Number 48

In Health Lottery under the 5/50 + 1/50 · since May 2013 rules — 3,269 draws, 5 from 1–50.

321times drawn · chance expected 327 −0.34σ

0draws waiting — it came up last time

10.2average wait between appearances · chance says 10.0

56longest completed wait · 62% chance of one at least that long

48 is drawn as often as chance explains

Drawn 321 times in 3,269 draws against 326.9 expected, −0.34σ. Each draw is independent: after 0 draws away it is exactly as likely tonight as a number drawn yesterday. It has also come out as the bonus ball 70 times, counted separately.

Number 48, draw by draw

Drawn 321 times in 3,269 draws · average wait 10.2 draws · longest completed wait 56 · 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 48 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 0.0
3rd smallest3 · chance 1.6
4th smallest49 · chance 49.1
5th smallest269 · chance 270.2

Every position’s lane →

The company it keeps

Seen most often with these — chance gives every partner about 26.2 shared draws, and the leaders are simply the ones that came out ahead this time.

3 24 6 29 38 19

It has shared a draw with every one of the other 49 numbers; chance expected about 0.0 still unmet by now. Every pair →

How many people play it

Under the crowd model, 48 is picked about 0.86× as often as an indifferent choice — 34th most popular of 50. 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 48 →

Every draw it appeared in

Date	Wait	Position	The draw
2026-10-17	14	5th	16 25 31 33 48
2026-10-03	44	5th	20 24 29 34 48
2026-08-20	3	5th	18 20 24 29 48
2026-08-17	18	5th	23 28 29

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: 48 is drawn with probability 5/50 tonight whatever it did last week.

2026-01-23	1	5th	12 13 15 47 48
2026-01-22	20	5th	6 18 21 27 48
2026-01-02	14	5th	20 25 37 41 48
2025-12-19	1	5th	10 19 32 46 48
2025-12-18	21	5th	7 22 25 31 48
2025-11-27	28	4th	29 36 38 48 50
2025-10-30	5	5th	5 31 33 35 48
2025-10-25	6	5th	17 31 34 35 48
2025-10-19	2	5th	3 7 26 36 48
2025-10-17	1	5th	8 29 32 37 48
2025-10-16	10	5th	3 31 33 35 48
2025-10-06	13	5th	16 18 21 35 48
2025-09-23	2	5th	19 20 27 30 48
2025-09-21	13	5th	19 24 33 34 48
2025-09-08	6	5th	2 10 11 31 48
2025-09-02	7	4th	16 26 43 48 50
2025-08-26	7	5th	3 5 7 45 48
2025-08-19	2	5th	8 9 40 41 48
2025-08-17	7	5th	4 12 43 47 48
2025-08-10	8	5th	6 15 32 34 48
2025-08-02	8	5th	6 16 17 21 48
2025-07-25	2	5th	6 8 43 44 48
2025-07-23	2	5th	5 16 31 34 48
2025-07-21	3	5th	15 23 37 38 48
2025-07-18	10	4th	23 25 35 48 49
2025-07-08	8	5th	3 14 36 45 48
2025-06-30	5	5th	3 6 26 43 48
2025-06-25	15	5th	4 8 40 46 48
2025-06-10	7	5th	9 16 22 33 48
2025-06-03	6	5th	29 38 39 40 48
2025-05-24	7	4th	1 26 41 48 50
2025-05-15	3	5th	26 30 35 46 48
2025-05-10	1	5th	8 13 16 44 48
2025-05-09	1	5th	11 25 35 42 48
2025-05-08	40	5th	22 34 38 39 48
2025-03-13	9	5th	17 29 38 40 48
2025-02-28	17	5th	14 35 40 47 48
2025-02-05	15	5th	19 21 40 47 48
2025-01-15	6	5th	11 18 21 44 48
2025-01-07	15	5th	1 18 29 45 48
2024-12-17	11	4th	15 20 41 48 50
2024-11-30	1	4th	17 19 24 48 50
2024-11-29	5	5th	1 6 31 42 48
2024-11-22	1	5th	9 12 33 41 48
2024-11-21	45	5th	12 13 21 37 48
2024-09-19	8	5th	1 14 34 43 48
2024-09-07	8	4th	1 5 22 48 49
2024-08-28	2	5th	3 9 13 43 48
2024-08-24	13	5th	9 29 38 44 48
2024-08-07	4	5th	3 8 32 33 48
2024-08-01	19	5th	8 18 20 25 48
2024-07-05	6	5th	6 21 34 36 48
2024-06-27	10	5th	1 5 7 27 48
2024-06-13	12	5th	2 9 41 42 48
2024-05-28	12	5th	8 9 13 25 48
2024-05-10	4	5th	4 22 23 42 48
2024-05-04	15	5th	10 15 27 30 48
2024-04-13	14	5th	2 14 18 19 48
2024-03-26	10	5th	5 24 43 47 48
2024-03-12	1	5th	7 29 34 44 48
2024-03-09	13	5th	12 26 32 40 48
2024-02-21	1	5th	2 25 36 39 48
2024-02-20	6	5th	10 34 37 40 48
2024-02-10	12	4th	8 28 37 48 49
2024-01-25	2	4th	21 24 34 48 50
2024-01-23	13	5th	2 22 34 35 48
2024-01-04	5	5th	3 5 39 46 48
2023-12-28	1	5th	8 29 38 40 48
2023-12-27	12	5th	11 14 17 45 48
2023-12-09	24	5th	2 17 29 31 48
2023-11-07	6	5th	8 29 33 41 48
2023-10-28	33	5th	14 16 29 41 48
2023-09-13	22	4th	10 27 47 48 49
2023-08-12	1	5th	6 24 27 28 48
2023-08-11	1	5th	21 27 31 46 48
2023-08-10	5	5th	10 12 31 36 48
2023-08-03	20	5th	13 26 32 47 48
2023-07-06	14	5th	3 6 23 27 48
2023-06-16	2	5th	3 34 41 47 48
2023-06-14	25	5th	24 34 42 46 48
2023-05-10	3	5th	2 12 31 32 48
2023-05-05	8	5th	5 28 38 41 48
2023-04-25	8	5th	6 24 28 44 48
2023-04-13	1	5th	14 35 39 44 48
2023-04-12	32	5th	3 4 18 38 48
2023-02-25	8	4th	2 3 7 48 50
2023-02-15	16	5th	6 20 35 37 48
2023-01-24	1	5th	17 36 37 43 48
2023-01-21	14	3rd	12 32 48 49 50
2023-01-03	14	5th	2 6 10 28 48
2022-12-14	7	5th	16 24 33 45 48
2022-12-03	16	5th	3 13 25 35 48
2022-11-11	10	5th	19 20 24 35 48
2022-10-28	2	5th	2 6 19 26 48
2022-10-26	26	3rd	2 45 48 49 50
2022-09-20	21	5th	3 21 26 36 48
2022-08-20	22	5th	9 18 27 29 48
2022-07-21	29	5th	7 13 33 41 48
2022-06-10	5	4th	8 11 19 48 50
2022-06-03	6	4th	32 38 40 48 50
2022-05-26	3	4th	3 19 20 48 49
2022-05-21	4	4th	11 28 44 48 49
2022-05-17	2	4th	19 37 43 48 50
2022-05-13	4	5th	10 26 42 43 48
2022-05-07	8	5th	19 23 28 33 48
2022-04-27	31	5th	5 26 31 44 48
2022-03-15	6	5th	2 9 17 37 48
2022-03-05	7	5th	2 3 9 38 48
2022-02-24	2	5th	15 25 39 45 48
2022-02-22	2	5th	1 9 35 41 48
2022-02-18	4	5th	5 8 10 17 48
2022-02-12	12	5th	1 16 36 37 48
2022-01-27	5	4th	10 11 44 48 49
2022-01-20	8	5th	36 38 43 44 48
2022-01-08	15	5th	10 17 23 40 48
2021-12-18	3	5th	14 30 44 46 48
2021-12-15	1	5th	23 38 40 42 48
2021-12-14	22	4th	32 41 42 48 50
2021-11-12	6	5th	3 14 33 39 48
2021-11-04	23	5th	6 19 24 36 48
2021-10-02	4	5th	1 2 36 42 48
2021-09-28	12	5th	21 24 25 30 48
2021-09-10	16	5th	1 4 18 30 48
2021-08-19	13	4th	4 13 39 48 50
2021-07-31	49	5th	6 30 33 44 48
2021-05-25	1	5th	2 13 20 32 48
2021-05-22	2	5th	11 26 31 44 48
2021-05-20	11	5th	4 5 22 25 48
2021-05-05	11	5th	4 5 28 39 48
2021-04-20	26	5th	19 21 35 38 48
2021-03-13	19	5th	27 35 39 45 48
2021-02-16	26	4th	20 24 27 48 50
2021-01-09	1	5th	7 12 20 46 48
2021-01-08	3	5th	12 21 37 38 48
2021-01-05	18	5th	6 15 34 39 48
2020-12-10	1	5th	5 20 29 32 48
2020-12-09	2	5th	20 32 43 44 48
2020-12-05	1	5th	5 24 33 47 48
2020-12-04	5	5th	14 16 25 45 48
2020-11-27	15	4th	4 19 46 48 50
2020-11-06	11	5th	2 9 30 43 48
2020-10-22	4	4th	5 6 45 48 49
2020-10-16	13	5th	3 17 25 33 48
2020-09-29	21	5th	7 24 29 35 48
2020-08-29	18	5th	18 29 37 47 48
2020-08-05	1	5th	7 13 28 37 48
2020-08-04	3	5th	2 25 28 44 48
2020-07-30	3	5th	25 32 34 35 48
2020-07-25	5	5th	22 39 44 46 48
2020-07-18	5	5th	1 5 11 27 48
2020-07-11	8	5th	4 9 14 20 48
2020-07-01	12	5th	9 15 18 29 48
2020-06-13	3	5th	19 23 39 41 48
2020-06-10	39	5th	27 28 43 47 48
2020-04-16	7	4th	34 38 46 48 50
2020-04-07	18	5th	15 36 43 46 48
2020-03-12	1	5th	10 38 39 43 48
2020-03-11	4	5th	5 11 15 22 48
2020-03-05	18	5th	4 10 17 46 48
2020-02-08	8	5th	13 30 31 35 48
2020-01-29	2	5th	14 15 24 41 48
2020-01-25	8	5th	14 21 29 33 48
2020-01-15	2	4th	7 8 11 48 50
2020-01-11	2	5th	4 7 15 34 48
2020-01-09	12	5th	9 22 24 29 48
2019-12-24	13	5th	6 16 19 38 48
2019-12-05	3	5th	12 22 45 46 48
2019-11-30	2	5th	2 25 35 36 48
2019-11-28	1	5th	21 31 32 38 48
2019-11-27	2	5th	20 27 28 36 48
2019-11-23	5	4th	31 32 45 48 50
2019-11-16	9	5th	23 30 31 47 48
2019-11-05	25	5th	22 37 39 41 48
2019-10-01	7	5th	6 10 21 42 48
2019-09-20	5	5th	14 23 28 47 48
2019-09-13	17	5th	8 10 31 33 48
2019-08-21	2	4th	13 17 37 48 50
2019-08-17	2	5th	7 22 24 43 48
2019-08-15	4	5th	11 18 33 34 48
2019-08-09	2	5th	12 20 32 39 48
2019-08-07	24	5th	24 40 45 46 48
2019-07-04	3	5th	10 15 26 37 48
2019-06-29	4	5th	5 25 27 43 48
2019-06-25	9	5th	15 35 45 46 48
2019-06-12	22	5th	3 25 29 37 48
2019-05-11	6	5th	7 16 22 41 48
2019-05-03	5	5th	5 12 19 42 48
2019-04-26	8	5th	3 15 30 41 48
2019-04-16	2	5th	9 16 28 39 48
2019-04-12	14	5th	6 7 9 39 48
2019-03-23	8	5th	23 31 37 39 48
2019-03-13	5	5th	17 19 23 37 48
2019-03-06	21	5th	18 31 37 40 48
2019-02-05	6	5th	6 42 44 45 48
2019-01-26	11	5th	10 15 16 44 48
2019-01-11	1	5th	3 23 27 29 48
2019-01-10	9	5th	2 8 23 30 48
2018-12-28	56	4th	18 37 47 48 50
2018-10-11	16	5th	17 30 37 43 48
2018-09-19	13	5th	10 29 30 36 48
2018-08-31	9	5th	1 17 31 41 48
2018-08-18	5	5th	3 20 26 43 48
2018-08-11	15	4th	11 23 38 48 50
2018-07-21	5	5th	7 9 38 44 48
2018-07-14	12	4th	18 21 39 48 50
2018-06-28	6	4th	4 22 46 48 49
2018-06-20	24	4th	8 19 26 48 50
2018-05-17	8	5th	12 23 30 37 48
2018-05-05	10	5th	4 6 11 14 48
2018-04-21	32	5th	19 21 28 47 48
2018-03-08	7	5th	7 19 27 47 48
2018-02-27	7	5th	8 30 36 38 48
2018-02-16	18	5th	3 6 40 41 48
2018-01-23	1	4th	27 28 42 48 50
2018-01-20	4	5th	5 22 27 31 48
2018-01-16	3	5th	3 13 15 18 48
2018-01-11	4	5th	11 16 17 33 48
2018-01-05	5	4th	14 15 36 48 49
2017-12-29	2	5th	3 28 36 42 48
2017-12-27	5	5th	3 8 14 34 48
2017-12-20	10	4th	25 28 36 48 49
2017-12-06	18	5th	3 4 23 33 48
2017-11-10	11	5th	2 23 24 32 48
2017-10-26	12	5th	4 35 36 40 48
2017-10-10	6	5th	10 18 22 43 48
2017-09-30	8	5th	14 20 38 40 48
2017-09-20	9	5th	9 17 29 34 48
2017-09-07	1	4th	3 24 29 48 49
2017-09-06	2	5th	16 19 27 47 48
2017-09-02	4	5th	10 26 30 40 48
2017-08-29	15	5th	7 21 26 28 48
2017-08-08	23	5th	1 9 21 31 48
2017-07-06	5	5th	27 33 37 40 48
2017-06-29	6	5th	10 36 44 46 48
2017-06-21	4	5th	21 24 27 28 48
2017-06-15	18	5th	20 26 28 35 48
2017-05-20	15	5th	2 19 23 32 48
2017-04-29	10	5th	2 20 24 37 48
2017-04-15	10	5th	7 32 36 42 48
2017-04-01	53	5th	12 41 42 47 48
2017-01-18	1	5th	10 17 30 40 48
2017-01-17	38	4th	3 32 33 48 49
2016-11-24	14	5th	13 15 30 43 48
2016-11-04	8	4th	24 42 46 48 50
2016-10-25	8	4th	5 6 19 48 50
2016-10-13	38	5th	12 34 39 42 48
2016-08-20	2	5th	15 16 22 29 48
2016-08-18	17	5th	8 9 15 26 48
2016-07-21	24	5th	11 22 23 30 48
2016-06-17	6	5th	4 8 25 33 48
2016-06-09	3	5th	8 21 38 45 48
2016-06-04	2	5th	4 7 34 41 48
2016-06-02	18	5th	1 9 20 41 48
2016-05-07	4	5th	6 8 17 24 48
2016-05-03	3	3rd	3 38 48 49 50
2016-04-28	6	5th	17 28 38 42 48
2016-04-20	2	5th	19 22 36 45 48
2016-04-16	5	5th	4 24 32 38 48
2016-04-09	7	4th	29 30 46 48 49
2016-03-31	48	5th	3 31 32 35 48
2016-01-23	10	5th	11 16 24 47 48
2016-01-09	2	5th	7 35 40 47 48
2016-01-07	7	5th	3 4 11 18 48
2015-12-26	1	4th	3 25 27 48 49
2015-12-24	15	5th	14 20 27 40 48
2015-12-03	8	4th	22 27 42 48 50
2015-11-21	3	5th	2 6 17 39 48
2015-11-18	12	5th	6 23 36 42 48
2015-10-31	6	5th	10 25 33 42 48
2015-10-21	2	5th	3 6 19 33 48
2015-10-15	4	5th	8 9 12 21 48
2015-10-07	5	5th	13 15 31 33 48
2015-09-24	5	4th	19 29 44 48 49
2015-09-12	15	5th	4 6 15 32 48
2015-08-08	12	5th	13 35 43 44 48
2015-06-27	2	5th	14 15 23 44 48
2015-06-20	14	5th	9 10 46 47 48
2015-05-02	6	4th	4 24 29 48 49
2015-04-11	11	5th	14 21 38 46 48
2015-03-04	3	5th	7 11 37 47 48
2015-02-21	1	5th	3 11 28 31 48
2015-02-18	7	5th	14 20 26 38 48
2015-01-24	14	5th	8 10 38 42 48
2014-12-06	9	4th	31 40 46 48 49
2014-11-05	45	5th	5 8 15 30 48
2014-05-31	24	5th	3 4 23 40 48
2014-03-08	7	5th	17 26 32 43 48
2014-02-12	12	5th	4 24 31 46 48
2014-01-01	12	5th	3 29 31 38 48
2013-11-20	3	5th	1 7 10 17 48
2013-11-09	4	5th	3 10 24 40 48
2013-10-26	9	5th	5 14 26 28 48
2013-09-25	2	5th	6 9 20 43 48
2013-09-18	23	5th	13 16 19 22 48
2013-06-29	11	5th	10 13 17 38 48
2013-05-22	2	5th	24 27 40 43 48
2013-05-15	—	4th	9 12 23 48 50