Number 38

In UK Lotto under the 6/49 + 1/49 · Nov 1994 – Oct 2015 rules — 2,065 draws, 6 from 1–49 (an earlier era).

275times drawn · chance expected 253 +1.49σ

22draws waiting · a wait this long: 6% for any number

7.4average wait between appearances · chance says 8.2

31longest completed wait · >99% chance of one at least that long

38 is drawn as often as chance explains

Drawn 275 times in 2,065 draws against 252.9 expected, +1.49σ. Each draw is independent: after 22 draws away it is exactly as likely tonight as a number drawn yesterday. It has also come out as the bonus ball 52 times, counted separately.

Number 38, draw by draw

Drawn 275 times in 2,065 draws · average wait 7.4 draws · longest completed wait 31 · waiting 22 draws now

a completed wait — darker is longer the wait still running — a lower bound, not a finished gap

Where it lands in a sorted draw

Sort a draw and 38 has a favourite seat — chance gives a large number the high positions more often. That is the shape of sorting, not of the machine.

1st smallest0 · chance 0.1
2nd smallest4 · chance 2.0
3rd smallest20 · chance 17.6
4th smallest72 · chance 68.6
5th smallest126 · chance 116.7
6th smallest53 · chance 70.0

Every position’s lane →

The company it keeps

Seen most often with these — chance gives every partner about 28.6 shared draws, and the leaders are simply the ones that came out ahead this time.

1 46 14 33 48 18

It has shared a draw with every one of the other 48 numbers; chance expected about 0.0 still unmet by now. Every pair →

How many people play it

Under the crowd model, 38 is picked about 0.86× as often as an indifferent choice — 33rd most popular of 49. That changes nothing about whether it comes up, and everything about how many ways a jackpot on it would be shared.

Numbers above 31 ×0.86

The model and its sources → · What people believe about 38 →

Every draw it appeared in

Date	Wait	Position	The draw
2015-07-22	3	5th	7 23 26 33 38 45
2015-07-11	1	5th	6 12 32 36 38 47
2015-07-08	3	4th	3 10 35 38 40 41
2015-06-27	8	6th

What this cannot tell you

Nothing here predicts the next draw. A number’s history is a record of a fair machine’s past, and the machine keeps none of it: 38 is drawn with probability 6/49 tonight whatever it did last week.

2013-07-31	4	4th	10 16 33 38 40 44
2013-07-17	12	4th	6 24 33 38 42 43
2013-06-05	12	4th	10 18 35 38 41 43
2013-04-24	1	6th	9 11 16 17 18 38
2013-04-20	13	3rd	8 34 38 42 44 46
2013-03-06	14	4th	3 9 14 38 42 47
2013-01-16	10	5th	5 12 13 35 38 47
2012-12-12	3	5th	9 15 18 33 38 44
2012-12-01	1	5th	5 27 31 32 38 49
2012-11-28	29	4th	14 28 37 38 45 48
2012-08-18	9	3rd	21 27 38 42 44 46
2012-07-18	2	4th	11 26 34 38 40 46
2012-07-11	2	5th	12 19 28 29 38 49
2012-07-04	1	6th	3 9 14 19 34 38
2012-06-30	27	6th	1 18 19 24 30 38
2012-03-28	16	5th	3 8 16 22 38 39
2012-02-01	9	5th	7 17 21 22 38 39
2011-12-31	3	4th	7 11 37 38 42 44
2011-12-21	11	5th	7 28 30 34 38 45
2011-11-12	3	6th	6 12 13 28 33 38
2011-11-02	2	5th	11 12 33 37 38 49
2011-10-26	12	4th	4 23 34 38 39 41
2011-09-14	2	5th	23 28 29 37 38 42
2011-09-07	23	5th	4 29 31 36 38 48
2011-06-18	1	5th	3 8 10 35 38 39
2011-06-15	4	6th	9 25 29 32 37 38
2011-06-01	4	5th	2 7 9 18 38 45
2011-05-18	2	5th	6 15 20 36 38 42
2011-05-11	10	5th	17 30 33 34 38 48
2011-04-06	7	5th	7 11 13 14 38 41
2011-03-12	24	6th	7 17 19 29 30 38
2010-12-18	7	4th	9 21 35 38 46 49
2010-11-24	11	3rd	11 30 38 45 46 49
2010-10-16	5	4th	6 30 34 38 45 48
2010-09-29	16	5th	21 25 29 32 38 44
2010-08-04	7	5th	14 17 22 24 38 43
2010-07-10	21	5th	3 5 30 31 38 47
2010-04-28	8	5th	5 11 19 23 38 46
2010-03-31	1	4th	14 18 29 38 43 44
2010-03-27	9	5th	6 11 15 32 38 42
2010-02-24	2	5th	3 11 18 23 38 49
2010-02-17	28	5th	3 22 27 31 38 49
2009-11-11	4	5th	4 6 12 31 38 48
2009-10-28	1	4th	24 25 34 38 41 43
2009-10-24	26	6th	5 9 12 31 32 38
2009-07-25	7	5th	8 17 30 32 38 40
2009-07-01	29	5th	1 2 11 31 38 43
2009-03-21	10	6th	1 31 32 33 36 38
2009-02-14	1	5th	2 4 17 19 38 45
2009-02-11	3	4th	9 14 16 38 46 47
2009-01-31	2	6th	1 4 13 15 35 38
2009-01-24	2	4th	24 25 26 38 39 40
2009-01-17	2	6th	1 7 9 33 36 38
2009-01-10	14	5th	5 8 11 15 38 45
2008-11-22	2	5th	4 12 34 35 38 48
2008-11-15	6	5th	14 17 30 37 38 41
2008-10-25	3	4th	1 20 31 38 43 46
2008-10-15	4	6th	1 8 15 18 34 38
2008-10-01	1	4th	6 27 29 38 42 49
2008-09-27	11	4th	11 21 27 38 40 44
2008-08-20	21	6th	1 29 32 33 34 38
2008-06-07	4	5th	5 9 14 37 38 44
2008-05-24	1	6th	3 6 10 26 30 38
2008-05-21	9	3rd	2 23 38 41 47 49
2008-04-19	1	4th	5 19 24 38 42 46
2008-04-16	10	6th	4 10 14 29 31 38
2008-03-12	4	4th	1 13 26 38 41 47
2008-02-27	9	5th	16 29 30 32 38 45
2008-01-26	30	5th	1 2 6 13 38 43
2007-10-13	2	5th	7 11 12 36 38 39
2007-10-06	21	6th	5 6 18 22 24 38
2007-07-25	3	6th	3 18 21 24 36 38
2007-07-14	4	5th	15 27 35 37 38 39
2007-06-30	8	5th	10 11 17 34 38 46
2007-06-02	8	5th	1 10 33 35 38 43
2007-05-05	15	4th	4 33 34 38 39 49
2007-03-14	1	4th	6 21 24 38 39 48
2007-03-10	7	5th	1 9 16 34 38 41
2007-02-14	1	4th	1 2 4 38 42 43
2007-02-10	4	3rd	22 26 38 39 41 42
2007-01-27	11	6th	4 15 21 23 24 38
2006-12-20	7	6th	4 10 21 22 25 38
2006-11-25	5	4th	4 7 31 38 44 48
2006-11-08	11	4th	2 18 31 38 39 46
2006-09-30	3	6th	8 12 13 19 26 38
2006-09-20	4	5th	3 21 29 35 38 45
2006-09-06	2	6th	5 7 14 29 37 38
2006-08-30	5	4th	19 21 22 38 44 49
2006-08-12	8	3rd	24 30 38 43 46 49
2006-07-15	7	5th	6 12 19 20 38 39
2006-06-21	10	4th	8 16 27 38 44 49
2006-05-17	10	6th	3 10 19 33 35 38
2006-04-12	12	4th	7 19 26 38 44 49
2006-03-01	14	5th	15 16 19 28 38 42
2006-01-11	22	6th	5 6 8 19 34 38
2005-10-26	19	6th	10 14 26 28 33 38
2005-08-20	10	5th	7 11 12 20 38 44
2005-07-16	4	5th	2 3 21 24 38 44
2005-07-02	2	5th	8 25 33 35 38 40
2005-06-25	10	4th	15 23 27 38 44 49
2005-05-21	5	3rd	14 34 38 43 47 48
2005-05-04	4	3rd	30 35 38 41 45 48
2005-04-20	8	4th	13 26 27 38 41 43
2005-03-23	15	6th	12 14 25 30 32 38
2005-01-29	4	4th	3 8 27 38 44 46
2005-01-15	1	6th	5 20 30 32 35 38
2005-01-12	11	5th	4 5 31 33 38 42
2004-12-04	3	4th	8 9 35 38 42 45
2004-11-24	9	5th	6 9 15 23 38 48
2004-10-23	22	5th	22 27 33 37 38 40
2004-08-07	7	5th	8 11 28 33 38 41
2004-07-14	6	4th	6 27 33 38 45 47
2004-06-23	20	5th	5 18 21 24 38 48
2004-04-14	3	5th	1 3 22 32 38 44
2004-04-03	5	6th	3 9 12 28 29 38
2004-03-17	4	4th	5 16 30 38 42 43
2004-03-03	1	2nd	24 38 40 44 47 48
2004-02-28	1	4th	6 19 22 38 39 43
2004-02-25	4	5th	6 21 28 34 38 41
2004-02-11	20	3rd	22 23 38 40 43 47
2003-12-03	9	5th	2 28 34 35 38 47
2003-11-01	1	5th	9 11 15 24 38 46
2003-10-29	16	6th	9 19 25 29 30 38
2003-09-03	1	4th	10 11 13 38 39 42
2003-08-30	9	4th	18 26 33 38 43 44
2003-07-30	2	4th	2 17 22 38 45 49
2003-07-23	10	5th	11 19 23 31 38 46
2003-06-18	11	5th	16 18 26 32 38 40
2003-05-10	6	6th	8 18 24 26 32 38
2003-04-19	1	5th	8 10 13 31 38 48
2003-04-16	3	5th	5 7 23 29 38 47
2003-04-05	6	5th	9 26 30 31 38 45
2003-03-15	5	5th	4 24 25 28 38 47
2003-02-26	1	4th	5 18 34 38 40 45
2003-02-22	8	4th	19 30 33 38 42 44
2003-01-25	3	4th	3 19 35 38 39 42
2003-01-15	9	4th	11 29 33 38 46 48
2002-12-14	28	3rd	11 21 38 39 45 47
2002-09-07	4	5th	7 21 29 31 38 41
2002-08-24	3	5th	4 17 26 28 38 46
2002-08-14	14	6th	1 6 8 20 29 38
2002-06-26	11	5th	6 7 25 33 38 43
2002-05-18	14	5th	21 22 30 31 38 48
2002-03-30	31	5th	8 14 25 36 38 47
2001-12-12	5	5th	9 23 25 33 38 44
2001-11-24	1	5th	23 27 30 37 38 42
2001-11-21	7	4th	10 25 30 38 44 46
2001-10-27	1	6th	2 21 23 24 27 38
2001-10-24	3	2nd	8 38 39 40 43 44
2001-10-13	1	3rd	8 33 38 40 48 49
2001-10-10	3	5th	18 26 28 30 38 46
2001-09-29	8	5th	2 14 17 22 38 44
2001-09-01	5	5th	1 9 32 34 38 49
2001-08-15	1	6th	4 6 18 21 35 38
2001-08-11	8	5th	18 19 25 36 38 40
2001-07-14	2	6th	7 11 14 22 37 38
2001-07-07	1	4th	24 34 37 38 41 49
2001-07-04	8	4th	13 28 32 38 40 47
2001-06-06	6	5th	12 16 35 37 38 47
2001-05-16	1	5th	1 25 27 33 38 45
2001-05-12	9	4th	6 29 30 38 39 45
2001-04-11	8	4th	2 19 37 38 44 49
2001-03-14	3	6th	1 5 8 31 37 38
2001-03-03	9	5th	7 14 20 24 38 48
2001-01-31	9	5th	1 16 33 36 38 45
2000-12-30	2	5th	1 7 16 18 38 47
2000-12-23	3	6th	2 16 17 23 37 38
2000-12-13	12	5th	3 12 23 34 38 39
2000-11-01	2	5th	4 9 20 23 38 45
2000-10-25	3	6th	6 9 13 14 26 38
2000-10-14	7	5th	7 22 31 37 38 40
2000-09-20	6	5th	7 25 30 34 38 39
2000-08-30	2	4th	13 21 24 38 40 41
2000-08-23	1	5th	3 31 32 37 38 47
2000-08-19	5	4th	5 22 34 38 43 46
2000-08-02	4	3rd	26 35 38 39 44 46
2000-07-19	3	5th	16 23 31 33 38 41
2000-07-08	3	4th	21 30 35 38 41 46
2000-06-28	4	4th	8 10 27 38 40 46
2000-06-14	4	6th	4 7 23 24 26 38
2000-05-31	2	5th	1 11 14 19 38 44
2000-05-24	4	5th	6 8 21 36 38 46
2000-05-10	2	5th	10 18 29 37 38 46
2000-05-03	25	5th	5 6 24 36 38 48
2000-02-05	19	2nd	21 38 40 46 47 49
1999-12-01	15	4th	28 36 37 38 42 47
1999-10-09	2	5th	8 15 26 29 38 46
1999-10-02	7	5th	3 14 28 37 38 49
1999-09-08	6	6th	8 10 17 22 36 38
1999-08-18	1	5th	6 8 13 34 38 45
1999-08-14	1	5th	1 9 18 24 38 44
1999-08-11	5	4th	1 15 22 38 39 48
1999-07-24	11	5th	8 25 26 37 38 48
1999-06-16	8	5th	17 21 25 37 38 45
1999-05-19	2	5th	1 2 5 27 38 49
1999-05-12	12	5th	8 9 26 29 38 47
1999-03-31	4	6th	1 5 12 24 26 38
1999-03-17	5	4th	1 7 29 38 45 46
1999-02-27	6	5th	1 7 13 15 38 43
1999-02-06	10	4th	2 17 23 38 40 49
1999-01-02	3	4th	4 31 33 38 41 46
1998-12-23	3	5th	4 12 18 30 38 47
1998-12-12	6	3rd	26 28 38 39 41 46
1998-11-21	6	5th	7 9 17 22 38 49
1998-10-31	9	6th	5 9 12 14 18 38
1998-09-30	11	6th	10 12 14 28 31 38
1998-08-22	5	6th	2 10 11 27 32 38
1998-08-05	2	3rd	13 35 38 40 42 47
1998-07-29	1	5th	1 7 23 29 38 48
1998-07-25	1	4th	18 25 36 38 43 44
1998-07-22	9	3rd	28 34 38 39 46 47
1998-06-20	6	5th	1 14 27 31 38 47
1998-05-30	10	5th	2 3 14 29 38 40
1998-04-25	6	4th	17 22 36 38 43 48
1998-04-04	1	5th	5 19 24 33 38 48
1998-04-01	5	6th	1 2 24 36 37 38
1998-03-14	9	6th	2 15 18 26 36 38
1998-02-11	6	3rd	11 32 38 42 46 49
1998-01-21	1	6th	5 12 24 35 36 38
1998-01-17	3	4th	14 31 33 38 46 48
1998-01-07	5	6th	7 14 25 32 36 38
1997-12-20	3	6th	1 2 7 26 34 38
1997-12-10	10	5th	4 17 22 29 38 48
1997-11-05	3	6th	1 4 6 9 32 38
1997-10-25	7	4th	10 21 27 38 40 44
1997-10-01	3	5th	8 12 17 35 38 49
1997-09-20	5	3rd	9 30 38 40 43 44
1997-09-03	1	5th	10 14 22 30 38 43
1997-08-30	4	5th	6 20 30 33 38 46
1997-08-16	15	5th	2 9 19 20 38 49
1997-06-25	10	5th	12 17 27 28 38 40
1997-05-21	7	4th	5 8 21 38 39 49
1997-04-26	17	6th	6 10 14 25 27 38
1997-02-26	3	4th	2 34 36 38 44 46
1997-02-15	1	5th	7 14 21 34 38 47
1997-02-12	9	5th	5 14 23 29 38 45
1996-12-21	14	4th	5 26 35 38 42 45
1996-09-14	5	5th	2 9 10 11 38 48
1996-08-10	17	4th	3 23 36 38 41 45
1996-04-13	1	2nd	23 38 40 44 47 49
1996-04-06	3	6th	1 4 6 14 17 38
1996-03-16	7	5th	2 12 19 28 38 48
1996-01-27	22	3rd	16 17 38 41 42 43
1995-08-26	10	5th	16 18 21 27 38 41
1995-06-17	8	4th	27 30 33 38 40 48
1995-04-22	10	6th	8 18 20 33 36 38
1995-02-11	1	5th	15 18 29 35 38 48
1995-02-04	3	4th	1 7 37 38 42 46
1995-01-14	4	5th	7 17 23 32 38 42
1994-12-17	1	6th	3 5 9 13 14 38
1994-12-10	—	3rd	26 35 38 43 47 49