Number 40

In Lotto under the 6/42 · since Apr 2010 rules — 1,879 draws, 6 from 1–42.

270times drawn · chance expected 268 +0.10σ

5draws waiting · a wait this long: 54% for any number

7.0average wait between appearances · chance says 7.0

29longest completed wait · 97% chance of one at least that long

40 is drawn as often as chance explains

Drawn 270 times in 1,879 draws against 268.4 expected, +0.10σ. Each draw is independent: after 5 draws away it is exactly as likely tonight as a number drawn yesterday.

Number 40, draw by draw

Drawn 270 times in 1,879 draws · average wait 7.0 draws · longest completed wait 29 · waiting 5 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 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 smallest0 · chance 0.0
2nd smallest0 · chance 0.0
3rd smallest0 · chance 0.0
4th smallest1 · chance 3.3
5th smallest32 · chance 59.3
6th smallest237 · chance 207.4

Every position’s lane →

The company it keeps

Seen most often with these — chance gives every partner about 32.9 shared draws, and the leaders are simply the ones that came out ahead this time.

12 33 21 37 7 5

It has shared a draw with every one of the other 41 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 42. 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
2026-09-30	3	6th	19 22 24 30 33 40
2026-09-23	2	6th	4 24 25 29 38 40
2026-09-19	24	6th	1 15 16 26 37 40
2026-07-25	2	6th	17

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 6/42 tonight whatever it did last week.

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