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Number 42 In Saturday Lotto under the 6/45 + 2/45 · since Jan 2009 rules — 928 draws, 6 from 1–45.
143 times drawn · chance expected 124 +1.86σ
10 draws waiting · a wait this long: 28% for any number
6.5 average wait between appearances · chance says 7.5
23 longest completed wait · >99% chance of one at least that long
42 is drawn as often as chance explains Drawn 143 times in 928 draws against 123.7 expected, +1.86σ. Each draw is independent: after 10 draws away it is exactly as likely tonight as a number drawn yesterday. It has also come out as the bonus ball 37 times, counted separately.
42 Number 42, draw by draw Drawn 143 times in 928 draws · average wait 6.5 draws · longest completed wait 23 · waiting 10 draws now
1 draws: 2009-01-10 to 2009-01-17 11 draws: 2009-01-17 to 2009-04-04 4 draws: 2009-04-04 to 2009-05-02 6 draws: 2009-05-02 to 2009-06-13 13 draws: 2009-06-13 to 2009-09-12 3 draws: 2009-09-12 to 2009-10-03 12 draws: 2009-10-03 to 2009-12-26 1 draws: 2009-12-26 to 2010-01-02 5 draws: 2010-01-02 to 2010-02-06 5 draws: 2010-02-06 to 2010-03-13 8 draws: 2010-03-13 to 2010-05-08 9 draws: 2010-05-08 to 2010-07-10 9 draws: 2010-07-10 to 2010-09-11 3 draws: 2010-09-11 to 2010-10-02 7 draws: 2010-10-02 to 2010-11-20 4 draws: 2010-11-20 to 2010-12-18 7 draws: 2010-12-18 to 2011-02-05 7 draws: 2011-02-05 to 2011-03-26 12 draws: 2011-03-26 to 2011-06-18 13 draws: 2011-06-18 to 2011-09-17 2 draws: 2011-09-17 to 2011-10-01 8 draws: 2011-10-01 to 2011-11-26 16 draws: 2011-11-26 to 2012-03-17 1 draws: 2012-03-17 to 2012-03-24 16 draws: 2012-03-24 to 2012-07-14 2 draws: 2012-07-14 to 2012-07-28 10 draws: 2012-07-28 to 2012-10-06 7 draws: 2012-10-06 to 2012-11-24 14 draws: 2012-11-24 to 2013-03-02 14 draws: 2013-03-02 to 2013-06-08 3 draws: 2013-06-08 to 2013-06-29 7 draws: 2013-06-29 to 2013-08-17 1 draws: 2013-08-17 to 2013-08-24 4 draws: 2013-08-24 to 2013-09-21 4 draws: 2013-09-21 to 2013-10-19 8 draws: 2013-10-19 to 2013-12-14 6 draws: 2013-12-14 to 2014-01-25 2 draws: 2014-01-25 to 2014-02-08 4 draws: 2014-02-08 to 2014-03-08 10 draws: 2014-03-08 to 2014-05-17 6 draws: 2014-05-17 to 2014-06-28 2 draws: 2014-06-28 to 2014-07-12 1 draws: 2014-07-12 to 2014-07-19 12 draws: 2014-07-19 to 2014-10-11 3 draws: 2014-10-11 to 2014-11-01 2 draws: 2014-11-01 to 2014-11-15 1 draws: 2014-11-15 to 2014-11-22 1 draws: 2014-11-22 to 2014-11-29 8 draws: 2014-11-29 to 2015-01-24 3 draws: 2015-01-24 to 2015-02-14 4 draws: 2015-02-14 to 2015-03-14 6 draws: 2015-03-14 to 2015-04-25 12 draws: 2015-04-25 to 2015-07-18 7 draws: 2015-07-18 to 2015-09-05 1 draws: 2015-09-05 to 2015-09-12 9 draws: 2015-09-12 to 2015-11-14 3 draws: 2015-11-14 to 2015-12-05 11 draws: 2015-12-05 to 2016-02-20 8 draws: 2016-02-20 to 2016-04-16 6 draws: 2016-04-16 to 2016-05-28 12 draws: 2016-05-28 to 2016-08-20 9 draws: 2016-08-20 to 2016-10-22 1 draws: 2016-10-22 to 2016-10-29 7 draws: 2016-10-29 to 2016-12-17 8 draws: 2016-12-17 to 2017-02-11 15 draws: 2017-02-11 to 2017-05-27 8 draws: 2017-05-27 to 2017-07-22 1 draws: 2017-07-22 to 2017-07-29 6 draws: 2017-07-29 to 2017-09-09 6 draws: 2017-09-09 to 2017-10-21 4 draws: 2017-10-21 to 2017-11-18 22 draws: 2017-11-18 to 2018-04-21 2 draws: 2018-04-21 to 2018-05-05 2 draws: 2018-05-05 to 2018-05-19 16 draws: 2018-05-19 to 2018-09-08 6 draws: 2018-09-08 to 2018-10-20 14 draws: 2018-10-20 to 2019-01-26 7 draws: 2019-01-26 to 2019-03-16 12 draws: 2019-03-16 to 2019-06-08 1 draws: 2019-06-08 to 2019-06-15 2 draws: 2019-06-15 to 2019-06-29 3 draws: 2019-06-29 to 2019-07-20 15 draws: 2019-07-20 to 2019-11-02 9 draws: 2019-11-02 to 2020-01-04 10 draws: 2020-01-04 to 2020-03-14 16 draws: 2020-03-14 to 2020-07-04 4 draws: 2020-07-04 to 2020-08-01 1 draws: 2020-08-01 to 2020-08-08 7 draws: 2020-08-08 to 2020-09-26 8 draws: 2020-09-26 to 2020-11-21 12 draws: 2020-11-21 to 2021-02-13 2 draws: 2021-02-13 to 2021-02-27 1 draws: 2021-02-27 to 2021-03-06 5 draws: 2021-03-06 to 2021-04-10 3 draws: 2021-04-10 to 2021-05-01 4 draws: 2021-05-01 to 2021-05-29 5 draws: 2021-05-29 to 2021-07-03 14 draws: 2021-07-03 to 2021-10-09 11 draws: 2021-10-09 to 2021-12-25 3 draws: 2021-12-25 to 2022-01-15 4 draws: 2022-01-15 to 2022-02-12 11 draws: 2022-02-12 to 2022-04-30 9 draws: 2022-04-30 to 2022-07-02 4 draws: 2022-07-02 to 2022-07-30 3 draws: 2022-07-30 to 2022-08-20 1 draws: 2022-08-20 to 2022-08-27 9 draws: 2022-08-27 to 2022-10-29 9 draws: 2022-10-29 to 2022-12-31 10 draws: 2022-12-31 to 2023-03-11 2 draws: 2023-03-11 to 2023-03-25 11 draws: 2023-03-25 to 2023-06-10 7 draws: 2023-06-10 to 2023-07-29 2 draws: 2023-07-29 to 2023-08-12 12 draws: 2023-08-12 to 2023-11-04 4 draws: 2023-11-04 to 2023-12-02 5 draws: 2023-12-02 to 2024-01-06 5 draws: 2024-01-06 to 2024-02-10 2 draws: 2024-02-10 to 2024-02-24 5 draws: 2024-02-24 to 2024-03-30 5 draws: 2024-03-30 to 2024-05-04 4 draws: 2024-05-04 to 2024-06-01 10 draws: 2024-06-01 to 2024-08-10 2 draws: 2024-08-10 to 2024-08-24 4 draws: 2024-08-24 to 2024-09-21 5 draws: 2024-09-21 to 2024-10-26 1 draws: 2024-10-26 to 2024-11-02 3 draws: 2024-11-02 to 2024-11-23 11 draws: 2024-11-23 to 2025-02-08 6 draws: 2025-02-08 to 2025-03-22 2 draws: 2025-03-22 to 2025-04-05 3 draws: 2025-04-05 to 2025-04-26 8 draws: 2025-04-26 to 2025-06-21 4 draws: 2025-06-21 to 2025-07-19 1 draws: 2025-07-19 to 2025-07-26 6 draws: 2025-07-26 to 2025-09-06 4 draws: 2025-09-06 to 2025-10-04 4 draws: 2025-10-04 to 2025-11-01 3 draws: 2025-11-01 to 2025-11-22 2 draws: 2025-11-22 to 2025-12-06 8 draws: 2025-12-06 to 2026-01-31 3 draws: 2026-01-31 to 2026-02-21 23 draws: 2026-02-21 to 2026-08-01 Still waiting — at least 10 draws since 2026-08-01 2009-01-10 2009-01-17 2009-04-04 2009-05-02 2009-06-13 2009-09-12 2009-10-03 2009-12-26 2010-01-02 2010-02-06 2010-03-13 2010-05-08 2010-07-10 2010-09-11 2010-10-02 2010-11-20 2010-12-18 2011-02-05 2011-03-26 2011-06-18 2011-09-17 2011-10-01 2011-11-26 2012-03-17 2012-03-24 2012-07-14 2012-07-28 2012-10-06 2012-11-24 2013-03-02 2013-06-08 2013-06-29 2013-08-17 2013-08-24 2013-09-21 2013-10-19 2013-12-14 2014-01-25 2014-02-08 2014-03-08 2014-05-17 2014-06-28 2014-07-12 2014-07-19 2014-10-11 2014-11-01 2014-11-15 2014-11-22 2014-11-29 2015-01-24 2015-02-14 2015-03-14 2015-04-25 2015-07-18 2015-09-05 2015-09-12 2015-11-14 2015-12-05 2016-02-20 2016-04-16 2016-05-28 2016-08-20 2016-10-22 2016-10-29 2016-12-17 2017-02-11 2017-05-27 2017-07-22 2017-07-29 2017-09-09 2017-10-21 2017-11-18 2018-04-21 2018-05-05 2018-05-19 2018-09-08 2018-10-20 2019-01-26 2019-03-16 2019-06-08 2019-06-15 2019-06-29 2019-07-20 2019-11-02 2020-01-04 2020-03-14 2020-07-04 2020-08-01 2020-08-08 2020-09-26 2020-11-21 2021-02-13 2021-02-27 2021-03-06 2021-04-10 2021-05-01 2021-05-29 2021-07-03 2021-10-09 2021-12-25 2022-01-15 2022-02-12 2022-04-30 2022-07-02 2022-07-30 2022-08-20 2022-08-27 2022-10-29 2022-12-31 2023-03-11 2023-03-25 2023-06-10 2023-07-29 2023-08-12 2023-11-04 2023-12-02 2024-01-06 2024-02-10 2024-02-24 2024-03-30 2024-05-04 2024-06-01 2024-08-10 2024-08-24 2024-09-21 2024-10-26 2024-11-02 2024-11-23 2025-02-08 2025-03-22 2025-04-05 2025-04-26 2025-06-21 2025-07-19 2025-07-26 2025-09-06 2025-10-04 2025-11-01 2025-11-22 2025-12-06 2026-01-31 2026-02-21 2026-08-01 2009-01-03 2026-10-10
1 draws: 16 times 2 draws: 15 times 3 draws: 14 times 4 draws: 17 times 5 draws: 9 times 6 draws: 10 times 7 draws: 10 times 8 draws: 10 times 9 draws: 8 times 10 draws: 5 times 11 draws: 6 times 12 draws: 8 times 13 draws: 2 times 14 draws: 4 times 15 draws: 2 times 16 draws: 4 times 17 draws: 0 times 18 draws: 0 times 19 draws: 0 times 20 draws: 0 times 21 draws: 0 times 22 draws: 1 time 23 draws: 1 time 24 draws: 0 times its own waits draws between appearances Where it lands in a sorted draw Sort a draw and 42 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 0 · chance 0.0 2nd smallest 0 · chance 0.0 3rd smallest 1 · chance 0.1 4th smallest 2 · chance 4.2 5th smallest 47 · chance 40.0 6th smallest 93 · chance 98.7 Every position’s lane →
The company it keeps Seen most often with these — chance gives every partner about 16.3 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 44 numbers; chance expected about 0.0 still unmet by now. Every pair →
How many people play it Under the crowd model, 42 is picked about 0.86× as often as an indifferent choice — 33rd most popular of 45. That changes nothing about whether it comes up, and everything about how many ways a jackpot on it would be shared.
The model and its sources → · What people believe about 42 →
Every draw it appeared in The other 119 appearances ← number 41 Every number number 43 → 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: 42 is drawn with probability 6/45 tonight whatever it did last week.