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Number 21 In Texas Two Step under the 4/35 + 1/35 · Jan 2010 – Feb 2022 rules — 1,266 draws, 4 from 1–35 (an earlier era).
Main numbers Stars 4/35 + 1/35 · since Sep 2025 4/35 + 1/0 · Nov 2022 – Sep 2025 5/35 · Feb 2022 – Nov 2022 4/35 + 1/35 · Jan 2010 – Feb 2022 144 times drawn · chance expected 145 −0.06σ
3 draws waiting · a wait this long: 78% for any number
8.7 average wait between appearances · chance says 8.8
42 longest completed wait · 63% chance of one at least that long
21 is drawn as often as chance explains Drawn 144 times in 1,266 draws against 144.7 expected, −0.06σ. Each draw is independent: after 3 draws away it is exactly as likely tonight as a number drawn yesterday.
21 Number 21, draw by draw Drawn 144 times in 1,266 draws · average wait 8.7 draws · longest completed wait 42 · waiting 3 draws now
3 draws: 2010-03-25 to 2010-04-05 26 draws: 2010-04-05 to 2010-07-05 1 draws: 2010-07-05 to 2010-07-08 3 draws: 2010-07-08 to 2010-07-19 8 draws: 2010-07-19 to 2010-08-16 14 draws: 2010-08-16 to 2010-10-04 1 draws: 2010-10-04 to 2010-10-07 3 draws: 2010-10-07 to 2010-10-18 14 draws: 2010-10-18 to 2010-12-06 5 draws: 2010-12-06 to 2010-12-23 20 draws: 2010-12-23 to 2011-03-03 17 draws: 2011-03-03 to 2011-05-02 11 draws: 2011-05-02 to 2011-06-09 1 draws: 2011-06-09 to 2011-06-13 5 draws: 2011-06-13 to 2011-06-30 8 draws: 2011-06-30 to 2011-07-28 18 draws: 2011-07-28 to 2011-09-29 12 draws: 2011-09-29 to 2011-11-10 14 draws: 2011-11-10 to 2011-12-29 16 draws: 2011-12-29 to 2012-02-23 9 draws: 2012-02-23 to 2012-03-26 3 draws: 2012-03-26 to 2012-04-05 10 draws: 2012-04-05 to 2012-05-10 9 draws: 2012-05-10 to 2012-06-11 2 draws: 2012-06-11 to 2012-06-18 6 draws: 2012-06-18 to 2012-07-09 6 draws: 2012-07-09 to 2012-07-30 1 draws: 2012-07-30 to 2012-08-02 14 draws: 2012-08-02 to 2012-09-20 2 draws: 2012-09-20 to 2012-09-27 13 draws: 2012-09-27 to 2012-11-12 17 draws: 2012-11-12 to 2013-01-10 14 draws: 2013-01-10 to 2013-02-28 12 draws: 2013-02-28 to 2013-04-11 7 draws: 2013-04-11 to 2013-05-06 7 draws: 2013-05-06 to 2013-05-30 12 draws: 2013-05-30 to 2013-07-11 9 draws: 2013-07-11 to 2013-08-12 2 draws: 2013-08-12 to 2013-08-19 1 draws: 2013-08-19 to 2013-08-22 5 draws: 2013-08-22 to 2013-09-09 5 draws: 2013-09-09 to 2013-09-26 5 draws: 2013-09-26 to 2013-10-14 1 draws: 2013-10-14 to 2013-10-17 38 draws: 2013-10-17 to 2014-02-27 6 draws: 2014-02-27 to 2014-03-20 1 draws: 2014-03-20 to 2014-03-24 2 draws: 2014-03-24 to 2014-03-31 1 draws: 2014-03-31 to 2014-04-03 2 draws: 2014-04-03 to 2014-04-10 1 draws: 2014-04-10 to 2014-04-14 11 draws: 2014-04-14 to 2014-05-22 8 draws: 2014-05-22 to 2014-06-19 12 draws: 2014-06-19 to 2014-07-31 3 draws: 2014-07-31 to 2014-08-11 24 draws: 2014-08-11 to 2014-11-03 14 draws: 2014-11-03 to 2014-12-22 3 draws: 2014-12-22 to 2015-01-01 1 draws: 2015-01-01 to 2015-01-05 3 draws: 2015-01-05 to 2015-01-15 2 draws: 2015-01-15 to 2015-01-22 16 draws: 2015-01-22 to 2015-03-19 1 draws: 2015-03-19 to 2015-03-23 11 draws: 2015-03-23 to 2015-04-30 13 draws: 2015-04-30 to 2015-06-15 2 draws: 2015-06-15 to 2015-06-22 1 draws: 2015-06-22 to 2015-06-25 28 draws: 2015-06-25 to 2015-10-01 2 draws: 2015-10-01 to 2015-10-08 3 draws: 2015-10-08 to 2015-10-19 3 draws: 2015-10-19 to 2015-10-29 4 draws: 2015-10-29 to 2015-11-12 22 draws: 2015-11-12 to 2016-01-28 42 draws: 2016-01-28 to 2016-06-23 11 draws: 2016-06-23 to 2016-08-01 6 draws: 2016-08-01 to 2016-08-22 1 draws: 2016-08-22 to 2016-08-25 5 draws: 2016-08-25 to 2016-09-12 10 draws: 2016-09-12 to 2016-10-17 17 draws: 2016-10-17 to 2016-12-15 1 draws: 2016-12-15 to 2016-12-19 22 draws: 2016-12-19 to 2017-03-06 3 draws: 2017-03-06 to 2017-03-16 8 draws: 2017-03-16 to 2017-04-13 33 draws: 2017-04-13 to 2017-08-07 1 draws: 2017-08-07 to 2017-08-10 4 draws: 2017-08-10 to 2017-08-24 12 draws: 2017-08-24 to 2017-10-05 12 draws: 2017-10-05 to 2017-11-16 4 draws: 2017-11-16 to 2017-11-30 5 draws: 2017-11-30 to 2017-12-18 23 draws: 2017-12-18 to 2018-03-08 7 draws: 2018-03-08 to 2018-04-05 9 draws: 2018-04-05 to 2018-05-07 35 draws: 2018-05-07 to 2018-09-06 5 draws: 2018-09-06 to 2018-09-24 11 draws: 2018-09-24 to 2018-11-01 12 draws: 2018-11-01 to 2018-12-13 8 draws: 2018-12-13 to 2019-01-10 1 draws: 2019-01-10 to 2019-01-14 18 draws: 2019-01-14 to 2019-03-18 1 draws: 2019-03-18 to 2019-03-21 2 draws: 2019-03-21 to 2019-03-28 2 draws: 2019-03-28 to 2019-04-04 3 draws: 2019-04-04 to 2019-04-15 5 draws: 2019-04-15 to 2019-05-02 2 draws: 2019-05-02 to 2019-05-09 23 draws: 2019-05-09 to 2019-07-29 6 draws: 2019-07-29 to 2019-08-19 8 draws: 2019-08-19 to 2019-09-16 22 draws: 2019-09-16 to 2019-12-02 8 draws: 2019-12-02 to 2019-12-30 12 draws: 2019-12-30 to 2020-02-10 2 draws: 2020-02-10 to 2020-02-17 32 draws: 2020-02-17 to 2020-06-08 8 draws: 2020-06-08 to 2020-07-06 14 draws: 2020-07-06 to 2020-08-24 11 draws: 2020-08-24 to 2020-10-01 1 draws: 2020-10-01 to 2020-10-05 8 draws: 2020-10-05 to 2020-11-02 3 draws: 2020-11-02 to 2020-11-12 3 draws: 2020-11-12 to 2020-11-23 1 draws: 2020-11-23 to 2020-11-26 12 draws: 2020-11-26 to 2021-01-07 2 draws: 2021-01-07 to 2021-01-14 4 draws: 2021-01-14 to 2021-01-28 22 draws: 2021-01-28 to 2021-04-15 7 draws: 2021-04-15 to 2021-05-10 8 draws: 2021-05-10 to 2021-06-07 2 draws: 2021-06-07 to 2021-06-14 18 draws: 2021-06-14 to 2021-08-16 5 draws: 2021-08-16 to 2021-09-02 1 draws: 2021-09-02 to 2021-09-06 4 draws: 2021-09-06 to 2021-09-20 1 draws: 2021-09-20 to 2021-09-23 3 draws: 2021-09-23 to 2021-10-04 15 draws: 2021-10-04 to 2021-11-25 7 draws: 2021-11-25 to 2021-12-20 1 draws: 2021-12-20 to 2021-12-23 3 draws: 2021-12-23 to 2022-01-03 2 draws: 2022-01-03 to 2022-01-10 7 draws: 2022-01-10 to 2022-02-03 2 draws: 2022-02-03 to 2022-02-10 Still waiting — at least 3 draws since 2022-02-10 2010-03-25 2010-04-05 2010-07-05 2010-07-08 2010-07-19 2010-08-16 2010-10-04 2010-10-07 2010-10-18 2010-12-06 2010-12-23 2011-03-03 2011-05-02 2011-06-09 2011-06-13 2011-06-30 2011-07-28 2011-09-29 2011-11-10 2011-12-29 2012-02-23 2012-03-26 2012-04-05 2012-05-10 2012-06-11 2012-06-18 2012-07-09 2012-07-30 2012-08-02 2012-09-20 2012-09-27 2012-11-12 2013-01-10 2013-02-28 2013-04-11 2013-05-06 2013-05-30 2013-07-11 2013-08-12 2013-08-19 2013-08-22 2013-09-09 2013-09-26 2013-10-14 2013-10-17 2014-02-27 2014-03-20 2014-03-24 2014-03-31 2014-04-03 2014-04-10 2014-04-14 2014-05-22 2014-06-19 2014-07-31 2014-08-11 2014-11-03 2014-12-22 2015-01-01 2015-01-05 2015-01-15 2015-01-22 2015-03-19 2015-03-23 2015-04-30 2015-06-15 2015-06-22 2015-06-25 2015-10-01 2015-10-08 2015-10-19 2015-10-29 2015-11-12 2016-01-28 2016-06-23 2016-08-01 2016-08-22 2016-08-25 2016-09-12 2016-10-17 2016-12-15 2016-12-19 2017-03-06 2017-03-16 2017-04-13 2017-08-07 2017-08-10 2017-08-24 2017-10-05 2017-11-16 2017-11-30 2017-12-18 2018-03-08 2018-04-05 2018-05-07 2018-09-06 2018-09-24 2018-11-01 2018-12-13 2019-01-10 2019-01-14 2019-03-18 2019-03-21 2019-03-28 2019-04-04 2019-04-15 2019-05-02 2019-05-09 2019-07-29 2019-08-19 2019-09-16 2019-12-02 2019-12-30 2020-02-10 2020-02-17 2020-06-08 2020-07-06 2020-08-24 2020-10-01 2020-10-05 2020-11-02 2020-11-12 2020-11-23 2020-11-26 2021-01-07 2021-01-14 2021-01-28 2021-04-15 2021-05-10 2021-06-07 2021-06-14 2021-08-16 2021-09-02 2021-09-06 2021-09-20 2021-09-23 2021-10-04 2021-11-25 2021-12-20 2021-12-23 2022-01-03 2022-01-10 2022-02-03 2022-02-10 2010-01-04 2022-02-21 a completed wait — darker is longer the wait still running — a lower bound, not a finished gap
1 draws: 22 times 2 draws: 16 times 3 draws: 15 times 4 draws: 5 times 5 draws: 10 times 6 draws: 5 times 7 draws: 6 times 8 draws: 10 times 9 draws: 4 times 10 draws: 2 times 11 draws: 6 times 12 draws: 9 times 13 draws: 2 times 14 draws: 7 times 15 draws: 1 time 16 draws: 2 times 17 draws: 3 times 18 draws: 3 times 19 draws: 0 times 20 draws: 1 time 21 draws: 0 times 22 draws: 4 times 23 draws: 2 times 24 draws: 1 time 25 draws: 0 times 26 draws: 1 time 27 draws: 0 times 28 draws: 1 time 29 draws: 0 times 30 draws: 0 times 31 draws: 0 times 32 draws: 1 time 33 draws: 1 time 34 draws: 0 times 35 draws: 1 time 36 draws: 0 times 37 draws: 0 times 38 draws: 1 time 39 draws: 0 times 40 draws: 0 times 41 draws: 0 times 42 draws: 1 time 43 draws: 0 times its own waits draws between appearances 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 smallest 14 · chance 8.8 2nd smallest 41 · chance 43.8 3rd smallest 57 · chance 64.0 4th smallest 32 · chance 27.4 Every position’s lane →
The company it keeps Seen most often with these — chance gives every partner about 12.7 shared draws, and the leaders are simply the ones that came out ahead this time.
It has shared a draw with every one of the other 34 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 35. 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 ← number 20 Every number number 22 → 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 4/35 tonight whatever it did last week.