Number 16

In Cash 5 under the 5/39 · Apr 2010 – May 2016 rules — 2,219 draws, 5 from 1–39 (an earlier era).

289times drawn · chance expected 284 +0.29σ

6draws waiting · a wait this long: 50% for any number

7.7average wait between appearances · chance says 7.8

58longest completed wait · 11% chance of one at least that long

16 is drawn as often as chance explains

Drawn 289 times in 2,219 draws against 284.5 expected, +0.29σ. Each draw is independent: after 6 draws away it is exactly as likely tonight as a number drawn yesterday.

Number 16, draw by draw

Drawn 289 times in 2,219 draws · average wait 7.7 draws · longest completed wait 58 · waiting 6 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 smallest45 · chance 34.7
2nd smallest92 · chance 104.0
3rd smallest91 · chance 104.0
4th smallest56 · chance 41.0
5th smallest5 · chance 5.3

Every position’s lane →

The company it keeps

Seen most often with these — chance gives every partner about 30.4 shared draws, and the leaders are simply the ones that came out ahead this time.

1 25 38 5 14 8

It has shared a draw with every one of the other 38 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 39. 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
2016-05-10	3	1st	16 24 27 31 38
2016-05-07	4	3rd	5 13 16 25 29
2016-05-03	15	3rd	1 10 16 20 31
2016-04-18	7	4th	4 5 6

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 5/39 tonight whatever it did last week.

2015-10-02	5	2nd	8 16 19 25 28
2015-09-27	5	3rd	1 12 16 18 25
2015-09-22	13	2nd	12 16 30 37 38
2015-09-09	5	3rd	9 15 16 18 38
2015-09-04	12	2nd	1 16 27 30 31
2015-08-23	5	2nd	3 16 22 24 36
2015-08-18	4	3rd	1 3 16 26 35
2015-08-14	1	3rd	2 15 16 17 20
2015-08-13	1	3rd	8 10 16 38 39
2015-08-12	2	4th	2 12 14 16 39
2015-08-10	1	3rd	1 3 16 32 35
2015-08-09	5	3rd	6 14 16 23 30
2015-08-04	11	4th	6 7 10 16 31
2015-07-24	17	3rd	1 3 16 23 32
2015-07-07	1	4th	1 9 11 16 25
2015-07-06	4	2nd	15 16 20 26 38
2015-07-02	15	2nd	2 16 19 36 38
2015-06-17	15	2nd	15 16 17 32 33
2015-06-02	9	2nd	5 16 17 20 21
2015-05-24	6	2nd	9 16 28 34 35
2015-05-18	1	3rd	2 8 16 17 35
2015-05-17	8	3rd	1 10 16 20 25
2015-05-09	17	4th	3 4 9 16 35
2015-04-21	3	2nd	13 16 27 29 32
2015-04-18	4	4th	2 9 14 16 19
2015-04-14	5	3rd	8 11 16 17 32
2015-04-09	3	3rd	9 13 16 23 36
2015-04-06	4	3rd	8 12 16 27 28
2015-04-02	3	3rd	6 13 16 34 39
2015-03-30	26	2nd	11 16 24 30 36
2015-03-04	6	3rd	12 13 16 21 29
2015-02-26	4	2nd	13 16 26 27 31
2015-02-22	7	3rd	8 14 16 32 34
2015-02-15	4	1st	16 18 19 28 39
2015-02-11	8	3rd	9 11 16 20 38
2015-02-03	16	4th	5 9 14 16 30
2015-01-18	34	2nd	1 16 17 22 29
2014-12-15	17	4th	1 5 9 16 22
2014-11-28	1	3rd	4 8 16 26 29
2014-11-27	4	4th	6 7 9 16 31
2014-11-23	4	3rd	4 8 16 17 18
2014-11-19	2	2nd	1 16 19 26 36
2014-11-17	2	1st	16 21 26 32 36
2014-11-15	7	4th	1 7 12 16 28
2014-11-08	7	2nd	3 16 26 34 35
2014-11-01	3	3rd	4 6 16 23 25
2014-10-29	58	1st	16 27 35 38 39
2014-09-01	8	2nd	5 16 24 27 29
2014-08-24	3	2nd	11 16 25 26 30
2014-08-21	5	1st	16 23 26 28 29
2014-08-16	22	2nd	8 16 20 28 31
2014-07-25	1	3rd	3 14 16 19 26
2014-07-24	1	3rd	5 14 16 18 25
2014-07-23	3	1st	16 19 25 34 36
2014-07-20	5	2nd	2 16 22 25 37
2014-07-15	6	2nd	12 16 22 31 36
2014-07-09	5	1st	16 25 30 33 36
2014-07-04	1	1st	16 19 23 37 38
2014-07-03	2	4th	2 6 15 16 36
2014-07-01	4	3rd	10 14 16 31 35
2014-06-27	4	4th	2 9 11 16 39
2014-06-23	11	2nd	15 16 25 29 37
2014-06-12	9	3rd	4 14 16 36 39
2014-06-03	34	2nd	1 16 29 34 36
2014-04-30	3	2nd	13 16 20 34 35
2014-04-27	1	2nd	13 16 20 28 39
2014-04-26	15	2nd	7 16 21 22 35
2014-04-11	5	3rd	8 11 16 28 30
2014-04-06	4	2nd	15 16 19 27 35
2014-04-02	14	4th	3 9 15 16 23
2014-03-19	3	4th	4 5 14 16 26
2014-03-16	1	4th	7 9 11 16 24
2014-03-15	9	3rd	12 15 16 21 33
2014-03-06	2	4th	2 6 7 16 26
2014-03-04	8	4th	2 8 9 16 28
2014-02-24	2	2nd	14 16 20 25 31
2014-02-22	1	2nd	2 16 29 31 34
2014-02-21	1	3rd	2 10 16 27 37
2014-02-20	5	4th	2 10 14 16 27
2014-02-15	18	2nd	3 16 21 23 29
2014-01-28	6	4th	6 11 15 16 38
2014-01-22	3	2nd	10 16 22 24 30
2014-01-19	1	3rd	5 6 16 19 35
2014-01-18	4	2nd	15 16 21 22 29
2014-01-14	5	2nd	11 16 19 31 32
2014-01-09	3	4th	1 12 13 16 34
2014-01-06	6	1st	16 28 30 34 38
2013-12-31	24	4th	1 4 11 16 31
2013-12-07	7	3rd	12 15 16 27 31
2013-11-30	6	3rd	5 8 16 17 36
2013-11-24	4	3rd	11 15 16 34 39
2013-11-20	12	3rd	4 5 16 25 27
2013-11-08	4	2nd	5 16 20 24 36
2013-11-04	10	4th	2 7 15 16 19
2013-10-24	6	5th	2 10 12 15 16
2013-10-18	31	2nd	14 16 19 24 25
2013-09-17	14	2nd	1 16 21 25 29
2013-09-03	3	3rd	7 8 16 30 38
2013-08-31	14	3rd	5 11 16 28 36
2013-08-17	9	2nd	8 16 22 25 33
2013-08-08	9	3rd	2 8 16 20 22
2013-07-30	7	3rd	1 8 16 27 39
2013-07-23	5	3rd	8 10 16 24 36
2013-07-18	14	1st	16 20 24 25 31
2013-07-04	7	4th	6 7 10 16 23
2013-06-27	17	3rd	1 3 16 17 37
2013-06-10	1	2nd	11 16 34 36 39
2013-06-09	20	2nd	6 16 31 33 34
2013-05-20	4	3rd	4 11 16 18 32
2013-05-16	14	4th	1 4 9 16 25
2013-05-02	8	1st	16 17 20 21 29
2013-04-24	3	2nd	15 16 18 36 38
2013-04-21	4	2nd	4 16 25 29 36
2013-04-17	11	2nd	14 16 24 26 38
2013-04-06	16	3rd	4 14 16 17 38
2013-03-21	4	4th	2 3 10 16 23
2013-03-17	10	3rd	4 13 16 32 34
2013-03-07	3	4th	4 8 13 16 33
2013-03-04	13	1st	16 17 19 34 38
2013-02-19	5	3rd	2 5 16 34 39
2013-02-14	17	4th	6 7 10 16 34
2013-01-28	10	2nd	10 16 18 29 39
2013-01-18	8	4th	1 5 11 16 20
2013-01-10	4	1st	16 17 21 26 37
2013-01-06	1	4th	9 11 14 16 17
2013-01-05	2	2nd	12 16 21 27 34
2013-01-03	7	4th	2 13 15 16 24
2012-12-27	6	2nd	11 16 32 34 36
2012-12-21	10	4th	3 8 13 16 26
2012-12-11	3	3rd	4 5 16 19 28
2012-12-08	4	2nd	1 16 25 26 38
2012-12-04	4	4th	4 6 13 16 35
2012-11-30	11	2nd	14 16 21 24 33
2012-11-19	10	2nd	7 16 21 29 36
2012-11-09	5	1st	16 27 31 32 33
2012-11-04	2	2nd	14 16 23 33 38
2012-11-02	1	1st	16 19 24 26 29
2012-11-01	12	3rd	4 12 16 18 23
2012-10-20	1	5th	2 8 11 14 16
2012-10-19	5	4th	1 9 15 16 26
2012-10-14	2	2nd	5 16 27 28 35
2012-10-12	15	2nd	15 16 27 38 39
2012-09-27	3	3rd	7 10 16 29 37
2012-09-24	7	2nd	12 16 18 29 33
2012-09-17	3	2nd	1 16 24 33 36
2012-09-14	7	1st	16 24 29 33 36
2012-09-07	3	3rd	4 5 16 21 34
2012-09-04	6	2nd	6 16 22 26 39
2012-08-29	5	2nd	7 16 17 25 33
2012-08-24	9	4th	8 14 15 16 32
2012-08-15	2	3rd	9 10 16 23 38
2012-08-13	21	4th	6 8 9 16 17
2012-07-23	3	3rd	6 8 16 30 38
2012-07-20	23	3rd	2 15 16 38 39
2012-06-26	3	2nd	1 16 20 25 37
2012-06-23	11	3rd	6 14 16 18 27
2012-06-12	12	1st	16 19 20 22 37
2012-05-31	12	1st	16 23 28 36 39
2012-05-19	6	3rd	14 15 16 20 21
2012-05-10	10	4th	2 5 12 16 37
2012-04-30	1	2nd	2 16 17 30 37
2012-04-29	11	1st	16 27 32 34 36
2012-04-18	10	4th	10 11 12 16 24
2012-04-08	5	2nd	11 16 19 22 36
2012-04-03	10	3rd	13 14 16 26 30
2012-03-24	7	2nd	4 16 18 25 34
2012-03-17	7	2nd	14 16 20 22 28
2012-03-10	2	2nd	14 16 21 25 28
2012-03-08	10	3rd	8 10 16 17 23
2012-02-27	5	1st	16 19 26 30 37
2012-02-22	3	3rd	1 5 16 29 35
2012-02-19	18	2nd	13 16 31 32 37
2012-02-01	5	3rd	3 12 16 23 25
2012-01-27	3	1st	16 25 28 34 37
2012-01-24	4	3rd	6 14 16 18 27
2012-01-20	27	4th	5 7 8 16 30
2011-12-24	10	5th	3 8 11 14 16
2011-12-14	3	3rd	1 10 16 23 31
2011-12-11	3	2nd	1 16 17 20 28
2011-12-08	7	2nd	5 16 19 35 38
2011-12-01	2	4th	5 8 11 16 30
2011-11-29	3	4th	1 5 7 16 27
2011-11-26	20	3rd	6 11 16 26 36
2011-11-06	14	3rd	11 14 16 17 25
2011-10-23	2	2nd	10 16 21 22 37
2011-10-21	15	2nd	3 16 18 24 27
2011-10-04	3	1st	16 18 28 34 39
2011-10-01	3	4th	2 9 14 16 21
2011-09-28	4	3rd	1 2 16 20 35
2011-09-24	28	2nd	12 16 18 19 39
2011-08-26	8	4th	7 13 14 16 34
2011-08-18	2	3rd	2 14 16 20 37
2011-08-16	1	1st	16 19 24 25 36
2011-08-15	6	3rd	2 5 16 20 30
2011-08-07	1	3rd	4 13 16 24 28
2011-08-06	8	3rd	6 11 16 17 30
2011-07-29	2	2nd	5 16 30 31 37
2011-07-27	5	3rd	7 9 16 25 29
2011-07-22	4	3rd	9 11 16 17 28
2011-07-18	1	1st	16 17 24 28 36
2011-07-17	8	4th	1 6 13 16 23
2011-07-09	10	1st	16 20 21 26 27
2011-06-29	1	4th	1 3 5 16 35
2011-06-28	5	1st	16 24 35 37 38
2011-06-23	2	1st	16 17 22 29 35
2011-06-21	7	4th	5 10 11 16 29
2011-06-14	3	1st	16 17 30 33 35
2011-06-11	14	2nd	5 16 17 31 33
2011-05-28	5	2nd	11 16 17 27 33
2011-05-23	9	1st	16 28 31 37 38
2011-05-14	2	2nd	8 16 19 22 34
2011-05-12	1	4th	3 7 9 16 24
2011-05-11	9	4th	1 5 10 16 35
2011-05-02	8	4th	2 10 11 16 29
2011-04-24	6	1st	16 21 23 31 38
2011-04-17	1	1st	16 24 28 31 38
2011-04-16	3	1st	16 18 19 34 37
2011-04-13	10	4th	4 9 15 16 21
2011-04-03	2	3rd	3 5 16 26 31
2011-04-01	1	1st	16 19 24 29 36
2011-03-31	6	4th	6 8 14 16 23
2011-03-25	7	2nd	8 16 19 28 29
2011-03-18	4	2nd	7 16 21 26 35
2011-03-14	4	3rd	6 15 16 21 36
2011-03-10	39	3rd	9 15 16 27 32
2011-01-29	1	4th	1 6 13 16 32
2011-01-28	10	1st	16 19 21 26 30
2011-01-18	1	1st	16 20 27 33 38
2011-01-17	7	1st	16 23 27 31 33
2011-01-10	2	3rd	11 15 16 24 25
2011-01-08	6	3rd	5 12 16 19 37
2011-01-02	1	5th	1 5 11 14 16
2011-01-01	8	4th	3 4 12 16 18
2010-12-24	16	1st	16 25 27 28 33
2010-12-08	4	1st	16 26 27 30 39
2010-12-04	8	1st	16 25 28 33 34
2010-11-26	4	2nd	8 16 23 30 37
2010-11-22	6	2nd	5 16 22 31 32
2010-11-16	7	2nd	3 16 27 29 38
2010-11-09	5	2nd	8 16 22 32 37
2010-11-04	7	5th	6 7 8 9 16
2010-10-28	2	1st	16 19 24 33 39
2010-10-26	3	2nd	3 16 19 25 27
2010-10-23	3	2nd	8 16 21 28 36
2010-10-20	6	3rd	2 13 16 29 30
2010-10-14	13	3rd	6 15 16 17 38
2010-10-01	1	2nd	11 16 27 30 34
2010-09-30	5	2nd	9 16 33 34 39
2010-09-25	5	2nd	13 16 21 34 37
2010-09-20	3	3rd	5 14 16 19 24
2010-09-17	8	3rd	12 14 16 17 28
2010-09-09	9	1st	16 22 23 24 38
2010-08-31	15	3rd	1 13 16 21 29
2010-08-16	1	3rd	9 13 16 17 29
2010-08-15	28	3rd	2 12 16 18 31
2010-07-18	2	3rd	2 8 16 21 24
2010-07-16	8	1st	16 26 30 34 38
2010-07-08	18	3rd	1 6 16 38 39
2010-06-20	28	2nd	12 16 19 30 37
2010-05-23	2	4th	6 10 12 16 22
2010-05-21	6	2nd	5 16 26 34 35
2010-05-15	3	3rd	6 13 16 25 31
2010-05-12	30	2nd	8 16 17 26 38
2010-04-12	5	3rd	1 14 16 25 30
2010-04-07	—	4th	5 7 9 16 17