Number 42

In Lucky for Life under the 5/48 + 1/18 · since Jan 2015 rules — 2,354 draws, 5 from 1–48.

235times drawn · chance expected 245 −0.69σ

1draws waiting · a wait this long: >99% for any number

10.1average wait between appearances · chance says 9.6

56longest completed wait · 42% chance of one at least that long

42 is drawn as often as chance explains

Drawn 235 times in 2,354 draws against 245.2 expected, −0.69σ. Each draw is independent: after 1 draws away it is exactly as likely tonight as a number drawn yesterday.

Number 42, draw by draw

Drawn 235 times in 2,354 draws · average wait 10.1 draws · longest completed wait 56 · waiting 1 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 smallest1 · chance 1.1
3rd smallest19 · chance 16.2
4th smallest85 · chance 84.3
5th smallest130 · chance 133.4

Every position’s lane →

The company it keeps

Seen most often with these — chance gives every partner about 20.0 shared draws, and the leaders are simply the ones that came out ahead this time.

11 6 38 45 3 9

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
2026-02-20	11	5th	10 24 30 36 42
2026-02-09	14	5th	11 14 23 25 42
2026-01-26	4	4th	3 21 22 42 44
2026-01-22	3	4th	8 20 30

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 5/48 tonight whatever it did last week.

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