Number 16

In Lotto under the 6/52 · Jan 2015 – Apr 2025 rules — 1,616 draws, 6 from 1–52 (an earlier era).

230times drawn · chance expected 186 +3.39σ

14draws waiting · a wait this long: 20% for any number

7.0average wait between appearances · chance says 8.7

34longest completed wait · 98% chance of one at least that long

16 looks unusual on its own — and unremarkable among 52 numbers

Drawn 230 times in 1,616 draws against 186.5 expected, +3.39σ. Testing all 52 numbers at once means about 0.5 should look this way by luck alone, so the threshold tightens to 1.9e-4 and this does not pass it.

Number 16, draw by draw

Drawn 230 times in 1,616 draws · average wait 7.0 draws · longest completed wait 34 · waiting 14 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 smallest38 · chance 36.9
2nd smallest91 · chance 86.5
3rd smallest71 · chance 73.4
4th smallest26 · chance 28.1
5th smallest3 · chance 4.8
6th smallest1 · chance 0.3

Every position’s lane →

The company it keeps

Seen most often with these — chance gives every partner about 22.5 shared draws, and the leaders are simply the ones that came out ahead this time.

1 18 20 9 21 33

It has shared a draw with every one of the other 51 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 52. 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
2025-03-24	28	3rd	9 13 16 31 36 42
2025-01-18	10	6th	1 2 4 10 14 16
2024-12-26	3	2nd	12 16 24 25 34 47
2024-12-19

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 6/52 tonight whatever it did last week.

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