Number 16

In UK Lotto under the 6/49 + 1/49 · Nov 1994 – Oct 2015 rules — 2,065 draws, 6 from 1–49 (an earlier era).

223times drawn · chance expected 253 −2.00σ

19draws waiting · a wait this long: 10% for any number

9.2average wait between appearances · chance says 8.2

52longest completed wait · 25% chance of one at least that long

16 is drawn as often as chance explains

Drawn 223 times in 2,065 draws against 252.9 expected, −2.00σ. Each draw is independent: after 19 draws away it is exactly as likely tonight as a number drawn yesterday. It has also come out as the bonus ball 31 times, counted separately.

Number 16, draw by draw

Drawn 223 times in 2,065 draws · average wait 9.2 draws · longest completed wait 52 · waiting 19 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 smallest35 · chance 30.9
2nd smallest85 · chance 79.9
3rd smallest71 · chance 74.6
4th smallest26 · chance 31.3
5th smallest5 · chance 5.9
6th smallest1 · chance 0.4

Every position’s lane →

The company it keeps

Seen most often with these — chance gives every partner about 23.2 shared draws, and the leaders are simply the ones that came out ahead this time.

10 18 22 27 37 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, 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
2015-08-01	52	2nd	1 16 27 42 46 47
2015-01-31	6	3rd	7 10 16 33 39 44
2015-01-10	35	3rd	13 14 16 24 41 43
2014-09-10	9	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 6/49 tonight whatever it did last week.

2013-04-17	2	3rd	12 14 16 18 20 33
2013-04-10	5	2nd	3 16 27 33 36 42
2013-03-23	8	3rd	3 14 16 19 37 44
2013-02-23	5	2nd	2 16 25 30 31 32
2013-02-06	5	3rd	9 10 16 18 27 42
2013-01-19	30	4th	5 9 13 16 35 39
2012-10-06	7	3rd	1 11 16 18 27 42
2012-09-12	29	2nd	14 16 21 22 24 41
2012-06-02	13	1st	16 18 20 25 29 34
2012-04-18	3	3rd	7 8 16 22 24 28
2012-04-07	3	2nd	12 16 23 25 31 42
2012-03-28	3	3rd	3 8 16 22 38 39
2012-03-17	11	3rd	1 3 16 20 37 40
2012-02-08	17	3rd	7 13 16 31 36 44
2011-12-10	4	1st	16 21 24 29 30 39
2011-11-26	6	2nd	13 16 25 26 36 46
2011-11-05	8	2nd	14 16 23 24 27 39
2011-10-08	4	2nd	6 16 22 26 30 34
2011-09-24	17	2nd	10 16 29 34 37 47
2011-07-27	10	2nd	4 16 22 34 39 42
2011-06-22	24	1st	16 22 23 36 45 48
2011-03-30	1	2nd	10 16 17 21 39 41
2011-03-26	3	3rd	2 9 16 21 31 44
2011-03-16	7	3rd	2 15 16 18 47 48
2011-02-19	2	2nd	6 16 26 32 34 46
2011-02-12	13	1st	16 24 27 28 30 36
2010-12-29	6	3rd	2 3 16 26 34 39
2010-12-08	12	2nd	14 16 23 24 25 43
2010-10-27	7	4th	3 5 11 16 41 48
2010-10-02	4	2nd	10 16 25 26 32 40
2010-09-18	4	3rd	4 5 16 17 20 32
2010-09-04	5	1st	16 19 26 27 41 47
2010-08-18	3	3rd	2 13 16 24 25 40
2010-08-07	5	2nd	13 16 22 25 31 39
2010-07-21	11	2nd	8 16 25 27 28 34
2010-06-12	6	2nd	1 16 17 19 33 34
2010-05-22	9	3rd	1 4 16 37 47 49
2010-04-21	10	3rd	2 10 16 19 33 45
2010-03-17	9	1st	16 30 34 37 41 42
2010-02-13	6	1st	16 22 24 30 39 44
2010-01-23	1	4th	3 7 8 16 19 30
2010-01-20	2	2nd	2 16 17 18 27 28
2010-01-13	2	4th	6 8 14 16 21 43
2010-01-06	22	2nd	4 16 18 43 45 49
2009-10-21	19	3rd	6 12 16 19 33 44
2009-08-15	3	1st	16 31 32 46 47 48
2009-08-05	8	2nd	1 16 18 32 39 44
2009-07-08	1	2nd	10 16 21 22 35 49
2009-07-04	15	2nd	14 16 26 39 44 48
2009-05-13	17	2nd	13 16 19 31 37 47
2009-03-14	9	2nd	9 16 25 29 31 37
2009-02-11	17	3rd	9 14 16 38 46 47
2008-12-13	27	3rd	2 4 16 28 37 47
2008-09-10	5	3rd	7 15 16 19 22 48
2008-08-23	12	2nd	9 16 23 26 27 42
2008-07-12	6	1st	16 27 28 29 30 42
2008-06-21	2	4th	8 9 11 16 18 22
2008-06-14	11	2nd	7 16 17 23 29 34
2008-05-07	3	4th	9 10 12 16 30 31
2008-04-26	15	3rd	1 4 16 37 39 40
2008-03-05	2	3rd	8 14 16 39 43 47
2008-02-27	1	1st	16 29 30 32 38 45
2008-02-23	18	3rd	8 11 16 25 39 46
2007-12-22	10	4th	11 13 14 16 21 44
2007-11-17	7	2nd	11 16 20 22 27 46
2007-10-24	7	2nd	14 16 24 28 45 48
2007-09-29	1	5th	1 9 10 11 16 49
2007-09-26	23	3rd	2 8 16 24 32 41
2007-07-07	5	1st	16 22 28 30 33 35
2007-06-20	19	2nd	13 16 22 43 47 49
2007-04-14	10	2nd	13 16 23 29 36 49
2007-03-10	9	3rd	1 9 16 34 38 41
2007-02-07	12	2nd	6 16 18 29 30 35
2006-12-27	1	1st	16 27 29 34 39 45
2006-12-23	17	2nd	10 16 24 37 44 49
2006-10-25	4	5th	2 7 10 14 16 22
2006-10-11	2	2nd	14 16 24 26 27 39
2006-10-04	2	3rd	12 14 16 19 27 32
2006-09-27	3	3rd	2 3 16 27 44 48
2006-09-16	7	3rd	11 12 16 33 34 43
2006-08-23	2	2nd	6 16 20 21 23 37
2006-08-16	2	3rd	4 8 16 20 25 31
2006-08-09	3	4th	2 4 12 16 18 41
2006-07-29	11	3rd	4 5 16 19 21 49
2006-06-21	6	2nd	8 16 27 38 44 49
2006-05-31	3	2nd	4 16 32 34 35 37
2006-05-20	13	2nd	6 16 17 22 24 45
2006-04-05	4	3rd	1 2 16 22 26 49
2006-03-22	5	3rd	4 8 16 19 34 40
2006-03-04	1	2nd	1 16 22 32 33 40
2006-03-01	4	2nd	15 16 19 28 38 42
2006-02-15	9	4th	5 11 12 16 17 45
2006-01-14	50	3rd	4 8 16 23 28 47
2005-07-23	16	3rd	7 12 16 24 29 37
2005-05-28	25	2nd	10 16 21 24 34 46
2005-03-02	3	4th	3 6 15 16 33 48
2005-02-19	18	2nd	10 16 19 30 35 45
2004-12-18	3	2nd	5 16 22 25 27 30
2004-12-08	41	3rd	11 12 16 26 35 39
2004-07-17	3	4th	1 3 11 16 23 36
2004-07-07	3	4th	5 10 11 16 17 33
2004-06-26	29	1st	16 21 24 28 31 33
2004-03-17	14	2nd	5 16 30 38 42 43
2004-01-28	1	3rd	8 10 16 17 30 47
2004-01-24	17	1st	16 25 27 32 35 43
2003-11-26	1	1st	16 32 34 35 40 48
2003-11-22	11	4th	1 5 8 16 31 39
2003-10-15	4	3rd	7 11 16 32 42 49
2003-10-01	4	2nd	3 16 24 27 30 48
2003-09-17	10	4th	3 9 15 16 21 29
2003-08-13	5	3rd	10 15 16 18 19 28
2003-07-26	3	3rd	1 12 16 26 37 49
2003-07-16	8	3rd	2 15 16 17 26 42
2003-06-18	10	1st	16 18 26 32 38 40
2003-05-14	4	4th	1 3 4 16 17 27
2003-04-30	5	1st	16 20 26 35 43 46
2003-04-12	7	3rd	3 5 16 25 43 45
2003-03-19	2	4th	2 10 15 16 18 39
2003-03-12	14	2nd	6 16 33 37 40 41
2003-01-22	12	2nd	5 16 23 35 44 47
2002-12-11	6	4th	10 13 15 16 29 48
2002-11-20	11	1st	16 18 19 44 46 48
2002-10-12	2	1st	16 18 35 36 39 48
2002-10-05	2	2nd	15 16 18 36 37 49
2002-09-28	14	6th	2 9 10 11 13 16
2002-08-10	6	2nd	13 16 23 28 31 32
2002-07-20	12	3rd	7 10 16 34 47 48
2002-06-08	33	2nd	15 16 18 28 36 47
2002-02-13	8	5th	4 7 12 13 16 29
2002-01-16	2	2nd	15 16 23 27 32 44
2002-01-09	1	1st	16 20 28 29 41 45
2002-01-05	8	2nd	2 16 28 34 41 42
2001-12-08	32	3rd	1 14 16 30 34 42
2001-08-18	11	2nd	11 16 18 22 23 31
2001-07-11	5	2nd	11 16 19 24 33 47
2001-06-23	5	3rd	7 15 16 24 25 46
2001-06-06	9	2nd	12 16 35 37 38 47
2001-05-05	9	3rd	1 3 16 33 46 47
2001-04-04	17	2nd	10 16 23 24 28 45
2001-02-03	1	3rd	2 15 16 17 25 26
2001-01-31	7	2nd	1 16 33 36 38 45
2001-01-06	1	2nd	6 16 23 34 35 40
2001-01-03	1	3rd	5 6 16 17 19 22
2000-12-30	2	3rd	1 7 16 18 38 47
2000-12-23	4	2nd	2 16 17 23 37 38
2000-12-09	9	2nd	11 16 25 31 32 33
2000-11-08	13	4th	2 5 9 16 27 43
2000-09-23	8	2nd	6 16 18 32 35 45
2000-08-26	10	3rd	4 11 16 29 34 35
2000-07-22	1	2nd	13 16 43 45 47 48
2000-07-19	5	1st	16 23 31 33 38 41
2000-07-01	18	2nd	11 16 22 39 42 48
2000-04-29	12	2nd	15 16 19 27 29 42
2000-03-18	6	4th	5 8 15 16 22 39
2000-02-26	3	5th	3 5 6 8 16 45
2000-02-16	8	4th	6 7 12 16 19 42
2000-01-19	1	2nd	4 16 17 43 46 48
2000-01-15	5	3rd	10 12 16 17 31 47
1999-12-29	4	1st	16 26 33 36 39 47
1999-12-15	3	3rd	4 9 16 35 43 44
1999-12-04	3	1st	16 23 25 31 35 47
1999-11-24	18	3rd	1 12 16 33 34 44
1999-09-22	3	2nd	6 16 21 28 37 44
1999-09-11	6	3rd	2 4 16 21 29 46
1999-08-21	36	3rd	12 15 16 17 42 48
1999-04-17	21	2nd	3 16 28 29 41 46
1999-02-03	18	2nd	3 16 18 24 39 47
1998-12-02	48	3rd	7 11 16 28 37 49
1998-06-17	10	3rd	2 10 16 17 20 27
1998-05-13	3	3rd	3 13 16 23 41 42
1998-05-02	15	3rd	2 4 16 24 29 49
1998-03-11	5	1st	16 22 23 28 33 37
1998-02-21	32	2nd	2 16 25 27 37 45
1997-11-01	26	4th	9 10 14 16 37 39
1997-08-02	14	2nd	2 16 28 37 43 47
1997-06-14	9	4th	3 8 10 16 43 44
1997-05-14	4	3rd	2 8 16 21 29 37
1997-04-30	3	3rd	8 10 16 17 24 40
1997-04-19	9	3rd	1 14 16 25 32 37
1997-03-19	2	2nd	13 16 17 29 40 48
1997-03-12	11	4th	3 4 5 16 22 25
1997-02-01	3	2nd	12 16 20 28 36 48
1997-01-11	7	3rd	4 11 16 18 35 43
1996-11-23	1	1st	16 33 34 43 46 49
1996-11-16	5	3rd	1 5 16 18 37 42
1996-10-12	31	2nd	15 16 25 30 39 45
1996-03-09	3	2nd	14 16 29 30 37 45
1996-02-17	3	4th	4 14 15 16 18 22
1996-01-27	8	1st	16 17 38 41 42 43
1995-12-02	1	2nd	15 16 19 26 35 46
1995-11-25	4	1st	16 23 28 30 42 46
1995-10-28	9	2nd	7 16 27 33 35 44
1995-08-26	14	1st	16 18 21 27 38 41
1995-05-20	1	2nd	15 16 17 28 32 46
1995-05-13	12	2nd	7 16 25 26 28 41
1995-02-18	3	1st	16 19 21 29 36 45
1995-01-28	1	2nd	4 16 25 26 31 43
1995-01-21	8	2nd	6 16 20 30 31 47
1994-11-26	—	4th	6 12 15 16 31 44