Number 21

In Palmetto Cash 5 under the 5/38 · Apr 2010 – Mar 2024 rules — 2,502 draws, 5 from 1–38 (an earlier era).

328times drawn · chance expected 329 −0.07σ

5draws waiting · a wait this long: 57% for any number

7.6average wait between appearances · chance says 7.6

36longest completed wait · 90% chance of one at least that long

21 is drawn as often as chance explains

Drawn 328 times in 2,502 draws against 329.2 expected, −0.07σ. Each draw is independent: after 5 draws away it is exactly as likely tonight as a number drawn yesterday.

Number 21, draw by draw

Drawn 328 times in 2,502 draws · average wait 7.6 draws · longest completed wait 36 · waiting 5 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 large number the high positions more often. That is the shape of sorting, not of the machine.

1st smallest14 · chance 11.8
2nd smallest56 · chance 67.5
3rd smallest147 · chance 128.3
4th smallest83 · chance 96.2
5th smallest28 · chance 24.1

Every position’s lane →

The company it keeps

Seen most often with these — chance gives every partner about 35.5 shared draws, and the leaders are simply the ones that came out ahead this time.

38 1 10 13 32 9

It has shared a draw with every one of the other 37 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 38. 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
2024-03-12	1	2nd	2 21 22 28 36
2024-03-11	2	4th	1 11 13 21 28
2024-03-09	2	4th	8 13 17 21 38
2024-03-07	1	2nd	9

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 5/38 tonight whatever it did last week.

2023-10-12	9	4th	5 7 15 21 33
2023-10-03	20	4th	5 9 18 21 35
2023-09-13	10	3rd	1 8 21 32 35
2023-09-03	10	1st	21 23 26 29 33
2023-08-24	6	3rd	2 4 21 30 37
2023-08-18	2	4th	2 7 20 21 34
2023-08-16	8	3rd	4 6 21 34 37
2023-08-08	26	4th	1 10 15 21 38
2023-07-13	3	2nd	10 21 22 28 31
2023-07-10	9	3rd	1 5 21 23 24
2023-07-01	30	3rd	9 19 21 26 28
2023-06-01	15	4th	2 7 10 21 35
2023-05-17	2	1st	21 22 33 34 37
2023-05-15	5	3rd	4 5 21 30 32
2023-05-10	3	3rd	1 11 21 23 34
2023-05-07	1	4th	5 6 11 21 28
2023-05-06	5	3rd	5 16 21 22 35
2023-05-01	4	4th	1 3 4 21 24
2023-04-27	3	4th	1 2 3 21 32
2023-04-24	9	2nd	16 21 26 30 38
2023-04-15	32	1st	21 23 31 32 37
2023-03-14	15	3rd	10 17 21 22 36
2023-02-27	2	3rd	1 2 21 28 33
2023-02-25	5	3rd	1 20 21 26 36
2023-02-20	26	3rd	7 12 21 27 35
2023-01-25	1	3rd	12 15 21 30 32
2023-01-24	9	2nd	11 21 28 29 30
2023-01-15	15	3rd	12 19 21 33 34
2015-12-31	8	3rd	5 19 21 22 23
2015-12-23	2	3rd	2 4 21 24 38
2015-12-21	5	4th	2 4 18 21 24
2015-12-16	2	3rd	2 20 21 29 35
2015-12-14	7	5th	12 13 16 18 21
2015-12-07	8	5th	2 14 15 20 21
2015-11-29	13	4th	3 19 20 21 33
2015-11-16	1	3rd	12 17 21 25 30
2015-11-15	8	4th	3 14 18 21 35
2015-11-07	5	3rd	9 10 21 28 29
2015-11-02	2	4th	6 11 15 21 28
2015-10-31	2	2nd	6 21 27 31 33
2015-10-29	5	5th	2 8 9 13 21
2015-10-24	3	2nd	13 21 25 34 38
2015-10-21	2	3rd	2 3 21 30 34
2015-10-19	18	4th	7 15 16 21 24
2015-10-01	1	5th	4 8 9 10 21
2015-09-30	8	4th	1 15 16 21 38
2015-09-22	3	4th	3 9 16 21 31
2015-09-19	10	2nd	17 21 28 33 36
2015-09-09	8	3rd	4 6 21 23 34
2015-09-01	7	2nd	4 21 29 32 38
2015-08-25	13	3rd	12 18 21 25 26
2015-08-12	19	2nd	4 21 22 35 37
2015-07-24	2	2nd	8 21 29 31 36
2015-07-22	10	4th	7 11 15 21 37
2015-07-12	10	1st	21 29 31 35 38
2015-07-02	14	2nd	13 21 24 34 38
2015-06-18	30	3rd	12 16 21 26 29
2015-05-19	6	3rd	16 17 21 25 26
2015-05-13	4	3rd	5 11 21 30 38
2015-05-09	13	3rd	10 19 21 34 36
2015-04-26	1	4th	1 8 17 21 34
2015-04-25	1	5th	11 13 14 18 21
2015-04-24	8	4th	4 13 20 21 34
2015-04-16	10	3rd	4 20 21 25 29
2015-04-06	2	2nd	2 21 31 34 37
2015-04-04	6	3rd	4 5 21 32 33
2015-03-29	6	3rd	1 7 21 25 34
2015-03-23	1	4th	1 8 10 21 24
2015-03-22	6	1st	21 27 28 32 34
2015-03-16	14	5th	5 12 14 15 21
2015-03-02	8	5th	10 12 19 20 21
2015-02-22	7	3rd	8 13 21 25 38
2015-02-15	14	3rd	1 14 21 27 37
2015-02-01	3	3rd	13 17 21 23 35
2015-01-29	11	2nd	8 21 22 28 36
2015-01-18	20	3rd	3 19 21 22 37
2014-12-29	4	3rd	10 19 21 34 36
2014-12-25	10	3rd	9 12 21 35 38
2014-12-15	7	4th	4 18 19 21 27
2014-12-08	1	3rd	1 4 21 27 38
2014-12-07	1	4th	10 19 20 21 28
2014-12-06	1	3rd	11 16 21 30 34
2014-12-05	10	4th	1 2 19 21 35
2014-11-25	31	4th	1 16 20 21 24
2014-10-25	1	1st	21 23 27 30 35
2014-10-24	6	4th	5 6 15 21 23
2014-10-18	2	4th	9 12 13 21 33
2014-10-16	2	5th	2 7 13 14 21
2014-10-14	19	4th	9 14 20 21 32
2014-09-25	13	4th	9 15 16 21 34
2014-09-12	9	3rd	5 9 21 26 28
2014-09-03	12	5th	4 5 17 19 21
2014-08-22	8	3rd	6 20 21 35 38
2014-08-14	17	3rd	9 17 21 22 35
2014-07-28	7	3rd	7 15 21 27 32
2014-07-21	18	3rd	3 13 21 22 24
2014-07-03	8	4th	5 11 17 21 23
2014-06-25	9	5th	5 7 12 19 21
2014-06-16	8	2nd	19 21 30 32 36
2014-06-08	13	4th	4 13 15 21 35
2014-05-26	10	3rd	7 16 21 22 29
2014-05-16	4	4th	6 8 12 21 31
2014-05-12	4	3rd	8 19 21 24 33
2014-05-08	3	5th	2 5 13 15 21
2014-05-05	1	3rd	2 10 21 24 34
2014-05-04	11	4th	3 9 16 21 33
2014-04-23	7	4th	1 11 13 21 26
2014-04-16	2	2nd	10 21 29 30 32
2014-04-14	4	3rd	1 10 21 33 37
2014-04-10	1	3rd	7 12 21 31 36
2014-04-09	3	3rd	13 16 21 22 30
2014-04-06	12	4th	7 8 20 21 26
2014-03-25	3	4th	9 16 18 21 28
2014-03-22	13	2nd	16 21 24 25 33
2014-03-09	2	2nd	8 21 27 36 38
2014-03-07	6	5th	2 12 19 20 21
2014-03-01	2	5th	2 3 11 17 21
2014-02-27	3	3rd	14 16 21 26 31
2014-02-24	15	3rd	8 17 21 22 33
2014-02-09	1	3rd	2 7 21 32 36
2014-02-08	14	3rd	12 14 21 27 32
2014-01-25	5	2nd	15 21 22 24 38
2014-01-20	1	4th	6 7 10 21 31
2014-01-19	7	3rd	15 20 21 23 29
2014-01-12	11	3rd	2 6 21 33 37
2014-01-01	7	3rd	8 12 21 22 34
2013-12-25	17	4th	3 4 13 21 23
2013-12-08	1	5th	2 3 16 17 21
2013-12-07	7	3rd	5 11 21 31 38
2013-11-30	6	4th	6 9 11 21 24
2013-11-24	4	5th	1 14 15 16 21
2013-11-20	24	5th	8 10 16 17 21
2013-10-27	5	4th	7 15 19 21 32
2013-10-22	11	3rd	7 10 21 31 38
2013-10-11	20	4th	9 17 20 21 34
2013-09-21	11	3rd	11 13 21 28 29
2013-09-10	11	2nd	12 21 24 28 36
2013-08-30	2	4th	1 4 17 21 26
2013-08-28	5	3rd	4 12 21 32 37
2013-08-23	7	3rd	14 18 21 35 38
2013-08-16	7	1st	21 25 32 36 37
2013-08-09	3	3rd	1 20 21 27 28
2013-08-06	4	4th	12 13 17 21 24
2013-08-02	1	3rd	2 7 21 27 29
2013-08-01	6	3rd	5 9 21 24 25
2013-07-26	1	3rd	13 15 21 29 37
2013-07-25	7	4th	13 14 18 21 37
2013-07-18	3	3rd	1 9 21 25 27
2013-07-15	10	3rd	5 18 21 32 35
2013-07-05	1	4th	7 13 19 21 28
2013-07-04	2	2nd	7 21 23 37 38
2013-07-02	2	3rd	4 5 21 27 31
2013-06-30	9	3rd	3 13 21 25 36
2013-06-21	12	3rd	1 20 21 25 33
2013-06-09	27	4th	9 11 19 21 30
2013-05-13	3	2nd	15 21 22 25 33
2013-05-10	9	3rd	4 15 21 30 33
2013-05-01	19	1st	21 31 34 35 37
2013-04-12	2	3rd	4 15 21 26 35
2013-04-10	3	3rd	3 11 21 22 24
2013-04-07	3	1st	21 24 26 27 38
2013-04-04	14	1st	21 27 34 36 38
2013-03-21	6	4th	6 11 20 21 32
2013-03-15	1	3rd	5 11 21 30 34
2013-03-14	1	5th	3 10 11 20 21
2013-03-13	12	2nd	20 21 27 33 34
2013-03-01	3	3rd	1 12 21 22 33
2013-02-26	4	5th	5 15 18 19 21
2013-02-22	22	3rd	4 17 21 22 27
2013-01-31	5	3rd	4 10 21 29 34
2013-01-26	9	3rd	17 20 21 31 32
2013-01-17	5	3rd	14 19 21 32 35
2013-01-12	2	2nd	10 21 24 25 38
2013-01-10	1	4th	7 12 17 21 28
2013-01-09	4	3rd	10 13 21 23 25
2013-01-05	2	3rd	14 16 21 30 34
2013-01-03	6	3rd	8 14 21 26 36
2012-12-28	2	5th	1 7 9 10 21
2012-12-26	20	4th	9 19 20 21 26
2012-12-06	11	4th	11 13 18 21 36
2012-11-25	4	3rd	10 16 21 24 32
2012-11-21	2	4th	1 3 10 21 38
2012-11-19	2	4th	10 11 14 21 32
2012-11-17	15	4th	1 15 16 21 33
2012-11-02	1	4th	8 13 16 21 38
2012-11-01	9	2nd	20 21 33 35 36
2012-10-23	21	2nd	15 21 29 34 35
2012-10-02	3	2nd	11 21 24 30 38
2012-09-29	18	2nd	19 21 26 32 34
2012-09-11	9	2nd	20 21 24 28 37
2012-09-02	8	2nd	16 21 32 33 38
2012-08-25	5	3rd	5 18 21 28 36
2012-08-20	9	3rd	11 16 21 22 38
2012-08-11	1	2nd	7 21 26 30 34
2012-08-10	7	4th	9 10 11 21 26
2012-08-03	16	1st	21 22 25 26 32
2012-07-18	1	4th	4 8 17 21 29
2012-07-17	8	2nd	5 21 33 34 35
2012-07-09	10	5th	6 9 14 19 21
2012-06-29	2	2nd	18 21 23 32 36
2012-06-27	6	1st	21 24 27 30 35
2012-06-21	25	2nd	9 21 23 24 32
2012-05-27	7	3rd	2 17 21 24 29
2012-05-20	11	3rd	1 4 21 31 36
2012-05-09	7	3rd	13 18 21 22 27
2012-05-02	3	3rd	6 12 21 31 32
2012-04-29	2	4th	1 5 11 21 38
2012-04-27	15	3rd	10 19 21 35 38
2012-04-12	1	3rd	10 13 21 30 34
2012-04-11	1	3rd	7 10 21 27 36
2012-04-10	5	2nd	8 21 22 28 38
2012-04-05	4	3rd	11 19 21 31 35
2012-04-01	25	2nd	15 21 26 32 37
2012-03-07	6	4th	9 15 17 21 27
2012-03-01	7	2nd	18 21 26 27 28
2012-02-23	6	3rd	3 12 21 22 30
2012-02-17	4	4th	8 13 18 21 36
2012-02-13	14	3rd	5 6 21 26 34
2012-01-30	2	3rd	5 18 21 28 32
2012-01-28	18	3rd	4 12 21 22 36
2012-01-10	4	3rd	4 11 21 25 36
2012-01-06	7	3rd	10 13 21 23 36
2011-12-30	5	3rd	2 12 21 23 25
2011-12-25	15	2nd	14 21 23 31 36
2011-12-10	7	4th	5 17 19 21 31
2011-12-03	9	3rd	14 15 21 25 34
2011-11-24	2	3rd	1 11 21 33 37
2011-11-22	2	3rd	14 16 21 22 31
2011-11-20	2	3rd	4 13 21 22 38
2011-11-18	1	2nd	9 21 24 30 32
2011-11-17	15	2nd	13 21 29 30 38
2011-11-02	3	3rd	9 16 21 24 28
2011-10-30	5	2nd	10 21 26 29 36
2011-10-25	3	3rd	1 6 21 25 29
2011-10-22	20	3rd	6 16 21 22 32
2011-10-02	8	3rd	1 8 21 27 33
2011-09-24	7	2nd	16 21 26 28 33
2011-09-17	1	3rd	3 8 21 33 37
2011-09-16	1	4th	2 3 5 21 37
2011-09-15	5	3rd	5 14 21 30 31
2011-09-10	1	3rd	15 18 21 22 24
2011-09-09	3	3rd	18 20 21 31 37
2011-09-06	1	3rd	1 8 21 30 33
2011-09-05	1	4th	1 4 16 21 35
2011-09-04	18	4th	7 14 17 21 24
2011-08-17	19	3rd	3 6 21 25 31
2011-07-29	4	3rd	9 11 21 23 29
2011-07-25	1	3rd	2 19 21 24 26
2011-07-24	11	3rd	6 10 21 26 27
2011-07-13	13	5th	1 7 8 9 21
2011-06-30	1	3rd	1 13 21 35 38
2011-06-29	3	3rd	8 10 21 29 33
2011-06-26	9	5th	2 5 11 20 21
2011-06-17	23	3rd	11 14 21 36 38
2011-05-25	30	4th	1 5 13 21 25
2011-04-25	2	2nd	17 21 31 33 37
2011-04-23	2	3rd	6 7 21 26 33
2011-04-21	10	3rd	15 19 21 23 32
2011-04-11	10	4th	4 9 18 21 25
2011-04-01	1	3rd	3 20 21 24 30
2011-03-31	10	2nd	13 21 30 32 38
2011-03-21	11	3rd	11 19 21 23 33
2011-03-10	2	3rd	9 15 21 27 38
2011-03-08	5	3rd	13 17 21 28 31
2011-03-03	19	2nd	10 21 24 26 37
2011-02-12	2	2nd	14 21 26 28 32
2011-02-10	7	2nd	9 21 23 33 34
2011-02-03	3	3rd	7 18 21 31 38
2011-01-31	1	2nd	1 21 22 25 26
2011-01-30	4	5th	8 9 18 20 21
2011-01-26	9	3rd	5 11 21 31 32
2011-01-17	3	4th	3 9 11 21 30
2011-01-14	2	2nd	7 21 25 27 32
2011-01-12	4	3rd	3 10 21 22 35
2011-01-08	1	3rd	3 17 21 35 38
2011-01-07	16	2nd	8 21 23 31 37
2010-12-22	7	5th	2 9 12 14 21
2010-12-15	1	5th	5 13 14 18 21
2010-12-14	1	3rd	10 13 21 31 32
2010-12-13	3	2nd	4 21 24 25 38
2010-12-10	13	4th	7 16 20 21 33
2010-11-26	6	5th	11 12 15 19 21
2010-11-19	17	3rd	15 20 21 22 28
2010-10-30	3	4th	2 3 6 21 30
2010-10-27	9	2nd	5 21 23 25 30
2010-10-16	4	3rd	9 12 21 27 33
2010-10-12	10	5th	10 15 18 19 21
2010-09-30	2	3rd	8 16 21 23 35
2010-09-28	1	4th	7 9 17 21 32
2010-09-27	11	5th	3 9 12 13 21
2010-09-14	14	3rd	5 12 21 31 33
2010-08-28	11	4th	5 7 18 21 22
2010-08-16	6	4th	1 9 17 21 27
2010-08-09	7	4th	4 10 13 21 33
2010-07-31	8	4th	10 13 18 21 31
2010-07-22	18	3rd	15 19 21 22 32
2010-07-01	30	2nd	12 21 25 29 37
2010-05-27	6	3rd	2 13 21 34 37
2010-05-20	2	1st	21 22 23 27 34
2010-05-18	4	3rd	1 14 21 26 38
2010-05-13	23	3rd	9 10 21 31 37
2010-04-16	1	3rd	4 6 21 34 38
2010-04-15	6	4th	6 12 18 21 33
2010-04-08	—	4th	17 18 19 21 29