White Ball #42

Is 42 a good Powerball number to play?

White ball 42 has been drawn 136 times across 1,946 drawings, giving it a 6.99% hit rate. It ranks #51 out of 69 white balls by frequency. It is currently a statistically cold number, drawn less often than the average of 141 times. Every Powerball drawing is an independent random event, so past frequency does not guarantee future results.

When was Powerball number 42 last drawn?

Number 42 was last drawn on May 4, 2026, which was 10 drawings ago. Before that, it appeared on May 2, 2026.

What numbers are most often drawn with 42?

When white ball 42 appears in a Powerball drawing, it most frequently shows up alongside numbers 19 (14 times), 52 (14 times), 30 (13 times), 38 (13 times), 11 (12 times). These co-occurrence patterns are based on all 136 drawings that included number 42.

How often is number 42 drawn in Powerball?

On average, white ball 42 appears in about 6.99% of all Powerball drawings, or roughly once every 14 draws. It has not appeared in the last 10 draws. The expected frequency for any single white ball number is approximately 7.2% (5 balls drawn from 69).

Number 42 ranks near the middle of all white balls by frequency. Powerball draws are random — our cryptanalysis of 1,337 draws confirms the sequence is indistinguishable from true random. Past frequency does not predict future draws. Every number has the same probability of being drawn next.

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