Number 41

In UK Lotto under the 6/49 + 1/49 · Nov 1994 – Oct 2015 rules — 2,065 draws, 6 from 1–49 (an earlier era).

232times drawn · chance expected 253 −1.40σ

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

8.8average wait between appearances · chance says 8.2

40longest completed wait · 76% chance of one at least that long

41 is drawn as often as chance explains

Drawn 232 times in 2,065 draws against 252.9 expected, −1.40σ. Each draw is independent: after 3 draws away it is exactly as likely tonight as a number drawn yesterday. It has also come out as the bonus ball 34 times, counted separately.

Number 41, draw by draw

Drawn 232 times in 2,065 draws · average wait 8.8 draws · longest completed wait 40 · 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 41 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 0.4
3rd smallest4 · chance 5.9
4th smallest35 · chance 37.5
5th smallest106 · chance 99.1
6th smallest87 · chance 89.2

Every position’s lane →

The company it keeps

Seen most often with these — chance gives every partner about 24.2 shared draws, and the leaders are simply the ones that came out ahead this time.

27 34 28 31 14 26

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, 41 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 41 →

Every draw it appeared in

Date	Wait	Position	The draw
2015-09-26	12	5th	9 17 31 33 41 42
2015-08-15	3	5th	4 8 10 21 41 49
2015-08-05	5	6th	5 8 12 28 39 41
2015-07-18	3	5th

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: 41 is drawn with probability 6/49 tonight whatever it did last week.

2013-11-16	5	5th	3 19 21 30 41 47
2013-10-30	2	6th	20 23 26 29 34 41
2013-10-23	8	5th	10 18 27 37 41 47
2013-09-25	4	6th	5 7 20 24 30 41
2013-09-11	7	6th	7 24 27 31 40 41
2013-08-17	13	6th	15 25 26 33 34 41
2013-07-03	2	5th	15 27 31 40 41 49
2013-06-26	5	6th	8 11 29 34 40 41
2013-06-08	1	5th	8 9 13 17 41 43
2013-06-05	11	5th	10 18 35 38 41 43
2013-04-27	4	5th	1 13 25 39 41 44
2013-04-13	2	5th	3 13 23 27 41 49
2013-04-06	7	4th	11 21 22 41 47 48
2013-03-13	9	5th	6 8 21 23 41 46
2013-02-09	5	6th	8 10 27 34 40 41
2013-01-23	10	6th	6 10 14 24 32 41
2012-12-19	14	4th	4 26 33 41 48 49
2012-10-31	14	6th	7 30 32 36 40 41
2012-09-12	2	6th	14 16 21 22 24 41
2012-09-05	1	6th	17 22 26 27 39 41
2012-09-01	11	5th	15 30 36 39 41 49
2012-07-25	1	5th	8 14 15 22 41 48
2012-07-21	13	5th	5 14 20 40 41 42
2012-06-06	6	6th	9 17 20 27 37 41
2012-05-16	4	4th	5 6 21 41 48 49
2012-05-02	3	6th	18 22 25 35 39 41
2012-04-21	3	5th	10 23 25 34 41 47
2012-04-11	12	4th	20 27 33 41 44 46
2012-02-29	3	4th	13 14 29 41 46 49
2012-02-18	4	6th	2 19 22 30 33 41
2012-02-04	29	4th	4 7 40 41 45 48
2011-10-26	3	6th	4 23 34 38 39 41
2011-10-15	4	5th	7 12 27 34 41 46
2011-10-01	4	6th	4 15 17 26 37 41
2011-09-17	6	4th	2 3 6 41 44 45
2011-08-27	15	5th	6 7 29 32 41 46
2011-07-06	23	5th	26 32 34 35 41 48
2011-04-16	3	4th	4 34 40 41 44 49
2011-04-06	2	6th	7 11 13 14 38 41
2011-03-30	6	6th	10 16 17 21 39 41
2011-03-09	1	5th	9 11 37 40 41 49
2011-03-05	1	5th	4 13 23 29 41 43
2011-03-02	7	4th	1 25 27 41 46 49
2011-02-05	4	5th	33 34 37 40 41 47
2011-01-22	1	5th	4 14 18 24 41 44
2011-01-19	3	4th	9 18 34 41 42 43
2011-01-08	12	5th	13 14 32 35 41 47
2010-11-27	3	4th	4 10 18 41 42 47
2010-11-17	2	6th	3 6 27 29 33 41
2010-11-10	4	6th	15 26 30 35 40 41
2010-10-27	10	5th	3 5 11 16 41 48
2010-09-22	5	5th	9 12 27 29 41 47
2010-09-04	1	5th	16 19 26 27 41 47
2010-09-01	16	6th	7 20 21 27 28 41
2010-07-07	5	5th	23 29 34 36 41 45
2010-06-19	27	4th	34 37 39 41 42 47
2010-03-17	28	5th	16 30 34 37 41 42
2009-12-09	12	6th	5 13 31 36 40 41
2009-10-28	8	5th	24 25 34 38 41 43
2009-09-30	2	6th	2 10 15 28 36 41
2009-09-23	5	4th	23 25 28 41 46 47
2009-09-05	5	6th	12 19 22 26 36 41
2009-08-19	9	5th	10 23 26 30 41 45
2009-07-18	1	6th	9 27 28 33 39 41
2009-07-15	11	6th	5 8 10 29 39 41
2009-06-06	3	5th	6 14 32 35 41 42
2009-05-27	1	5th	2 12 24 31 41 48
2009-05-23	8	4th	12 17 32 41 44 48
2009-04-25	11	5th	7 14 17 39 41 49
2009-03-18	11	6th	2 5 22 25 39 41
2009-02-07	24	6th	3 7 24 25 26 41
2008-11-15	26	6th	14 17 30 37 38 41
2008-08-16	25	6th	2 3 9 34 35 41
2008-05-21	1	4th	2 23 38 41 47 49
2008-05-17	1	4th	3 11 12 41 46 47
2008-05-14	4	5th	3 4 29 34 41 42
2008-04-30	2	5th	15 31 33 35 41 44
2008-04-23	5	6th	10 15 23 34 39 41
2008-04-05	7	4th	7 23 30 41 45 49
2008-03-12	8	5th	1 13 26 38 41 47
2008-02-13	40	6th	9 14 24 28 32 41
2007-09-26	7	6th	2 8 16 24 32 41
2007-09-01	1	4th	3 27 34 41 42 48
2007-08-29	12	6th	4 6 11 17 31 41
2007-07-18	6	5th	12 31 33 39 41 45
2007-06-27	1	5th	7 13 23 40 41 48
2007-06-23	2	6th	6 12 19 25 31 41
2007-06-16	5	4th	8 17 33 41 43 45
2007-05-30	9	5th	2 20 22 25 41 47
2007-04-28	2	5th	11 17 24 28 41 47
2007-04-21	1	5th	14 20 21 30 41 46
2007-04-18	6	6th	8 11 17 30 32 41
2007-03-28	5	6th	2 5 19 23 32 41
2007-03-10	8	6th	1 9 16 34 38 41
2007-02-10	26	5th	22 26 38 39 41 42
2006-11-11	7	6th	23 24 28 33 34 41
2006-10-18	20	5th	6 12 36 39 41 48
2006-08-09	2	6th	2 4 12 16 18 41
2006-08-02	13	5th	5 8 9 18 41 47
2006-06-17	2	5th	25 26 33 40 41 47
2006-06-10	5	5th	14 27 32 39 41 47
2006-05-24	30	5th	1 17 25 29 41 46
2006-02-08	20	5th	9 27 28 31 41 42
2005-11-30	4	5th	7 14 29 37 41 45
2005-11-16	14	6th	4 9 22 24 30 41
2005-09-28	6	3rd	21 32 41 42 43 46
2005-09-07	14	4th	1 5 7 41 43 49
2005-07-20	9	4th	4 29 39 41 43 45
2005-06-18	5	4th	4 7 26 41 42 49
2005-06-01	8	6th	3 11 17 19 20 41
2005-05-04	4	4th	30 35 38 41 45 48
2005-04-20	2	5th	13 26 27 38 41 43
2005-04-13	9	5th	14 23 36 40 41 48
2005-03-12	21	5th	1 2 8 9 41 48
2004-12-29	25	4th	4 22 30 41 43 47
2004-10-02	1	6th	1 5 6 31 33 41
2004-09-29	13	6th	4 14 23 31 35 41
2004-08-14	2	6th	13 14 31 32 37 41
2004-08-07	31	6th	8 11 28 33 38 41
2004-04-21	7	5th	7 19 20 29 41 49
2004-03-27	1	6th	19 21 25 33 37 41
2004-03-24	8	6th	7 17 19 26 29 41
2004-02-25	13	6th	6 21 28 34 38 41
2004-01-10	3	5th	14 23 29 39 41 45
2003-12-31	1	5th	19 28 31 34 41 47
2003-12-27	31	5th	3 18 22 27 41 46
2003-09-10	9	5th	9 25 28 37 41 48
2003-08-09	31	6th	11 14 19 25 30 41
2003-04-23	12	5th	13 24 31 33 41 44
2003-03-12	1	6th	6 16 33 37 40 41
2003-03-08	8	6th	5 6 8 32 33 41
2003-02-08	8	5th	23 27 32 37 41 43
2003-01-11	3	6th	9 18 22 26 37 41
2003-01-01	16	6th	3 22 27 29 34 41
2002-11-06	17	5th	2 6 8 21 41 42
2002-09-07	15	6th	7 21 29 31 38 41
2002-07-17	8	4th	10 11 31 41 45 46
2002-06-19	5	6th	18 21 32 36 39 41
2002-06-01	14	5th	13 19 27 36 41 44
2002-04-13	1	5th	3 19 22 40 41 44
2002-04-10	7	6th	5 11 24 26 34 41
2002-03-16	19	4th	5 6 26 41 42 44
2002-01-09	1	5th	16 20 28 29 41 45
2002-01-05	14	5th	2 16 28 34 41 42
2001-11-17	35	6th	12 19 30 34 37 41
2001-07-18	3	5th	2 25 31 37 41 45
2001-07-07	23	5th	24 34 37 38 41 49
2001-04-18	1	3rd	30 35 41 44 46 49
2001-04-14	14	4th	7 24 35 41 42 47
2001-02-24	10	6th	1 3 12 28 29 41
2001-01-20	9	4th	13 17 22 41 43 47
2000-12-20	10	4th	5 8 39 41 46 49
2000-11-15	10	5th	13 19 28 31 41 44
2000-10-11	12	6th	6 10 19 30 34 41
2000-08-30	12	6th	13 21 24 38 40 41
2000-07-19	2	6th	16 23 31 33 38 41
2000-07-12	1	5th	4 12 21 27 41 49
2000-07-08	18	5th	21 30 35 38 41 46
2000-05-06	25	5th	2 3 30 31 41 45
2000-02-09	4	6th	3 6 14 19 32 41
2000-01-26	1	5th	6 14 21 28 41 43
2000-01-22	4	5th	7 9 10 40 41 44
2000-01-08	24	6th	13 18 32 34 39 41
1999-10-16	27	6th	11 25 27 31 40 41
1999-07-14	2	5th	1 15 21 37 41 42
1999-07-07	5	4th	4 6 8 41 43 44
1999-06-19	18	5th	4 6 20 24 41 42
1999-04-17	26	5th	3 16 28 29 41 46
1999-01-16	4	5th	11 26 28 32 41 42
1999-01-02	2	5th	4 31 33 38 41 46
1998-12-26	4	6th	2 8 11 32 35 41
1998-12-12	14	5th	26 28 38 39 41 46
1998-10-24	1	6th	6 8 15 23 26 41
1998-10-21	1	4th	3 11 15 41 42 48
1998-10-17	1	5th	3 25 36 37 41 45
1998-10-14	21	5th	1 2 5 15 41 45
1998-08-01	17	4th	12 14 31 41 48 49
1998-06-03	6	6th	1 17 18 23 33 41
1998-05-13	10	5th	3 13 16 23 41 42
1998-04-08	5	4th	9 22 37 41 43 47
1998-03-21	5	5th	2 15 23 26 41 43
1998-03-04	14	5th	6 28 30 34 41 45
1998-01-14	6	6th	20 27 28 31 33 41
1997-12-24	31	6th	5 6 11 29 36 41
1997-09-07	5	6th	20 22 26 36 40 41
1997-08-20	2	6th	8 20 27 28 36 41
1997-08-13	5	5th	5 10 17 29 41 43
1997-07-26	7	6th	9 15 20 27 30 41
1997-07-02	25	5th	6 10 18 22 41 45
1997-04-05	4	5th	1 3 28 31 41 46
1997-03-22	9	5th	14 27 39 40 41 43
1997-02-19	9	6th	9 11 19 36 39 41
1997-01-04	8	6th	11 13 14 27 40 41
1996-11-09	7	4th	8 24 27 41 43 49
1996-09-21	6	6th	7 8 12 30 35 41
1996-08-10	4	5th	3 23 36 38 41 45
1996-07-13	19	5th	5 10 11 12 41 42
1996-03-02	5	5th	9 11 12 24 41 45
1996-01-27	19	4th	16 17 38 41 42 43
1995-09-16	1	6th	2 10 14 25 37 41
1995-09-09	2	5th	2 12 20 22 41 45
1995-08-26	4	6th	16 18 21 27 38 41
1995-07-29	2	3rd	28 34 41 45 46 49
1995-07-15	9	5th	1 4 20 31 41 43
1995-05-13	6	6th	7 16 25 26 28 41
1995-04-01	1	5th	22 25 30 32 41 43
1995-03-25	1	3rd	4 17 41 42 44 49
1995-03-18	—	6th	9 18 19 24 31 41