Number 46

In Loto under the 5/49 + 1/10 · since Oct 2008 rules — 2,821 draws, 5 from 1–49.

282times drawn · chance expected 288 −0.36σ

0draws waiting — it came up last time

10.0average wait between appearances · chance says 9.8

43longest completed wait · 95% chance of one at least that long

46 is drawn as often as chance explains

Drawn 282 times in 2,821 draws against 287.9 expected, −0.36σ. Each draw is independent: after 0 draws away it is exactly as likely tonight as a number drawn yesterday.

Number 46, draw by draw

Drawn 282 times in 2,821 draws · average wait 10.0 draws · longest completed wait 43 · 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 46 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 smallest0 · chance 0.1
3rd smallest2 · chance 4.3
4th smallest53 · chance 61.7
5th smallest227 · chance 215.9

Every position’s lane →

The company it keeps

Seen most often with these — chance gives every partner about 23.5 shared draws, and the leaders are simply the ones that came out ahead this time.

22 8 13 16 27 19

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, 46 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 46 →

Every draw it appeared in

Date	Wait	Position	The draw
2026-10-14	2	5th	4 20 32 36 46
2026-10-10	9	4th	4 17 22 46 49
2026-09-19	11	4th	11 12 39 46 48
2026-08-24	21	4th	4 22 39 46 48

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: 46 is drawn with probability 5/49 tonight whatever it did last week.

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