Number 45

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

244times drawn · chance expected 245 −0.08σ

0draws waiting — it came up last time

9.6average wait between appearances · chance says 9.6

45longest completed wait · 85% chance of one at least that long

45 is drawn as often as chance explains

Drawn 244 times in 2,354 draws against 245.2 expected, −0.08σ. Each draw is independent: after 0 draws away it is exactly as likely tonight as a number drawn yesterday.

Number 45, draw by draw

Drawn 244 times in 2,354 draws · average wait 9.6 draws · longest completed wait 45 · drawn in the most recent draw

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 45 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 smallest3 · chance 3.9
4th smallest50 · chance 54.4
5th smallest191 · chance 185.7

Every position’s lane →

The company it keeps

Seen most often with these — chance gives every partner about 20.8 shared draws, and the leaders are simply the ones that came out ahead this time.

1 10 5 12 21 3

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, 45 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 45 →

Every draw it appeared in

Date	Wait	Position	The draw
2026-02-21	22	4th	7 11 13 45 47
2026-01-30	10	5th	3 4 17 35 45
2026-01-20	15	5th	6 9 28 41 45
2026-01-05	4	5th	2 7 8

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: 45 is drawn with probability 5/48 tonight whatever it did last week.

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