Number 42

In La Primitiva under the 6/49 + 1/49 · Oct 1985 – Jan 2013 rules — 2,558 draws, 6 from 1–49 (an earlier era).

314times drawn · chance expected 313 +0.05σ

11draws waiting · a wait this long: 27% for any number

8.1average wait between appearances · chance says 8.2

64longest completed wait · 8% chance of one at least that long

42 is drawn as often as chance explains

Drawn 314 times in 2,558 draws against 313.2 expected, +0.05σ. Each draw is independent: after 11 draws away it is exactly as likely tonight as a number drawn yesterday. It has also come out as the bonus ball 52 times, counted separately.

Number 42, draw by draw

Drawn 314 times in 2,558 draws · average wait 8.1 draws · longest completed wait 64 · waiting 11 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 smallest8 · chance 5.3
4th smallest51 · chance 41.1
5th smallest132 · chance 130.0
6th smallest123 · chance 137.4

Every position’s lane →

The company it keeps

Seen most often with these — chance gives every partner about 32.7 shared draws, and the leaders are simply the ones that came out ahead this time.

45 27 44 35 3 13

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
2012-11-22	1	4th	10 17 18 42 45 47
2012-11-17	15	5th	1 6 10 30 42 49
2012-09-27	3	5th	2 5 10 31 42 45
2012-09-15

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.

2010-05-15	4	6th	10 26 27 35 36 42
2010-05-01	7	6th	4 10 28 36 39 42
2010-04-08	17	5th	1 11 26 34 42 49
2010-02-06	13	6th	5 7 17 19 21 42
2009-12-24	1	5th	8 27 30 38 42 43
2009-12-19	1	3rd	9 25 42 43 44 49
2009-12-17	7	5th	7 16 28 32 42 46
2009-11-21	6	5th	14 15 17 21 42 48
2009-10-31	3	5th	2 19 24 34 42 46
2009-10-22	5	5th	15 17 30 33 42 44
2009-10-03	5	5th	3 20 27 35 42 47
2009-09-17	9	6th	33 35 36 38 41 42
2009-08-15	13	5th	13 17 26 39 42 48
2009-07-02	7	6th	2 15 24 29 41 42
2009-06-06	11	5th	2 17 28 32 42 47
2009-04-30	17	5th	4 11 16 31 42 44
2009-02-28	9	4th	12 19 40 42 48 49
2009-01-29	9	5th	1 9 16 30 42 44
2008-12-27	5	5th	5 14 34 39 42 45
2008-12-11	14	5th	3 9 14 37 42 45
2008-10-23	3	5th	3 15 19 29 42 49
2008-10-11	6	6th	4 14 23 28 31 42
2008-09-20	64	5th	4 5 19 23 42 47
2008-02-09	2	5th	8 12 17 41 42 48
2008-02-02	3	5th	15 19 30 36 42 45
2008-01-24	18	6th	12 20 35 38 39 42
2007-11-22	1	5th	3 6 25 41 42 46
2007-11-17	9	5th	3 34 36 38 42 48
2007-10-18	2	5th	26 29 32 38 42 46
2007-10-11	9	4th	2 30 36 42 44 45
2007-09-08	12	6th	8 12 16 20 29 42
2007-07-28	9	6th	4 10 18 39 41 42
2007-06-28	1	5th	20 25 30 34 42 43
2007-06-23	2	5th	3 17 23 27 42 48
2007-06-16	10	6th	14 18 19 23 28 42
2007-05-12	1	6th	4 19 24 30 31 42
2007-05-10	5	5th	11 23 33 40 42 47
2007-04-21	8	6th	17 25 28 32 38 42
2007-03-24	3	5th	4 11 18 31 42 47
2007-03-15	1	4th	22 38 41 42 45 49
2007-03-10	14	5th	3 22 25 41 42 45
2007-01-20	3	6th	6 28 30 35 40 42
2007-01-11	11	6th	12 17 19 23 25 42
2006-12-02	4	6th	20 27 32 38 41 42
2006-11-18	14	5th	13 27 29 31 42 43
2006-09-30	6	6th	6 13 14 35 41 42
2006-09-09	4	4th	12 16 24 42 47 48
2006-08-26	4	4th	3 7 34 42 43 47
2006-08-12	6	6th	7 10 18 19 26 42
2006-07-22	9	6th	7 11 21 27 28 42
2006-06-22	11	3rd	9 17 42 45 46 48
2006-05-13	1	5th	6 13 25 27 42 43
2006-05-11	3	6th	3 6 32 33 38 42
2006-04-29	4	6th	27 28 31 34 35 42
2006-04-15	2	6th	6 21 35 36 41 42
2006-04-08	14	5th	1 19 23 35 42 47
2006-02-18	1	4th	3 30 37 42 43 49
2006-02-16	16	4th	4 29 39 42 47 49
2005-12-22	11	6th	23 24 34 39 40 42
2005-11-12	1	6th	6 10 17 19 24 42
2005-11-10	14	6th	6 11 21 33 34 42
2005-09-22	7	4th	13 15 20 42 47 49
2005-08-27	13	4th	15 25 39 42 44 46
2005-07-14	1	5th	6 7 8 41 42 49
2005-07-09	6	5th	8 21 25 39 42 45
2005-06-18	2	6th	15 16 20 30 32 42
2005-06-11	6	6th	7 12 29 37 40 42
2005-05-21	8	5th	5 20 25 27 42 49
2005-04-23	6	4th	12 29 31 42 43 44
2005-04-02	18	6th	1 4 22 24 36 42
2005-01-29	1	5th	7 10 14 22 42 45
2005-01-27	2	5th	3 10 13 31 42 48
2005-01-20	2	5th	3 32 39 41 42 43
2005-01-13	5	6th	3 7 9 15 20 42
2004-12-25	10	4th	3 13 16 42 43 46
2004-11-20	5	6th	21 32 35 39 41 42
2004-11-04	2	6th	17 18 21 27 34 42
2004-10-28	4	5th	6 10 16 39 42 47
2004-10-14	10	5th	6 23 24 32 42 43
2004-09-09	1	5th	8 26 34 36 42 46
2004-09-04	4	5th	1 12 14 21 42 48
2004-08-21	4	4th	15 21 26 42 44 49
2004-08-07	14	6th	4 13 15 29 40 42
2004-06-19	16	5th	9 15 20 28 42 43
2004-04-24	13	3rd	7 32 42 43 44 45
2004-03-11	9	6th	23 26 31 34 37 42
2004-02-07	2	6th	7 19 23 30 36 42
2004-01-31	1	6th	4 6 16 20 24 42
2004-01-29	5	6th	2 5 9 11 26 42
2004-01-10	9	4th	6 25 39 42 44 49
2003-12-11	4	6th	8 13 26 33 35 42
2003-11-27	3	5th	8 14 32 35 42 46
2003-11-15	1	6th	2 10 12 26 32 42
2003-11-13	15	3rd	6 24 42 44 46 47
2003-09-20	5	6th	10 12 13 21 34 42
2003-09-04	4	5th	7 8 27 31 42 45
2003-08-21	5	6th	18 19 24 28 36 42
2003-08-02	6	6th	2 17 22 24 26 42
2003-07-12	18	6th	3 16 27 33 39 42
2003-05-10	9	6th	31 33 34 35 36 42
2003-04-10	5	5th	7 14 22 39 42 45
2003-03-22	10	6th	5 10 17 30 39 42
2003-02-15	7	4th	7 27 33 42 45 48
2003-01-23	19	5th	13 14 19 30 42 43
2002-11-16	8	6th	15 20 22 35 40 42
2002-10-19	3	5th	1 10 26 31 42 48
2002-10-10	2	5th	3 8 36 39 42 49
2002-10-03	5	4th	13 18 20 42 46 48
2002-09-14	14	5th	6 12 15 35 42 49
2002-07-27	3	5th	9 17 18 32 42 43
2002-07-18	1	6th	5 8 24 28 41 42
2002-07-13	6	5th	18 27 34 37 42 47
2002-06-22	1	5th	7 12 24 35 42 46
2002-06-20	6	5th	7 8 31 37 42 45
2002-05-30	1	4th	13 29 40 42 45 46
2002-05-25	5	5th	7 8 27 28 42 43
2002-05-09	11	6th	5 6 12 28 37 42
2002-03-30	14	4th	5 26 27 42 43 44
2002-02-09	3	4th	35 36 39 42 43 49
2002-01-31	8	6th	3 10 30 36 37 42
2002-01-03	8	6th	2 3 10 27 28 42
2001-12-06	1	5th	20 36 38 40 42 46
2001-12-01	1	6th	7 10 13 21 30 42
2001-11-29	8	6th	5 7 26 28 39 42
2001-11-01	3	6th	3 9 28 29 35 42
2001-10-20	7	6th	11 24 29 37 40 42
2001-09-27	10	5th	3 14 31 37 42 46
2001-08-23	7	6th	7 8 9 17 18 42
2001-07-28	6	6th	12 15 24 27 37 42
2001-07-07	7	6th	12 18 21 26 27 42
2001-06-14	5	4th	3 24 25 42 47 49
2001-05-26	11	4th	17 20 34 42 43 45
2001-04-19	6	5th	17 20 33 40 42 43
2001-03-29	2	5th	9 21 32 41 42 45
2001-03-22	4	4th	9 10 15 42 44 49
2001-03-08	15	6th	5 13 15 27 40 42
2001-01-13	33	5th	1 9 13 15 42 45
2000-09-21	15	4th	6 15 22 42 46 48
2000-07-29	1	4th	16 17 40 42 45 47
2000-07-27	3	5th	10 27 32 39 42 44
2000-07-15	7	6th	1 7 15 24 25 42
2000-06-22	1	6th	18 25 27 36 41 42
2000-06-17	17	4th	11 20 27 42 44 46
2000-04-20	2	4th	3 6 16 42 45 48
2000-04-13	4	5th	2 13 27 41 42 47
2000-03-30	6	4th	5 15 31 42 45 47
2000-03-09	4	6th	1 2 20 34 39 42
2000-02-24	9	6th	9 10 18 21 34 42
2000-01-22	21	6th	3 18 19 24 36 42
1999-11-11	25	5th	18 23 30 31 42 48
1999-08-14	3	4th	2 16 32 42 43 46
1999-08-05	1	6th	12 27 35 37 39 42
1999-07-31	3	6th	16 23 30 32 36 42
1999-07-22	8	4th	29 36 40 42 47 48
1999-06-24	3	6th	5 10 23 39 41 42
1999-06-12	3	5th	7 8 14 27 42 48
1999-06-03	1	6th	3 27 29 32 39 42
1999-05-29	7	5th	6 15 30 33 42 46
1999-05-06	5	5th	12 36 39 41 42 45
1999-04-17	5	5th	7 16 27 36 42 49
1999-04-01	9	6th	6 8 11 12 14 42
1999-02-27	8	6th	7 16 18 21 32 42
1999-01-30	17	6th	1 11 17 22 24 42
1998-12-03	5	5th	5 20 22 35 42 45
1998-11-14	20	5th	10 15 31 36 42 44
1998-09-05	11	5th	3 9 11 33 42 45
1998-07-30	2	5th	24 28 32 36 42 48
1998-07-23	2	5th	17 27 38 41 42 44
1998-07-16	16	6th	2 14 21 31 40 42
1998-05-21	10	4th	3 35 40 42 44 48
1998-04-16	10	6th	4 23 31 35 41 42
1998-03-12	17	6th	8 13 15 32 36 42
1998-01-10	4	5th	5 11 12 18 42 46
1997-12-27	11	6th	3 5 13 19 40 42
1997-11-20	1	5th	23 35 40 41 42 43
1997-11-15	4	4th	2 6 16 42 44 48
1997-11-01	2	6th	1 22 23 27 32 42
1997-10-25	14	5th	3 7 8 36 42 45
1997-09-06	11	6th	3 8 18 26 38 42
1997-07-31	4	5th	17 33 37 38 42 44
1997-07-17	8	6th	19 20 22 26 35 42
1997-06-19	17	6th	18 31 37 39 40 42
1997-04-19	5	5th	6 19 30 32 42 49
1997-04-03	7	6th	12 21 23 35 37 42
1997-03-08	4	5th	9 16 32 41 42 49
1997-02-22	4	3rd	11 20 42 45 48 49
1997-02-08	5	6th	5 21 29 35 40 42
1997-01-23	22	5th	6 32 37 41 42 45
1996-11-07	26	6th	4 9 12 13 24 42
1996-08-08	6	6th	17 19 22 26 41 42
1996-07-18	2	5th	12 21 29 35 42 44
1996-07-11	38	3rd	1 21 42 43 44 45
1996-02-29	2	5th	13 23 33 36 42 47
1996-02-22	7	6th	1 5 12 24 34 42
1996-01-27	7	5th	4 10 31 39 42 47
1996-01-04	2	6th	6 8 23 32 33 42
1995-12-28	2	6th	3 6 20 31 36 42
1995-12-21	1	5th	8 10 28 35 42 46
1995-12-16	22	5th	9 20 21 22 42 44
1995-09-30	6	6th	1 4 12 16 31 42
1995-09-09	9	5th	1 2 3 8 42 45
1995-08-10	10	6th	9 11 13 27 37 42
1995-07-06	5	6th	8 11 19 34 36 42
1995-06-17	1	5th	13 17 35 38 42 48
1995-06-15	1	5th	10 11 38 40 42 47
1995-06-10	4	6th	12 13 16 21 22 42
1995-05-27	13	6th	21 26 28 34 39 42
1995-04-13	7	6th	1 14 16 19 21 42
1995-03-18	2	6th	18 19 31 33 35 42
1995-03-11	20	4th	10 16 29 42 43 48
1994-12-31	7	6th	1 3 7 18 21 42
1994-12-08	9	6th	3 17 18 23 25 42
1994-11-05	5	6th	18 22 23 33 40 42
1994-10-20	8	5th	9 14 28 29 42 44
1994-09-22	14	5th	12 14 30 40 42 49
1994-08-04	3	3rd	30 33 42 44 46 47
1994-07-23	11	5th	16 30 38 39 42 44
1994-06-16	8	5th	4 15 29 39 42 43
1994-05-19	7	6th	5 9 22 29 33 42
1994-04-23	3	5th	3 13 22 38 42 48
1994-04-14	2	6th	8 13 29 32 38 42
1994-04-07	1	6th	18 25 35 38 40 42
1994-04-02	6	6th	10 14 19 24 27 42
1994-03-12	8	5th	7 10 26 34 42 43
1994-02-12	4	4th	9 16 22 42 48 49
1994-01-29	3	4th	5 10 11 42 45 46
1994-01-20	7	6th	5 7 14 34 40 42
1993-12-25	3	5th	2 6 13 30 42 44
1993-12-16	44	6th	11 19 20 35 37 42
1993-07-15	2	6th	2 4 5 8 9 42
1993-07-08	1	4th	26 39 41 42 44 49
1993-07-03	3	6th	9 21 29 32 36 42
1993-06-24	9	5th	1 9 26 33 42 48
1993-05-22	8	5th	12 15 21 25 42 46
1993-04-24	25	5th	7 25 26 27 42 44
1993-01-28	9	4th	23 26 38 42 43 45
1992-12-26	1	5th	2 3 20 29 42 44
1992-12-24	1	5th	2 17 29 35 42 44
1992-12-19	25	4th	9 36 37 42 44 49
1992-09-24	14	5th	17 18 31 33 42 45
1992-08-06	1	5th	23 25 29 40 42 44
1992-08-01	3	5th	1 7 26 32 42 46
1992-07-23	3	5th	8 9 14 33 42 48
1992-07-11	6	5th	3 13 27 38 42 44
1992-06-20	5	6th	13 24 29 30 37 42
1992-06-04	8	5th	13 26 31 33 42 45
1992-05-07	9	5th	2 17 18 29 42 44
1992-04-04	3	5th	14 21 25 31 42 46
1992-03-26	1	5th	12 26 27 39 42 49
1992-03-21	7	6th	4 13 22 28 38 42
1992-02-27	1	5th	4 18 23 40 42 48
1992-02-22	2	5th	1 2 27 28 42 48
1992-02-15	3	5th	16 19 29 36 42 44
1992-02-06	10	4th	5 8 32 42 45 49
1992-01-02	1	4th	11 18 34 42 48 49
1991-12-28	4	4th	13 23 35 42 44 47
1991-12-14	13	5th	6 26 29 35 42 46
1991-10-31	6	5th	1 7 12 21 42 45
1991-10-10	15	6th	11 16 17 20 25 42
1991-08-17	11	6th	15 17 23 27 28 42
1991-07-11	7	5th	5 13 15 25 42 49
1991-06-15	14	6th	23 27 32 36 39 42
1991-03-14	9	5th	2 29 31 38 42 45
1991-01-10	12	6th	13 24 28 29 36 42
1990-10-18	21	6th	7 13 22 34 40 42
1990-07-12	22	6th	8 24 25 36 39 42
1990-04-05	15	5th	5 20 23 40 42 46
1989-12-21	14	5th	9 15 21 39 42 47
1989-09-14	14	6th	6 22 24 25 38 42
1989-06-08	4	6th	14 18 29 36 37 42
1989-05-11	1	5th	6 18 20 40 42 44
1989-05-04	17	6th	22 24 35 38 40 42
1989-01-05	2	5th	21 27 37 39 42 44
1988-12-22	15	6th	24 26 27 32 38 42
1988-09-08	6	5th	23 25 28 39 42 47
1988-07-28	7	6th	5 13 26 32 39 42
1988-06-09	3	4th	14 15 19 42 47 48
1988-05-19	1	4th	22 28 38 42 44 45
1988-05-12	12	5th	7 29 34 35 42 45
1988-02-18	10	5th	3 27 38 39 42 45
1987-12-10	2	6th	2 5 12 22 24 42
1987-11-26	16	5th	7 13 14 21 42 47
1987-08-06	27	4th	13 19 35 42 43 49
1987-01-29	2	6th	6 16 24 26 36 42
1987-01-15	9	6th	7 8 23 28 29 42
1986-11-06	1	5th	17 22 28 40 42 46
1986-10-30	2	5th	1 10 26 34 42 48
1986-10-16	34	5th	16 21 34 37 42 49
1986-02-20	3	4th	15 18 39 42 43 49
1986-01-30	—	4th	20 25 35 42 45 46