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Lotto 6/49
40

Number 40

580 appearances in Lotto 6/49 history

Appearances
580
% of draws
13.06%
Current gap
18
Average gap
7.62
Median gap
5
Max gap
67
First seen
Jul 31, 1982
Last seen
Jun 10, 2026

Could this absence happen by chance?

How the observed value compares with real history and with fair, independent random draws.

Current absence (draws)
18
Within real history
7.9%
of historical values were ≥ observed
In simulated random history
100.0%
of 40 simulated histories (seed 20260601)

A gap this long is within the range you'd expect from chance alone. Historical frequency does not change the odds of any future draw.

Past frequency never changes the odds of a future draw — this only describes how remarkable the observation is.

Position breakdown

How often number 40 landed in each sorted slot of the 6 drawn numbers — 1st = lowest drawn number, 6th = highest.

1st02nd33rd264th1275th2436th181
Chart data
LabelValue
1st0
2nd3
3rd26
4th127
5th243
6th181
Sorted positionAppearances% of appearances
1st00.0%
2nd30.5%
3rd264.5%
4th12721.9%
5th24341.9%
6th18131.2%

Appearance timeline

Every draw in the dataset, oldest to newest — a peak means number 40 was drawn.

Appearances of number 40 over 4440 draws: appeared in 580 of 4440 draws.

Recent appearances

Showing the most recent 15 of 580 appearances.

Most co-drawn with 40

  • 4045
    75× together
  • 4042
    72× together
  • 403
    71× together
  • 4047
    69× together
  • 408
    69× together
  • 4017
    68× together
  • 4025
    68× together
  • 4048
    67× together
  • 4043
    67× together
  • 4013
    67× together