Number 42

In Gopher 5 under the 5/47 · since Apr 2010 rules — 2,587 draws, 5 from 1–47.

259times drawn · chance expected 275 −1.03σ

12draws waiting · a wait this long: 29% for any number

10.0average wait between appearances · chance says 9.4

66longest completed wait · 16% chance of one at least that long

42 is drawn as often as chance explains

Drawn 259 times in 2,587 draws against 275.2 expected, −1.03σ. Each draw is independent: after 12 draws away it is exactly as likely tonight as a number drawn yesterday.

Number 42, draw by draw

Drawn 259 times in 2,587 draws · average wait 10.0 draws · longest completed wait 66 · waiting 12 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 0.7
3rd smallest9 · chance 13.0
4th smallest90 · chance 84.6
5th smallest160 · chance 160.7

Every position’s lane →

The company it keeps

Seen most often with these — chance gives every partner about 22.5 shared draws, and the leaders are simply the ones that came out ahead this time.

21 23 14 18 37 17

It has shared a draw with every one of the other 46 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 47. 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
2026-09-14	23	5th	3 14 18 34 42
2026-07-22	4	5th	13 18 31 33 42
2026-07-13	23	5th	14 24 32 39 42
2026-05-20	9	5th	10 20 34 38

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 5/47 tonight whatever it did last week.

2025-02-21	5	4th	9 22 40 42 46
2025-02-10	2	4th	23 30 37 42 46
2025-02-05	20	5th	14 27 29 37 42
2024-12-20	5	5th	3 5 20 39 42
2024-12-09	1	5th	4 12 21 41 42
2024-12-06	5	5th	14 18 19 21 42
2024-11-25	10	5th	3 21 30 39 42
2024-11-01	8	4th	10 19 27 42 45
2024-10-14	9	5th	12 14 20 23 42
2024-09-23	1	5th	4 10 12 32 42
2024-09-20	11	4th	10 13 19 42 46
2024-08-26	1	4th	25 35 40 42 44
2024-08-23	9	5th	6 17 27 40 42
2024-08-02	2	5th	7 21 24 31 42
2024-07-29	11	5th	11 26 35 36 42
2024-07-03	7	5th	14 15 21 38 42
2024-06-17	7	4th	7 17 23 42 43
2024-05-31	9	4th	10 22 39 42 46
2024-05-10	5	5th	1 3 14 37 42
2024-04-29	13	4th	7 13 35 42 43
2024-03-29	23	5th	8 11 23 31 42
2024-02-05	3	5th	1 17 18 26 42
2024-01-29	14	4th	2 11 36 42 45
2023-12-27	12	5th	21 25 28 34 42
2023-11-29	13	4th	2 28 40 42 45
2023-10-30	30	5th	6 12 24 25 42
2023-08-21	5	5th	2 13 19 27 42
2023-08-09	12	5th	1 19 29 36 42
2023-07-12	11	5th	3 9 11 21 42
2023-06-16	20	3rd	8 38 42 44 47
2023-05-01	19	5th	1 3 11 16 42
2023-03-17	3	5th	3 5 17 35 42
2023-03-10	28	5th	4 8 25 41 42
2023-01-04	8	5th	1 27 29 36 42
2022-12-16	16	4th	16 22 38 42 46
2022-11-09	4	4th	18 24 31 42 45
2022-11-02	8	4th	2 4 39 42 45
2022-10-14	66	4th	5 35 40 42 46
2022-05-13	27	5th	3 14 26 40 42
2022-03-11	24	5th	4 7 28 33 42
2022-01-14	18	5th	10 17 20 28 42
2021-12-03	21	4th	5 23 41 42 44
2021-10-15	6	4th	14 18 29 42 46
2021-10-01	22	5th	1 21 34 37 42
2021-08-11	3	5th	5 12 24 40 42
2021-08-04	14	5th	8 22 40 41 42
2021-07-02	12	4th	25 29 35 42 43
2021-06-04	14	5th	29 34 37 39 42
2021-05-03	3	5th	3 8 10 16 42
2021-04-26	18	5th	3 24 25 26 42
2021-03-15	8	5th	1 10 29 33 42
2021-02-24	2	5th	2 13 29 32 42
2021-02-19	2	4th	18 22 23 42 46
2021-02-15	2	5th	3 22 28 34 42
2021-02-10	2	5th	12 21 23 38 42
2021-02-05	8	5th	7 13 25 36 42
2021-01-18	2	4th	30 37 41 42 44
2021-01-13	10	4th	26 30 40 42 46
2020-12-21	9	4th	13 24 34 42 44
2020-11-30	6	4th	1 22 28 42 44
2020-11-16	12	5th	5 10 16 22 42
2020-10-19	33	5th	13 22 29 30 42
2020-08-03	10	5th	1 11 29 41 42
2020-07-10	13	5th	20 27 33 38 42
2020-06-10	2	4th	9 19 23 42 47
2020-06-05	11	5th	24 31 34 37 42
2020-05-11	6	5th	17 23 37 41 42
2020-04-27	2	5th	2 24 35 38 42
2020-04-22	1	5th	3 7 14 34 42
2020-04-20	9	4th	15 29 38 42 46
2020-03-30	13	4th	8 15 19 42 47
2020-02-28	36	5th	14 19 27 35 42
2019-12-06	2	4th	2 5 17 42 44
2019-12-02	3	5th	14 23 37 41 42
2019-11-25	5	5th	19 29 31 40 42
2019-11-13	9	4th	13 24 41 42 46
2019-10-23	34	4th	6 14 39 42 46
2019-08-05	13	4th	9 11 27 42 44
2019-07-05	3	4th	17 19 24 42 46
2019-06-28	3	5th	16 20 32 38 42
2019-06-21	2	5th	32 34 38 40 42
2019-06-17	9	4th	1 7 39 42 46
2019-05-27	14	5th	7 9 19 31 42
2019-04-24	3	4th	26 27 34 42 43
2019-04-17	2	4th	9 21 38 42 44
2019-04-12	19	5th	12 25 38 39 42
2019-02-27	1	5th	3 6 25 34 42
2019-02-25	9	4th	12 20 25 42 44
2019-02-04	3	4th	17 18 35 42 44
2019-01-28	5	5th	2 20 25 27 42
2019-01-16	15	5th	29 32 37 40 42
2018-12-12	3	4th	31 34 35 42 44
2018-12-05	17	5th	17 29 36 40 42
2018-10-26	3	5th	7 21 33 34 42
2018-10-19	7	5th	6 10 37 40 42
2018-10-03	3	4th	24 26 33 42 47
2018-09-26	9	4th	21 30 32 42 46
2018-09-05	3	3rd	9 40 42 44 45
2018-08-29	2	5th	2 7 13 35 42
2018-08-24	16	5th	27 32 35 40 42
2018-07-18	8	4th	9 13 33 42 43
2018-06-29	2	5th	24 28 33 35 42
2018-06-25	3	5th	7 35 40 41 42
2018-06-18	31	5th	2 6 7 34 42
2018-04-06	14	4th	28 29 36 42 45
2018-03-05	15	4th	5 7 20 42 45
2018-01-29	7	5th	14 22 27 37 42
2018-01-12	17	5th	2 9 21 26 42
2017-12-04	2	5th	8 9 17 20 42
2017-11-29	35	4th	2 14 38 42 43
2017-09-08	3	5th	2 7 28 30 42
2017-09-01	19	4th	8 25 29 42 45
2017-07-19	20	4th	3 15 30 42 45
2017-06-02	1	4th	5 23 26 42 43
2017-05-31	2	5th	31 33 36 40 42
2017-05-26	5	4th	17 33 36 42 47
2017-05-15	10	5th	5 26 36 37 42
2017-04-21	22	5th	8 13 36 39 42
2017-03-01	15	5th	8 21 32 39 42
2017-01-25	16	5th	5 30 31 40 42
2016-12-19	1	5th	6 8 9 28 42
2016-12-16	16	5th	14 22 33 38 42
2016-11-09	1	5th	2 15 20 33 42
2016-11-07	6	5th	1 18 28 34 42
2016-10-24	7	5th	7 8 30 39 42
2016-10-07	16	4th	25 35 41 42 47
2016-08-31	16	5th	2 17 27 32 42
2016-07-25	14	5th	6 7 12 22 42
2016-06-22	12	4th	7 21 36 42 46
2016-05-25	31	5th	10 16 19 40 42
2016-03-14	16	4th	7 10 18 42 45
2016-02-05	27	5th	1 18 30 41 42
2015-12-04	2	5th	16 17 24 40 42
2015-11-30	19	4th	1 6 37 42 45
2015-10-16	8	5th	19 32 36 40 42
2015-09-28	21	5th	14 20 21 34 42
2015-08-10	10	5th	15 17 37 41 42
2015-07-17	6	5th	9 15 18 30 42
2015-07-03	12	4th	26 30 35 42 43
2015-06-05	25	4th	3 24 29 42 45
2015-04-08	4	4th	4 15 35 42 47
2015-03-30	4	5th	19 21 22 37 42
2015-03-20	4	5th	12 18 19 21 42
2015-03-11	1	5th	4 17 23 28 42
2015-03-09	1	5th	15 34 36 38 42
2015-03-06	12	5th	4 6 19 32 42
2015-02-06	3	4th	3 13 22 42 44
2015-01-30	10	5th	4 6 14 37 42
2015-01-07	42	5th	1 7 25 32 42
2014-10-01	1	5th	9 30 32 39 42
2014-09-29	4	5th	11 12 22 24 42
2014-09-19	24	5th	1 9 13 38 42
2014-07-25	10	5th	18 28 34 36 42
2014-07-02	3	4th	23 26 39 42 44
2014-06-25	10	5th	2 23 24 26 42
2014-06-02	3	4th	26 29 36 42 47
2014-05-26	9	4th	5 34 37 42 47
2014-05-05	30	5th	3 8 17 18 42
2014-02-24	4	5th	17 23 24 36 42
2014-02-14	1	4th	18 33 34 42 45
2014-02-12	21	5th	6 10 21 39 42
2013-12-25	5	4th	8 23 29 42 44
2013-12-13	8	3rd	18 24 42 46 47
2013-11-25	1	5th	13 17 23 26 42
2013-11-22	6	5th	18 19 24 36 42
2013-11-08	8	4th	1 13 29 42 47
2013-10-21	3	4th	2 8 27 42 47
2013-10-14	17	4th	4 14 33 42 43
2013-09-04	2	5th	5 15 35 36 42
2013-08-30	2	5th	9 14 31 37 42
2013-08-26	5	4th	1 5 8 42 44
2013-08-14	1	4th	26 31 34 42 45
2013-08-12	27	5th	6 16 30 34 42
2013-06-10	12	4th	5 18 41 42 43
2013-05-13	4	5th	1 6 26 33 42
2013-05-03	12	4th	14 21 29 42 45
2013-04-05	5	4th	3 17 33 42 46
2013-03-25	5	3rd	22 28 42 43 44
2013-03-13	17	4th	2 21 30 42 43
2013-02-01	49	5th	9 12 18 35 42
2012-10-10	5	4th	20 25 32 42 47
2012-09-28	1	4th	24 32 37 42 47
2012-09-26	4	5th	2 14 23 26 42
2012-09-17	2	5th	9 25 36 38 42
2012-09-12	14	4th	12 24 33 42 47
2012-08-10	1	5th	3 32 36 41 42
2012-08-08	26	5th	13 23 35 41 42
2012-06-08	1	5th	2 5 25 36 42
2012-06-06	3	5th	2 11 12 23 42
2012-05-30	7	5th	16 26 27 32 42
2012-05-14	9	4th	3 30 33 42 47
2012-04-23	6	5th	5 16 29 38 42
2012-04-09	1	4th	8 9 18 42 43
2012-04-06	5	4th	8 23 28 42 45
2012-03-26	2	5th	11 12 23 26 42
2012-03-21	6	4th	16 19 23 42 47
2012-03-07	5	3rd	19 30 42 45 47
2012-02-24	3	4th	4 25 26 42 47
2012-02-17	5	5th	14 23 30 41 42
2012-02-06	15	5th	3 6 11 24 42
2012-01-02	1	5th	14 15 16 33 42
2011-12-30	9	5th	7 11 21 35 42
2011-12-09	1	5th	1 4 7 8 42
2011-12-07	7	4th	3 6 11 42 44
2011-11-21	6	5th	1 12 31 33 42
2011-11-07	4	5th	7 21 36 37 42
2011-10-28	9	5th	7 12 18 25 42
2011-10-07	12	5th	10 21 25 36 42
2011-09-09	19	5th	10 23 38 41 42
2011-07-27	9	5th	4 5 14 28 42
2011-07-06	8	5th	2 8 14 17 42
2011-06-17	25	4th	8 27 31 42 45
2011-04-20	2	4th	27 33 39 42 44
2011-04-15	1	4th	12 20 37 42 45
2011-04-13	1	4th	1 23 31 42 43
2011-04-11	1	5th	8 22 33 38 42
2011-04-08	4	5th	2 5 33 41 42
2011-03-30	5	5th	1 11 17 24 42
2011-03-18	25	5th	2 9 30 32 42
2011-01-19	2	5th	5 21 35 37 42
2011-01-14	6	5th	5 11 18 27 42
2010-12-31	8	5th	7 15 16 26 42
2010-12-13	13	5th	1 5 19 34 42
2010-11-12	3	5th	1 14 25 36 42
2010-11-05	19	5th	8 18 33 35 42
2010-09-22	24	5th	7 15 25 37 42
2010-07-28	2	3rd	16 41 42 45 47
2010-07-23	9	5th	4 16 23 33 42
2010-07-02	3	5th	15 17 18 23 42
2010-06-25	10	5th	9 11 23 38 42
2010-06-02	2	5th	10 31 37 38 42
2010-05-28	2	5th	2 18 21 33 42
2010-05-24	5	4th	16 17 23 42 47
2010-05-12	13	5th	17 18 32 40 42
2010-04-12	—	5th	5 32 33 40 42