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42

Number 42

96 appearances in Powerball history

Appearances
96
% of draws
6.89%
Current gap
11
Average gap
14.49
Median gap
12
Max gap
61
First seen
Oct 21, 2015
Last seen
Jul 29, 2026

Could this absence happen by chance?

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

Current absence (draws)
11
Within real history
53.7%
of historical values were ≥ observed
In simulated random history
100.0%
of 40 simulated histories (seed 20260601)

A gap this long is common — it occurred in 54% of comparable cases. Nothing unusual here.

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

Position breakdown

How often number 42 landed in each sorted slot of the 5 drawn numbers — 1st = lowest drawn number, 5th = highest.

1st02nd163rd334th315th16
Chart data
LabelValue
1st0
2nd16
3rd33
4th31
5th16
Sorted positionAppearances% of appearances
1st00.0%
2nd1616.7%
3rd3334.4%
4th3132.3%
5th1616.7%

Appearance timeline

Every draw in the dataset, oldest to newest — a peak means number 42 was drawn.

Appearances of number 42 over 1984 draws: appeared in 138 of 1984 draws.

Recent appearances

Showing the most recent 15 of 96 appearances.

Most co-drawn with 42

  • 4252
    12× together
  • 4219
    10× together
  • 4230
    9× together
  • 4240
    9× together
  • 4220
    9× together
  • 4228
    9× together
  • 4233
    9× together
  • 4229
    8× together
  • 4214
    8× together
  • 4248
    8× together