Number 43

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

267times drawn · chance expected 253 +0.95σ

6draws waiting · a wait this long: 52% for any number

7.7average wait between appearances · chance says 8.2

65longest completed wait · 6% chance of one at least that long

43 is drawn as often as chance explains

Drawn 267 times in 2,065 draws against 252.9 expected, +0.95σ. Each draw is independent: after 6 draws away it is exactly as likely tonight as a number drawn yesterday. It has also come out as the bonus ball 48 times, counted separately.

Number 43, draw by draw

Drawn 267 times in 2,065 draws · average wait 7.7 draws · longest completed wait 65 · waiting 6 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 0.1
3rd smallest5 · chance 2.7
4th smallest28 · chance 26.9
5th smallest117 · chance 104.7
6th smallest117 · chance 132.6

Every position’s lane →

The company it keeps

Seen most often with these — chance gives every partner about 27.8 shared draws, and the leaders are simply the ones that came out ahead this time.

33 3 44 20 49 18

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, 43 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 43 →

Every draw it appeared in

Date	Wait	Position	The draw
2015-09-16	3	6th	12 14 21 22 37 43
2015-09-05	2	5th	24 29 33 40 43 49
2015-08-29	25	6th	12 18 23 33 42 43
2015-06-03	12	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: 43 is drawn with probability 6/49 tonight whatever it did last week.

2013-08-07	3	6th	3 16 20 26 28 43
2013-07-27	3	5th	12 13 18 39 43 49
2013-07-17	7	6th	6 24 33 38 42 43
2013-06-22	4	6th	8 24 26 28 36 43
2013-06-08	1	6th	8 9 13 17 41 43
2013-06-05	7	6th	10 18 35 38 41 43
2013-05-11	12	6th	9 12 24 25 26 43
2013-03-30	3	5th	8 15 24 40 43 45
2013-03-20	14	5th	4 11 14 27 43 46
2013-01-30	11	4th	9 10 24 43 47 48
2012-12-22	25	5th	4 14 28 34 43 44
2012-09-26	17	6th	6 8 11 39 40 43
2012-07-28	4	5th	7 10 22 29 43 44
2012-07-14	36	5th	13 27 29 42 43 46
2012-03-10	5	6th	1 3 12 23 37 43
2012-02-22	10	5th	7 12 15 35 43 49
2012-01-18	4	6th	9 22 31 34 35 43
2012-01-04	3	6th	9 26 28 30 42 43
2011-12-24	3	6th	1 15 23 32 36 43
2011-12-14	15	6th	3 10 25 28 30 43
2011-10-22	15	5th	20 27 28 34 43 44
2011-08-31	6	3rd	5 26 43 46 47 49
2011-08-10	18	5th	2 4 7 27 43 44
2011-06-08	1	5th	3 19 36 40 43 48
2011-06-04	2	5th	7 21 25 32 43 44
2011-05-28	13	6th	2 3 17 23 40 43
2011-04-13	11	6th	1 14 25 33 34 43
2011-03-05	11	6th	4 13 23 29 41 43
2011-01-26	2	4th	14 17 20 43 47 49
2011-01-19	4	6th	9 18 34 41 42 43
2011-01-05	7	5th	4 10 35 36 43 46
2010-12-11	1	5th	11 15 24 33 43 49
2010-12-08	24	6th	14 16 23 24 25 43
2010-09-15	5	5th	2 20 33 40 43 46
2010-08-28	7	5th	3 17 32 35 43 49
2010-08-04	2	6th	14 17 22 24 38 43
2010-07-28	1	6th	1 11 33 37 42 43
2010-07-24	2	5th	24 26 33 35 43 44
2010-07-17	1	4th	15 28 32 43 44 45
2010-07-14	3	6th	1 15 25 26 40 43
2010-07-03	25	4th	8 31 37 43 44 48
2010-04-07	2	5th	8 11 20 33 43 47
2010-03-31	22	5th	14 18 29 38 43 44
2010-01-13	2	6th	6 8 14 16 21 43
2010-01-06	1	4th	4 16 18 43 45 49
2010-01-02	8	5th	26 29 30 42 43 47
2009-12-05	11	4th	8 20 36 43 45 49
2009-10-28	3	6th	24 25 34 38 41 43
2009-10-17	2	6th	11 25 27 32 37 43
2009-10-10	1	5th	17 36 37 40 43 45
2009-10-07	3	4th	26 27 28 43 45 46
2009-09-26	2	6th	3 5 17 32 40 43
2009-09-19	2	5th	18 20 31 33 43 45
2009-09-12	6	5th	18 20 24 30 43 44
2009-08-22	15	5th	18 23 24 36 43 44
2009-07-01	5	6th	1 2 11 31 38 43
2009-06-13	4	5th	1 13 18 36 43 48
2009-05-30	11	6th	2 5 19 20 33 43
2009-04-22	15	5th	11 21 34 42 43 45
2009-02-28	9	6th	6 25 33 37 42 43
2009-01-28	17	6th	4 29 37 39 40 43
2008-11-29	7	5th	10 34 35 39 43 47
2008-11-05	1	6th	2 11 13 27 34 43
2008-11-01	2	6th	18 19 25 30 33 43
2008-10-25	11	5th	1 20 31 38 43 46
2008-09-17	6	6th	3 9 11 24 29 43
2008-08-27	42	6th	8 14 33 34 35 43
2008-04-02	1	5th	2 6 21 23 43 47
2008-03-29	7	6th	11 17 28 31 40 43
2008-03-05	11	5th	8 14 16 39 43 47
2008-01-26	2	6th	1 2 6 13 38 43
2008-01-19	10	5th	6 10 30 32 43 45
2007-12-15	35	4th	12 22 25 43 46 49
2007-08-15	2	6th	2 5 15 34 35 43
2007-08-08	14	6th	3 9 12 13 20 43
2007-06-20	1	4th	13 16 22 43 47 49
2007-06-16	4	5th	8 17 33 41 43 45
2007-06-02	6	6th	1 10 33 35 38 43
2007-05-12	16	6th	3 6 9 12 40 43
2007-03-17	8	5th	1 9 14 20 43 44
2007-02-17	1	4th	6 18 40 43 47 49
2007-02-14	4	6th	1 2 4 38 42 43
2007-01-31	8	5th	13 14 21 30 43 49
2007-01-03	17	5th	4 6 30 36 43 44
2006-11-04	12	6th	17 30 33 40 42 43
2006-09-23	2	6th	6 26 28 35 42 43
2006-09-16	1	6th	11 12 16 33 34 43
2006-09-13	1	5th	8 15 17 40 43 48
2006-09-09	8	5th	2 15 21 37 43 46
2006-08-12	48	4th	24 30 38 43 46 49
2006-02-25	1	5th	7 14 24 37 43 48
2006-02-22	14	6th	5 9 27 35 42 43
2006-01-04	28	4th	7 13 31 43 45 47
2005-09-28	6	5th	21 32 41 42 43 46
2005-09-07	3	5th	1 5 7 41 43 49
2005-08-27	1	6th	6 13 17 23 32 43
2005-08-24	4	3rd	1 40 43 44 48 49
2005-08-10	2	6th	8 15 30 31 34 43
2005-08-03	1	6th	2 10 30 36 37 43
2005-07-30	3	5th	3 9 13 35 43 45
2005-07-20	17	5th	4 29 39 41 43 45
2005-05-21	2	4th	14 34 38 43 47 48
2005-05-14	1	5th	12 18 22 33 43 48
2005-05-11	5	6th	1 6 11 17 29 43
2005-04-23	1	6th	3 18 25 29 31 43
2005-04-20	4	6th	13 26 27 38 41 43
2005-04-06	5	4th	22 26 36 43 45 49
2005-03-19	6	5th	6 8 18 33 43 49
2005-02-26	6	5th	8 14 25 40 43 48
2005-02-05	11	5th	19 22 33 36 43 44
2004-12-29	9	5th	4 22 30 41 43 47
2004-11-27	5	5th	4 7 9 10 43 46
2004-11-10	8	5th	13 27 37 40 43 49
2004-10-13	5	6th	3 7 14 17 18 43
2004-09-25	6	6th	3 10 28 29 42 43
2004-09-04	13	5th	3 5 10 25 43 47
2004-07-21	5	6th	6 9 13 15 40 43
2004-07-03	1	5th	6 8 21 25 43 47
2004-06-30	8	6th	11 12 15 29 37 43
2004-06-02	8	6th	5 22 26 40 42 43
2004-05-05	2	5th	23 32 33 42 43 45
2004-04-28	12	5th	1 3 26 34 43 47
2004-03-17	2	6th	5 16 30 38 42 43
2004-03-10	1	6th	11 14 17 34 37 43
2004-03-06	2	5th	17 19 20 35 43 45
2004-02-28	5	6th	6 19 22 38 39 43
2004-02-11	5	5th	22 23 38 40 43 47
2004-01-24	14	6th	16 25 27 32 35 43
2003-12-06	5	6th	3 11 13 34 35 43
2003-11-19	7	5th	11 12 13 18 43 48
2003-10-25	4	5th	4 10 18 21 43 49
2003-10-11	12	6th	3 6 11 20 34 43
2003-08-30	16	5th	18 26 33 38 43 44
2003-07-05	6	6th	6 10 18 19 22 43
2003-06-14	3	5th	3 12 29 37 43 46
2003-06-04	10	5th	7 20 27 40 43 49
2003-04-30	5	5th	16 20 26 35 43 46
2003-04-12	18	5th	3 5 16 25 43 45
2003-02-08	6	6th	23 27 32 37 41 43
2003-01-18	8	5th	4 11 20 35 43 46
2002-12-21	17	5th	4 22 23 37 43 44
2002-10-23	1	4th	11 26 36 43 44 46
2002-10-19	14	3rd	12 30 43 44 45 47
2002-08-31	11	5th	2 18 23 31 43 46
2002-07-24	4	6th	7 13 21 34 35 43
2002-07-10	1	6th	4 18 19 20 30 43
2002-07-06	3	4th	1 20 42 43 44 49
2002-06-26	6	6th	6 7 25 33 38 43
2002-06-05	4	5th	3 5 7 26 43 47
2002-05-22	3	5th	5 9 18 39 43 46
2002-05-11	4	5th	1 25 27 35 43 46
2002-04-27	2	5th	11 19 32 33 43 44
2002-04-20	1	5th	7 14 21 32 43 44
2002-04-17	8	6th	5 13 19 30 32 43
2002-03-20	5	6th	10 18 25 28 37 43
2002-03-02	2	6th	8 11 25 33 37 43
2002-02-23	19	5th	8 9 27 34 43 48
2001-12-19	10	4th	7 28 34 43 46 48
2001-11-14	3	5th	19 29 32 33 43 47
2001-11-03	3	5th	10 31 34 39 43 44
2001-10-24	14	5th	8 38 39 40 43 44
2001-09-05	3	5th	15 23 24 27 43 48
2001-08-25	16	6th	1 10 14 30 36 43
2001-06-30	1	4th	9 15 22 43 46 48
2001-06-27	11	4th	12 18 39 43 45 49
2001-05-19	5	5th	4 12 30 33 43 48
2001-05-02	11	6th	2 17 20 23 28 43
2001-03-24	18	6th	6 25 31 32 42 43
2001-01-20	16	5th	13 17 22 41 43 47
2000-11-25	2	5th	3 6 20 42 43 48
2000-11-18	3	6th	6 9 11 21 27 43
2000-11-08	10	6th	2 5 9 16 27 43
2000-10-04	7	4th	10 14 19 43 46 49
2000-09-09	6	6th	3 4 24 25 35 43
2000-08-19	2	5th	5 22 34 38 43 46
2000-08-12	1	5th	6 31 35 36 43 46
2000-08-09	4	6th	10 14 32 35 36 43
2000-07-26	1	5th	2 28 29 40 43 47
2000-07-22	10	3rd	13 16 43 45 47 48
2000-06-17	6	6th	4 22 24 25 40 43
2000-05-27	10	5th	21 23 33 34 43 45
2000-04-22	18	4th	26 31 35 43 48 49
2000-02-19	7	5th	1 5 11 32 43 46
2000-01-26	2	6th	6 14 21 28 41 43
2000-01-19	10	4th	4 16 17 43 46 48
1999-12-15	1	5th	4 9 16 35 43 44
1999-12-11	15	5th	5 9 27 37 43 46
1999-10-20	6	6th	9 18 27 29 33 43
1999-09-29	1	6th	1 3 8 33 39 43
1999-09-25	23	5th	18 20 26 30 43 49
1999-07-07	4	5th	4 6 8 41 43 44
1999-06-23	7	6th	8 11 18 30 33 43
1999-05-29	9	5th	3 7 9 12 43 44
1999-04-28	7	5th	15 23 24 36 43 49
1999-04-03	8	6th	3 7 9 15 40 43
1999-03-06	2	5th	8 32 33 37 43 47
1999-02-27	27	6th	1 7 13 15 38 43
1998-11-25	13	6th	4 8 30 37 39 43
1998-10-10	11	5th	11 13 21 26 43 46
1998-09-02	2	6th	7 19 27 33 39 43
1998-08-26	9	6th	3 20 26 27 30 43
1998-07-25	4	5th	18 25 36 38 43 44
1998-07-11	4	6th	3 14 23 30 39 43
1998-06-27	10	6th	7 9 11 23 30 43
1998-05-23	8	5th	8 20 24 35 43 47
1998-04-25	4	5th	17 22 36 38 43 48
1998-04-11	1	5th	7 10 31 35 43 44
1998-04-08	5	5th	9 22 37 41 43 47
1998-03-21	4	6th	2 15 23 26 41 43
1998-03-07	23	5th	4 11 14 39 43 44
1997-12-17	20	4th	17 35 36 43 46 49
1997-10-08	5	6th	3 4 7 23 34 43
1997-09-20	3	5th	9 30 38 40 43 44
1997-09-10	2	5th	20 31 32 35 43 45
1997-09-03	6	6th	10 14 22 30 38 43
1997-08-13	3	6th	5 10 17 29 41 43
1997-08-02	7	5th	2 16 28 37 43 47
1997-07-09	1	6th	3 5 13 22 24 43
1997-07-05	2	5th	1 4 11 36 43 44
1997-06-28	4	5th	2 9 14 36 43 48
1997-06-14	11	5th	3 8 10 16 43 44
1997-05-07	4	6th	12 19 28 31 34 43
1997-04-23	6	6th	8 12 17 23 34 43
1997-04-02	2	6th	5 10 17 25 40 43
1997-03-26	1	4th	24 33 42 43 44 47
1997-03-22	2	6th	14 27 39 40 41 43
1997-03-15	3	6th	7 24 37 39 40 43
1997-03-05	12	6th	7 12 20 24 28 43
1997-01-11	7	6th	4 11 16 18 35 43
1996-11-23	2	4th	16 33 34 43 46 49
1996-11-09	1	5th	8 24 27 41 43 49
1996-11-02	17	5th	7 23 32 35 43 48
1996-07-06	6	3rd	13 26 43 44 45 47
1996-05-25	9	6th	8 20 26 34 42 43
1996-03-23	8	6th	5 7 14 18 30 43
1996-01-27	4	6th	16 17 38 41 42 43
1995-12-30	24	5th	6 32 39 42 43 45
1995-07-15	3	6th	1 4 20 31 41 43
1995-06-24	7	5th	5 15 21 42 43 45
1995-05-06	5	5th	5 14 17 35 43 48
1995-04-01	9	6th	22 25 30 32 41 43
1995-01-28	7	6th	4 16 25 26 31 43
1994-12-10	—	4th	26 35 38 43 47 49