	3 5 7 9 16 31
2009-02-19	6	3rd	4 8 16 20 38 39
2009-01-29	5	3rd	1 9 16 30 42 44
2009-01-10	5	2nd	1 16 27 28 41 46
2008-12-25	5	2nd	7 16 17 31 34 43
2008-12-06	3	2nd	13 16 21 29 39 45
2008-11-27	1	2nd	12 16 20 25 37 38
2008-11-22	1	6th	3 4 6 8 11 16
2008-11-20	2	2nd	7 16 22 29 34 36
2008-11-13	10	4th	2 5 7 16 19 32
2008-10-09	1	3rd	2 11 16 22 31 32
2008-10-04	24	4th	4 7 14 16 20 24
2008-07-12	5	5th	1 2 9 11 16 36
2008-06-26	25	1st	16 17 26 27 34 38
2008-03-29	11	5th	4 6 7 11 16 23
2008-02-21	11	4th	5 9 15 16 35 41
2008-01-12	2	2nd	13 16 22 26 27 28
2008-01-05	6	4th	5 11 12 16 27 39
2007-12-15	11	1st	16 26 28 35 38 48
2007-11-08	17	2nd	9 16 25 38 40 48
2007-09-08	3	3rd	8 12 16 20 29 42
2007-08-30	5	3rd	4 6 16 20 22 41
2007-08-11	1	1st	16 19 20 32 37 47
2007-08-09	6	4th	2 5 14 16 25 37
2007-07-19	34	3rd	1 7 16 22 28 45
2007-03-22	9	2nd	5 16 17 20 38 43
2007-02-17	5	4th	1 5 14 16 24 41
2007-02-01	28	3rd	6 11 16 29 48 49
2006-10-26	2	3rd	1 12 16 23 34 37
2006-10-19	11	3rd	1 7 16 20 27 39
2006-09-09	1	2nd	12 16 24 42 47 48
2006-09-07	10	4th	1 8 9 16 39 44
2006-08-03	9	3rd	4 15 16 19 44 46
2006-07-01	13	2nd	14 16 27 31 39 46
2006-05-18	13	1st	16 30 36 41 45 46
2006-04-01	6	2nd	9 16 22 28 34 37
2006-03-11	9	2nd	9 16 20 21 41 45
2006-02-09	13	4th	1 11 12 16 28 43
2005-12-24	7	2nd	1 16 28 45 46 48
2005-12-01	9	3rd	1 10 16 31 47 48
2005-10-29	12	3rd	6 14 16 18 39 48
2005-09-17	2	1st	16 22 26 30 44 49
2005-09-10	3	1st	16 25 30 36 38 44
2005-09-01	5	1st	16 27 35 43 46 47
2005-08-13	6	3rd	2 15 16 21 22 43
2005-07-23	1	3rd	4 13 16 36 37 45
2005-07-21	5	2nd	6 16 26 27 31 48
2005-07-02	3	3rd	9 10 16 25 26 35
2005-06-23	1	3rd	8 13 16 24 25 40
2005-06-18	1	2nd	15 16 20 30 32 42
2005-06-16	6	2nd	10 16 24 25 27 47
2005-05-26	2	2nd	2 16 17 19 39 49
2005-05-19	4	2nd	5 16 21 26 32 44
2005-05-05	4	2nd	1 16 20 22 23 33
2005-04-21	9	2nd	10 16 19 24 45 48
2005-03-19	1	1st	16 18 21 31 35 48
2005-03-17	11	2nd	9 16 18 27 37 43
2005-02-05	12	2nd	3 16 20 34 41 49
2004-12-25	3	3rd	3 13 16 42 43 46
2004-12-16	2	4th	1 5 9 16 18 45
2004-12-09	1	3rd	9 14 16 18 28 36
2004-12-04	11	1st	16 24 26 38 44 45
2004-10-28	17	3rd	6 10 16 39 42 47
2004-08-28	1	5th	1 6 12 13 16 47
2004-08-26	7	4th	2 7 11 16 17 27
2004-07-31	4	3rd	2 13 16 24 29 48
2004-07-17	19	2nd	11 16 20 34 45 47
2004-05-13	9	4th	2 9 11 16 37 41
2004-04-10	15	3rd	3 13 16 28 30 39
2004-02-19	5	3rd	4 12 16 31 38 45
2004-01-31	8	3rd	4 6 16 20 24 42
2004-01-03	2	4th	9 10 15 16 25 45
2003-12-27	8	2nd	10 16 21 24 35 39
2003-11-29	7	4th	1 12 14 16 35 38
2003-11-06	4	3rd	7 13 16 29 45 48
2003-10-23	7	4th	1 12 13 16 46 48
2003-09-27	22	2nd	6 16 21 22 28 38
2003-07-12	1	2nd	3 16 27 33 39 42
2003-07-10	19	2nd	3 16 31 33 37 39
2003-05-03	1	4th	1 5 12 16 22 30
2003-05-01	30	3rd	10 15 16 29 33 41
2003-01-16	1	4th	12 14 15 16 25 26
2003-01-11	1	3rd	3 15 16 26 44 45
2003-01-09	7	3rd	9 15 16 20 23 25
2002-12-14	5	2nd	4 16 21 34 36 39
2002-11-28	8	4th	1 9 10 16 17 25
2002-10-31	2	2nd	11 16 24 26 46 48
2002-10-24	2	2nd	2 16 22 29 30 40
2002-10-17	25	3rd	8 15 16 18 35 41
2002-07-20	10	2nd	3 16 28 41 46 48
2002-06-15	21	3rd	5 9 16 27 36 47
2002-04-04	12	3rd	10 14 16 19 25 26
2002-02-21	11	4th	5 8 11 16 37 45
2002-01-12	1	4th	2 7 11 16 17 34
2002-01-10	22	3rd	14 15 16 25 26 30
2001-10-25	6	3rd	3 9 16 21 29 31
2001-10-04	57	1st	16 17 18 23 40 44
2001-03-17	47	2nd	6 16 18 20 23 47
2000-10-05	5	3rd	8 10 16 30 32 44
2000-09-16	14	3rd	4 5 16 19 21 23
2000-07-29	29	1st	16 17 40 42 45 47
2000-04-20	13	3rd	3 6 16 42 45 48
2000-03-04	1	3rd	7 10 16 26 38 39
2000-03-02	5	3rd	7 14 16 28 36 48
2000-02-12	18	3rd	1 11 16 17 30 45
1999-12-11	8	2nd	15 16 18 23 30 48
1999-11-13	7	2nd	3 16 20 24 35 48
1999-10-21	1	2nd	11 16 24 28 35 40
1999-10-16	1	4th	2 3 10 16 34 46
1999-10-14	3	2nd	10 16 32 35 39 48
1999-10-02	10	2nd	10 16 29 30 32 41
1999-08-28	1	3rd	8 15 16 23 38 39
1999-08-26	3	4th	1 3 11 16 48 49
1999-08-14	2	2nd	2 16 32 42 43 46
1999-08-07	2	4th	2 4 12 16 19 32
1999-07-31	10	1st	16 23 30 32 36 42
1999-06-26	5	3rd	1 4 16 30 47 48
1999-06-10	4	2nd	4 16 18 23 36 49
1999-05-27	9	2nd	5 16 35 38 46 47
1999-04-24	2	3rd	8 15 16 37 38 43
1999-04-17	1	2nd	7 16 27 36 42 49
1999-04-15	8	2nd	10 16 23 29 32 36
1999-03-18	5	4th	2 6 14 16 31 46
1999-02-27	2	2nd	7 16 18 21 32 42
1999-02-20	3	5th	5 6 7 8 16 31
1999-02-11	9	3rd	12 14 16 35 46 48
1999-01-09	18	3rd	1 6 16 28 38 43
1998-11-07	3	3rd	8 10 16 17 21 29
1998-10-29	16	2nd	2 16 19 26 41 46
1998-09-03	3	5th	3 6 7 14 16 35
1998-08-22	3	4th	3 4 11 16 23 35
1998-08-13	1	3rd	8 12 16 35 46 47
1998-08-08	12	2nd	1 16 24 36 43 46
1998-06-27	2	2nd	2 16 22 30 34 48
1998-06-20	2	3rd	1 4 16 25 28 41
1998-06-13	4	2nd	9 16 22 24 29 45
1998-05-30	8	3rd	14 15 16 25 26 45
1998-05-02	12	1st	16 22 23 24 25 29
1998-03-21	19	2nd	11 16 20 35 40 47
1998-01-15	9	4th	8 14 15 16 22 25
1997-12-13	8	3rd	6 13 16 20 21 36
1997-11-15	9	3rd	2 6 16 42 44 48
1997-10-16	1	3rd	10 14 16 20 32 43
1997-10-11	39	3rd	3 13 16 35 38 44
1997-05-29	1	3rd	11 14 16 20 28 47
1997-05-24	22	1st	16 22 26 32 38 41
1997-03-08	1	2nd	9 16 32 41 42 49
1997-03-06	4	3rd	6 9 16 27 39 45
1997-02-20	22	3rd	3 6 16 21 35 48
1996-12-05	10	2nd	2 16 17 31 36 37
1996-10-31	3	2nd	1 16 23 32 34 43
1996-10-19	2	3rd	1 7 16 23 37 49
1996-10-12	5	3rd	1 5 16 17 39 45
1996-09-26	17	2nd	5 16 20 38 43 45
1996-07-27	9	2nd	6 16 18 30 37 40
1996-06-27	2	3rd	10 14 16 20 36 46
1996-06-20	8	3rd	6 11 16 37 40 48
1996-05-23	1	2nd	6 16 19 20 38 49
1996-05-18	10	2nd	7 16 17 29 30 48
1996-04-13	1	3rd	3 6 16 24 39 49
1996-04-11	1	4th	7 8 12 16 31 44
1996-04-06	35	3rd	6 14 16 18 27 39
1995-12-07	11	3rd	3 14 16 24 32 39
1995-10-28	8	2nd	5 16 24 26 28 33
1995-09-30	10	4th	1 4 12 16 31 42
1995-08-26	2	2nd	4 16 18 22 36 48
1995-08-19	2	1st	16 34 35 38 45 46
1995-08-12	2	4th	4 8 11 16 31 37
1995-08-05	2	2nd	7 16 25 33 37 47
1995-07-29	10	4th	5 6 7 16 40 43
1995-06-24	1	2nd	1 16 26 28 29 41
1995-06-22	3	3rd	8 14 16 21 26 49
1995-06-10	9	3rd	12 13 16 21 22 42
1995-05-11	1	3rd	3 9 16 17 40 47
1995-05-06	7	3rd	2 9 16 21 39 44
1995-04-13	9	3rd	1 14 16 19 21 42
1995-03-11	1	2nd	10 16 29 42 43 48
1995-03-09	9	3rd	1 12 16 26 46 47
1995-02-04	6	4th	6 10 15 16 38 43
1995-01-14	3	4th	1 5 7 16 21 27
1995-01-05	35	3rd	1 9 16 17 20 31
1994-09-03	10	3rd	3 13 16 33 44 49
1994-07-30	2	2nd	3 16 26 28 37 41
1994-07-23	4	1st	16 30 38 39 42 44
1994-07-09	6	1st	16 21 24 39 44 46
1994-06-18	31	6th	2 7 9 11 14 16
1994-03-03	3	2nd	5 16 17 35 40 45
1994-02-19	2	4th	5 11 12 16 22 35
1994-02-12	1	2nd	9 16 22 42 48 49
1994-02-10	5	4th	3 4 14 16 33 49
1994-01-22	3	3rd	9 15 16 22 34 36
1994-01-13	28	4th	3 13 15 16 39 43
1993-10-07	17	3rd	3 11 16 21 34 35
1993-08-07	6	2nd	15 16 20 26 31 41
1993-07-17	6	2nd	9 16 19 33 41 48
1993-06-26	15	2nd	8 16 18 20 23 46
1993-05-06	2	3rd	6 7 16 28 43 45
1993-04-29	3	2nd	9 16 35 38 41 48
1993-04-17	6	2nd	11 16 22 34 36 48
1993-03-27	12	2nd	3 16 17 30 47 48
1993-02-13	13	2nd	9 16 18 23 31 46
1992-12-31	4	2nd	13 16 39 43 45 47
1992-12-17	1	2nd	14 16 20 24 36 47
1992-12-12	5	3rd	5 9 16 27 28 31
1992-11-26	2	2nd	7 16 34 37 39 49
1992-11-19	5	2nd	10 16 18 30 46 49
1992-10-31	6	3rd	6 15 16 18 24 49
1992-10-10	8	2nd	3 16 17 24 30 39
1992-09-12	7	4th	1 2 5 16 25 26
1992-08-20	1	2nd	1 16 21 23 26 35
1992-08-15	1	3rd	3 6 16 26 27 41
1992-08-13	4	3rd	10 15 16 17 22 39
1992-07-30	27	3rd	7 14 16 25 31 47
1992-04-25	1	2nd	15 16 17 39 41 47
1992-04-23	1	2nd	12 16 28 30 40 49
1992-04-18	18	2nd	11 16 27 35 39 48
1992-02-15	6	1st	16 19 29 36 42 44
1992-01-25	6	3rd	3 8 16 19 23 33
1992-01-04	8	2nd	12 16 17 30 43 44
1991-12-07	8	3rd	9 14 16 26 44 47
1991-11-09	1	3rd	1 11 16 37 48 49
1991-11-07	4	3rd	8 15 16 18 22 34
1991-10-24	4	1st	16 26 41 43 44 46
1991-10-10	11	2nd	11 16 17 20 25 42
1991-08-31	2	1st	16 19 20 29 38 48
1991-08-24	21	2nd	13 16 17 22 25 34
1991-06-13	9	2nd	6 16 21 25 32 46
1991-04-11	28	3rd	1 8 16 19 22 37
1990-09-27	10	2nd	5 16 26 37 39 46
1990-08-09	9	3rd	9 13 16 17 27 38
1990-07-07	3	4th	3 4 6 16 26 40
1990-06-28	11	2nd	8 16 19 23 38 43
1990-05-19	3	1st	16 23 25 26 43 49
1990-05-03	10	1st	16 28 30 36 40 47
1990-02-22	3	3rd	12 14 16 29 33 38
1990-02-01	3	1st	16 21 25 26 37 49
1990-01-11	10	4th	8 9 14 16 23 38
1989-11-02	4	4th	5 6 7 16 19 29
1989-10-05	1	4th	1 2 5 16 33 49
1989-09-28	7	1st	16 21 23 30 35 45
1989-08-10	15	2nd	5 16 31 34 39 40
1989-04-27	4	2nd	1 16 20 26 47 49
1989-03-30	2	2nd	6 16 20 23 24 32
1989-03-16	9	1st	16 19 23 32 38 39
1989-01-12	14	2nd	11 16 20 29 41 45
1988-10-06	11	4th	2 3 9 16 19 41
1988-07-21	21	4th	2 8 9 16 43 47
1988-02-25	4	3rd	4 6 16 36 40 45
1988-01-28	5	3rd	1 14 16 25 28 41
1987-12-24	8	5th	1 4 11 15 16 49
1987-10-29	16	1st	16 17 24 26 40 41
1987-07-09	10	2nd	15 16 19 32 36 38
1987-04-30	11	3rd	12 14 16 32 41 48
1987-02-12	2	4th	2 4 7 16 24 38
1987-01-29	3	2nd	6 16 24 26 36 42
1987-01-08	2	3rd	13 15 16 21 33 46
1986-12-18	9	2nd	10 16 17 22 39 48
1986-10-16	10	1st	16 21 34 37 42 49
1986-08-07	3	3rd	3 5 16 35 45 46
1986-07-17	8	1st	16 19 24 37 38 49
1986-05-22	7	3rd	2 9 16 18 44 46
1986-04-03	13	3rd	1 7 16 20 36 38
1986-01-02	9	1st	16 18 38 43 44 47
1985-10-24	—	2nd	5 16 18 29 43 44