Number 42

In Cash 5 under the 5/43 · since Nov 2018 rules — 2,786 draws, 5 from 1–43.

302times drawn · chance expected 324 −1.30σ

2draws waiting · a wait this long: 88% for any number

9.2average wait between appearances · chance says 8.6

61longest completed wait · 17% chance of one at least that long

42 is drawn as often as chance explains

Drawn 302 times in 2,786 draws against 324.0 expected, −1.30σ. Each draw is independent: after 2 draws away it is exactly as likely tonight as a number drawn yesterday.

Number 42, draw by draw

Drawn 302 times in 2,786 draws · average wait 9.2 draws · longest completed wait 61 · waiting 2 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 0.0
3rd smallest0 · chance 0.0
4th smallest27 · chance 28.8
5th smallest275 · chance 273.2

Every position’s lane →

The company it keeps

Seen most often with these — chance gives every partner about 28.8 shared draws, and the leaders are simply the ones that came out ahead this time.

23 37 27 18 31 41

It has shared a draw with every one of the other 42 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 43. 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
2026-10-09	6	5th	10 21 27 34 42
2026-10-03	2	5th	1 7 17 22 42
2026-10-01	1	4th	5 7 35 42 43
2026-09-30	18	5th	23 26 27 31

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 5/43 tonight whatever it did last week.

2026-02-20	17	5th	5 6 13 35 42
2026-02-03	12	5th	18 23 28 31 42
2026-01-22	5	5th	25 27 34 38 42
2026-01-17	8	5th	3 5 34 40 42
2026-01-09	10	5th	4 7 10 28 42
2025-12-30	14	5th	11 18 25 40 42
2025-12-16	2	5th	3 10 11 22 42
2025-12-14	4	5th	5 15 34 38 42
2025-12-10	4	5th	4 20 34 37 42
2025-12-06	11	5th	2 16 17 25 42
2025-11-25	4	5th	4 19 28 32 42
2025-11-21	12	5th	13 20 31 35 42
2025-11-09	1	4th	20 23 39 42 43
2025-11-08	1	5th	7 15 19 34 42
2025-11-07	10	4th	2 6 26 42 43
2025-10-28	15	5th	6 22 31 38 42
2025-10-13	3	5th	4 5 10 18 42
2025-10-10	18	5th	23 27 30 40 42
2025-09-22	9	5th	8 20 31 36 42
2025-09-13	5	5th	1 9 12 17 42
2025-09-08	4	5th	13 17 28 34 42
2025-09-04	5	5th	6 13 25 29 42
2025-08-30	11	5th	3 4 11 41 42
2025-08-19	1	5th	32 33 37 38 42
2025-08-18	2	5th	8 9 22 34 42
2025-08-16	29	5th	19 25 26 31 42
2025-07-18	7	5th	17 28 32 35 42
2025-07-11	6	5th	13 19 22 24 42
2025-07-05	15	4th	2 4 33 42 43
2025-06-20	12	5th	12 13 31 32 42
2025-06-08	2	5th	4 5 11 36 42
2025-06-06	7	5th	10 15 27 37 42
2025-05-30	12	5th	4 5 23 26 42
2025-05-18	14	5th	3 13 32 39 42
2025-05-04	21	5th	3 11 20 35 42
2024-12-21	6	5th	8 11 25 32 42
2024-12-15	9	5th	20 22 37 39 42
2024-12-06	1	5th	7 10 22 38 42
2024-12-05	13	5th	9 10 17 40 42
2024-11-22	24	5th	17 22 36 38 42
2024-10-29	11	4th	10 23 37 42 43
2024-10-18	23	5th	7 22 27 29 42
2024-09-25	12	5th	16 22 23 35 42
2024-09-13	3	5th	5 26 37 38 42
2024-09-10	14	4th	1 5 21 42 43
2024-08-27	21	5th	6 8 17 41 42
2024-08-06	3	4th	18 19 34 42 43
2024-08-03	2	5th	4 9 18 32 42
2024-08-01	5	5th	21 28 35 40 42
2024-07-27	12	5th	13 15 16 23 42
2024-07-15	12	4th	22 34 36 42 43
2024-07-03	4	5th	13 15 21 37 42
2024-06-29	3	5th	1 16 39 40 42
2024-06-26	14	4th	1 9 12 42 43
2024-06-12	13	5th	7 17 38 39 42
2024-05-30	4	5th	18 34 40 41 42
2024-05-26	4	5th	12 15 18 31 42
2024-05-22	31	5th	12 22 26 28 42
2024-04-21	13	5th	3 23 26 40 42
2024-04-08	3	5th	23 27 33 36 42
2024-04-05	18	5th	16 29 37 39 42
2024-03-18	1	4th	1 11 14 42 43
2024-03-17	5	5th	21 25 30 31 42
2024-03-12	1	5th	19 22 24 26 42
2024-03-11	20	5th	4 22 36 41 42
2024-02-20	4	5th	4 10 26 28 42
2024-02-16	3	5th	4 18 21 23 42
2024-02-13	16	5th	1 18 31 35 42
2024-01-28	11	5th	3 10 21 34 42
2024-01-17	12	5th	5 19 24 37 42
2024-01-05	14	5th	6 20 28 31 42
2023-12-22	2	5th	26 27 29 37 42
2023-12-20	10	5th	8 9 10 22 42
2023-12-10	3	5th	2 7 30 31 42
2023-12-07	1	5th	8 14 21 23 42
2023-12-06	2	5th	18 21 23 37 42
2023-12-04	1	5th	1 19 37 39 42
2023-12-03	1	5th	11 14 19 27 42
2023-12-02	19	5th	7 31 34 40 42
2023-11-13	4	5th	1 16 17 27 42
2023-11-09	16	5th	8 13 14 37 42
2023-10-24	1	5th	2 23 29 39 42
2023-10-23	2	5th	5 6 25 38 42
2023-10-21	1	5th	5 12 24 28 42
2023-10-20	5	5th	1 23 39 41 42
2023-10-15	10	5th	2 6 36 37 42
2023-10-05	4	5th	2 3 24 39 42
2023-10-01	1	5th	7 9 13 36 42
2023-09-30	19	5th	9 30 32 36 42
2023-09-11	2	4th	1 25 41 42 43
2023-09-09	5	5th	7 13 15 16 42
2023-09-04	2	5th	7 12 21 25 42
2023-09-02	6	5th	4 9 22 35 42
2023-08-27	5	4th	3 5 28 42 43
2023-08-22	3	5th	20 25 31 41 42
2023-08-19	2	5th	8 11 15 41 42
2023-08-17	1	5th	7 16 17 31 42
2023-08-16	19	5th	10 26 27 33 42
2023-07-28	4	5th	16 23 38 41 42
2023-07-24	15	5th	2 6 17 30 42
2023-07-09	3	5th	23 24 25 38 42
2023-07-06	2	5th	17 18 26 38 42
2023-07-04	9	5th	2 24 30 35 42
2023-06-25	2	5th	1 18 24 33 42
2023-06-23	6	5th	3 8 17 30 42
2023-06-17	5	4th	1 2 27 42 43
2023-06-12	4	5th	1 2 20 21 42
2023-06-08	10	5th	6 22 37 39 42
2023-05-29	1	5th	11 16 25 35 42
2023-05-28	10	5th	3 6 20 33 42
2023-05-18	1	5th	18 19 20 31 42
2023-05-17	6	4th	19 26 32 42 43
2023-05-11	1	5th	3 6 10 35 42
2023-05-10	15	5th	9 26 37 39 42
2023-04-25	36	5th	2 9 14 36 42
2023-03-20	22	5th	6 11 14 39 42
2023-02-26	19	5th	7 11 36 40 42
2023-02-07	5	5th	2 18 21 33 42
2023-02-02	12	5th	19 20 27 31 42
2023-01-21	6	5th	18 24 29 34 42
2023-01-15	3	5th	15 28 30 32 42
2023-01-12	25	5th	1 12 15 23 42
2022-12-18	5	5th	4 22 31 36 42
2022-12-13	39	5th	7 25 26 31 42
2022-11-04	10	5th	16 22 24 36 42
2022-10-25	6	5th	8 18 37 39 42
2022-10-19	5	5th	23 26 27 32 42
2022-10-14	11	5th	31 33 34 38 42
2022-10-03	4	5th	10 15 31 33 42
2022-09-29	6	5th	2 9 20 38 42
2022-09-23	6	5th	6 7 26 35 42
2022-09-17	4	5th	19 21 39 41 42
2022-09-13	20	4th	21 25 37 42 43
2022-08-24	4	5th	9 33 38 39 42
2022-08-20	1	5th	9 24 30 33 42
2022-08-19	3	4th	20 25 39 42 43
2022-08-16	4	5th	5 9 19 24 42
2022-08-12	4	5th	15 17 29 35 42
2022-08-08	7	5th	7 11 32 37 42
2022-08-01	3	5th	14 15 35 39 42
2022-07-29	8	5th	16 22 32 33 42
2022-07-21	5	5th	9 27 35 40 42
2022-07-16	4	4th	1 14 24 42 43
2022-07-12	4	5th	7 8 12 19 42
2022-07-08	3	5th	3 17 20 30 42
2022-07-05	3	5th	5 7 30 32 42
2022-07-02	10	5th	14 18 21 23 42
2022-06-22	18	5th	3 7 13 41 42
2022-06-04	36	5th	11 13 19 27 42
2022-04-29	12	5th	2 19 25 27 42
2022-04-17	1	5th	11 15 16 18 42
2022-04-16	3	5th	16 32 36 41 42
2022-04-13	2	5th	3 9 20 24 42
2022-04-11	21	5th	6 7 16 24 42
2022-03-21	13	5th	8 11 20 36 42
2022-03-08	4	5th	8 9 27 39 42
2022-03-04	10	5th	10 11 29 30 42
2022-02-22	3	5th	8 18 29 34 42
2022-02-19	14	5th	13 25 38 41 42
2022-02-05	2	5th	28 32 37 39 42
2022-02-03	1	5th	18 25 32 37 42
2022-02-02	5	5th	6 11 12 17 42
2022-01-28	6	5th	14 25 35 41 42
2022-01-22	1	5th	14 22 31 41 42
2022-01-21	10	5th	3 13 15 24 42
2022-01-11	8	5th	16 18 26 41 42
2022-01-03	22	5th	12 27 33 34 42
2021-12-12	2	5th	13 14 20 26 42
2021-12-10	11	5th	5 10 12 38 42
2021-11-29	11	5th	1 2 15 36 42
2021-11-18	4	5th	2 6 26 31 42
2021-11-14	4	5th	12 15 18 29 42
2021-11-10	13	5th	7 24 36 40 42
2021-10-28	10	5th	2 12 23 24 42
2021-10-18	61	5th	12 32 34 35 42
2021-08-18	2	5th	2 9 15 18 42
2021-08-16	13	5th	4 21 35 37 42
2021-08-03	2	5th	7 17 36 38 42
2021-08-01	9	5th	5 13 14 36 42
2021-07-23	32	5th	11 14 27 37 42
2021-06-21	2	5th	1 13 32 38 42
2021-06-19	6	5th	4 12 24 27 42
2021-06-13	10	4th	2 13 36 42 43
2021-06-03	10	5th	3 22 27 37 42
2021-05-24	1	5th	10 21 36 41 42
2021-05-23	15	5th	10 14 25 34 42
2021-05-08	1	5th	4 17 28 38 42
2021-05-07	13	5th	13 27 30 33 42
2021-04-24	22	5th	5 20 22 26 42
2021-04-02	42	5th	1 11 17 29 42
2021-02-19	29	5th	16 34 36 40 42
2021-01-21	3	5th	13 15 30 38 42
2021-01-18	2	5th	12 15 31 41 42
2021-01-16	1	5th	16 26 28 36 42
2021-01-15	9	4th	1 18 27 42 43
2021-01-06	10	4th	19 31 38 42 43
2020-12-27	12	5th	9 19 23 40 42
2020-12-15	9	5th	5 10 18 33 42
2020-12-06	6	5th	11 34 35 36 42
2020-11-30	6	5th	19 23 26 37 42
2020-11-24	18	4th	23 25 38 42 43
2020-11-06	6	4th	9 25 29 42 43
2020-10-31	20	5th	21 23 30 39 42
2020-10-11	16	5th	5 28 30 36 42
2020-09-25	8	5th	1 5 28 37 42
2020-09-17	2	5th	16 21 31 40 42
2020-09-15	11	5th	8 10 23 34 42
2020-09-04	5	5th	4 24 39 40 42
2020-08-30	18	5th	2 10 16 27 42
2020-08-12	6	5th	20 21 27 34 42
2020-08-06	25	5th	3 8 9 38 42
2020-07-12	12	5th	16 18 34 40 42
2020-06-30	1	5th	1 21 23 39 42
2020-06-29	16	5th	9 25 35 40 42
2020-06-13	33	5th	6 20 25 34 42
2020-05-11	1	5th	4 18 21 26 42
2020-05-10	14	5th	9 23 27 33 42
2020-04-26	8	5th	4 11 22 33 42
2020-04-18	2	5th	10 13 26 41 42
2020-04-16	2	5th	11 22 31 41 42
2020-04-14	3	5th	3 5 24 37 42
2020-04-11	5	5th	2 15 18 29 42
2020-04-06	12	5th	14 23 25 35 42
2020-03-25	15	5th	6 14 23 31 42
2020-03-10	9	5th	15 29 30 38 42
2020-03-01	2	5th	3 6 13 20 42
2020-02-28	32	5th	4 5 12 34 42
2020-01-27	1	5th	3 21 28 37 42
2020-01-26	6	5th	12 35 36 37 42
2020-01-20	6	5th	9 29 38 41 42
2020-01-14	20	5th	11 15 23 28 42
2019-12-25	7	5th	3 27 31 32 42
2019-12-18	19	5th	6 22 27 41 42
2019-11-29	19	5th	7 11 17 27 42
2019-11-10	26	5th	5 10 19 35 42
2019-10-15	4	5th	6 7 34 41 42
2019-10-11	29	5th	14 25 28 32 42
2019-09-12	11	5th	4 14 16 20 42
2019-09-01	6	5th	14 18 23 41 42
2019-08-26	13	4th	2 10 17 42 43
2019-08-13	4	5th	4 19 32 34 42
2019-08-09	5	5th	22 24 39 40 42
2019-08-04	5	5th	4 14 16 35 42
2019-07-30	6	5th	3 18 30 34 42
2019-07-24	10	5th	1 2 4 35 42
2019-07-14	5	5th	7 10 13 24 42
2019-07-09	5	5th	12 19 21 31 42
2019-07-04	4	5th	1 10 11 31 42
2019-06-30	3	5th	4 16 33 39 42
2019-06-27	11	5th	22 32 35 37 42
2019-06-16	7	5th	20 27 29 31 42
2019-06-09	2	5th	20 33 37 41 42
2019-06-07	4	5th	13 14 24 39 42
2019-06-03	10	5th	12 31 37 40 42
2019-05-24	6	5th	3 10 19 39 42
2019-05-18	18	5th	7 18 20 21 42
2019-04-30	9	5th	6 10 20 21 42
2019-04-21	4	4th	2 21 28 42 43
2019-04-17	4	5th	23 25 28 30 42
2019-04-13	28	5th	7 10 12 38 42
2019-03-16	15	4th	4 26 29 42 43
2019-03-01	3	5th	4 19 24 29 42
2019-02-26	10	5th	15 19 26 41 42
2019-02-16	15	5th	13 24 34 36 42
2019-02-01	2	5th	1 16 27 30 42
2019-01-30	8	5th	4 5 30 41 42
2019-01-22	1	5th	6 16 18 35 42
2019-01-21	5	5th	4 6 35 41 42
2019-01-16	10	5th	14 32 39 41 42
2019-01-06	1	5th	1 9 15 29 42
2019-01-05	12	5th	25 29 34 36 42
2018-12-24	6	5th	10 15 37 39 42
2018-12-18	6	5th	4 12 28 33 42
2018-12-12	20	5th	9 22 26 39 42
2018-11-22	16	5th	27 37 39 40 42
2018-11-06	1	5th	25 27 34 35 42
2018-11-05	1	5th	12 15 24 37 42
2018-11-04	—	5th	8 23 33 41 42