Layout of all New York Lotto numbers – 2016

2016: The year in numbers

New York Lotto 2016: all 105 draws from Jan 2, 2016 to Dec 31, 2016 with the winning numbers, by month; click a date for the prize breakdown.

Most drawn numbers that year: 25, 21, 59, 8, 9 – least drawn: 45, 7, 20 · Bonus number: 43, 2, 15.

The sum of the winning numbers averaged 183.6 (chance expectation 180.0); the highest sum of the year was 307 on Aug 24, 2016, the lowest 80 on Jul 30, 2016.

50.8% of the drawn numbers were even (expected 49.2%). In 43 draws (41%) two consecutive numbers such as 12 and 13 came up together; chance expects that in 43% of draws.

On average 0.76 number from the previous draw was drawn again (expected 0.61). The longest gap of any number within the year belonged to 20, absent for 70 draws.

Numbers from the range 21–30 came up most often (123 hits), those from 31–40 least often (94). Such deviations are part of chance: they even out over many years, and none of them helps with the next draw.