Number 21

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

213times drawn · chance expected 186 +2.07σ

3draws waiting · a wait this long: 78% for any number

7.6average wait between appearances · chance says 8.7

38longest completed wait · 90% chance of one at least that long

21 is drawn as often as chance explains

Drawn 213 times in 1,616 draws against 186.5 expected, +2.07σ. Each draw is independent: after 3 draws away it is exactly as likely tonight as a number drawn yesterday.

Number 21, draw by draw

Drawn 213 times in 1,616 draws · average wait 7.6 draws · longest completed wait 38 · waiting 3 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 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 smallest16 · chance 15.4
2nd smallest59 · chance 57.1
3rd smallest86 · chance 77.4
4th smallest41 · chance 48.1
5th smallest10 · chance 13.6
6th smallest1 · chance 1.4

Every position’s lane →

The company it keeps

Seen most often with these — chance gives every partner about 20.9 shared draws, and the leaders are simply the ones that came out ahead this time.

49 30 26 38 39 16

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, 21 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 21 →

Every draw it appeared in

Date	Wait	Position	The draw
2025-04-19	4	2nd	13 21 25 34 35 43
2025-04-10	10	2nd	18 21 40 41 42 49
2025-03-17	11	1st	21 22 26 29 42 49
2025-02-20

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 6/52 tonight whatever it did last week.

2024-05-18	2	2nd	3 21 25 30 40 50
2024-05-13	8	3rd	1 7 21 33 48 49
2024-04-25	4	1st	21 24 32 33 43 49
2024-04-15	6	2nd	2 21 26 34 44 45
2024-04-01	7	3rd	4 10 21 30 34 45
2024-03-16	12	5th	1 6 8 14 21 27
2024-02-17	22	4th	9 16 18 21 34 49
2023-12-28	1	2nd	11 21 24 26 31 34
2023-12-25	5	2nd	18 21 25 38 40 48
2023-12-14	5	3rd	13 16 21 22 32 46
2023-12-02	9	1st	21 27 29 30 33 47
2023-11-11	6	3rd	4 15 21 25 40 46
2023-10-28	5	3rd	4 17 21 29 34 43
2023-10-16	3	3rd	16 17 21 31 47 50
2023-10-09	4	4th	4 6 18 21 37 39
2023-09-30	6	1st	21 29 32 36 39 41
2023-09-16	1	3rd	7 8 21 24 30 32
2023-09-14	4	2nd	5 21 25 33 44 46
2023-09-04	19	1st	21 25 26 39 41 43
2023-07-22	12	2nd	11 21 26 28 29 45
2023-06-24	6	3rd	8 15 21 27 28 30
2023-06-10	4	4th	3 9 14 21 22 39
2023-06-01	7	2nd	14 21 25 28 34 49
2023-05-15	8	3rd	7 16 21 27 33 40
2023-04-27	14	2nd	18 21 26 30 33 37
2023-03-25	1	1st	21 23 24 31 38 43
2023-03-23	5	6th	1 7 12 13 15 21
2023-03-11	8	3rd	6 17 21 37 47 50
2023-02-20	10	5th	1 7 9 12 21 36
2023-01-28	7	4th	2 7 8 21 34 40
2023-01-12	1	4th	7 9 16 21 38 46
2023-01-09	11	2nd	4 21 23 26 35 38
2022-12-15	7	3rd	12 14 21 27 32 41
2022-11-28	3	3rd	4 18 21 32 34 45
2022-11-21	1	3rd	2 12 21 28 36 43
2022-11-19	12	5th	2 10 15 17 21 33
2022-10-22	8	3rd	2 8 21 32 33 48
2022-10-03	2	2nd	9 21 26 32 36 46
2022-09-29	3	4th	1 2 16 21 32 38
2022-09-22	5	3rd	4 6 21 25 38 40
2022-09-10	11	2nd	16 21 28 37 39 44
2022-08-15	6	2nd	12 21 22 31 39 50
2022-08-01	21	1st	21 28 30 31 37 48
2022-06-13	4	3rd	1 4 21 22 27 30
2022-06-04	3	4th	8 16 19 21 38 44
2022-05-28	2	3rd	5 16 21 28 38 41
2022-05-23	11	3rd	6 8 21 34 36 39
2022-04-28	5	3rd	12 14 21 26 27 44
2022-04-16	1	2nd	11 21 25 36 39 45
2022-04-14	5	4th	1 12 13 21 22 44
2022-04-02	3	2nd	6 21 25 29 39 43
2022-03-26	13	3rd	14 19 21 39 44 46
2022-02-24	1	3rd	1 2 21 26 34 42
2022-02-21	26	3rd	9 16 21 45 47 49
2021-12-23	9	2nd	7 21 25 38 48 49
2021-12-02	2	3rd	12 15 21 33 47 48
2021-11-27	4	2nd	3 21 24 30 35 44
2021-11-18	10	2nd	3 21 22 32 40 42
2021-10-25	14	2nd	3 21 23 24 44 47
2021-09-23	18	2nd	15 21 31 38 41 50
2021-08-12	6	3rd	4 8 21 22 26 42
2021-07-29	1	4th	7 11 19 21 23 42
2021-07-26	14	4th	14 15 17 21 28 38
2021-06-24	7	3rd	11 16 21 25 39 48
2021-06-07	1	3rd	7 19 21 23 29 44
2021-06-05	2	2nd	3 21 26 38 45 50
2021-05-31	10	2nd	5 21 25 32 33 34
2021-05-08	3	3rd	14 17 21 30 32 46
2021-05-01	16	3rd	11 16 21 24 30 45
2021-03-25	18	2nd	16 21 35 37 39 46
2021-02-11	2	3rd	2 5 21 26 34 41
2021-02-06	6	2nd	10 21 22 34 36 37
2021-01-23	5	1st	21 25 29 30 38 49
2021-01-11	27	2nd	11 21 28 29 39 45
2020-11-09	8	3rd	7 19 21 30 38 44
2020-10-22	12	4th	3 5 8 21 43 49
2020-09-24	6	3rd	6 14 21 44 48 49
2020-09-10	4	2nd	7 21 25 34 40 49
2020-08-31	10	3rd	11 17 21 31 39 51
2020-08-08	3	3rd	5 14 21 29 35 36
2020-08-01	21	3rd	4 20 21 27 28 35
2020-06-13	6	4th	7 10 16 21 40 44
2020-05-30	4	3rd	9 17 21 22 35 36
2020-05-21	4	3rd	6 12 21 26 40 41
2020-05-11	1	2nd	20 21 24 34 39 45
2020-05-09	12	4th	6 8 10 21 24 49
2020-04-11	5	1st	21 23 28 32 33 45
2020-03-30	15	2nd	8 21 22 39 40 49
2020-02-24	9	2nd	8 21 26 30 31 37
2020-02-03	13	2nd	16 21 25 29 31 35
2020-01-04	1	3rd	3 6 21 23 30 34
2020-01-02	2	2nd	17 21 23 33 36 50
2019-12-28	6	3rd	7 20 21 30 48 49
2019-12-14	9	4th	1 2 17 21 44 49
2019-11-23	14	3rd	10 14 21 36 45 51
2019-10-21	2	4th	4 12 15 21 26 45
2019-10-17	3	3rd	1 18 21 29 31 39
2019-10-10	2	3rd	6 9 21 30 45 48
2019-10-05	15	4th	9 16 18 21 25 33
2019-08-31	17	3rd	4 17 21 23 27 45
2019-07-22	13	4th	11 14 18 21 28 47
2019-06-22	5	2nd	1 21 24 31 35 45
2019-06-10	1	2nd	16 21 25 26 42 43
2019-06-08	8	3rd	1 13 21 23 40 45
2019-05-20	16	4th	6 16 19 21 34 39
2019-04-13	1	3rd	3 16 21 31 38 39
2019-04-11	11	3rd	11 15 21 41 48 49
2019-03-16	3	3rd	6 11 21 33 49 50
2019-03-09	1	1st	21 22 27 31 35 48
2019-03-07	10	3rd	12 19 21 26 29 37
2019-02-11	8	2nd	17 21 29 41 48 50
2019-01-24	8	4th	3 8 10 21 43 50
2019-01-05	1	4th	1 2 9 21 22 52
2019-01-03	1	1st	21 26 28 30 39 43
2018-12-31	6	2nd	14 21 24 39 41 46
2018-12-17	2	2nd	13 21 27 35 37 38
2018-12-13	1	2nd	4 21 31 34 49 50
2018-12-10	13	3rd	2 4 21 38 41 49
2018-11-10	17	4th	2 15 17 21 40 46
2018-10-01	1	3rd	2 16 21 30 43 50
2018-09-29	19	3rd	5 18 21 29 30 32
2018-08-16	19	3rd	3 5 21 39 43 48
2018-07-02	3	2nd	20 21 30 31 33 43
2018-06-25	6	1st	21 27 30 35 48 49
2018-06-11	19	4th	7 14 20 21 26 39
2018-04-28	5	3rd	12 16 21 24 31 51
2018-04-16	11	3rd	15 17 21 49 50 51
2018-03-22	2	3rd	2 12 21 26 36 51
2018-03-17	1	3rd	7 12 21 27 36 37
2018-03-15	1	2nd	6 21 26 33 40 49
2018-03-12	2	4th	7 8 11 21 22 34
2018-03-08	12	1st	21 22 24 38 39 49
2018-02-08	19	3rd	7 17 21 36 40 48
2017-12-25	7	5th	13 14 15 19 21 26
2017-12-09	10	2nd	1 21 23 24 32 51
2017-11-16	4	3rd	13 19 21 26 27 38
2017-11-06	15	5th	9 10 16 20 21 34
2017-10-02	5	4th	2 3 7 21 31 36
2017-09-21	4	3rd	4 18 21 24 46 47
2017-09-11	1	3rd	14 19 21 28 38 41
2017-09-09	3	3rd	2 10 21 27 36 37
2017-09-02	2	4th	2 6 10 21 27 41
2017-08-28	3	4th	1 13 17 21 32 41
2017-08-21	4	4th	11 15 20 21 27 33
2017-08-12	1	4th	6 9 10 21 30 31
2017-08-10	5	5th	5 11 12 16 21 51
2017-07-29	5	3rd	6 12 21 26 37 51
2017-07-17	7	2nd	10 21 30 37 42 51
2017-07-01	14	2nd	4 21 34 36 44 52
2017-05-29	15	2nd	10 21 29 33 34 45
2017-04-24	12	2nd	16 21 30 38 46 51
2017-03-27	5	1st	21 29 30 33 40 47
2017-03-16	7	4th	10 15 18 21 29 38
2017-02-27	5	4th	3 19 20 21 24 52
2017-02-16	1	5th	4 6 11 20 21 26
2017-02-13	9	2nd	2 21 33 36 37 41
2017-01-23	11	5th	11 13 17 20 21 34
2016-12-29	4	2nd	13 21 26 39 45 50
2016-12-19	11	3rd	5 7 21 28 35 51
2016-11-24	4	2nd	13 21 38 39 45 50
2016-11-14	15	3rd	4 7 21 24 40 42
2016-10-10	6	3rd	14 16 21 35 38 46
2016-09-26	18	3rd	7 19 21 26 34 38
2016-08-15	19	5th	4 8 14 16 21 49
2016-07-02	3	3rd	4 17 21 29 45 49
2016-06-25	2	4th	3 4 13 21 23 29
2016-06-20	2	4th	1 9 17 21 34 51
2016-06-16	4	4th	2 3 9 21 27 34
2016-06-06	5	2nd	13 21 26 31 43 47
2016-05-26	3	5th	3 6 9 18 21 41
2016-05-19	38	3rd	13 14 21 23 30 49
2016-02-20	30	3rd	6 16 21 31 36 52
2015-12-12	21	2nd	7 21 28 41 44 45
2015-10-24	8	3rd	1 5 21 45 49 50
2015-10-05	4	1st	21 38 41 46 48 51
2015-09-26	5	3rd	9 15 21 37 40 50
2015-09-14	4	4th	1 6 16 21 33 38
2015-09-05	12	2nd	12 21 28 43 44 47
2015-08-08	7	2nd	17 21 36 45 47 50
2015-07-23	14	3rd	5 14 21 27 49 52
2015-06-20	2	2nd	12 21 24 29 30 36
2015-06-15	5	2nd	4 21 28 29 30 31
2015-06-04	19	4th	5 15 17 21 29 38
2015-04-20	2	2nd	17 21 29 30 43 50
2015-04-16	1	3rd	11 15 21 23 27 40
2015-04-13	5	2nd	3 21 36 44 46 51
2015-04-02	5	2nd	11 21 38 40 45 46
2015-03-21	26	3rd	9 12 21 36 43 49
2015-01-19	—	3rd	10 18 21 26 35 49