Number 42

In Hoosier Lotto under the 6/48 · since Jan 2010 rules — 1,751 draws, 6 from 1–48.

202times drawn · chance expected 219 −1.22σ

16draws waiting · a wait this long: 13% for any number

8.6average wait between appearances · chance says 8.0

69longest completed wait · 2% chance of one at least that long

42 is drawn as often as chance explains

Drawn 202 times in 1,751 draws against 218.9 expected, −1.22σ. Each draw is independent: after 16 draws away it is exactly as likely tonight as a number drawn yesterday.

Number 42, draw by draw

Drawn 202 times in 1,751 draws · average wait 8.6 draws · longest completed wait 69 · waiting 16 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 0.1
3rd smallest2 · chance 2.2
4th smallest16 · chance 21.1
5th smallest75 · chance 80.0
6th smallest109 · chance 98.7

Every position’s lane →

The company it keeps

Seen most often with these — chance gives every partner about 21.5 shared draws, and the leaders are simply the ones that came out ahead this time.

23 46 10 22 4 34

It has shared a draw with every one of the other 47 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 48. 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
2026-08-15	1	6th	2 14 17 25 29 42
2026-08-12	5	6th	11 28 34 35 36 42
2026-07-25	8	4th	12 19 20 42 43 45
2026-06-27

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 6/48 tonight whatever it did last week.

2024-08-24	13	6th	7 11 12 14 31 42
2024-07-10	10	6th	4 10 15 30 34 42
2024-06-05	3	6th	8 20 29 36 40 42
2024-05-25	1	6th	17 23 30 37 39 42
2024-05-22	17	5th	3 14 29 34 42 43
2024-03-23	18	5th	4 9 34 41 42 46
2024-01-20	1	6th	2 4 13 23 29 42
2024-01-17	17	6th	3 20 26 29 37 42
2023-11-18	11	6th	3 9 12 26 36 42
2023-10-11	12	6th	4 8 13 24 41 42
2023-08-30	19	5th	18 20 34 37 42 43
2023-06-24	3	6th	10 16 21 23 32 42
2023-06-14	9	5th	1 9 19 40 42 44
2023-05-13	3	5th	3 14 27 41 42 46
2023-05-03	4	5th	5 21 22 23 42 45
2023-04-19	14	6th	4 15 30 32 38 42
2023-03-01	1	6th	4 11 19 23 37 42
2023-02-25	9	6th	3 4 17 24 41 42
2023-01-25	7	5th	3 8 14 34 42 43
2022-12-31	2	5th	6 9 12 27 42 46
2022-12-24	11	6th	3 10 13 18 25 42
2022-11-16	2	6th	1 5 14 29 37 42
2022-11-09	13	6th	19 21 22 26 32 42
2022-09-24	10	6th	14 17 19 32 34 42
2022-08-20	12	5th	15 30 33 36 42 46
2022-07-09	8	5th	15 22 31 38 42 44
2022-06-11	4	6th	6 8 17 22 31 42
2022-05-28	11	6th	3 16 28 40 41 42
2022-04-20	2	5th	10 16 22 34 42 44
2022-04-13	5	6th	5 8 22 32 39 42
2022-03-26	2	6th	6 8 16 25 29 42
2022-03-19	4	6th	2 16 18 24 38 42
2022-03-05	7	6th	1 26 30 32 34 42
2022-02-09	13	5th	2 9 13 23 42 43
2021-12-25	2	6th	10 11 22 23 25 42
2021-12-18	14	6th	5 10 12 13 40 42
2021-10-30	15	6th	1 23 28 29 31 42
2021-09-08	6	6th	1 8 24 27 38 42
2021-08-18	1	6th	3 10 14 25 26 42
2021-08-14	10	6th	8 18 27 31 36 42
2021-07-10	11	6th	5 22 28 29 38 42
2021-06-02	9	5th	4 22 28 29 42 46
2021-05-01	19	5th	6 9 17 19 42 46
2021-02-24	2	5th	4 21 34 38 42 44
2021-02-17	7	6th	9 16 28 29 32 42
2021-01-23	1	6th	1 7 18 20 31 42
2021-01-20	4	6th	21 26 34 39 40 42
2021-01-06	22	5th	5 17 29 40 42 46
2020-10-21	1	3rd	22 39 42 43 45 46
2020-10-17	6	6th	5 12 22 23 38 42
2020-09-26	1	4th	7 23 38 42 44 46
2020-09-23	12	6th	2 11 14 23 29 42
2020-08-12	1	6th	3 6 9 18 32 42
2020-08-08	2	4th	18 21 22 42 43 44
2020-08-01	13	5th	5 7 19 26 42 46
2020-06-17	11	5th	2 4 23 41 42 44
2020-05-09	11	6th	7 23 28 38 39 42
2020-04-01	23	6th	15 18 22 33 37 42
2020-01-11	2	5th	27 28 34 35 42 46
2020-01-04	15	6th	2 11 20 31 34 42
2019-11-13	1	5th	1 7 9 18 42 45
2019-11-09	7	4th	2 15 35 42 44 46
2019-10-16	3	6th	12 18 21 25 32 42
2019-10-05	2	6th	1 2 4 5 40 42
2019-09-28	5	6th	1 15 21 29 36 42
2019-09-11	13	6th	1 7 12 23 35 42
2019-07-27	11	6th	1 4 14 29 38 42
2019-06-19	2	6th	9 21 23 24 29 42
2019-06-12	8	6th	5 11 18 24 40 42
2019-05-15	20	5th	7 16 18 34 42 43
2019-03-06	2	5th	9 20 26 34 42 43
2019-02-27	6	5th	9 18 27 38 42 46
2019-02-06	2	6th	1 12 23 27 34 42
2019-01-30	7	6th	2 5 10 22 24 42
2019-01-05	2	6th	3 5 30 36 39 42
2018-12-29	1	6th	8 11 12 23 25 42
2018-12-26	7	5th	2 21 23 24 42 43
2018-12-01	30	5th	5 12 16 18 42 44
2018-08-18	7	6th	6 10 15 19 23 42
2018-07-25	13	5th	14 15 18 20 42 44
2018-06-09	6	6th	7 10 23 24 40 42
2018-05-19	14	6th	2 15 25 27 36 42
2018-03-31	2	6th	3 4 6 9 13 42
2018-03-24	12	6th	4 11 12 22 35 42
2018-02-10	2	6th	8 17 24 36 39 42
2018-02-03	11	5th	8 24 25 30 42 45
2017-12-27	2	6th	1 2 3 23 41 42
2017-12-20	25	5th	9 22 24 27 42 43
2017-09-23	33	5th	1 2 4 12 42 45
2017-05-31	12	5th	2 25 31 39 42 46
2017-04-19	26	6th	8 16 17 19 33 42
2017-01-18	4	5th	10 13 19 20 42 46
2017-01-04	5	5th	10 21 26 27 42 46
2016-12-17	10	6th	1 3 21 23 31 42
2016-11-12	23	5th	11 25 31 37 42 43
2016-08-24	12	6th	4 6 9 13 16 42
2016-07-13	14	6th	14 27 29 31 40 42
2016-05-25	10	6th	4 9 14 37 41 42
2016-04-20	7	6th	3 4 10 22 29 42
2016-03-26	4	5th	11 18 32 37 42 44
2016-03-12	3	6th	10 16 18 26 39 42
2016-03-02	4	5th	1 4 14 23 42 47
2016-02-17	12	5th	6 16 27 37 42 46
2016-01-06	3	5th	12 23 29 30 42 43
2015-12-26	4	6th	6 10 15 20 36 42
2015-12-12	25	5th	5 6 14 21 42 43
2015-09-16	9	6th	7 15 28 38 40 42
2015-08-15	1	6th	7 11 16 27 32 42
2015-08-12	9	6th	2 11 32 33 35 42
2015-07-11	2	6th	5 7 15 35 39 42
2015-07-04	3	5th	3 20 26 38 42 45
2015-06-24	2	6th	11 13 16 18 37 42
2015-06-17	1	4th	24 37 38 42 44 45
2015-06-13	9	6th	1 18 22 30 34 42
2015-05-13	1	5th	8 20 35 41 42 48
2015-05-09	9	6th	7 13 22 26 30 42
2015-04-08	6	5th	6 15 25 26 42 44
2015-03-18	29	6th	14 16 19 26 28 42
2014-12-06	13	6th	8 14 16 30 34 42
2014-10-22	1	5th	8 9 11 35 42 44
2014-10-18	3	5th	8 19 20 34 42 45
2014-10-08	4	4th	18 23 34 42 44 46
2014-09-24	1	5th	6 14 19 22 42 46
2014-09-20	1	6th	3 25 29 32 37 42
2014-09-17	16	6th	4 7 20 23 40 42
2014-07-23	3	6th	4 13 28 36 37 42
2014-07-12	1	4th	12 17 22 42 45 48
2014-07-09	15	4th	5 15 22 42 43 46
2014-05-17	3	6th	9 10 14 26 41 42
2014-05-07	4	5th	5 6 14 17 42 45
2014-04-23	3	5th	4 7 10 11 42 44
2014-04-12	2	5th	17 18 34 41 42 46
2014-04-05	2	5th	20 26 31 40 42 44
2014-03-29	69	4th	18 22 32 42 46 47
2013-07-31	3	6th	10 17 22 35 38 42
2013-07-20	28	6th	3 17 18 19 20 42
2013-04-13	5	5th	18 22 31 32 42 46
2013-03-27	6	6th	2 11 13 14 35 42
2013-03-06	2	6th	4 7 14 22 41 42
2013-02-27	19	5th	1 4 8 32 42 46
2012-12-22	12	5th	24 30 31 33 42 45
2012-11-10	14	3rd	3 40 42 45 47 48
2012-09-22	7	5th	4 13 16 27 42 46
2012-08-29	7	4th	12 31 32 42 43 48
2012-08-04	2	5th	15 19 31 33 42 47
2012-07-28	5	6th	5 10 13 33 40 42
2012-07-11	16	6th	5 11 23 27 41 42
2012-05-16	9	6th	9 10 19 34 39 42
2012-04-14	1	5th	12 18 20 35 42 48
2012-04-11	10	6th	2 12 14 16 33 42
2012-03-07	7	5th	1 8 10 16 42 47
2012-02-11	6	5th	1 25 33 38 42 46
2012-01-21	1	6th	4 20 25 30 35 42
2012-01-18	2	6th	6 13 16 19 26 42
2012-01-11	3	4th	20 22 36 42 43 45
2011-12-31	21	5th	19 24 29 39 42 43
2011-10-19	5	6th	3 10 17 36 41 42
2011-10-01	3	5th	12 16 17 27 42 48
2011-09-21	3	5th	8 11 27 33 42 45
2011-09-10	5	6th	3 10 13 36 41 42
2011-08-24	8	5th	3 22 29 38 42 47
2011-07-27	5	5th	5 22 33 41 42 44
2011-07-09	3	6th	10 18 27 38 41 42
2011-06-29	2	5th	10 16 18 28 42 47
2011-06-22	4	5th	7 24 29 30 42 44
2011-06-08	6	5th	13 19 25 31 42 45
2011-05-18	11	5th	19 20 26 30 42 47
2011-04-09	33	5th	11 13 28 34 42 43
2010-12-15	2	5th	8 20 33 37 42 48
2010-12-08	15	6th	6 28 35 36 39 42
2010-10-16	3	6th	5 10 13 31 37 42
2010-10-06	12	4th	15 21 27 42 45 48
2010-08-25	3	6th	2 22 23 35 39 42
2010-08-14	22	6th	4 16 28 32 38 42
2010-05-29	7	4th	9 17 30 42 47 48
2010-05-05	9	6th	3 10 17 21 23 42
2010-04-03	15	5th	11 24 28 38 42 44
2010-02-10	—	5th	12 13 16 40 42 46