Number 46

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

240times drawn · chance expected 253 −0.86σ

7draws waiting · a wait this long: 46% for any number

8.6average wait between appearances · chance says 8.2

47longest completed wait · 44% chance of one at least that long

46 is drawn as often as chance explains

Drawn 240 times in 2,065 draws against 252.9 expected, −0.86σ. Each draw is independent: after 7 draws away it is exactly as likely tonight as a number drawn yesterday. It has also come out as the bonus ball 41 times, counted separately.

Number 46, draw by draw

Drawn 240 times in 2,065 draws · average wait 8.6 draws · longest completed wait 47 · waiting 7 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 46 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 smallest1 · chance 0.1
4th smallest8 · chance 6.0
5th smallest72 · chance 62.7
6th smallest159 · chance 171.2

Every position’s lane →

The company it keeps

Seen most often with these — chance gives every partner about 25.0 shared draws, and the leaders are simply the ones that came out ahead this time.

49 38 11 10 19 28

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, 46 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 46 →

Every draw it appeared in

Date	Wait	Position	The draw
2015-09-12	12	6th	14 20 28 31 40 46
2015-08-01	8	5th	1 16 27 42 46 47
2015-07-04	14	5th	13 14 35 39 46 49
2015-05-16	10	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: 46 is drawn with probability 6/49 tonight whatever it did last week.

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