Number 42

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

271times drawn · chance expected 288 −1.04σ

2draws waiting · a wait this long: 90% for any number

10.3average wait between appearances · chance says 9.8

57longest completed wait · 48% chance of one at least that long

42 is drawn as often as chance explains

Drawn 271 times in 2,820 draws against 287.8 expected, −1.04σ. Each draw is independent: after 2 draws away it is exactly as likely tonight as a number drawn yesterday.

Number 42, draw by draw

Drawn 271 times in 2,820 draws · average wait 10.3 draws · longest completed wait 57 · waiting 2 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 smallest3 · chance 2.0
3rd smallest23 · chance 24.0
4th smallest99 · chance 103.9
5th smallest146 · chance 141.0

Every position’s lane →

The company it keeps

Seen most often with these — chance gives every partner about 22.6 shared draws, and the leaders are simply the ones that came out ahead this time.

16 28 12 35 3 47

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
2026-10-07	1	4th	6 34 35 42 47
2026-10-05	27	5th	7 8 16 39 42
2026-08-03	57	5th	5 25 37 41 42
2026-03-23	3	5th	3 9 30 38 42

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 5/49 tonight whatever it did last week.

2025-02-08	12	3rd	11 26 42 43 49
2025-01-11	2	5th	6 20 29 41 42
2025-01-06	36	5th	3 8 16 31 42
2024-10-14	7	4th	18 20 41 42 47
2024-09-28	4	3rd	4 39 42 45 47
2024-09-18	9	3rd	2 23 42 44 47
2024-08-28	14	5th	11 30 33 37 42
2024-07-27	2	4th	8 21 28 42 47
2024-07-22	4	4th	25 27 35 42 49
2024-07-13	2	5th	5 6 21 24 42
2024-07-08	2	5th	7 8 24 31 42
2024-07-03	8	5th	1 4 21 24 42
2024-06-15	8	5th	8 16 30 40 42
2024-05-27	1	4th	19 32 41 42 47
2024-05-25	10	5th	18 19 20 26 42
2024-05-01	14	5th	5 15 17 25 42
2024-03-30	16	5th	8 28 40 41 42
2024-02-21	1	4th	9 22 33 42 45
2024-02-19	6	5th	8 16 23 35 42
2024-02-05	1	5th	3 33 34 36 42
2024-02-03	6	5th	4 12 15 23 42
2024-01-20	45	3rd	19 41 42 43 45
2023-10-07	9	5th	5 9 12 26 42
2023-09-16	3	4th	15 32 40 42 43
2023-09-09	15	5th	3 4 7 15 42
2023-08-05	6	5th	2 7 10 40 42
2023-07-22	3	5th	31 33 36 37 42
2023-07-15	5	4th	7 12 32 42 45
2023-07-03	2	5th	2 8 23 35 42
2023-06-28	4	4th	12 34 36 42 49
2023-06-19	12	4th	29 38 39 42 49
2023-05-22	7	4th	22 33 37 42 43
2023-05-06	8	4th	2 25 30 42 47
2023-04-17	4	4th	3 13 18 42 43
2023-04-08	11	4th	3 19 35 42 48
2023-03-13	4	3rd	19 35 42 45 47
2023-03-04	12	5th	12 25 35 40 42
2023-02-04	21	5th	13 16 26 31 42
2022-12-17	49	4th	8 23 27 42 46
2022-08-24	4	5th	22 27 36 39 42
2022-08-15	9	4th	4 22 34 42 48
2022-07-25	22	5th	7 13 24 26 42
2022-06-04	17	5th	6 9 17 23 42
2022-04-25	1	5th	8 23 31 36 42
2022-04-23	36	4th	9 11 20 42 44
2022-01-29	9	4th	8 25 29 42 46
2022-01-08	12	4th	17 22 25 42 43
2021-12-11	9	4th	16 26 34 42 45
2021-11-20	2	4th	9 17 18 42 44
2021-11-15	5	5th	7 8 34 41 42
2021-11-03	6	5th	7 31 38 39 42
2021-10-20	29	5th	16 22 26 35 42
2021-08-14	5	4th	4 28 35 42 49
2021-08-02	3	3rd	7 24 42 44 46
2021-07-26	7	5th	5 21 34 37 42
2021-07-10	19	3rd	3 38 42 43 46
2021-05-26	4	5th	1 5 20 22 42
2021-05-17	10	4th	3 17 23 42 47
2021-04-24	15	5th	12 26 36 41 42
2021-03-20	4	5th	4 14 18 27 42
2021-03-10	5	5th	20 26 33 34 42
2021-02-27	9	4th	4 11 29 42 43
2021-02-06	10	3rd	9 15 42 44 47
2021-01-13	7	5th	17 30 32 41 42
2020-12-28	18	5th	1 22 34 41 42
2020-11-16	4	4th	7 16 33 42 47
2020-11-07	2	3rd	5 30 42 45 48
2020-11-02	8	4th	31 33 38 42 43
2020-10-14	1	5th	19 26 32 39 42
2020-10-12	1	5th	7 11 18 21 42
2020-10-10	9	3rd	26 31 42 47 48
2020-09-19	15	4th	27 32 33 42 46
2020-08-15	3	5th	3 5 15 41 42
2020-08-08	2	4th	4 6 35 42 49
2020-08-03	6	3rd	23 30 42 43 48
2020-07-20	1	5th	8 22 26 28 42
2020-07-18	5	4th	11 22 34 42 43
2020-07-06	16	5th	2 11 30 35 42
2020-05-30	2	4th	5 14 16 42 44
2020-05-25	18	5th	9 26 30 36 42
2020-04-13	4	5th	1 17 19 23 42
2020-04-04	1	5th	2 35 39 40 42
2020-04-01	5	4th	3 28 41 42 48
2020-03-21	5	5th	7 8 16 37 42
2020-03-09	3	5th	5 26 33 41 42
2020-03-02	17	5th	21 26 39 40 42
2020-01-22	22	5th	12 25 26 28 42
2019-12-02	11	5th	11 14 28 39 42
2019-11-06	6	3rd	23 27 42 43 44
2019-10-21	12	4th	3 13 40 42 48
2019-09-23	1	5th	20 29 34 36 42
2019-09-21	2	4th	8 15 41 42 44
2019-09-16	3	5th	13 31 32 35 42
2019-09-09	5	4th	2 5 28 42 44
2019-08-28	26	4th	7 14 25 42 47
2019-06-29	11	4th	1 3 4 42 46
2019-06-03	3	5th	9 12 33 41 42
2019-05-27	1	5th	13 18 28 33 42
2019-05-25	3	3rd	2 13 42 43 47
2019-05-18	1	4th	4 10 19 42 46
2019-05-15	15	3rd	27 38 42 44 46
2019-04-10	17	5th	14 16 22 23 42
2019-03-02	9	4th	16 25 38 42 46
2019-02-09	2	3rd	3 40 42 45 47
2019-02-04	4	5th	12 24 37 40 42
2019-01-26	12	5th	12 14 16 30 42
2018-12-29	18	5th	12 26 30 38 42
2018-11-17	8	5th	12 20 22 27 42
2018-10-29	17	4th	9 22 24 42 43
2018-09-19	1	5th	4 15 25 27 42
2018-09-17	7	4th	8 15 26 42 43
2018-09-01	4	5th	11 32 35 41 42
2018-08-22	1	5th	6 12 16 40 42
2018-08-20	17	4th	15 18 40 42 48
2018-07-11	40	4th	1 11 22 42 46
2018-04-09	4	5th	1 20 28 32 42
2018-03-31	13	5th	2 18 31 41 42
2018-02-28	1	4th	5 28 31 42 49
2018-02-26	7	5th	13 34 37 39 42
2018-02-10	44	5th	2 19 31 40 42
2017-10-30	4	4th	12 32 34 42 44
2017-10-21	10	5th	2 6 20 21 42
2017-09-27	7	5th	10 13 16 35 42
2017-09-11	6	3rd	12 23 42 45 48
2017-08-28	9	5th	6 8 20 24 42
2017-08-07	34	5th	14 21 24 38 42
2017-05-20	11	5th	28 31 33 34 42
2017-04-24	8	4th	7 28 41 42 45
2017-04-05	7	5th	6 10 20 40 42
2017-03-20	4	5th	13 28 39 40 42
2017-03-11	1	5th	1 13 31 39 42
2017-03-08	25	3rd	16 40 42 46 47
2017-01-09	8	5th	2 6 16 21 42
2016-12-21	20	5th	17 22 25 39 42
2016-11-05	15	5th	6 16 21 34 42
2016-10-01	1	5th	8 13 16 23 42
2016-09-28	9	2nd	29 42 44 45 46
2016-09-07	1	5th	13 26 34 38 42
2016-09-05	5	3rd	7 30 42 43 48
2016-08-24	1	5th	3 4 34 41 42
2016-08-22	9	4th	12 21 34 42 44
2016-08-01	34	4th	24 29 36 42 45
2016-05-14	3	5th	1 27 28 30 42
2016-05-07	1	5th	14 20 33 35 42
2016-05-04	11	5th	7 8 15 24 42
2016-04-09	8	4th	14 16 39 42 49
2016-03-21	25	5th	3 10 34 37 42
2016-01-23	1	5th	3 15 33 41 42
2016-01-20	12	5th	9 21 31 34 42
2015-12-23	2	4th	13 17 28 42 46
2015-12-19	5	5th	4 25 38 39 42
2015-12-07	9	5th	14 22 28 37 42
2015-11-16	18	4th	12 28 40 42 47
2015-10-05	6	5th	13 27 28 31 42
2015-09-21	2	4th	12 27 28 42 47
2015-09-16	5	5th	7 11 17 34 42
2015-09-05	5	4th	14 24 25 42 45
2015-08-24	3	5th	5 6 17 30 42
2015-08-17	8	5th	9 26 29 36 42
2015-07-29	9	5th	2 3 22 36 42
2015-07-08	4	5th	5 20 32 39 42
2015-06-29	1	5th	2 12 14 16 42
2015-06-27	13	4th	14 29 40 42 47
2015-05-27	12	5th	8 22 29 32 42
2015-04-29	42	4th	2 20 35 42 49
2015-01-21	16	4th	6 19 34 42 49
2014-12-15	32	4th	15 23 41 42 47
2014-10-01	10	4th	16 17 27 42 44
2014-09-08	1	4th	1 17 40 42 43
2014-09-06	2	5th	3 13 14 15 42
2014-09-01	15	4th	16 22 38 42 47
2014-07-28	5	3rd	1 14 42 43 45
2014-07-16	13	4th	3 28 36 42 49
2014-06-16	2	5th	3 5 16 37 42
2014-06-11	26	5th	9 15 22 32 42
2014-04-12	2	5th	5 10 16 34 42
2014-04-07	11	5th	11 13 23 31 42
2014-03-12	3	5th	1 20 25 36 42
2014-03-05	18	5th	1 12 31 32 42
2014-01-22	1	5th	1 22 38 40 42
2014-01-20	5	5th	1 10 35 40 42
2014-01-08	19	4th	4 14 29 42 45
2013-11-25	6	5th	4 15 16 27 42
2013-11-11	7	4th	12 16 32 42 48
2013-10-26	22	4th	3 35 40 42 47
2013-09-04	44	4th	6 17 25 42 49
2013-05-25	15	5th	7 13 36 40 42
2013-04-20	6	5th	3 9 24 28 42
2013-04-06	1	5th	1 15 29 33 42
2013-04-03	12	4th	18 36 37 42 45
2013-03-06	5	4th	26 28 36 42 44
2013-02-23	1	3rd	30 36 42 45 47
2013-02-20	4	5th	6 7 8 27 42
2013-02-11	10	4th	1 25 36 42 45
2013-01-19	49	4th	9 22 23 42 45
2012-09-26	17	4th	12 29 38 42 46
2012-08-18	4	5th	2 12 25 26 42
2012-08-08	17	5th	1 11 32 35 42
2012-06-30	11	4th	1 12 13 42 45
2012-06-04	3	4th	35 38 40 42 43
2012-05-28	4	5th	15 30 38 41 42
2012-05-19	18	4th	11 23 24 42 48
2012-04-07	34	2nd	19 42 45 46 47
2012-01-18	10	5th	9 13 21 33 42
2011-12-26	2	4th	23 28 36 42 43
2011-12-21	1	4th	27 33 37 42 45
2011-12-19	2	5th	13 23 26 35 42
2011-12-14	6	4th	14 21 33 42 48
2011-11-30	12	4th	2 4 29 42 49
2011-11-02	2	4th	2 35 38 42 44
2011-10-29	10	4th	12 17 38 42 46
2011-10-05	3	5th	2 7 20 27 42
2011-09-28	6	5th	3 8 16 36 42
2011-09-14	5	5th	5 11 14 16 42
2011-09-03	1	4th	7 13 41 42 47
2011-08-31	20	5th	5 7 9 39 42
2011-07-16	27	5th	18 27 35 37 42
2011-05-14	3	5th	3 31 35 38 42
2011-05-07	3	5th	3 28 37 38 42
2011-04-30	53	4th	2 8 9 42 49
2010-12-27	22	4th	13 30 39 42 44
2010-11-06	18	5th	7 19 24 35 42
2010-09-25	9	5th	5 12 21 29 42
2010-09-04	17	4th	9 11 15 42 49
2010-07-26	7	4th	4 23 37 42 43
2010-07-10	5	5th	12 27 30 32 42
2010-06-28	9	4th	12 19 41 42 49
2010-06-07	16	4th	26 28 29 42 48
2010-05-01	6	5th	3 6 28 39 42
2010-04-17	6	5th	9 16 24 32 42
2010-04-03	3	4th	20 35 39 42 48
2010-03-27	1	3rd	9 21 42 43 46
2010-03-24	19	5th	8 9 28 35 42
2010-02-08	21	5th	7 13 24 36 42
2009-12-21	6	5th	3 27 28 38 42
2009-12-07	18	4th	19 20 33 42 43
2009-10-26	5	3rd	1 3 42 47 49
2009-10-14	9	5th	6 24 35 36 42
2009-09-23	15	4th	4 5 24 42 47
2009-08-19	17	5th	7 28 33 35 42
2009-07-11	8	5th	5 14 17 35 42
2009-06-22	5	5th	17 28 36 41 42
2009-06-10	36	2nd	27 42 45 48 49
2009-03-18	27	5th	3 20 34 39 42
2009-01-14	14	5th	1 5 13 19 42
2008-12-13	4	5th	8 24 31 38 42
2008-12-03	—	5th	26 29 31 34 42