Number 42

In The Pick under the 6/44 · since Apr 2010 rules — 1,961 draws, 6 from 1–44.

244times drawn · chance expected 267 −1.54σ

65draws waiting · a wait this long: <0.1% for any number

7.8average wait between appearances · chance says 7.3

47longest completed wait · 25% chance of one at least that long

42 is drawn as often as chance explains

Drawn 244 times in 1,961 draws against 267.4 expected, −1.54σ. Each draw is independent: after 65 draws away it is exactly as likely tonight as a number drawn yesterday.

Number 42, draw by draw

Drawn 244 times in 1,961 draws · average wait 7.8 draws · longest completed wait 47 · waiting 65 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 smallest0 · chance 0.0
3rd smallest0 · chance 0.0
4th smallest3 · chance 2.7
5th smallest50 · chance 51.3
6th smallest191 · chance 190.0

Every position’s lane →

The company it keeps

Seen most often with these — chance gives every partner about 28.4 shared draws, and the leaders are simply the ones that came out ahead this time.

23 6 13 44 25 28

It has shared a draw with every one of the other 43 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 44. 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
2026-05-11	24	6th	10 12 17 19 32 42
2026-03-16	9	6th	6 13 15 18 20 42
2026-02-23	3	6th	5 10 23 37 40 42
2026-02-16	12	6th	20

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 6/44 tonight whatever it did last week.

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