Number 40

In Megabucks under the 6/49 · since Jan 2010 rules — 1,904 draws, 6 from 1–49.

226times drawn · chance expected 233 −0.50σ

10draws waiting · a wait this long: 31% for any number

8.4average wait between appearances · chance says 8.2

44longest completed wait · 56% chance of one at least that long

40 is drawn as often as chance explains

Drawn 226 times in 1,904 draws against 233.1 expected, −0.50σ. Each draw is independent: after 10 draws away it is exactly as likely tonight as a number drawn yesterday.

Number 40, draw by draw

Drawn 226 times in 1,904 draws · average wait 8.4 draws · longest completed wait 44 · waiting 10 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 0.6
3rd smallest2 · chance 8.2
4th smallest38 · chance 43.4
5th smallest86 · chance 97.7
6th smallest100 · chance 76.0

Every position’s lane →

The company it keeps

Seen most often with these — chance gives every partner about 23.5 shared draws, and the leaders are simply the ones that came out ahead this time.

28 30 36 15 6 23

It has shared a draw with every one of the other 48 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 49. 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
2026-09-19	5	6th	10 19 28 32 37 40
2026-09-07	8	5th	21 28 31 34 40 44
2026-08-19	3	6th	2 6 15 23 35 40
2026-08-12	12	6th

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 6/49 tonight whatever it did last week.

2025-05-10	4	5th	2 12 22 29 40 41
2025-04-30	3	5th	12 18 23 38 40 44
2025-04-23	5	6th	7 13 17 31 33 40
2025-04-12	11	6th	10 15 18 21 25 40
2025-03-17	2	5th	18 22 29 35 40 41
2025-03-12	6	5th	8 26 31 36 40 44
2025-02-26	7	6th	9 24 30 31 36 40
2025-02-10	5	5th	1 4 6 20 40 44
2025-01-29	6	6th	4 11 23 25 30 40
2025-01-15	1	6th	3 9 15 28 32 40
2025-01-13	4	5th	10 12 20 27 40 43
2025-01-04	1	6th	4 5 28 33 37 40
2025-01-01	1	6th	6 16 20 31 36 40
2024-12-30	3	5th	1 5 30 35 40 42
2024-12-23	4	5th	12 28 32 38 40 41
2024-12-14	7	6th	6 11 23 24 27 40
2024-11-27	9	5th	6 13 30 36 40 41
2024-11-06	4	6th	1 15 19 22 36 40
2024-10-28	13	6th	11 14 19 21 37 40
2024-09-28	1	6th	23 26 29 32 33 40
2024-09-25	10	5th	2 18 32 38 40 43
2024-09-02	8	5th	4 15 34 37 40 42
2024-08-14	2	5th	12 17 24 32 40 41
2024-08-10	8	6th	2 7 10 17 32 40
2024-07-22	2	6th	15 20 24 30 31 40
2024-07-17	11	6th	3 9 16 18 28 40
2024-06-22	17	6th	1 8 13 14 27 40
2024-05-13	4	6th	4 19 24 35 37 40
2024-05-04	21	6th	4 11 15 26 30 40
2024-03-16	3	5th	2 3 12 36 40 43
2024-03-09	7	6th	4 9 23 26 39 40
2024-02-21	8	5th	11 22 26 27 40 41
2024-02-03	2	6th	7 18 19 22 23 40
2024-01-29	6	6th	3 15 18 25 33 40
2024-01-15	2	5th	4 7 18 35 40 41
2024-01-10	14	5th	19 20 25 28 40 42
2023-12-09	19	5th	4 10 36 38 40 41
2023-10-18	1	5th	7 8 19 37 40 43
2023-10-14	3	4th	20 28 30 40 46 49
2023-10-04	5	6th	6 12 13 28 37 40
2023-09-16	20	4th	2 19 34 40 47 49
2023-07-08	2	5th	7 17 19 21 40 45
2023-07-01	4	5th	7 11 37 39 40 42
2023-06-17	2	5th	5 6 20 22 40 42
2023-06-10	12	5th	16 19 22 24 40 43
2023-04-29	2	5th	11 12 15 38 40 41
2023-04-22	2	6th	14 21 23 26 38 40
2023-04-15	8	5th	4 15 25 29 40 46
2023-03-18	2	5th	6 11 14 23 40 43
2023-03-11	8	5th	20 29 33 39 40 45
2023-02-11	8	5th	13 17 30 31 40 45
2023-01-14	26	5th	6 14 15 24 40 41
2022-10-15	2	6th	2 13 26 33 37 40
2022-10-08	2	6th	15 20 26 29 35 40
2022-10-01	11	5th	14 23 28 38 40 43
2022-08-24	17	5th	12 18 26 29 40 43
2022-06-25	9	6th	8 10 15 27 28 40
2022-05-25	10	4th	22 27 38 40 42 48
2022-04-20	2	6th	13 17 30 32 34 40
2022-04-13	7	6th	13 18 24 34 36 40
2022-03-19	2	5th	2 21 32 37 40 45
2022-03-12	9	5th	17 19 35 38 40 45
2022-02-09	17	6th	7 26 29 31 34 40
2021-12-11	6	6th	8 23 26 32 35 40
2021-11-20	11	4th	15 16 18 40 47 48
2021-10-13	2	6th	4 16 18 31 35 40
2021-10-06	8	6th	7 20 23 30 33 40
2021-09-08	22	5th	21 23 24 37 40 43
2021-06-23	2	6th	1 3 4 30 32 40
2021-06-16	1	6th	9 29 33 34 35 40
2021-06-12	7	5th	7 17 25 39 40 48
2021-05-19	11	6th	3 8 23 36 37 40
2021-04-10	5	5th	12 18 27 37 40 49
2021-03-24	5	4th	1 10 27 40 42 48
2021-03-06	2	4th	10 18 20 40 48 49
2021-02-27	4	6th	17 23 30 35 38 40
2021-02-13	16	6th	9 15 16 18 38 40
2020-12-19	30	6th	12 13 36 37 38 40
2020-09-05	1	4th	8 26 36 40 41 47
2020-09-02	2	3rd	28 39 40 41 47 49
2020-08-26	2	5th	3 5 20 36 40 49
2020-08-19	2	5th	1 3 18 39 40 41
2020-08-12	2	5th	4 6 9 37 40 49
2020-08-05	16	5th	3 20 26 28 40 47
2020-06-10	2	6th	3 5 22 30 33 40
2020-06-03	3	6th	3 17 22 30 37 40
2020-05-23	3	6th	3 13 17 20 39 40
2020-05-13	4	6th	11 28 34 35 37 40
2020-04-29	9	5th	7 13 27 30 40 44
2020-03-28	2	5th	6 7 15 34 40 49
2020-03-21	3	5th	18 30 32 34 40 45
2020-03-11	7	5th	3 7 15 34 40 47
2020-02-15	3	4th	10 15 30 40 42 49
2020-02-05	11	6th	1 2 25 35 36 40
2019-12-28	12	6th	12 15 21 29 36 40
2019-11-16	5	5th	18 19 26 31 40 46
2019-10-30	4	5th	1 6 10 30 40 48
2019-10-16	21	6th	5 13 20 21 33 40
2019-08-03	15	5th	12 17 20 25 40 49
2019-06-12	4	5th	6 7 10 13 40 45
2019-05-29	7	5th	3 26 30 32 40 45
2019-05-04	1	6th	2 27 36 38 39 40
2019-05-01	16	6th	6 26 28 29 38 40
2019-03-06	19	5th	8 9 25 34 40 49
2018-12-29	4	5th	10 18 19 27 40 44
2018-12-15	8	5th	11 20 21 34 40 48
2018-11-17	2	5th	2 17 23 36 40 48
2018-11-10	7	6th	6 8 16 35 37 40
2018-10-17	25	4th	5 17 19 40 46 47
2018-07-21	4	4th	10 11 14 40 43 48
2018-07-07	32	5th	6 28 31 35 40 46
2018-03-17	8	6th	8 23 32 35 36 40
2018-02-17	6	4th	6 9 18 40 42 45
2018-01-27	7	5th	7 17 27 36 40 46
2018-01-03	10	4th	2 5 36 40 44 48
2017-11-29	5	4th	34 36 39 40 45 48
2017-11-11	4	6th	4 5 17 19 21 40
2017-10-28	15	4th	4 26 33 40 41 44
2017-09-06	4	4th	1 26 39 40 41 47
2017-08-23	1	5th	17 21 27 28 40 49
2017-08-19	3	4th	15 24 26 40 43 48
2017-08-09	5	6th	8 13 30 32 37 40
2017-07-22	9	6th	4 9 14 30 31 40
2017-06-21	5	4th	9 28 39 40 43 46
2017-06-03	5	6th	6 11 14 22 28 40
2017-05-17	4	4th	6 25 33 40 44 48
2017-05-03	4	4th	6 23 25 40 47 48
2017-04-19	6	5th	13 31 33 39 40 49
2017-03-29	3	5th	6 16 24 39 40 45
2017-03-18	17	5th	12 23 28 33 40 44
2017-01-18	13	5th	17 30 33 36 40 43
2016-12-03	5	5th	3 10 15 36 40 47
2016-11-16	2	4th	22 26 27 40 41 44
2016-11-09	3	4th	13 19 30 40 45 46
2016-10-29	9	4th	9 18 29 40 47 49
2016-09-28	21	5th	22 28 34 36 40 49
2016-07-16	3	6th	2 21 22 25 27 40
2016-07-06	1	5th	7 17 23 28 40 41
2016-07-02	4	5th	7 16 21 26 40 42
2016-06-18	12	5th	22 36 38 39 40 48
2016-05-07	18	6th	5 7 11 31 37 40
2016-03-05	16	5th	21 23 30 36 40 49
2016-01-09	21	4th	7 31 36 40 47 48
2015-10-28	15	4th	9 19 35 40 43 49
2015-09-05	6	6th	5 7 19 23 34 40
2015-08-15	6	6th	2 14 28 30 32 40
2015-07-25	1	5th	12 15 22 26 40 45
2015-07-22	7	6th	4 14 27 31 38 40
2015-06-27	2	6th	21 24 28 29 33 40
2015-06-20	21	4th	25 28 32 40 41 43
2015-04-08	28	5th	17 22 23 39 40 41
2014-12-31	3	6th	12 23 25 36 38 40
2014-12-20	19	5th	9 11 30 38 40 49
2014-10-15	10	5th	23 24 25 28 40 44
2014-09-10	23	6th	1 13 15 22 38 40
2014-06-21	3	6th	4 6 19 24 39 40
2014-06-11	8	6th	6 18 20 28 31 40
2014-05-14	17	6th	9 17 32 35 39 40
2014-03-15	1	4th	11 19 25 40 41 48
2014-03-12	16	5th	3 12 13 36 40 49
2014-01-15	31	5th	3 14 16 36 40 46
2013-09-28	14	6th	2 8 12 18 22 40
2013-08-10	2	6th	7 11 14 18 34 40
2013-08-03	2	4th	1 21 24 40 41 49
2013-07-27	6	6th	12 25 26 27 32 40
2013-07-06	1	5th	8 23 26 34 40 49
2013-07-03	7	6th	2 5 14 21 22 40
2013-06-08	1	4th	6 32 33 40 41 48
2013-06-05	10	4th	7 34 37 40 41 48
2013-05-01	20	6th	11 18 20 23 28 40
2013-02-20	19	6th	12 14 20 36 37 40
2012-12-15	9	4th	11 23 24 40 43 45
2012-11-14	8	5th	20 21 34 35 40 45
2012-10-17	16	6th	4 10 14 19 39 40
2012-08-22	20	6th	10 15 20 21 25 40
2012-06-13	4	4th	17 18 33 40 44 46
2012-05-30	4	6th	11 15 25 31 37 40
2012-05-16	1	6th	4 6 7 14 28 40
2012-05-12	3	6th	1 3 15 19 25 40
2012-05-02	8	6th	12 15 19 23 32 40
2012-04-04	7	6th	20 29 30 31 37 40
2012-03-10	16	6th	2 5 7 8 9 40
2012-01-14	8	5th	19 27 28 38 40 42
2011-12-17	24	5th	9 16 24 28 40 45
2011-09-24	16	4th	13 17 26 40 44 48
2011-07-30	11	6th	18 19 25 28 30 40
2011-06-22	5	5th	3 6 11 30 40 49
2011-06-04	30	6th	2 30 31 32 36 40
2011-02-19	7	5th	17 22 30 31 40 44
2011-01-26	1	5th	1 13 23 24 40 44
2011-01-22	11	4th	6 28 32 40 48 49
2010-12-15	3	4th	17 37 38 40 48 49
2010-12-04	7	4th	2 16 22 40 46 48
2010-11-10	12	3rd	21 38 40 45 47 49
2010-09-29	15	4th	5 28 38 40 44 45
2010-08-07	17	5th	16 17 22 39 40 45
2010-06-09	5	5th	12 17 27 37 40 41
2010-05-22	21	6th	15 24 25 28 29 40
2010-03-10	4	5th	16 33 34 39 40 47
2010-02-24	5	5th	1 20 23 32 40 47
2010-02-06	2	5th	5 6 17 32 40 42
2010-01-30	—	4th	14 22 25 40 45 47