Number 40

In Loto under the 5/49 + 1/10 · since Oct 2008 rules — 2,820 draws, 5 from 1–49.

285times drawn · chance expected 288 −0.17σ

0draws waiting — it came up last time

9.9average wait between appearances · chance says 9.8

51longest completed wait · 73% chance of one at least that long

40 is drawn as often as chance explains

Drawn 285 times in 2,820 draws against 287.8 expected, −0.17σ. Each draw is independent: after 0 draws away it is exactly as likely tonight as a number drawn yesterday.

Number 40, draw by draw

Drawn 285 times in 2,820 draws · average wait 9.9 draws · longest completed wait 51 · drawn in the most recent draw

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 smallest1 · chance 0.2
2nd smallest2 · chance 4.8
3rd smallest32 · chance 39.1
4th smallest127 · chance 120.5
5th smallest123 · chance 120.5

Every position’s lane →

The company it keeps

Seen most often with these — chance gives every partner about 23.8 shared draws, and the leaders are simply the ones that came out ahead this time.

31 28 3 22 13 41

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
2026-10-12	19	4th	31 32 35 40 45
2026-08-29	13	4th	5 7 18 40 45
2026-07-29	42	4th	15 27 34 40 41
2026-04-22	21	4th	30 37 38 40 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: 40 is drawn with probability 5/49 tonight whatever it did last week.

2024-10-23	13	4th	1 27 34 40 44
2024-09-23	8	5th	7 9 27 28 40
2024-09-04	2	5th	2 4 22 26 40
2024-08-31	16	4th	14 18 28 40 43
2024-07-24	3	4th	8 11 18 40 47
2024-07-17	14	4th	6 17 35 40 47
2024-06-15	22	4th	8 16 30 40 42
2024-04-24	11	4th	25 38 39 40 41
2024-03-30	5	3rd	8 28 40 41 42
2024-03-18	15	4th	20 30 36 40 48
2024-02-12	1	4th	5 30 36 40 43
2024-02-10	15	4th	15 34 37 40 44
2024-01-06	12	3rd	19 22 40 45 49
2023-12-09	14	5th	15 28 34 36 40
2023-11-06	1	5th	10 18 31 34 40
2023-11-04	5	4th	13 20 25 40 46
2023-10-23	8	5th	3 10 22 26 40
2023-10-04	1	5th	21 26 27 31 40
2023-10-02	4	5th	3 6 15 17 40
2023-09-23	2	5th	6 26 28 37 40
2023-09-18	1	5th	5 17 30 35 40
2023-09-16	2	3rd	15 32 40 42 43
2023-09-11	16	4th	13 28 31 40 44
2023-08-05	18	4th	2 7 10 40 42
2023-06-24	10	5th	2 3 21 30 40
2023-05-31	6	4th	9 13 28 40 43
2023-05-17	8	4th	2 8 11 40 47
2023-04-29	24	4th	3 22 36 40 48
2023-03-04	21	4th	12 25 35 40 42
2023-01-14	24	5th	13 14 22 36 40
2022-11-19	5	5th	1 19 24 28 40
2022-11-07	1	5th	8 9 24 31 40
2022-11-05	8	5th	6 23 32 38 40
2022-10-17	2	4th	16 20 38 40 49
2022-10-12	1	4th	7 17 39 40 44
2022-10-10	3	4th	13 19 32 40 46
2022-10-03	8	5th	7 20 23 31 40
2022-09-14	4	4th	10 26 38 40 45
2022-09-05	12	5th	1 5 27 35 40
2022-08-08	2	4th	3 22 37 40 41
2022-08-03	17	4th	5 10 32 40 45
2022-06-25	1	3rd	2 31 40 47 49
2022-06-22	32	5th	10 17 23 27 40
2022-04-09	6	5th	3 13 15 29 40
2022-03-26	15	5th	10 12 34 37 40
2022-02-19	3	4th	24 32 39 40 49
2022-02-12	4	4th	22 28 37 40 45
2022-02-02	4	4th	11 28 37 40 49
2022-01-24	29	5th	4 7 15 38 40
2021-11-17	3	4th	4 36 37 40 43
2021-11-10	19	4th	9 12 31 40 41
2021-09-27	2	5th	12 26 31 37 40
2021-09-22	4	5th	5 9 13 14 40
2021-09-13	3	5th	4 21 24 30 40
2021-09-06	19	5th	3 13 31 36 40
2021-07-24	13	5th	5 22 24 31 40
2021-06-23	4	5th	1 3 6 16 40
2021-06-14	16	4th	12 19 21 40 47
2021-05-08	26	4th	6 24 35 40 41
2021-03-08	20	5th	8 19 24 38 40
2021-01-20	11	5th	11 21 22 32 40
2020-12-26	10	5th	2 3 31 35 40
2020-12-02	8	4th	14 23 27 40 46
2020-11-14	34	4th	17 24 26 40 43
2020-08-26	4	4th	4 13 31 40 45
2020-08-17	16	4th	1 6 39 40 48
2020-07-11	34	5th	6 28 32 35 40
2020-04-22	8	3rd	28 30 40 41 43
2020-04-04	4	4th	2 35 39 40 42
2020-03-25	4	4th	24 32 34 40 45
2020-03-16	6	4th	4 16 23 40 44
2020-03-02	5	4th	21 26 39 40 42
2020-02-19	24	3rd	16 21 40 41 46
2019-12-25	6	4th	15 24 36 40 45
2019-12-11	2	4th	1 25 33 40 48
2019-12-07	1	4th	10 29 38 40 44
2019-12-04	17	5th	8 26 30 35 40
2019-10-23	1	3rd	31 33 40 44 49
2019-10-21	10	3rd	3 13 40 42 48
2019-09-28	28	5th	12 15 18 19 40
2019-07-24	31	5th	10 25 32 39 40
2019-05-13	12	4th	15 24 37 40 41
2019-04-15	10	4th	17 32 38 40 44
2019-03-23	1	5th	1 12 26 28 40
2019-03-20	17	5th	2 3 13 21 40
2019-02-09	2	2nd	3 40 42 45 47
2019-02-04	13	4th	12 24 37 40 42
2019-01-05	41	4th	6 7 18 40 48
2018-10-01	2	5th	1 2 6 7 40
2018-09-26	12	5th	10 15 18 36 40
2018-08-29	1	4th	17 19 31 40 45
2018-08-27	2	5th	10 17 18 24 40
2018-08-22	1	4th	6 12 16 40 42
2018-08-20	2	3rd	15 18 40 42 48
2018-08-15	1	4th	6 21 27 40 47
2018-08-13	9	5th	2 10 19 21 40
2018-07-23	6	4th	7 11 20 40 41
2018-07-09	24	5th	9 19 21 36 40
2018-05-14	7	5th	1 5 23 33 40
2018-04-28	7	4th	14 31 36 40 47
2018-04-11	3	4th	1 17 32 40 46
2018-04-04	23	4th	19 22 36 40 45
2018-02-10	10	4th	2 19 31 40 42
2018-01-17	5	4th	4 16 25 40 49
2018-01-06	3	4th	6 17 31 40 45
2017-12-30	17	5th	12 13 28 35 40
2017-11-20	4	4th	6 30 35 40 43
2017-11-11	30	3rd	1 36 40 47 48
2017-09-02	3	5th	1 10 14 18 40
2017-08-26	3	5th	10 32 35 38 40
2017-08-19	12	5th	7 8 21 39 40
2017-07-22	2	5th	5 16 28 30 40
2017-07-17	12	4th	5 16 33 40 41
2017-06-19	1	3rd	18 25 40 43 47
2017-06-17	4	5th	14 25 26 39 40
2017-06-07	4	4th	21 22 36 40 43
2017-05-29	1	3rd	1 39 40 41 43
2017-05-27	18	5th	8 9 17 28 40
2017-04-15	1	3rd	28 29 40 41 49
2017-04-12	3	4th	3 18 28 40 48
2017-04-05	7	4th	6 10 20 40 42
2017-03-20	5	4th	13 28 39 40 42
2017-03-08	5	2nd	16 40 42 46 47
2017-02-25	7	3rd	11 32 40 43 48
2017-02-08	1	5th	17 19 33 37 40
2017-02-06	3	5th	19 30 31 33 40
2017-01-30	4	5th	4 22 23 32 40
2017-01-21	8	5th	8 31 32 36 40
2017-01-02	6	5th	11 19 31 38 40
2016-12-19	8	4th	3 17 26 40 41
2016-11-30	15	5th	3 9 31 33 40
2016-10-26	15	4th	1 20 35 40 46
2016-09-21	15	5th	13 15 20 30 40
2016-08-17	34	5th	12 21 24 35 40
2016-05-30	5	5th	6 7 13 38 40
2016-05-18	14	4th	1 22 38 40 49
2016-04-16	16	5th	25 33 36 39 40
2016-03-09	3	4th	19 20 22 40 41
2016-03-02	6	3rd	20 34 40 44 48
2016-02-17	7	5th	2 17 29 34 40
2016-02-01	12	4th	13 18 36 40 48
2016-01-04	10	4th	15 23 34 40 43
2015-12-12	5	5th	2 13 15 34 40
2015-11-30	6	5th	5 19 27 35 40
2015-11-16	34	3rd	12 28 40 42 47
2015-08-29	24	4th	2 23 38 40 43
2015-07-04	3	4th	4 29 38 40 49
2015-06-27	7	3rd	14 29 40 42 47
2015-06-10	14	4th	8 12 19 40 46
2015-05-09	18	4th	4 8 29 40 46
2015-03-28	14	5th	19 20 27 39 40
2015-02-23	5	5th	3 4 22 28 40
2015-02-11	1	4th	13 17 24 40 45
2015-02-09	6	4th	4 27 34 40 49
2015-01-26	4	5th	17 18 27 35 40
2015-01-17	20	4th	19 30 39 40 43
2014-12-01	8	1st	40 43 44 48 49
2014-11-12	2	5th	13 19 23 27 40
2014-11-08	8	4th	7 14 27 40 46
2014-10-20	6	5th	13 21 26 30 40
2014-10-06	11	4th	9 20 22 40 46
2014-09-10	1	5th	6 16 26 31 40
2014-09-08	4	3rd	1 17 40 42 43
2014-08-30	6	5th	6 25 30 36 40
2014-08-16	21	5th	9 22 23 37 40
2014-06-28	2	4th	13 22 24 40 43
2014-06-23	10	5th	4 31 32 38 40
2014-05-31	2	5th	2 14 16 28 40
2014-05-26	1	5th	3 8 32 39 40
2014-05-24	2	5th	17 18 24 39 40
2014-05-19	13	3rd	8 9 40 41 49
2014-04-19	6	4th	12 21 22 40 45
2014-04-05	4	4th	9 13 22 40 45
2014-03-26	8	4th	11 21 38 40 47
2014-03-08	2	4th	6 15 35 40 46
2014-03-03	17	4th	21 28 36 40 41
2014-01-22	1	4th	1 22 38 40 42
2014-01-20	17	4th	1 10 35 40 42
2013-12-11	4	4th	4 27 39 40 43
2013-12-02	1	5th	19 33 34 36 40
2013-11-30	10	5th	2 19 20 36 40
2013-11-06	5	5th	6 16 20 30 40
2013-10-26	4	3rd	3 35 40 42 47
2013-10-16	12	5th	9 12 14 23 40
2013-09-18	9	4th	4 26 35 40 45
2013-08-28	4	5th	2 23 30 33 40
2013-08-19	5	4th	2 3 25 40 46
2013-08-07	4	4th	3 16 33 40 45
2013-07-29	20	5th	4 34 35 36 40
2013-06-12	8	3rd	3 20 40 44 46
2013-05-25	5	4th	7 13 36 40 42
2013-05-13	4	4th	15 23 29 40 49
2013-05-04	22	4th	6 13 15 40 45
2013-03-13	2	4th	12 13 34 40 41
2013-03-09	4	4th	4 11 22 40 49
2013-02-27	9	5th	6 21 25 34 40
2013-02-06	3	5th	3 7 25 33 40
2013-01-30	1	3rd	11 31 40 41 48
2013-01-28	7	5th	20 28 29 38 40
2013-01-12	25	4th	6 13 37 40 48
2012-11-14	3	4th	21 29 39 40 46
2012-11-07	6	5th	2 16 21 34 40
2012-10-24	10	5th	5 17 24 30 40
2012-10-01	3	4th	2 29 34 40 41
2012-09-24	12	4th	1 18 21 40 41
2012-08-27	15	5th	7 8 18 32 40
2012-07-23	1	5th	23 28 31 38 40
2012-07-21	3	4th	1 3 22 40 44
2012-07-14	4	3rd	5 22 40 41 44
2012-07-04	4	5th	13 17 37 39 40
2012-06-25	9	5th	10 11 13 27 40
2012-06-04	4	3rd	35 38 40 42 43
2012-05-26	18	3rd	27 29 40 41 47
2012-04-14	4	4th	1 3 22 40 45
2012-04-04	11	5th	11 27 36 38 40
2012-03-10	17	4th	2 4 37 40 44
2012-01-30	51	5th	1 22 32 35 40
2011-10-03	4	5th	4 12 27 28 40
2011-09-24	1	4th	4 33 36 40 41
2011-09-21	2	4th	16 19 20 40 46
2011-09-17	4	5th	1 2 15 23 40
2011-09-07	7	4th	3 12 13 40 41
2011-08-22	1	4th	17 36 38 40 44
2011-08-20	31	4th	21 22 31 40 49
2011-06-08	16	5th	11 16 20 24 40
2011-05-02	4	5th	1 4 23 25 40
2011-04-23	14	5th	8 21 28 32 40
2011-03-21	8	5th	3 23 28 31 40
2011-03-02	1	5th	2 3 20 22 40
2011-02-28	6	4th	17 20 31 40 49
2011-02-14	14	4th	9 31 35 40 48
2011-01-12	1	4th	17 28 30 40 41
2011-01-10	10	5th	11 33 35 37 40
2010-12-18	2	4th	11 22 35 40 41
2010-12-13	21	4th	6 9 14 40 49
2010-10-25	17	4th	4 10 36 40 41
2010-09-15	13	5th	1 8 30 38 40
2010-08-16	26	5th	13 22 28 31 40
2010-06-16	11	4th	3 9 15 40 48
2010-05-22	36	3rd	2 17 40 46 48
2010-02-27	4	5th	2 10 13 35 40
2010-02-17	7	5th	22 23 26 29 40
2010-02-01	19	5th	1 18 29 39 40
2009-12-19	12	5th	6 9 15 16 40
2009-11-21	8	4th	12 20 33 40 46
2009-11-02	14	5th	9 17 23 34 40
2009-09-30	6	5th	2 5 33 35 40
2009-09-16	18	5th	7 21 25 30 40
2009-08-05	5	4th	10 20 29 40 43
2009-07-25	17	5th	3 14 27 33 40
2009-06-15	9	3rd	11 21 40 41 49
2009-05-25	33	4th	3 6 25 40 46
2009-03-09	7	5th	3 5 27 32 40
2009-02-21	1	3rd	21 39 40 47 48
2009-02-18	8	4th	10 23 28 40 43
2009-01-31	1	5th	6 18 31 36 40
2009-01-28	2	3rd	7 38 40 41 46
2009-01-24	6	5th	5 15 20 28 40
2009-01-10	25	3rd	10 21 40 44 49
2008-11-12	12	4th	23 34 35 40 45
2008-10-15	—	4th	18 20 28 40 49