Powerball Number 42

Powerball number 42 as a white ball

In the 1,393 Powerball drawings from January 2, 2016 to October 10, 2026, 42 came up 97 times as one of the five white balls — 7.0% of draws. Pure chance predicts about 100.9 (5 of 69 balls each draw), so it is running 3.9 below that, in the middle of the pack (rank 42 of 69). In the last 100 draws it appeared 12 times.

It was last drawn on October 3, 2026, 3 draws ago. Its longest run without being drawn was 61 draws. The numbers drawn with it most often: 52 (12×), 19 (10×), 40 (10×), 20 (9×), 28 (9×).

Every draw is random and independent. How often a number came up in the past doesn't make it more or less likely next time — the odds of the jackpot stay 1 in 292.2 million for every ticket. Why we say so.

Latest draws with 42

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