The latest story of Mega Millions number 42
Played last time: Friday, January 3rd
Probably worth mentioning that number 42 appeared in the Mega Millions results 252 times and a total of 23,691 times in the other 85 games we analyze here at LottoMatic.
Let's break down the 252 times this particular number showed up in the Mega Millions results...
Our analysis shows that it has a favorite day. Friday! This number has been in the Friday's Mega Millions results 132 times.
Now let us look at the chart below and see when was 42 a hot number and when it cooled down during the last 100 games. This chart aims to reflect a realistic image of when -- and for how long -- this number is hot or cold.
Heat factor (hot/cold) chart for number 42 in Mega Millions
Loading heat factor chart for number 42...On the other hand, Tuesday is a day when 42 is a little absent :) It only showed up 120 times on Tuesdays.
By taking a closer look at this number's behavior we can see that the best buddy of number 42 seems to be number 14. They came out together in a total of 25 games but for some reason 42 showed up with 70 only 2 times.
We asked the statistics department how did number 42 do during each month of the year and they gave us an this answer:
| Months | Times drawn |
|---|---|
| Marches | 29 |
| Augusts | 22 |
| Aprils | 22 |
| Septembers | 21 |
| Mays | 21 |
| Januarys | 20 |
| Februarys | 20 |
| Decembers | 18 |
| Junes | 18 |
| Octobers | 17 |
As for the years go, this number was drawn...
| Year | Times drawn |
|---|---|
| 2001 | 14 |
| 2008 | 13 |
| 2005 | 12 |
| 2017 | 12 |
| 2007 | 11 |
| 2012 | 11 |
| 2013 | 11 |
| 1999 | 11 |
| 2018 | 10 |
| 2003 | 10 |
| 2002 | 9 |
| 2004 | 9 |
| 2006 | 9 |
| 2023 | 9 |
| 2024 | 9 |
| 1997 | 9 |
| 2021 | 8 |
| 2011 | 8 |
| 1998 | 8 |
| 2019 | 7 |
| 2020 | 6 |
| 2009 | 6 |
| 2015 | 6 |
| 2022 | 5 |
| 2010 | 5 |
| 2016 | 5 |
| 2014 | 3 |
| 2025 | 1 |
Oh, and one more thing, last time number 42 was drawn in the Mega Millions was on 2025-01-03 but you probably knew that already :)
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