Number 40

In Lotto under the 6/44 · since Jan 2010 rules — 1,751 draws, 6 from 1–44.

242times drawn · chance expected 239 +0.22σ

6draws waiting · a wait this long: 48% for any number

7.2average wait between appearances · chance says 7.3

35longest completed wait · 81% chance of one at least that long

40 is drawn as often as chance explains

Drawn 242 times in 1,751 draws against 238.8 expected, +0.22σ. Each draw is independent: after 6 draws away it is exactly as likely tonight as a number drawn yesterday.

Number 40, draw by draw

Drawn 242 times in 1,751 draws · average wait 7.2 draws · longest completed wait 35 · waiting 6 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 0.7
4th smallest12 · chance 13.8
5th smallest85 · chance 82.7
6th smallest145 · chance 144.7

Every position’s lane →

The company it keeps

Seen most often with these — chance gives every partner about 28.1 shared draws, and the leaders are simply the ones that came out ahead this time.

14 30 31 6 36 1

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, 40 is picked about 0.90× as often as an indifferent choice — 32nd 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
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
2026-09-18	4	6th	3 6 13 26 32 40
2026-09-04	6	6th	11 16 20 27 30 40
2026-08-14	16	6th	13 17 20 21 33 40
2026-06-19	2	6th	14

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 6/44 tonight whatever it did last week.

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