Number 42

In Lotto under the 6/49 · since Jan 2010 rules — 2,627 draws, 6 from 1–49.

317times drawn · chance expected 322 −0.28σ

3draws waiting · a wait this long: 77% for any number

8.3average wait between appearances · chance says 8.2

38longest completed wait · 92% chance of one at least that long

42 is drawn as often as chance explains

Drawn 317 times in 2,627 draws against 321.7 expected, −0.28σ. Each draw is independent: after 3 draws away it is exactly as likely tonight as a number drawn yesterday.

Number 42, draw by draw

Drawn 317 times in 2,627 draws · average wait 8.3 draws · longest completed wait 38 · waiting 3 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 0.3
3rd smallest7 · chance 5.3
4th smallest46 · chance 41.4
5th smallest131 · chance 131.2
6th smallest133 · chance 138.7

Every position’s lane →

The company it keeps

Seen most often with these — chance gives every partner about 33.0 shared draws, and the leaders are simply the ones that came out ahead this time.

31 15 30 37 17 20

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
2026-10-05	15	5th	1 17 24 39 42 48
2026-08-31	9	6th	3 13 15 27 36 42
2026-08-10	14	6th	8 10 14 16 39 42
2026-07-08	2	4th	3

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.

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