Number 45

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

247times drawn · chance expected 253 −0.39σ

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

8.3average wait between appearances · chance says 8.2

43longest completed wait · 64% chance of one at least that long

45 is drawn as often as chance explains

Drawn 247 times in 2,065 draws against 252.9 expected, −0.39σ. Each draw is independent: after 2 draws away it is exactly as likely tonight as a number drawn yesterday. It has also come out as the bonus ball 57 times, counted separately.

Number 45, draw by draw

Drawn 247 times in 2,065 draws · average wait 8.3 draws · longest completed wait 43 · 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 45 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 0.5
4th smallest8 · chance 11.5
5th smallest71 · chance 78.3
6th smallest168 · chance 156.7

Every position’s lane →

The company it keeps

Seen most often with these — chance gives every partner about 25.7 shared draws, and the leaders are simply the ones that came out ahead this time.

25 33 30 36 39 6

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, 45 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 45 →

Every draw it appeared in

Date	Wait	Position	The draw
2015-09-30	18	6th	5 8 11 17 40 45
2015-07-29	2	5th	18 21 31 42 45 47
2015-07-22	24	6th	7 23 26 33 38 45
2015-04-29	3	6th

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

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