How often is 48 drawn in Lightning Lotto (Ontario)?
Across all 488 draws of Lightning Lotto on record since June 28, 2025 (5 numbers from 1–49, one matrix throughout), number 48 has been drawn 39 times — the 48th most often of 49.
Data: 488 draws, June 28, 2025 – October 28, 2026; updated October 28, 2026.
That is 10.8 fewer than the 49.8 a number would average from the matrix alone (22% below).
How long has 48 gone without being drawn?
The longest 48 has gone without being drawn is 41 draws, between its appearances on September 1, 2025 and October 13, 2025. Its current gap is 22 draws, longer than its average gap of 10.9 draws between appearances. A long gap doesn’t make a number due in Lightning Lotto: each draw starts fresh. Its longest streak was 2 consecutive draws on record, from January 22, 2026 to January 23, 2026. Its first appearance in the record was on July 10, 2025.
Which numbers are drawn most often with 48?
Across the record, 48 has been drawn alongside 24 and 31 7 times each, more than with any other number, followed by 2 (6), 5 (6), 13 (6). 6 and 34 have never been drawn alongside 48 in that period.
48 in Lightning Lotto, year by year
Its busiest year was 2026, drawn 27 times in 301 draws (tied 36th that year); its quietest was 2025, 12 times in 187 draws (tied 44th).
When was 48 last drawn?
Number 48 was last drawn on Tue, Oct 6, 2026 (22 draws ago); the winning numbers that night were 25, 27, 30, 37, 48, Bonus 45. All Lightning Lotto results for 2026.
The draws before that with 48: Oct 5, 2026; Aug 29, 2026; Aug 23, 2026; Aug 6, 2026; Jul 31, 2026.
48 as the Bonus number
As the Bonus number, 48 has come up 7 times in 488 draws since June 28, 2025 — tied 37th of 49, most recently on October 3, 2026.
These are counts of past Lightning Lotto draws. Every draw is independent and random: no number is “due”, and none of these figures changes the chance of 48 being drawn next.
Cite this: Lottizen, "How often is 48 drawn in Lightning Lotto (Ontario)?," updated October 28, 2026, https://lottizen.com/canada/lightning-lotto/number/48. Data: Lottizen (lottizen.com), free to use with credit.