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Number 16 — the complete card

16 pays 35:1 straight-up ($10 wins $350 profit) on every wheel. It’s red, even, low (1–18), dozen 2, column 1, and hits 1 in 37 European spins / 1 in 38 American. ⚙ computed

On the wheel

European rim, reading 5 · 24 → 16 → 33 · 1. American rim: 21 · 33 → 16 → 4 · 23. Racetrack membership: Tiers du Cylindre — the announced bets that physically cover this pocket (math here). “Neighbour” talk means the rim, never the felt — two different maps.

On the felt

Street trio: 16-17-18 (11:1). Split partners on the grid: 17, 13, 19 (17:1 each) — an edge-of-grid number, fewer corners than the interior. Every combination prices identically: the 36-pocket fiction doesn’t care which squares you pick.

Betting 16 — the honest numbers

At $10 per spin, 100 spins of straight 16 wagers cost an expected $27 on European wheels and $53 on American — identical to any bet, wrapped in maximum volatility (SD 5.8). Back-to-back 16: 1 in 1,369. In our 3.7-million-spin reference run, 16 landed 100,259 times against 100,000 expected (+0.26%) — textbook uniformity, the same verdict every number gets.

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Frequently asked

What does 16 pay in roulette?
35 to 1 straight-up — a $10 bet returns $350 profit plus your stake. Splits touching 16 pay 17:1, its street 11:1.
Is 16 red or black in roulette?
16 is red — fixed by the traditional color chart on every wheel, even and low (1–18) for outside-bet purposes.
What are the neighbours of 16 on the wheel?
European rim: 24 and 33 adjacent, 5 and 1 beyond — a five-number “neighbours” call covers exactly this arc. Felt neighbours are different animals — wheel order and grid order share nothing.