Number 42

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

230times drawn · chance expected 233 −0.22σ

5draws waiting · a wait this long: 59% for any number

8.2average wait between appearances · chance says 8.2

37longest completed wait · 88% chance of one at least that long

42 is drawn as often as chance explains

Drawn 230 times in 1,904 draws against 233.1 expected, −0.22σ. Each draw is independent: after 5 draws away it is exactly as likely tonight as a number drawn yesterday.

Number 42, draw by draw

Drawn 230 times in 1,904 draws · average wait 8.2 draws · longest completed wait 37 · waiting 5 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 0.2
3rd smallest1 · chance 3.9
4th smallest28 · chance 30.1
5th smallest94 · chance 95.2
6th smallest107 · chance 100.7

Every position’s lane →

The company it keeps

Seen most often with these — chance gives every partner about 24.0 shared draws, and the leaders are simply the ones that came out ahead this time.

29 5 31 34 38 35

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, 42 is picked about 0.86× as often as an indifferent choice — 33rd 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

The model and its sources → · What people believe about 42 →

Every draw it appeared in

Date	Wait	Position	The draw
2026-09-30	16	6th	10 19 23 31 41 42
2026-08-24	33	5th	1 18 22 35 42 43
2026-06-08	4	6th	15 18 19 20 36 42
2026-05-30	3	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: 42 is drawn with probability 6/49 tonight whatever it did last week.

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