Number 16

In Cash 5 under the 5/34 · Apr 2010 – Oct 2020 rules — 2,844 draws, 5 from 1–34 (an earlier era).

399times drawn · chance expected 418 −1.02σ

2draws waiting · a wait this long: 85% for any number

7.1average wait between appearances · chance says 6.8

42longest completed wait · 44% chance of one at least that long

16 is drawn as often as chance explains

Drawn 399 times in 2,844 draws against 418.2 expected, −1.02σ. Each draw is independent: after 2 draws away it is exactly as likely tonight as a number drawn yesterday.

Number 16, draw by draw

Drawn 399 times in 2,844 draws · average wait 7.1 draws · longest completed wait 42 · waiting 2 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 smallest28 · chance 29.8
2nd smallest116 · chance 119.3
3rd smallest161 · chance 156.6
4th smallest84 · chance 79.9
5th smallest10 · chance 13.3

Every position’s lane →

The company it keeps

Seen most often with these — chance gives every partner about 48.4 shared draws, and the leaders are simply the ones that came out ahead this time.

18 21 13 20 27 25

It has shared a draw with every one of the other 33 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 34. 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
2020-10-25	16	3rd	10 14 16 29 34
2020-10-09	4	3rd	6 9 16 18 31
2020-10-05	5	3rd	12 13 16 27 32
2020-09-30	1	3rd	3 5 16

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 5/34 tonight whatever it did last week.

2020-06-09	8	4th	9 10 13 16 24
2020-06-01	11	3rd	4 12 16 29 34
2020-05-21	11	2nd	13 16 18 28 31
2020-05-10	32	5th	2 7 12 14 16
2020-04-08	8	2nd	6 16 17 18 27
2020-03-31	3	2nd	11 16 21 26 30
2020-03-28	2	3rd	6 14 16 19 34
2020-03-26	9	2nd	13 16 18 25 32
2019-12-25	5	4th	1 9 10 16 29
2019-12-20	5	2nd	14 16 21 22 32
2019-12-15	5	2nd	9 16 20 31 32
2019-12-10	2	3rd	7 11 16 26 33
2019-12-08	14	3rd	11 15 16 21 25
2019-11-24	7	1st	16 17 24 27 33
2019-11-17	2	2nd	14 16 20 28 30
2019-11-15	9	5th	2 7 8 13 16
2019-11-06	12	2nd	15 16 21 24 28
2019-10-25	5	2nd	11 16 20 24 32
2019-10-20	2	2nd	15 16 18 19 32
2019-10-18	1	2nd	11 16 17 24 26
2019-10-17	11	3rd	1 2 16 24 27
2019-10-06	7	3rd	3 8 16 24 28
2019-09-29	1	1st	16 17 24 25 30
2019-09-28	12	3rd	8 15 16 31 33
2019-09-16	3	2nd	11 16 20 23 25
2019-09-13	26	4th	4 14 15 16 25
2019-08-18	5	3rd	8 10 16 25 32
2019-08-13	13	4th	5 9 10 16 31
2019-07-31	10	2nd	9 16 28 29 30
2019-07-21	6	2nd	6 16 21 22 24
2019-07-15	5	2nd	1 16 29 30 32
2019-07-10	1	4th	5 6 9 16 18
2019-07-09	2	4th	3 4 5 16 21
2019-07-07	7	2nd	5 16 18 28 33
2019-06-30	6	1st	16 19 22 29 30
2019-06-24	6	2nd	13 16 27 30 31
2019-06-18	13	2nd	13 16 18 21 23
2019-06-05	2	4th	6 8 11 16 26
2019-06-03	5	3rd	5 13 16 17 31
2019-05-29	2	4th	2 12 15 16 27
2019-05-27	6	5th	4 8 11 13 16
2019-05-21	7	3rd	1 8 16 19 30
2019-05-14	9	3rd	5 11 16 24 27
2019-05-05	3	3rd	2 9 16 24 26
2019-05-02	1	4th	6 10 12 16 17
2019-05-01	3	3rd	6 9 16 19 27
2019-04-28	2	3rd	1 5 16 18 20
2019-04-26	16	3rd	10 14 16 30 34
2018-12-16	1	2nd	2 16 18 27 34
2018-12-15	7	3rd	7 8 16 17 28
2018-12-08	17	2nd	2 16 20 25 26
2018-11-21	5	3rd	5 6 16 19 25
2018-11-16	8	4th	6 10 13 16 33
2018-11-08	17	2nd	14 16 17 21 33
2018-10-22	13	2nd	1 16 23 29 30
2018-10-09	29	3rd	2 10 16 17 34
2018-09-10	2	4th	6 11 12 16 26
2018-09-08	11	4th	5 9 14 16 34
2018-08-28	4	3rd	4 12 16 18 21
2018-08-24	2	2nd	3 16 17 19 23
2018-08-22	1	1st	16 17 21 22 28
2018-08-21	42	3rd	5 13 16 20 29
2018-07-10	9	2nd	10 16 22 23 31
2018-07-01	4	2nd	15 16 19 30 32
2018-06-27	1	3rd	6 15 16 18 24
2018-06-26	5	5th	1 3 12 14 16
2018-06-21	17	4th	4 9 12 16 18
2018-06-04	5	4th	1 4 11 16 28
2018-05-30	7	4th	4 14 15 16 29
2018-05-23	1	4th	8 11 15 16 18
2018-05-22	5	2nd	14 16 19 21 34
2018-05-17	12	4th	4 6 9 16 21
2018-05-05	1	3rd	1 9 16 18 27
2018-05-04	3	5th	1 3 7 14 16
2018-05-01	5	2nd	12 16 20 23 27
2018-04-26	2	5th	4 9 10 13 16
2017-12-30	5	3rd	3 10 16 21 31
2017-12-25	23	3rd	4 15 16 19 22
2017-12-02	2	3rd	1 8 16 25 31
2017-11-30	2	4th	1 6 14 16 20
2017-11-28	2	2nd	3 16 28 29 30
2017-11-26	1	1st	16 18 22 26 33
2017-11-25	13	4th	2 4 12 16 27
2017-11-12	2	2nd	12 16 18 24 27
2017-11-10	2	2nd	12 16 24 31 33
2017-11-08	10	4th	1 13 15 16 17
2017-10-29	8	3rd	2 7 16 18 33
2017-10-21	1	3rd	3 7 16 21 22
2017-10-20	8	4th	4 9 10 16 25
2017-10-12	10	3rd	5 12 16 22 28
2017-10-02	2	3rd	2 14 16 28 32
2017-09-30	1	4th	3 7 15 16 20
2017-09-29	1	2nd	11 16 21 29 32
2017-09-28	4	2nd	13 16 19 27 32
2017-09-24	11	3rd	4 13 16 17 21
2017-09-13	10	2nd	14 16 18 21 30
2017-09-03	1	3rd	5 12 16 21 26
2017-09-02	24	2nd	5 16 23 25 26
2017-08-09	7	2nd	1 16 20 27 28
2017-08-02	8	3rd	13 15 16 22 32
2017-07-25	4	1st	16 24 25 28 32
2017-07-21	1	4th	2 3 10 16 22
2017-07-20	15	2nd	8 16 20 21 29
2017-07-05	12	3rd	2 5 16 17 26
2017-06-23	5	2nd	11 16 23 24 28
2017-06-18	4	4th	2 8 9 16 27
2017-06-14	4	5th	5 7 11 13 16
2017-06-10	2	2nd	6 16 18 23 29
2017-06-08	4	5th	4 7 9 14 16
2017-06-04	1	3rd	3 13 16 23 26
2017-06-03	2	4th	3 12 14 16 28
2017-06-01	9	3rd	5 11 16 19 25
2017-05-23	3	3rd	10 13 16 18 24
2017-05-20	5	2nd	14 16 19 25 30
2017-05-15	1	3rd	11 13 16 30 34
2017-05-14	9	2nd	7 16 19 24 27
2017-05-05	1	1st	16 21 22 26 33
2017-05-04	9	3rd	8 9 16 22 31
2016-12-31	6	4th	2 8 10 16 34
2016-12-25	20	2nd	3 16 20 22 27
2016-12-05	6	2nd	8 16 20 21 24
2016-11-29	9	3rd	1 14 16 25 33
2016-11-20	8	3rd	4 11 16 27 32
2016-11-12	7	2nd	12 16 17 18 26
2016-11-05	2	4th	4 5 9 16 20
2016-11-03	3	1st	16 25 29 30 34
2016-10-31	10	3rd	6 7 16 17 28
2016-10-21	8	3rd	7 10 16 30 32
2016-10-13	2	2nd	4 16 26 27 32
2016-10-11	10	3rd	2 15 16 22 29
2016-10-01	7	4th	5 13 14 16 33
2016-09-24	6	3rd	5 8 16 18 27
2016-09-18	11	2nd	4 16 22 27 32
2016-09-07	22	3rd	6 14 16 19 21
2016-08-16	4	4th	6 11 12 16 25
2016-08-12	20	2nd	3 16 23 30 31
2016-07-23	2	2nd	15 16 26 30 32
2016-07-21	8	3rd	6 13 16 29 34
2016-07-13	1	3rd	11 14 16 18 27
2016-07-12	1	2nd	12 16 17 27 31
2016-07-11	3	2nd	11 16 21 27 30
2016-07-08	8	2nd	15 16 19 20 27
2016-06-30	11	3rd	1 15 16 26 30
2016-06-19	2	2nd	1 16 18 20 22
2016-06-17	3	2nd	15 16 26 33 34
2016-06-14	1	4th	6 7 8 16 32
2016-06-13	9	3rd	2 7 16 17 29
2016-06-04	6	4th	1 6 9 16 33
2016-05-29	1	3rd	3 6 16 21 25
2016-05-28	3	3rd	12 14 16 24 32
2016-05-25	6	4th	1 7 12 16 25
2016-05-19	2	2nd	8 16 29 30 31
2016-05-17	2	4th	4 8 9 16 33
2016-05-15	3	2nd	5 16 23 27 34
2016-05-12	2	3rd	1 8 16 22 23
2016-05-10	10	2nd	8 16 26 28 30
2016-04-30	1	2nd	4 16 20 22 33
2016-04-29	2	3rd	1 4 16 20 28
2016-04-27	2	4th	4 10 13 16 21
2015-12-31	3	3rd	9 11 16 24 25
2015-12-28	3	1st	16 20 22 28 31
2015-12-25	18	3rd	4 13 16 18 30
2015-12-07	4	3rd	14 15 16 23 34
2015-12-03	1	4th	1 6 11 16 19
2015-12-02	5	4th	8 12 13 16 25
2015-11-27	3	3rd	6 8 16 28 32
2015-11-24	3	3rd	10 14 16 20 24
2015-11-21	19	3rd	4 10 16 28 33
2015-11-02	7	1st	16 17 19 29 32
2015-10-26	1	4th	8 11 14 16 19
2015-10-25	3	1st	16 17 18 27 29
2015-10-22	1	1st	16 22 23 32 34
2015-10-21	23	4th	4 6 8 16 18
2015-09-28	4	2nd	15 16 21 31 34
2015-09-24	21	4th	11 12 14 16 18
2015-09-03	2	3rd	2 13 16 20 23
2015-09-01	2	1st	16 19 27 28 33
2015-08-30	3	1st	16 27 29 30 32
2015-08-27	7	2nd	3 16 18 29 32
2015-08-20	1	3rd	6 15 16 22 27
2015-08-19	10	3rd	1 15 16 27 32
2015-08-09	2	2nd	13 16 24 28 31
2015-08-07	12	2nd	6 16 23 27 31
2015-07-26	10	3rd	10 11 16 23 31
2015-07-16	4	4th	5 6 9 16 23
2015-07-12	6	3rd	11 12 16 20 28
2015-07-06	6	1st	16 23 24 25 27
2015-06-30	7	4th	5 9 11 16 22
2015-06-23	3	3rd	1 6 16 17 27
2015-06-20	8	2nd	1 16 22 25 34
2015-06-12	1	3rd	1 5 16 29 34
2015-06-11	9	1st	16 17 25 29 32
2015-06-02	1	4th	12 13 14 16 19
2015-06-01	15	4th	9 10 14 16 18
2015-05-17	3	4th	10 14 15 16 28
2015-05-14	1	3rd	4 6 16 21 22
2015-05-13	1	3rd	1 12 16 27 29
2015-05-12	1	3rd	6 9 16 18 26
2015-05-11	4	3rd	10 14 16 21 30
2015-05-07	3	3rd	1 7 16 20 28
2015-05-04	7	3rd	5 7 16 17 34
2015-04-26	3	2nd	14 16 20 21 29
2014-12-30	8	3rd	1 11 16 17 19
2014-12-22	16	3rd	6 12 16 29 30
2014-12-06	5	3rd	1 2 16 24 30
2014-12-01	1	4th	1 3 4 16 19
2014-11-30	8	2nd	9 16 18 29 34
2014-11-22	3	3rd	1 6 16 20 33
2014-11-19	2	1st	16 22 27 29 34
2014-11-17	8	2nd	13 16 18 20 33
2014-11-09	13	3rd	4 13 16 25 32
2014-10-27	1	4th	7 9 14 16 28
2014-10-26	3	2nd	8 16 23 28 34
2014-10-23	10	2nd	12 16 24 31 32
2014-10-13	2	3rd	13 14 16 21 23
2014-10-11	16	3rd	8 11 16 22 26
2014-09-25	10	3rd	1 11 16 19 22
2014-09-15	8	2nd	13 16 20 25 32
2014-09-07	11	1st	16 26 27 28 31
2014-08-27	7	2nd	5 16 21 28 30
2014-08-20	1	3rd	6 10 16 21 25
2014-08-19	22	2nd	15 16 18 29 31
2014-07-28	4	1st	16 20 23 30 32
2014-07-24	21	1st	16 20 22 23 34
2014-07-03	2	2nd	8 16 21 23 29
2014-07-01	7	4th	3 6 9 16 29
2014-06-24	19	4th	2 12 13 16 29
2014-06-05	1	2nd	4 16 19 31 34
2014-06-04	7	2nd	14 16 18 22 29
2014-05-28	8	2nd	10 16 24 25 32
2014-05-20	7	2nd	6 16 19 26 34
2014-05-13	9	4th	3 4 5 16 32
2014-05-04	3	4th	3 4 10 16 22
2014-05-01	3	1st	16 19 21 26 34
2014-04-28	6	3rd	7 9 16 18 27
2013-12-28	7	4th	6 7 15 16 19
2013-12-21	5	3rd	1 13 16 18 20
2013-12-16	2	3rd	2 5 16 32 33
2013-12-14	1	4th	5 9 10 16 25
2013-12-13	17	2nd	11 16 18 25 26
2013-11-26	2	4th	8 11 15 16 21
2013-11-24	2	2nd	12 16 21 24 26
2013-11-22	5	3rd	2 8 16 21 23
2013-11-17	21	4th	3 5 13 16 32
2013-10-27	8	4th	6 7 11 16 23
2013-10-18	1	2nd	7 16 22 25 34
2013-10-17	13	3rd	9 14 16 23 28
2013-10-04	4	3rd	7 10 16 25 31
2013-09-30	9	4th	2 10 15 16 28
2013-09-21	20	2nd	4 16 18 26 31
2013-09-01	6	3rd	3 13 16 19 30
2013-08-26	19	3rd	1 10 16 17 31
2013-08-07	7	3rd	3 11 16 17 28
2013-07-31	2	3rd	9 11 16 19 23
2013-07-29	11	5th	1 4 9 14 16
2013-07-18	4	2nd	2 16 18 28 30
2013-07-14	2	3rd	1 11 16 17 30
2013-07-12	7	2nd	6 16 21 25 28
2013-07-05	4	1st	16 17 19 27 30
2013-07-01	2	3rd	4 7 16 28 30
2013-06-29	1	2nd	12 16 23 25 34
2013-06-28	8	3rd	5 12 16 23 27
2013-06-20	12	3rd	2 10 16 21 28
2013-06-08	4	3rd	13 14 16 20 24
2013-06-04	2	3rd	10 13 16 17 24
2013-06-02	16	3rd	3 6 16 23 27
2013-05-17	13	4th	1 5 12 16 27
2013-05-04	7	3rd	7 13 16 21 30
2013-04-27	6	3rd	2 3 16 30 34
2012-12-28	25	3rd	1 4 16 25 31
2012-12-03	1	3rd	1 11 16 23 25
2012-12-02	2	2nd	5 16 20 28 31
2012-11-30	7	4th	6 7 14 16 18
2012-11-23	18	3rd	1 8 16 17 18
2012-11-05	3	1st	16 21 26 28 30
2012-11-02	19	4th	1 7 9 16 25
2012-10-14	6	2nd	11 16 18 20 25
2012-10-08	7	3rd	10 13 16 28 34
2012-10-01	4	3rd	5 13 16 19 25
2012-09-27	7	2nd	5 16 20 25 28
2012-09-20	14	2nd	3 16 18 20 27
2012-09-06	21	4th	2 7 12 16 21
2012-08-16	5	4th	1 3 15 16 30
2012-08-11	3	3rd	1 2 16 25 34
2012-08-08	13	3rd	7 9 16 28 29
2012-07-26	10	2nd	12 16 19 21 30
2012-07-16	5	3rd	1 6 16 23 34
2012-07-11	1	2nd	13 16 21 24 34
2012-07-10	19	3rd	5 12 16 20 22
2012-06-20	2	3rd	1 13 16 30 34
2012-06-18	6	3rd	4 7 16 28 34
2012-06-12	2	4th	10 12 13 16 18
2012-06-10	6	3rd	7 12 16 20 26
2012-06-04	2	1st	16 21 23 24 29
2012-06-02	13	1st	16 24 25 30 31
2012-05-20	13	3rd	1 13 16 21 28
2012-05-04	6	3rd	9 10 16 17 30
2012-04-28	17	2nd	2 16 17 22 33
2011-12-20	3	4th	2 5 9 16 17
2011-12-17	10	3rd	4 11 16 21 34
2011-12-07	19	3rd	2 3 16 17 18
2011-11-18	1	2nd	15 16 20 25 29
2011-11-17	10	3rd	5 14 16 24 30
2011-11-07	1	4th	4 10 13 16 21
2011-11-06	36	3rd	3 4 16 21 28
2011-09-29	2	2nd	12 16 17 20 29
2011-09-27	10	2nd	15 16 20 23 28
2011-09-17	1	3rd	9 12 16 21 32
2011-09-16	1	3rd	1 14 16 17 21
2011-09-15	7	3rd	7 14 16 32 33
2011-09-08	11	3rd	5 14 16 25 28
2011-08-28	4	3rd	6 8 16 17 30
2011-08-23	7	5th	2 7 8 12 16
2011-08-16	14	3rd	4 11 16 24 31
2011-07-31	16	3rd	4 14 16 19 22
2011-07-15	12	2nd	11 16 28 31 32
2011-07-03	17	4th	2 3 15 16 25
2011-06-16	22	3rd	6 13 16 20 25
2011-05-25	3	3rd	11 14 16 20 26
2011-05-22	12	3rd	1 10 16 24 33
2011-05-10	4	1st	16 20 23 29 32
2011-05-06	6	3rd	2 3 16 32 34
2011-04-30	8	2nd	11 16 17 27 32
2011-04-22	2	1st	16 18 21 30 33
2011-04-20	3	2nd	6 16 18 20 33
2011-04-16	5	2nd	13 16 20 22 30
2011-04-11	1	2nd	2 16 20 21 34
2011-04-10	12	4th	12 13 15 16 24
2011-03-29	1	2nd	11 16 20 21 34
2011-03-28	2	2nd	9 16 25 26 31
2011-03-26	16	4th	2 10 14 16 33
2011-03-10	11	4th	3 7 14 16 31
2011-02-27	3	2nd	6 16 22 31 34
2011-02-24	5	4th	2 4 10 16 26
2011-02-19	10	3rd	5 14 16 25 27
2011-02-09	8	3rd	9 14 16 18 21
2011-02-01	3	1st	16 17 19 23 31
2011-01-29	2	4th	2 5 12 16 26
2011-01-27	21	4th	10 12 15 16 18
2011-01-06	5	2nd	2 16 26 28 34
2011-01-01	4	2nd	2 16 18 22 34
2010-12-28	10	4th	1 9 10 16 30
2010-12-18	4	4th	1 6 14 16 30
2010-12-14	11	2nd	12 16 23 31 34
2010-12-03	19	3rd	5 13 16 18 22
2010-11-14	2	2nd	9 16 18 28 32
2010-11-12	8	3rd	9 10 16 21 25
2010-11-04	3	3rd	12 15 16 29 30
2010-11-01	2	2nd	3 16 22 32 33
2010-10-30	1	4th	5 8 10 16 23
2010-10-29	2	2nd	10 16 21 22 29
2010-10-27	11	3rd	5 11 16 19 31
2010-10-16	6	2nd	12 16 27 28 30
2010-10-10	7	3rd	1 6 16 20 27
2010-10-03	6	3rd	3 9 16 18 30
2010-09-27	1	2nd	6 16 19 24 31
2010-09-26	27	3rd	2 9 16 22 33
2010-08-30	1	4th	6 11 13 16 20
2010-08-29	13	2nd	13 16 18 21 34
2010-08-16	16	3rd	5 11 16 17 28
2010-07-31	1	3rd	2 11 16 18 20
2010-07-30	1	3rd	10 13 16 23 27
2010-07-29	4	3rd	11 12 16 21 27
2010-07-25	4	2nd	13 16 19 21 31
2010-07-21	4	4th	3 6 10 16 20
2010-07-17	1	3rd	5 9 16 31 32
2010-07-16	14	3rd	5 9 16 24 34
2010-07-02	1	2nd	7 16 23 25 30
2010-07-01	5	4th	10 11 13 16 21
2010-06-26	26	2nd	2 16 17 23 27
2010-05-31	12	3rd	4 8 16 18 19
2010-05-19	23	2nd	5 16 17 18 26
2010-04-26	4	3rd	14 15 16 30 32
2010-04-22	10	4th	6 7 9 16 20
2010-04-12	—	3rd	8 15 16 26 27