Number 40

In Canada Lotto 6/49 under the 6/49 + 1/49 · since Jan 2010 rules — 1,751 draws, 6 from 1–49.

218times drawn · chance expected 214 +0.26σ

35draws waiting · a wait this long: 1% for any number

7.9average wait between appearances · chance says 8.2

43longest completed wait · 59% chance of one at least that long

40 is drawn as often as chance explains

Drawn 218 times in 1,751 draws against 214.4 expected, +0.26σ. Each draw is independent: after 35 draws away it is exactly as likely tonight as a number drawn yesterday. It has also come out as the bonus ball 40 times, counted separately.

Number 40, draw by draw

Drawn 218 times in 1,751 draws · average wait 7.9 draws · longest completed wait 43 · waiting 35 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 40 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 smallest0 · chance 0.0
2nd smallest1 · chance 0.6
3rd smallest5 · chance 7.9
4th smallest56 · chance 41.9
5th smallest91 · chance 94.2
6th smallest65 · chance 73.3

Every position’s lane →

The company it keeps

Seen most often with these — chance gives every partner about 22.7 shared draws, and the leaders are simply the ones that came out ahead this time.

15 42 3 32 45 36

It has shared a draw with every one of the other 48 numbers; chance expected about 0.0 still unmet by now. Every pair →

How many people play it

Under the crowd model, 40 is picked about 0.90× as often as an indifferent choice — 32nd most popular of 49. That changes nothing about whether it comes up, and everything about how many ways a jackpot on it would be shared.

Numbers above 31 ×0.86
Round numbers (multiples of 10) ×1.05

The model and its sources → · What people believe about 40 →

Every draw it appeared in

Date	Wait	Position	The draw
2026-06-10	9	5th	4 9 33 39 40 48
2026-05-09	13	6th	13 15 21 28 34 40
2026-03-25	6	5th	20 23 25 28 40 45
2026-03-04	1

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: 40 is drawn with probability 6/49 tonight whatever it did last week.

2024-08-28	8	4th	4 20 29 40 41 48
2024-07-31	2	5th	12 18 19 26 40 42
2024-07-24	13	5th	1 6 34 36 40 48
2024-06-08	3	6th	3 6 26 28 39 40
2024-05-29	4	6th	4 26 27 32 38 40
2024-05-15	14	5th	13 17 23 24 40 48
2024-03-27	4	5th	14 22 27 39 40 45
2024-03-13	11	5th	4 8 15 32 40 44
2024-02-03	6	5th	5 10 15 27 40 47
2024-01-13	5	4th	24 28 31 40 42 48
2023-12-27	23	4th	3 11 21 40 46 48
2023-10-07	17	4th	4 6 20 40 45 46
2023-08-09	6	4th	17 35 37 40 45 47
2023-07-19	6	5th	15 25 30 31 40 48
2023-06-28	12	4th	8 13 16 40 42 47
2023-05-17	23	4th	16 25 28 40 47 49
2023-02-25	22	6th	2 23 24 25 39 40
2022-12-10	10	6th	10 14 20 35 37 40
2022-11-05	1	4th	2 20 31 40 48 49
2022-11-02	1	4th	19 25 38 40 47 48
2022-10-29	2	6th	9 13 20 26 28 40
2022-10-22	7	5th	2 17 24 36 40 49
2022-09-28	1	6th	7 10 11 24 32 40
2022-09-24	10	5th	10 13 21 37 40 41
2022-08-20	2	5th	1 5 11 29 40 49
2022-08-13	7	6th	5 8 13 35 37 40
2022-07-20	2	6th	1 15 17 25 26 40
2022-07-13	10	6th	13 18 19 21 35 40
2022-06-08	9	5th	6 22 32 39 40 46
2022-05-07	11	5th	7 12 21 28 40 46
2022-03-30	6	6th	3 7 15 21 35 40
2022-03-09	1	5th	16 25 31 34 40 42
2022-03-05	5	6th	5 9 10 32 38 40
2022-02-16	1	5th	2 8 30 31 40 44
2022-02-12	19	5th	1 25 26 37 40 43
2021-12-08	12	5th	23 25 26 36 40 49
2021-10-27	1	5th	3 9 14 36 40 46
2021-10-23	9	4th	1 3 9 40 42 44
2021-09-22	1	6th	5 14 19 30 38 40
2021-09-18	10	5th	9 26 29 36 40 41
2021-08-14	1	5th	3 8 11 34 40 47
2021-08-11	14	4th	12 15 25 40 44 45
2021-06-23	10	6th	9 17 20 22 34 40
2021-05-19	14	4th	12 21 25 40 42 49
2021-03-31	1	6th	3 7 8 12 37 40
2021-03-27	12	6th	15 16 17 30 36 40
2021-02-13	29	4th	16 17 27 40 41 45
2020-11-04	4	5th	2 9 13 18 40 46
2020-10-21	7	5th	26 28 32 37 40 47
2020-09-26	8	5th	8 27 29 33 40 49
2020-08-29	2	6th	3 13 21 24 29 40
2020-08-22	4	5th	19 25 34 36 40 43
2020-08-08	2	5th	1 20 21 23 40 46
2020-08-01	4	6th	12 13 17 22 39 40
2020-07-18	23	4th	5 23 37 40 44 45
2020-04-29	25	5th	6 17 21 30 40 41
2020-02-01	25	4th	13 21 35 40 45 48
2019-11-06	4	6th	6 8 13 14 35 40
2019-10-23	4	5th	11 13 24 28 40 46
2019-10-09	3	5th	5 14 18 33 40 44
2019-09-28	11	6th	1 4 5 7 21 40
2019-08-21	13	5th	2 17 24 25 40 43
2019-07-06	15	5th	10 28 38 39 40 43
2019-05-15	12	4th	5 6 32 40 42 47
2019-04-03	25	5th	12 17 29 35 40 47
2019-01-05	13	4th	4 10 38 40 45 48
2018-11-21	14	5th	2 10 13 25 40 42
2018-10-03	3	4th	15 32 38 40 44 45
2018-09-22	7	5th	19 34 36 39 40 49
2018-08-29	2	6th	7 8 14 23 35 40
2018-08-22	13	6th	3 4 19 30 37 40
2018-07-07	9	4th	1 3 25 40 44 47
2018-06-06	1	5th	10 15 23 38 40 41
2018-06-02	11	4th	2 26 32 40 45 49
2018-04-25	5	5th	10 14 15 16 40 46
2018-04-07	1	4th	18 22 36 40 47 49
2018-04-04	10	6th	6 8 9 13 34 40
2018-02-28	11	5th	3 14 36 38 40 48
2018-01-20	2	6th	6 10 14 27 30 40
2018-01-13	6	4th	21 26 32 40 42 44
2017-12-23	3	6th	8 11 22 29 39 40
2017-12-13	7	4th	12 29 30 40 45 48
2017-11-18	7	6th	9 16 18 22 23 40
2017-10-25	2	4th	6 31 37 40 41 42
2017-10-18	3	5th	11 25 33 35 40 42
2017-10-07	2	4th	8 22 28 40 46 49
2017-09-30	10	5th	6 27 33 38 40 47
2017-08-26	1	5th	5 7 32 38 40 46
2017-08-23	17	5th	9 15 24 33 40 46
2017-06-24	5	4th	3 11 16 40 43 46
2017-06-07	1	6th	16 19 23 30 33 40
2017-06-03	1	5th	7 12 32 36 40 44
2017-05-31	9	6th	1 3 8 9 12 40
2017-04-29	8	4th	10 23 26 40 45 46
2017-04-01	3	2nd	27 40 41 42 45 46
2017-03-22	17	5th	2 3 5 27 40 46
2017-01-21	7	5th	8 22 23 36 40 42
2016-12-28	4	5th	1 5 10 15 40 41
2016-12-14	1	3rd	20 22 40 41 42 47
2016-12-10	17	3rd	3 37 40 41 47 49
2016-10-12	9	4th	8 28 31 40 42 47
2016-09-10	11	5th	6 13 22 39 40 41
2016-08-03	13	4th	23 30 38 40 43 45
2016-06-18	2	5th	7 8 22 32 40 45
2016-06-11	11	5th	9 28 36 37 40 46
2016-05-04	9	6th	4 16 19 22 36 40
2016-04-02	9	4th	2 15 21 40 41 44
2016-03-02	12	6th	20 27 30 32 34 40
2016-01-20	7	5th	7 19 32 39 40 48
2015-12-26	16	6th	12 16 22 29 35 40
2015-10-31	3	5th	3 14 20 28 40 44
2015-10-21	15	5th	8 17 22 33 40 49
2015-08-29	13	4th	13 30 36 40 42 46
2015-07-15	4	4th	11 18 38 40 43 46
2015-07-01	5	4th	21 29 32 40 43 44
2015-06-13	1	5th	5 8 21 31 40 45
2015-06-10	8	3rd	26 37 40 43 44 45
2015-05-13	3	4th	3 16 24 40 41 48
2015-05-02	2	5th	2 8 17 23 40 42
2015-04-25	8	5th	7 13 23 25 40 41
2015-03-28	4	5th	12 15 21 23 40 48
2015-03-14	1	4th	9 19 38 40 45 47
2015-03-11	15	4th	7 9 21 40 44 45
2015-01-17	4	6th	9 15 21 27 35 40
2015-01-03	16	5th	12 21 28 37 40 43
2014-11-08	1	6th	3 9 10 28 34 40
2014-11-05	12	5th	23 29 31 38 40 42
2014-09-24	7	4th	15 28 34 40 41 43
2014-08-30	6	5th	3 24 25 33 40 48
2014-08-09	18	6th	2 12 30 32 37 40
2014-06-07	6	4th	3 24 28 40 43 48
2014-05-17	3	4th	24 33 35 40 43 49
2014-05-07	4	5th	4 7 12 20 40 49
2014-04-23	1	4th	22 25 35 40 45 46
2014-04-19	1	3rd	6 15 40 41 42 44
2014-04-16	4	4th	3 16 26 40 41 49
2014-04-02	20	6th	9 11 32 36 38 40
2014-01-22	6	6th	4 16 18 25 36 40
2014-01-01	5	6th	4 6 7 11 12 40
2013-12-14	5	6th	13 18 19 20 35 40
2013-11-27	16	5th	8 9 15 23 40 48
2013-10-02	6	5th	2 10 16 36 40 45
2013-09-11	1	6th	13 21 22 26 35 40
2013-09-07	10	6th	2 4 15 29 32 40
2013-08-03	9	6th	2 3 9 17 29 40
2013-07-03	2	5th	16 17 19 22 40 43
2013-06-26	7	5th	1 3 23 33 40 48
2013-06-01	26	6th	2 7 24 37 38 40
2013-03-02	10	5th	6 29 31 33 40 43
2013-01-26	1	4th	23 27 35 40 43 44
2013-01-23	17	6th	2 5 16 25 30 40
2012-11-24	8	5th	6 32 35 36 40 45
2012-10-27	5	6th	11 15 16 17 31 40
2012-10-10	1	4th	8 22 37 40 41 44
2012-10-06	17	4th	20 24 27 40 44 45
2012-08-08	4	5th	6 8 18 20 40 42
2012-07-25	2	5th	1 20 27 36 40 42
2012-07-18	16	6th	1 11 12 17 32 40
2012-05-23	6	6th	2 3 7 13 32 40
2012-05-02	11	4th	18 19 33 40 44 47
2012-03-24	7	5th	11 20 23 28 40 45
2012-02-29	6	6th	5 6 8 9 11 40
2012-02-08	7	5th	7 22 23 26 40 48
2012-01-14	10	6th	1 3 7 11 38 40
2011-12-10	9	6th	3 7 15 35 36 40
2011-11-09	2	5th	12 30 36 37 40 48
2011-11-02	1	4th	3 22 32 40 45 48
2011-10-29	1	5th	5 8 13 16 40 49
2011-10-26	4	5th	1 2 38 39 40 49
2011-10-12	10	6th	6 7 12 20 38 40
2011-09-07	43	6th	10 15 29 32 34 40
2011-04-09	18	4th	17 23 24 40 45 48
2011-02-05	2	5th	20 25 32 39 40 44
2011-01-29	1	5th	3 4 16 35 40 44
2011-01-26	5	6th	4 6 22 24 31 40
2011-01-08	11	6th	5 6 11 16 24 40
2010-12-01	7	5th	2 11 12 29 40 42
2010-11-06	1	5th	2 20 29 33 40 44
2010-11-03	3	6th	10 11 16 19 28 40
2010-10-23	10	5th	2 13 21 22 40 44
2010-09-18	13	5th	1 14 17 19 40 42
2010-08-04	1	6th	5 8 13 22 35 40
2010-07-31	5	4th	1 35 38 40 47 48
2010-07-14	13	6th	4 17 20 31 36 40
2010-05-29	3	3rd	18 32 40 41 47 49
2010-05-19	7	4th	27 28 35 40 43 48
2010-04-24	1	6th	3 10 14 36 38 40
2010-04-21	22	5th	12 19 22 36 40 46
2010-02-03	1	6th	9 24 29 35 37 40
2010-01-30	1	5th	2 31 32 34 40 49
2010-01-27	2	5th	14 17 19 21 40 42
2010-01-20	2	4th	13 17 25 40 45 47
2010-01-13	1	5th	26 28 30 39 40 48
2010-01-09	—	6th	7 9 10 27 28 40