Number 21

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

310times drawn · chance expected 313 −0.19σ

0draws waiting — it came up last time

8.2average wait between appearances · chance says 8.2

54longest completed wait · 26% chance of one at least that long

21 is drawn as often as chance explains

Drawn 310 times in 2,558 draws against 313.2 expected, −0.19σ. Each draw is independent: after 0 draws away it is exactly as likely tonight as a number drawn yesterday. It has also come out as the bonus ball 60 times, counted separately.

Number 21, draw by draw

Drawn 310 times in 2,558 draws · average wait 8.2 draws · longest completed wait 54 · drawn in the most recent draw

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 small number the low positions more often. That is the shape of sorting, not of the machine.

1st smallest18 · chance 17.8
2nd smallest83 · chance 74.1
3rd smallest104 · chance 112.7
4th smallest77 · chance 78.0
5th smallest26 · chance 24.6
6th smallest2 · chance 2.8

Every position’s lane →

The company it keeps

Seen most often with these — chance gives every partner about 32.3 shared draws, and the leaders are simply the ones that came out ahead this time.

9 44 1 6 34 39

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, 21 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 21 →

Every draw it appeared in

Date	Wait	Position	The draw
2012-12-29	3	5th	2 3 7 10 21 38
2012-12-20	3	2nd	12 21 22 36 47 49
2012-12-08	8	4th	7 8 17 21 33 37
2012-11-10

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 6/49 tonight whatever it did last week.

2011-03-10	10	4th	9 10 12 21 24 46
2011-02-03	8	2nd	11 21 22 26 37 40
2011-01-06	1	3rd	1 11 21 33 34 44
2011-01-01	2	4th	6 9 10 21 23 25
2010-12-25	1	3rd	8 11 21 22 37 44
2010-12-23	6	2nd	11 21 25 27 42 45
2010-12-02	2	4th	9 14 16 21 26 47
2010-11-25	19	3rd	12 19 21 35 37 40
2010-09-18	9	3rd	6 10 21 36 44 48
2010-08-19	16	3rd	2 5 21 22 26 39
2010-06-24	2	4th	1 12 15 21 26 41
2010-06-17	6	3rd	4 14 21 28 30 46
2010-05-27	11	1st	21 28 31 33 37 46
2010-04-17	4	4th	3 13 18 21 27 37
2010-04-03	16	3rd	3 12 21 27 39 43
2010-02-06	3	5th	5 7 17 19 21 42
2010-01-28	13	5th	16 17 18 19 21 32
2009-12-12	1	3rd	4 10 21 23 28 48
2009-12-10	5	2nd	13 21 24 26 32 34
2009-11-21	2	4th	14 15 17 21 42 48
2009-11-14	6	2nd	6 21 30 31 36 47
2009-10-24	35	3rd	7 16 21 25 27 28
2009-06-25	14	4th	11 16 17 21 27 29
2009-05-07	3	3rd	7 17 21 30 34 40
2009-04-25	1	4th	1 8 17 21 39 48
2009-04-23	31	2nd	13 21 23 24 34 40
2009-01-03	8	3rd	9 11 21 30 31 44
2008-12-06	8	3rd	13 16 21 29 39 45
2008-11-08	2	2nd	4 21 26 39 43 47
2008-11-01	5	2nd	2 21 33 36 38 48
2008-10-16	13	3rd	13 20 21 23 32 45
2008-08-30	10	2nd	7 21 22 30 40 47
2008-07-26	13	3rd	13 17 21 23 27 28
2008-06-12	6	3rd	11 13 21 22 30 48
2008-05-22	40	1st	21 26 29 40 41 44
2008-01-03	29	3rd	3 17 21 36 46 48
2007-09-22	1	2nd	1 21 29 32 35 45
2007-09-20	26	4th	4 6 12 21 36 49
2007-06-21	13	1st	21 25 28 36 41 44
2007-05-05	17	3rd	13 20 21 28 41 46
2007-03-08	4	3rd	2 20 21 29 38 39
2007-02-22	3	3rd	3 20 21 23 30 46
2007-02-10	13	2nd	17 21 23 28 33 44
2006-12-28	6	1st	21 24 31 34 35 44
2006-12-07	9	2nd	6 21 22 31 36 46
2006-11-04	29	3rd	12 19 21 31 32 33
2006-07-27	1	3rd	12 15 21 31 37 39
2006-07-22	10	3rd	7 11 21 27 28 42
2006-06-17	2	4th	9 10 15 21 25 49
2006-06-10	2	4th	2 3 10 21 30 46
2006-06-03	9	2nd	14 21 22 26 39 44
2006-05-04	5	4th	1 7 20 21 32 38
2006-04-15	10	2nd	6 21 35 36 41 42
2006-03-11	4	4th	9 16 20 21 41 45
2006-02-25	6	4th	1 2 10 21 23 28
2006-02-04	3	3rd	6 10 21 23 24 37
2006-01-26	17	4th	9 10 14 21 34 46
2005-11-26	1	3rd	8 19 21 25 44 47
2005-11-24	2	2nd	18 21 24 29 35 38
2005-11-17	2	3rd	7 17 21 41 45 46
2005-11-10	2	3rd	6 11 21 33 34 42
2005-11-03	11	2nd	1 21 24 28 33 38
2005-09-24	12	3rd	3 11 21 30 41 49
2005-08-13	10	4th	2 15 16 21 22 43
2005-07-09	9	2nd	8 21 25 39 42 45
2005-06-09	6	2nd	2 21 25 28 34 38
2005-05-19	17	3rd	5 16 21 26 32 44
2005-03-19	7	3rd	16 18 21 31 35 48
2005-02-24	6	2nd	5 21 28 40 44 45
2005-02-03	7	2nd	13 21 22 29 36 48
2005-01-08	5	3rd	9 11 21 30 34 40
2004-12-23	3	3rd	1 9 21 24 31 43
2004-12-11	3	4th	1 2 3 21 23 49
2004-12-02	3	4th	4 5 10 21 33 37
2004-11-20	5	1st	21 32 35 39 41 42
2004-11-04	10	3rd	17 18 21 27 34 42
2004-09-30	1	4th	4 5 11 21 33 36
2004-09-25	6	4th	14 15 18 21 34 38
2004-09-04	4	4th	1 12 14 21 42 48
2004-08-21	11	2nd	15 21 26 42 44 49
2004-07-15	8	2nd	17 21 28 31 34 40
2004-06-17	6	2nd	18 21 23 27 33 49
2004-05-27	14	3rd	11 12 21 32 37 38
2004-04-08	1	4th	7 10 17 21 39 46
2004-04-03	6	4th	5 7 19 21 45 48
2004-03-13	14	3rd	3 9 21 27 35 39
2004-01-24	2	1st	21 22 25 30 31 44
2004-01-17	6	4th	3 9 19 21 38 46
2003-12-27	2	3rd	10 16 21 24 35 39
2003-12-20	8	2nd	2 21 28 32 46 48
2003-11-22	4	2nd	6 21 24 30 31 36
2003-11-08	9	2nd	19 21 26 29 43 48
2003-10-09	3	2nd	18 21 22 29 36 37
2003-09-27	2	3rd	6 16 21 22 28 38
2003-09-20	7	4th	10 12 13 21 34 42
2003-08-28	35	5th	4 5 11 17 21 33
2003-04-26	7	3rd	6 18 21 22 32 46
2003-04-03	9	3rd	1 5 21 32 39 48
2003-03-01	9	2nd	13 21 23 33 37 43
2003-01-30	3	2nd	8 21 22 25 41 46
2003-01-18	10	2nd	19 21 22 32 36 48
2002-12-14	3	3rd	4 16 21 34 36 39
2002-12-05	1	3rd	2 4 21 31 41 45
2002-11-30	3	2nd	15 21 29 43 44 45
2002-11-21	17	5th	7 10 18 19 21 31
2002-09-21	9	2nd	2 21 27 32 40 43
2002-08-22	3	2nd	13 21 24 26 32 34
2002-08-10	29	3rd	5 6 21 23 34 37
2002-05-02	3	5th	2 4 6 14 21 33
2002-04-20	13	3rd	2 9 21 45 46 48
2002-03-07	14	3rd	4 18 21 30 35 38
2002-01-17	10	3rd	4 11 21 27 37 44
2001-12-13	3	4th	5 9 14 21 27 39
2001-12-01	3	4th	7 10 13 21 30 42
2001-11-22	5	4th	12 13 19 21 27 44
2001-11-03	3	2nd	19 21 22 25 33 49
2001-10-25	31	4th	3 9 16 21 29 31
2001-07-07	8	3rd	12 18 21 26 27 42
2001-06-09	9	2nd	6 21 24 29 31 39
2001-05-10	5	5th	9 13 17 19 21 46
2001-04-21	7	2nd	12 21 27 29 37 46
2001-03-29	9	2nd	9 21 32 41 42 45
2001-02-24	18	4th	2 15 17 21 34 40
2000-12-23	6	3rd	11 18 21 38 44 47
2000-12-02	11	3rd	12 15 21 32 36 43
2000-10-26	4	3rd	8 19 21 23 25 37
2000-10-12	7	4th	4 11 13 21 23 45
2000-09-16	4	5th	4 5 16 19 21 23
2000-09-02	13	1st	21 24 25 32 36 40
2000-07-20	13	4th	6 9 18 21 37 47
2000-06-03	9	3rd	3 5 21 28 34 40
2000-05-04	7	3rd	9 14 21 23 39 48
2000-04-08	12	2nd	3 21 29 33 34 36
2000-02-26	1	5th	4 8 18 19 21 36
2000-02-24	2	4th	9 10 18 21 34 42
2000-02-17	14	2nd	5 21 36 38 41 44
1999-12-30	4	4th	1 7 17 21 25 48
1999-12-16	12	4th	1 5 6 21 25 41
1999-11-04	8	3rd	6 13 21 32 35 49
1999-10-07	3	2nd	3 21 26 30 34 39
1999-09-25	6	4th	1 15 19 21 24 34
1999-09-04	7	2nd	6 21 30 39 44 48
1999-08-12	4	2nd	5 21 31 33 41 49
1999-07-29	5	3rd	1 7 21 27 41 43
1999-07-10	3	1st	21 29 34 37 38 48
1999-07-01	13	2nd	10 21 23 25 32 36
1999-05-15	5	3rd	1 15 21 29 31 39
1999-04-29	16	3rd	3 17 21 26 31 44
1999-03-04	1	3rd	4 6 21 27 29 31
1999-02-27	1	4th	7 16 18 21 32 42
1999-02-25	10	3rd	3 8 21 36 39 44
1999-01-21	7	1st	21 22 26 40 43 48
1998-12-26	10	4th	14 17 20 21 33 38
1998-11-21	4	4th	4 15 17 21 32 34
1998-11-07	2	5th	8 10 16 17 21 29
1998-10-31	9	5th	6 7 8 15 21 47
1998-10-01	22	4th	8 9 12 21 23 33
1998-07-16	8	3rd	2 14 21 31 40 42
1998-06-18	10	2nd	18 21 30 31 40 41
1998-05-14	20	5th	5 8 11 18 21 48
1998-03-05	2	4th	12 13 15 21 37 43
1998-02-26	15	1st	21 22 24 29 34 46
1998-01-03	6	3rd	13 18 21 23 37 39
1997-12-13	2	5th	6 13 16 20 21 36
1997-12-06	20	3rd	1 8 21 38 41 49
1997-09-27	2	1st	21 26 34 37 38 49
1997-09-20	9	2nd	2 21 25 29 46 47
1997-08-21	4	3rd	15 20 21 24 26 28
1997-08-07	10	2nd	8 21 22 26 28 48
1997-07-03	1	4th	1 10 20 21 25 35
1997-06-28	6	2nd	1 21 31 41 44 48
1997-06-07	8	4th	11 13 17 21 30 37
1997-05-10	9	3rd	3 4 21 27 29 38
1997-04-10	2	2nd	19 21 22 25 38 41
1997-04-03	2	2nd	12 21 23 35 37 42
1997-03-27	1	3rd	2 3 21 24 35 45
1997-03-22	9	3rd	1 3 21 25 34 41
1997-02-20	3	4th	3 6 16 21 35 48
1997-02-08	2	2nd	5 21 29 35 40 42
1997-02-01	2	2nd	9 21 31 39 44 47
1997-01-25	10	4th	2 8 11 21 28 44
1996-12-21	24	4th	8 10 20 21 24 38
1996-09-28	4	2nd	11 21 27 34 41 48
1996-09-14	8	3rd	6 9 21 29 37 43
1996-08-17	2	3rd	9 13 21 22 33 40
1996-08-10	7	4th	14 17 19 21 41 43
1996-07-18	2	2nd	12 21 29 35 42 44
1996-07-11	22	2nd	1 21 42 43 44 45
1996-04-25	2	3rd	1 15 21 30 40 47
1996-04-18	5	4th	6 13 17 21 25 26
1996-03-30	15	3rd	1 2 21 30 41 46
1996-02-08	5	1st	21 22 27 29 40 48
1996-01-20	10	4th	9 17 20 21 26 37
1995-12-16	11	3rd	9 20 21 22 42 44
1995-11-09	30	2nd	17 21 32 34 35 41
1995-07-27	10	2nd	1 21 30 31 41 48
1995-06-22	3	4th	8 14 16 21 26 49
1995-06-10	1	4th	12 13 16 21 22 42
1995-06-08	3	4th	2 8 9 21 26 33
1995-05-27	6	1st	21 26 28 34 39 42
1995-05-06	3	4th	2 9 16 21 39 44
1995-04-27	3	3rd	1 3 21 25 26 40
1995-04-15	1	5th	4 6 13 15 21 48
1995-04-13	5	5th	1 14 16 19 21 42
1995-03-25	18	2nd	9 21 25 37 38 39
1995-01-21	2	4th	4 7 9 21 31 38
1995-01-14	4	5th	1 5 7 16 21 27
1994-12-31	14	5th	1 3 7 18 21 42
1994-11-12	17	3rd	1 6 21 29 33 43
1994-09-15	19	3rd	12 17 21 23 29 35
1994-07-09	8	2nd	16 21 24 39 44 46
1994-06-11	11	3rd	1 7 21 28 29 34
1994-05-05	1	2nd	6 21 25 27 35 40
1994-04-30	10	5th	6 9 12 18 21 40
1994-03-26	3	1st	21 31 34 40 48 49
1994-03-17	3	3rd	9 10 21 24 45 48
1994-03-05	30	3rd	2 14 21 32 33 44
1993-11-20	5	2nd	2 21 24 26 27 47
1993-11-04	8	1st	21 23 26 31 37 40
1993-10-07	2	4th	3 11 16 21 34 35
1993-09-30	3	2nd	2 21 22 27 39 47
1993-09-18	5	2nd	18 21 22 26 30 44
1993-09-02	3	6th	7 10 15 18 19 21
1993-08-21	5	4th	10 11 15 21 39 46
1993-08-05	9	3rd	6 8 21 25 29 30
1993-07-03	12	2nd	9 21 29 32 36 42
1993-05-22	30	3rd	12 15 21 25 42 46
1993-02-06	7	3rd	1 11 21 26 33 49
1993-01-14	11	2nd	12 21 35 40 41 47
1992-12-05	4	3rd	6 18 21 28 33 45
1992-11-21	8	4th	2 3 5 21 32 45
1992-10-24	15	5th	12 13 15 19 21 48
1992-09-03	4	4th	1 8 13 21 38 46
1992-08-20	10	3rd	1 16 21 23 26 35
1992-07-16	8	3rd	15 19 21 30 31 44
1992-06-18	5	3rd	1 4 21 22 24 32
1992-05-30	2	5th	8 11 12 18 21 26
1992-05-23	3	4th	4 5 15 21 25 39
1992-05-14	1	3rd	4 10 21 28 41 46
1992-05-09	10	3rd	5 9 21 24 25 38
1992-04-04	24	2nd	14 21 25 31 42 46
1992-01-11	21	3rd	2 14 21 35 39 41
1991-10-31	33	4th	1 7 12 21 42 45
1991-07-06	1	2nd	11 21 26 28 46 47
1991-07-04	6	5th	1 3 12 20 21 47
1991-06-13	2	3rd	6 16 21 25 32 46
1991-05-30	3	2nd	18 21 25 29 30 45
1991-05-09	9	2nd	14 21 23 26 37 44
1991-03-07	4	3rd	5 13 21 43 46 47
1991-02-07	6	4th	2 5 14 21 27 38
1990-12-27	8	4th	5 14 20 21 22 28
1990-11-01	54	3rd	1 5 21 28 35 37
1990-02-01	5	2nd	16 21 25 26 37 49
1989-12-28	1	3rd	7 20 21 30 31 44
1989-12-21	1	3rd	9 15 21 39 42 47
1989-12-14	2	6th	11 15 18 19 20 21
1989-11-30	9	3rd	18 20 21 27 46 47
1989-09-28	13	2nd	16 21 23 30 35 45
1989-06-29	2	2nd	20 21 23 41 43 45
1989-06-15	9	2nd	19 21 23 24 32 43
1989-04-13	1	2nd	20 21 36 39 40 45
1989-04-06	13	5th	5 6 8 9 21 43
1989-01-05	5	1st	21 27 37 39 42 44
1988-12-01	15	4th	5 8 19 21 22 40
1988-08-18	15	5th	5 7 12 14 21 32
1988-05-05	8	4th	8 9 17 21 29 48
1988-03-10	14	3rd	6 9 21 27 28 47
1987-12-03	1	5th	5 7 8 12 21 27
1987-11-26	1	4th	7 13 14 21 42 47
1987-11-19	13	2nd	2 21 30 33 35 41
1987-08-20	7	3rd	9 13 21 24 35 38
1987-07-02	4	3rd	11 15 21 25 36 39
1987-06-04	1	3rd	3 8 21 24 44 45
1987-05-28	1	4th	1 2 7 21 32 33
1987-05-21	19	3rd	6 12 21 25 37 38
1987-01-08	10	4th	13 15 16 21 33 46
1986-10-23	1	3rd	2 12 21 30 35 48
1986-10-16	3	2nd	16 21 34 37 42 49
1986-09-25	5	2nd	8 21 28 38 43 46
1986-08-21	3	2nd	15 21 22 30 34 37
1986-07-31	8	4th	12 14 15 21 35 43
1986-06-05	4	4th	2 5 18 21 30 31
1986-05-08	2	3rd	2 20 21 31 36 49
1986-04-24	2	2nd	11 21 34 36 41 44
1986-04-10	8	3rd	6 12 21 23 35 41
1986-02-13	—	3rd	5 18 21 28 35 48