Number 42

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

216times drawn · chance expected 214 +0.12σ

6draws waiting · a wait this long: 52% for any number

8.1average wait between appearances · chance says 8.2

41longest completed wait · 69% chance of one at least that long

42 is drawn as often as chance explains

Drawn 216 times in 1,751 draws against 214.4 expected, +0.12σ. Each draw is independent: after 6 draws away it is exactly as likely tonight as a number drawn yesterday. It has also come out as the bonus ball 38 times, counted separately.

Number 42, draw by draw

Drawn 216 times in 1,751 draws · average wait 8.1 draws · longest completed wait 41 · waiting 6 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 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 smallest0 · chance 0.0
2nd smallest1 · chance 0.2
3rd smallest5 · chance 3.6
4th smallest22 · chance 28.2
5th smallest89 · chance 89.4
6th smallest99 · chance 94.5

Every position’s lane →

The company it keeps

Seen most often with these — chance gives every partner about 22.5 shared draws, and the leaders are simply the ones that came out ahead this time.

15 41 40 14 35 23

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, 42 is picked about 0.86× as often as an indifferent choice — 33rd 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

The model and its sources → · What people believe about 42 →

Every draw it appeared in

Date	Wait	Position	The draw
2026-09-19	4	6th	1 4 13 18 25 42
2026-09-05	17	5th	5 10 17 34 42 49
2026-07-08	4	6th	15 19 25 37 41 42
2026-06-24	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: 42 is drawn with probability 6/49 tonight whatever it did last week.

2025-03-01	5	6th	15 19 25 33 40 42
2025-02-12	6	5th	19 24 39 40 42 45
2025-01-22	13	6th	22 24 28 32 41 42
2024-12-07	6	5th	9 22 33 41 42 45
2024-11-16	4	6th	7 14 21 30 32 42
2024-11-02	9	4th	7 13 37 42 46 47
2024-10-02	11	5th	26 28 33 41 42 49
2024-08-24	5	5th	16 21 29 32 42 49
2024-08-07	1	6th	3 6 16 35 41 42
2024-08-03	1	6th	3 11 18 32 39 42
2024-07-31	3	6th	12 18 19 26 40 42
2024-07-20	1	6th	5 12 15 23 37 42
2024-07-17	8	6th	11 13 25 28 34 42
2024-06-19	7	5th	8 12 19 28 42 48
2024-05-25	8	6th	14 21 31 37 39 42
2024-04-27	16	6th	3 6 18 26 36 42
2024-03-02	1	6th	4 13 26 34 35 42
2024-02-28	1	4th	7 24 34 42 46 49
2024-02-24	3	5th	2 14 15 28 42 44
2024-02-14	9	5th	7 15 37 41 42 47
2024-01-13	14	5th	24 28 31 40 42 48
2023-11-25	4	6th	5 9 18 29 39 42
2023-11-11	17	6th	3 17 25 26 41 42
2023-09-13	1	6th	8 10 18 32 33 42
2023-09-09	21	5th	8 17 20 26 42 44
2023-06-28	3	5th	8 13 16 40 42 47
2023-06-17	2	3rd	16 31 42 44 45 48
2023-06-10	8	6th	14 23 26 31 32 42
2023-05-13	2	6th	13 14 27 29 31 42
2023-05-06	9	6th	3 19 23 30 37 42
2023-04-05	15	6th	10 17 21 22 41 42
2023-02-11	2	6th	4 17 21 27 32 42
2023-02-04	13	5th	11 13 29 31 42 47
2022-12-21	1	5th	29 34 37 38 42 49
2022-12-17	4	6th	11 18 20 23 29 42
2022-12-03	2	6th	4 18 26 36 41 42
2022-11-26	11	5th	18 26 32 37 42 43
2022-10-19	22	5th	4 15 30 35 42 43
2022-08-03	2	5th	10 15 24 27 42 46
2022-07-27	1	4th	6 19 29 42 45 49
2022-07-23	9	6th	6 23 24 26 39 42
2022-06-22	10	6th	7 10 11 18 27 42
2022-05-18	13	5th	14 22 24 28 42 48
2022-04-02	4	5th	5 12 15 29 42 44
2022-03-19	3	5th	4 7 26 36 42 47
2022-03-09	2	6th	16 25 31 34 40 42
2022-03-02	13	5th	11 12 39 41 42 49
2022-01-15	5	5th	5 10 35 41 42 44
2021-12-29	8	3rd	18 32 42 44 45 48
2021-12-01	3	6th	14 17 27 34 36 42
2021-11-20	6	5th	15 25 26 29 42 43
2021-10-30	2	5th	3 5 7 23 42 46
2021-10-23	5	5th	1 3 9 40 42 44
2021-10-06	10	5th	7 18 19 38 42 46
2021-09-01	4	6th	3 4 14 18 19 42
2021-08-18	4	6th	7 8 28 30 32 42
2021-08-04	7	5th	3 8 21 38 42 49
2021-07-10	1	6th	4 5 18 28 35 42
2021-07-07	9	5th	11 16 21 26 42 45
2021-06-05	5	4th	13 15 22 42 45 46
2021-05-19	2	5th	12 21 25 40 42 49
2021-05-12	11	4th	30 35 39 42 46 48
2021-04-03	6	5th	12 13 19 35 42 47
2021-03-13	12	5th	15 24 27 29 42 49
2021-01-30	7	5th	3 23 26 35 42 44
2021-01-06	1	6th	15 23 30 31 32 42
2021-01-02	2	4th	16 17 20 42 47 49
2020-12-26	28	6th	21 26 28 33 34 42
2020-09-19	2	5th	5 15 31 35 42 46
2020-09-12	7	5th	5 13 19 37 42 45
2020-08-19	8	6th	2 17 32 37 39 42
2020-07-22	5	4th	5 14 19 42 46 47
2020-07-04	24	6th	15 20 27 34 38 42
2020-04-11	28	6th	10 14 17 32 35 42
2020-01-04	11	4th	23 24 36 42 45 46
2019-11-27	15	6th	13 15 16 20 39 42
2019-10-05	8	5th	14 15 35 38 42 46
2019-09-07	15	5th	25 28 37 38 42 48
2019-07-17	14	6th	21 24 33 36 41 42
2019-05-29	4	6th	4 5 15 38 41 42
2019-05-15	19	5th	5 6 32 40 42 47
2019-03-09	8	5th	22 23 26 34 42 46
2019-02-09	17	5th	1 24 35 41 42 49
2018-12-12	6	6th	10 13 23 27 31 42
2018-11-21	2	6th	2 10 13 25 40 42
2018-11-14	3	6th	5 10 20 23 35 42
2018-11-03	11	5th	7 8 24 32 42 48
2018-09-26	12	5th	5 7 9 35 42 45
2018-08-15	4	6th	2 17 25 27 37 42
2018-08-01	2	6th	13 19 22 29 36 42
2018-07-25	18	6th	2 7 15 31 33 42
2018-05-23	37	5th	4 9 15 20 42 44
2018-01-13	2	5th	21 26 32 40 42 44
2018-01-06	16	5th	12 25 36 39 42 45
2017-11-11	1	6th	15 21 24 31 37 42
2017-11-08	4	6th	22 24 25 32 39 42
2017-10-25	2	6th	6 31 37 40 41 42
2017-10-18	13	6th	11 25 33 35 40 42
2017-09-02	41	5th	9 19 26 27 42 46
2017-04-12	3	6th	7 19 37 38 41 42
2017-04-01	6	4th	27 40 41 42 45 46
2017-03-11	4	5th	6 10 11 23 42 47
2017-02-25	7	6th	21 23 31 33 38 42
2017-02-01	2	5th	5 9 11 36 42 43
2017-01-25	1	5th	2 14 19 28 42 44
2017-01-21	3	6th	8 22 23 36 40 42
2017-01-11	8	5th	24 34 36 38 42 43
2016-12-14	5	5th	20 22 40 41 42 47
2016-11-26	1	5th	13 14 31 39 42 45
2016-11-23	3	6th	6 12 13 21 31 42
2016-11-12	3	6th	2 4 6 22 25 42
2016-11-02	2	6th	4 7 9 21 25 42
2016-10-26	4	5th	15 17 24 27 42 47
2016-10-12	1	5th	8 28 31 40 42 47
2016-10-08	3	5th	3 27 33 38 42 48
2016-09-28	23	5th	8 11 14 19 42 49
2016-07-09	3	5th	23 28 30 32 42 44
2016-06-29	1	6th	8 11 20 24 41 42
2016-06-25	1	6th	4 5 6 8 39 42
2016-06-22	9	6th	5 15 17 18 37 42
2016-05-21	11	5th	6 10 37 39 42 48
2016-04-13	9	5th	10 14 23 41 42 47
2016-03-12	7	6th	6 27 30 34 35 42
2016-02-17	1	6th	7 21 28 32 38 42
2016-02-13	8	6th	2 9 25 27 31 42
2016-01-16	19	6th	9 21 29 34 38 42
2015-11-11	2	6th	8 13 20 24 37 42
2015-11-04	12	6th	2 4 20 35 39 42
2015-09-23	3	5th	7 13 19 35 42 44
2015-09-12	1	6th	9 10 26 29 38 42
2015-09-09	1	5th	15 16 29 30 42 44
2015-09-05	2	5th	10 21 36 37 42 48
2015-08-29	34	5th	13 30 36 40 42 46
2015-05-02	18	6th	2 8 17 23 40 42
2015-02-28	6	4th	5 14 39 42 46 49
2015-02-07	12	5th	14 16 24 41 42 48
2014-12-27	13	5th	7 22 26 27 42 47
2014-11-12	2	5th	2 17 20 41 42 44
2014-11-05	8	6th	23 29 31 38 40 42
2014-10-08	12	5th	9 12 15 17 42 49
2014-08-27	3	4th	20 21 34 42 44 45
2014-08-16	10	4th	9 18 41 42 48 49
2014-07-12	24	6th	2 3 7 14 41 42
2014-04-19	2	5th	6 15 40 41 42 44
2014-04-12	4	5th	2 7 35 36 42 45
2014-03-29	1	5th	15 22 25 26 42 43
2014-03-26	19	4th	2 18 35 42 45 47
2014-01-18	13	5th	2 15 33 36 42 49
2013-12-04	23	6th	10 12 16 23 41 42
2013-09-14	13	4th	6 26 41 42 47 48
2013-07-31	5	4th	5 15 30 42 46 49
2013-07-13	10	6th	2 11 14 22 41 42
2013-06-08	1	4th	8 11 19 42 46 47
2013-06-05	3	5th	5 15 19 31 42 47
2013-05-25	13	5th	9 17 32 41 42 44
2013-04-10	17	6th	1 9 12 29 30 42
2013-02-09	10	5th	7 17 30 33 42 49
2013-01-05	8	6th	24 29 34 36 41 42
2012-12-08	7	4th	2 12 22 42 43 46
2012-11-14	2	6th	15 20 29 36 38 42
2012-11-07	4	3rd	20 36 42 43 45 48
2012-10-24	2	6th	9 10 11 24 34 42
2012-10-17	20	5th	4 20 22 23 42 44
2012-08-08	4	6th	6 8 18 20 40 42
2012-07-25	25	6th	1 20 27 36 40 42
2012-04-28	18	4th	9 21 22 42 44 48
2012-02-25	1	6th	2 22 30 33 35 42
2012-02-22	23	5th	1 12 22 35 42 44
2011-12-03	5	6th	8 24 34 38 41 42
2011-11-16	9	6th	15 25 28 32 35 42
2011-10-15	10	6th	14 24 27 36 39 42
2011-09-10	2	5th	17 18 25 31 42 49
2011-09-03	6	6th	14 15 25 32 41 42
2011-08-13	7	3rd	28 35 42 45 46 49
2011-07-20	16	6th	2 21 23 30 34 42
2011-05-25	2	6th	5 32 37 38 39 42
2011-05-18	6	3rd	1 39 42 45 48 49
2011-04-27	9	4th	3 8 31 42 44 48
2011-03-26	7	5th	4 6 21 22 42 43
2011-03-02	13	5th	27 28 31 41 42 43
2011-01-15	13	4th	10 15 35 42 44 47
2010-12-01	13	6th	2 11 12 29 40 42
2010-10-16	8	5th	20 28 32 36 42 46
2010-09-18	12	6th	1 14 17 19 40 42
2010-08-07	8	5th	10 14 18 41 42 47
2010-07-10	21	6th	13 14 16 28 34 42
2010-04-28	3	6th	6 24 27 34 36 42
2010-04-17	8	5th	4 11 12 25 42 43
2010-03-20	1	6th	9 11 15 34 35 42
2010-03-17	6	5th	5 6 21 38 42 45
2010-02-24	8	6th	4 13 18 21 22 42
2010-01-27	—	6th	14 17 19 21 40 42