Number 43

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

282times drawn · chance expected 275 +0.43σ

5draws waiting · a wait this long: 64% for any number

9.1average wait between appearances · chance says 9.4

61longest completed wait · 28% chance of one at least that long

43 is drawn as often as chance explains

Drawn 282 times in 2,587 draws against 275.2 expected, +0.43σ. Each draw is independent: after 5 draws away it is exactly as likely tonight as a number drawn yesterday.

Number 43, draw by draw

Drawn 282 times in 2,587 draws · average wait 9.1 draws · longest completed wait 61 · 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 43 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 0.3
3rd smallest3 · chance 8.9
4th smallest72 · chance 79.4
5th smallest207 · chance 193.4

Every position’s lane →

The company it keeps

Seen most often with these — chance gives every partner about 24.5 shared draws, and the leaders are simply the ones that came out ahead this time.

32 35 7 41 18 26

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, 43 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 43 →

Every draw it appeared in

Date	Wait	Position	The draw
2026-09-30	13	5th	1 18 25 41 43
2026-08-31	15	5th	2 3 13 36 43
2026-07-27	24	5th	2 7 21 36 43
2026-06-01	6	5th	13 14 33 41

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: 43 is drawn with probability 5/47 tonight whatever it did last week.

2025-04-09	1	5th	5 14 28 39 43
2025-04-07	7	5th	5 10 19 29 43
2025-03-21	1	5th	4 18 23 32 43
2025-03-19	2	5th	4 20 35 39 43
2025-03-14	4	5th	8 12 16 20 43
2025-03-05	7	5th	20 21 35 42 43
2025-02-17	13	3rd	32 39 43 44 45
2025-01-17	11	5th	6 21 26 41 43
2024-12-23	2	5th	15 21 22 35 43
2024-12-18	1	4th	6 7 31 43 44
2024-12-16	18	5th	16 25 27 29 43
2024-11-04	23	5th	6 12 16 17 43
2024-09-11	1	5th	4 9 31 37 43
2024-09-09	5	4th	18 35 41 43 46
2024-08-28	4	5th	16 28 30 37 43
2024-08-19	8	4th	4 13 31 43 46
2024-07-31	10	4th	4 5 32 43 44
2024-07-08	4	5th	3 12 33 40 43
2024-06-28	1	5th	8 25 34 41 43
2024-06-26	4	4th	16 29 35 43 46
2024-06-17	5	5th	7 17 23 42 43
2024-06-05	3	4th	3 22 32 43 44
2024-05-29	13	5th	8 10 31 36 43
2024-04-29	8	5th	7 13 35 42 43
2024-04-10	4	5th	3 7 13 40 43
2024-04-01	7	5th	12 14 15 18 43
2024-03-15	9	5th	19 25 35 40 43
2024-02-23	2	5th	16 22 28 31 43
2024-02-19	8	4th	3 7 11 43 47
2024-01-31	16	5th	5 24 27 28 43
2023-12-25	7	5th	7 12 27 41 43
2023-12-08	5	3rd	2 35 43 46 47
2023-11-27	6	5th	9 19 26 32 43
2023-11-13	38	5th	9 24 39 40 43
2023-08-16	6	4th	11 20 32 43 44
2023-08-02	3	5th	11 26 29 41 43
2023-07-26	1	5th	4 25 37 40 43
2023-07-24	10	5th	9 10 17 26 43
2023-06-30	47	4th	11 34 37 43 45
2023-03-13	13	5th	12 20 26 33 43
2023-02-10	5	5th	26 31 36 37 43
2023-01-30	10	5th	6 7 40 41 43
2023-01-06	3	4th	7 30 31 43 47
2022-12-30	1	5th	5 6 8 15 43
2022-12-28	11	5th	2 28 33 38 43
2022-12-02	7	5th	18 28 35 40 43
2022-11-16	4	4th	2 15 26 43 45
2022-11-07	9	5th	2 15 20 27 43
2022-10-19	7	5th	6 28 31 41 43
2022-10-03	1	5th	8 32 37 40 43
2022-09-30	5	5th	6 19 27 32 43
2022-09-19	7	5th	1 11 14 19 43
2022-09-02	5	5th	14 15 29 37 43
2022-08-22	3	5th	7 14 37 41 43
2022-08-15	1	5th	7 11 33 40 43
2022-08-12	2	5th	11 17 18 35 43
2022-08-08	61	5th	2 3 5 24 43
2022-03-18	12	4th	12 17 39 43 45
2022-02-18	1	5th	4 7 11 34 43
2022-02-16	7	5th	5 23 24 34 43
2022-01-31	3	5th	11 20 29 31 43
2022-01-24	11	4th	17 24 34 43 45
2021-12-29	6	4th	1 21 30 43 44
2021-12-15	13	5th	15 19 20 26 43
2021-11-15	16	5th	1 15 34 35 43
2021-10-08	1	5th	7 17 27 30 43
2021-10-06	15	5th	7 8 19 22 43
2021-09-01	2	5th	3 18 23 41 43
2021-08-27	13	5th	11 13 23 40 43
2021-07-28	11	5th	1 17 27 33 43
2021-07-02	2	5th	25 29 35 42 43
2021-06-28	3	4th	5 23 37 43 46
2021-06-21	14	4th	10 27 36 43 44
2021-05-19	13	4th	14 34 38 43 45
2021-04-19	6	4th	15 19 24 43 46
2021-04-05	10	5th	14 23 30 40 43
2021-03-12	40	5th	2 7 10 26 43
2020-12-09	7	5th	1 2 28 37 43
2020-11-23	7	5th	1 15 28 33 43
2020-11-06	24	5th	2 3 32 34 43
2020-09-11	31	5th	2 5 15 26 43
2020-07-01	41	5th	18 27 34 38 43
2020-03-27	2	5th	11 20 27 37 43
2020-03-23	4	5th	1 9 17 34 43
2020-03-13	4	5th	25 35 36 39 43
2020-03-04	11	5th	2 3 4 32 43
2020-02-07	5	5th	6 21 30 32 43
2020-01-27	5	4th	5 28 37 43 45
2020-01-15	8	5th	9 15 26 35 43
2019-12-27	2	5th	13 24 30 35 43
2019-12-23	2	5th	8 23 36 41 43
2019-12-18	3	4th	20 24 31 43 47
2019-12-11	11	5th	4 18 27 29 43
2019-11-15	7	5th	9 28 30 41 43
2019-10-30	4	4th	8 11 36 43 46
2019-10-21	5	5th	5 16 20 30 43
2019-10-09	19	4th	4 18 35 43 44
2019-08-26	1	4th	1 13 38 43 45
2019-08-23	3	5th	9 16 36 37 43
2019-08-16	3	5th	5 6 16 35 43
2019-08-09	22	5th	17 19 23 30 43
2019-06-19	5	5th	15 26 30 32 43
2019-06-07	19	5th	4 16 21 37 43
2019-04-24	13	5th	26 27 34 42 43
2019-03-25	3	4th	12 18 21 43 44
2019-03-18	5	5th	2 20 36 41 43
2019-03-06	2	5th	6 10 12 18 43
2019-03-01	6	5th	2 7 8 38 43
2019-02-15	1	5th	2 20 31 34 43
2019-02-13	3	5th	4 10 32 35 43
2019-02-06	3	4th	6 12 40 43 46
2019-01-30	8	5th	8 10 13 27 43
2019-01-11	2	5th	2 17 29 34 43
2019-01-07	8	5th	6 19 25 38 43
2018-12-19	14	5th	1 6 23 35 43
2018-11-16	4	5th	6 14 32 39 43
2018-11-07	38	5th	7 22 26 28 43
2018-08-10	6	5th	3 6 23 31 43
2018-07-27	4	5th	10 11 24 39 43
2018-07-18	7	5th	9 13 33 42 43
2018-07-02	7	5th	20 21 27 40 43
2018-06-15	1	5th	11 28 32 41 43
2018-06-13	8	5th	11 17 18 25 43
2018-05-25	2	5th	6 18 24 34 43
2018-05-21	1	5th	8 10 30 35 43
2018-05-18	34	5th	14 17 21 38 43
2018-02-28	4	5th	16 20 22 38 43
2018-02-19	10	5th	28 29 31 41 43
2018-01-26	1	5th	12 14 17 22 43
2018-01-24	14	5th	11 24 38 41 43
2017-12-22	5	5th	4 26 32 37 43
2017-12-11	5	5th	22 30 37 38 43
2017-11-29	6	5th	2 14 38 42 43
2017-11-15	39	5th	5 32 37 40 43
2017-08-16	1	5th	2 10 27 30 43
2017-08-14	18	4th	13 18 31 43 45
2017-07-03	5	5th	32 34 37 38 43
2017-06-21	4	4th	16 29 38 43 45
2017-06-12	3	5th	4 5 9 22 43
2017-06-05	1	4th	7 19 20 43 47
2017-06-02	2	5th	5 23 26 42 43
2017-05-29	11	5th	15 20 23 24 43
2017-05-03	7	4th	9 27 32 43 45
2017-04-17	14	4th	12 30 41 43 45
2017-03-15	2	5th	11 14 16 33 43
2017-03-10	14	5th	7 20 36 40 43
2017-02-06	7	5th	11 12 38 40 43
2017-01-20	12	5th	30 33 38 41 43
2016-12-23	5	5th	26 35 37 40 43
2016-12-12	2	4th	23 25 29 43 46
2016-12-07	3	4th	8 12 19 43 45
2016-11-30	12	5th	21 32 33 40 43
2016-11-02	3	5th	7 8 23 39 43
2016-10-26	28	5th	4 6 7 41 43
2016-08-22	2	4th	7 22 32 43 45
2016-08-17	5	5th	4 7 30 34 43
2016-08-05	3	5th	2 5 23 29 43
2016-07-29	24	5th	2 6 7 24 43
2016-06-03	3	5th	3 13 21 24 43
2016-05-27	4	5th	16 27 28 32 43
2016-05-18	27	4th	15 22 39 43 45
2016-03-16	8	4th	15 28 35 43 45
2016-02-26	7	5th	1 12 21 33 43
2016-02-10	3	4th	3 25 27 43 44
2016-02-03	12	5th	4 36 38 40 43
2016-01-06	11	5th	14 26 27 34 43
2015-12-11	11	5th	5 10 21 32 43
2015-11-16	4	5th	11 26 30 39 43
2015-11-06	5	5th	10 11 17 18 43
2015-10-26	1	5th	8 17 37 41 43
2015-10-23	1	5th	12 13 19 34 43
2015-10-21	4	4th	6 18 34 43 45
2015-10-12	9	5th	10 21 39 41 43
2015-09-21	1	4th	21 25 41 43 45
2015-09-18	5	4th	13 14 41 43 44
2015-09-07	1	4th	24 34 40 43 47
2015-09-04	13	5th	10 12 23 38 43
2015-08-05	14	5th	20 23 32 41 43
2015-07-03	3	5th	26 30 35 42 43
2015-06-26	12	5th	20 26 27 31 43
2015-05-29	16	5th	5 18 19 35 43
2015-04-22	27	5th	2 14 17 23 43
2015-02-18	2	4th	1 6 39 43 44
2015-02-13	38	4th	10 25 26 43 45
2014-11-17	9	5th	24 27 31 35 43
2014-10-27	8	4th	25 26 39 43 46
2014-10-08	6	5th	8 22 37 40 43
2014-09-24	37	4th	1 5 31 43 44
2014-06-30	7	5th	16 18 19 24 43
2014-06-13	2	5th	23 25 26 34 43
2014-06-09	10	5th	1 9 25 39 43
2014-05-16	43	5th	8 26 39 40 43
2014-02-05	19	4th	6 25 37 43 46
2013-12-23	6	5th	6 16 32 36 43
2013-12-09	8	5th	3 21 23 40 43
2013-11-20	3	4th	2 7 13 43 46
2013-11-13	9	4th	12 14 25 43 47
2013-10-23	2	4th	12 16 31 43 45
2013-10-18	2	5th	9 11 38 41 43
2013-10-14	7	5th	4 14 33 42 43
2013-09-27	8	5th	8 20 22 33 43
2013-09-09	14	4th	9 31 39 43 47
2013-08-07	5	5th	9 13 33 39 43
2013-07-26	20	4th	13 32 36 43 45
2013-06-10	7	5th	5 18 41 42 43
2013-05-24	4	4th	3 10 15 43 46
2013-05-15	22	5th	12 18 25 27 43
2013-03-25	1	4th	22 28 42 43 44
2013-03-22	4	5th	2 7 28 39 43
2013-03-13	4	5th	2 21 30 42 43
2013-03-04	16	5th	3 5 25 38 43
2013-01-25	8	5th	23 25 33 38 43
2013-01-07	2	5th	8 14 23 30 43
2013-01-02	1	4th	18 32 34 43 44
2012-12-31	15	5th	3 14 28 41 43
2012-11-26	5	5th	7 28 33 34 43
2012-11-14	40	5th	24 30 35 40 43
2012-08-13	12	4th	8 11 12 43 47
2012-07-16	14	5th	4 6 20 23 43
2012-06-13	18	5th	1 5 31 35 43
2012-05-02	10	5th	3 9 16 38 43
2012-04-09	5	5th	8 9 18 42 43
2012-03-28	34	5th	5 36 37 38 43
2012-01-09	1	5th	1 3 11 12 43
2012-01-06	8	4th	8 15 31 43 45
2011-12-19	19	5th	5 16 34 36 43
2011-11-04	6	4th	16 36 41 43 45
2011-10-21	8	4th	2 20 24 43 45
2011-10-03	3	5th	7 16 21 40 43
2011-09-26	15	5th	9 14 38 39 43
2011-08-22	3	4th	25 26 39 43 47
2011-08-15	10	5th	3 22 26 31 43
2011-07-22	1	4th	26 27 29 43 47
2011-07-20	7	5th	5 12 27 29 43
2011-07-04	8	3rd	20 21 43 46 47
2011-06-15	1	4th	7 20 34 43 47
2011-06-13	17	5th	18 21 27 33 43
2011-05-04	9	5th	3 8 12 17 43
2011-04-13	9	5th	1 23 31 42 43
2011-03-23	1	5th	1 8 9 16 43
2011-03-21	10	4th	11 16 28 43 46
2011-02-25	4	5th	4 9 12 29 43
2011-02-16	5	4th	9 29 40 43 44
2011-02-04	11	4th	19 23 34 43 45
2011-01-10	10	5th	12 15 27 36 43
2010-12-17	10	5th	4 16 32 37 43
2010-11-24	6	4th	6 34 38 43 47
2010-11-10	13	5th	9 15 36 37 43
2010-10-11	6	4th	11 12 38 43 44
2010-09-27	6	4th	17 36 41 43 46
2010-09-13	6	5th	5 7 14 24 43
2010-08-30	26	4th	25 32 36 43 45
2010-06-30	6	5th	3 26 28 41 43
2010-06-16	7	5th	7 14 35 36 43
2010-05-31	7	5th	19 27 33 38 43
2010-05-14	3	5th	14 18 31 34 43
2010-05-07	1	5th	1 4 33 35 43
2010-05-05	—	5th	1 26 32 41 43