Number 38

In Lotto under the 6/52 · Jan 2015 – Apr 2025 rules — 1,616 draws, 6 from 1–52 (an earlier era).

199times drawn · chance expected 186 +0.98σ

8draws waiting · a wait this long: 42% for any number

8.0average wait between appearances · chance says 8.7

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

38 is drawn as often as chance explains

Drawn 199 times in 1,616 draws against 186.5 expected, +0.98σ. Each draw is independent: after 8 draws away it is exactly as likely tonight as a number drawn yesterday.

Number 38, draw by draw

Drawn 199 times in 1,616 draws · average wait 8.0 draws · longest completed wait 31 · waiting 8 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 0.2
2nd smallest7 · chance 3.1
3rd smallest13 · chance 20.5
4th smallest51 · chance 59.9
5th smallest86 · chance 78.3
6th smallest42 · chance 36.9

Every position’s lane →

The company it keeps

Seen most often with these — chance gives every partner about 19.5 shared draws, and the leaders are simply the ones that came out ahead this time.

21 4 26 16 19 14

It has shared a draw with every one of the other 51 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 — 34th most popular of 52. 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
2025-04-07	11	2nd	22 38 41 43 47 50
2025-03-13	8	5th	6 20 31 32 38 45
2025-02-22	9	6th	5 9 17 19 32 38
2025-02-01

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 6/52 tonight whatever it did last week.

2024-01-08	6	5th	4 15 29 37 38 40
2023-12-25	2	4th	18 21 25 38 40 48
2023-12-21	4	3rd	15 29 38 41 47 48
2023-12-11	5	4th	15 31 34 38 43 46
2023-11-30	2	5th	7 13 24 29 38 39
2023-11-25	4	6th	12 15 22 23 25 38
2023-11-16	3	4th	23 26 29 38 46 47
2023-11-09	8	5th	4 16 18 35 38 44
2023-10-21	8	5th	4 7 22 27 38 48
2023-10-02	28	4th	6 14 35 38 42 50
2023-07-29	28	6th	1 12 22 33 35 38
2023-05-25	2	2nd	4 38 39 43 44 45
2023-05-20	11	6th	4 5 14 19 25 38
2023-04-24	2	3rd	12 19 38 42 47 49
2023-04-20	11	5th	11 13 30 37 38 45
2023-03-25	9	5th	21 23 24 31 38 43
2023-03-04	3	6th	5 9 10 13 30 38
2023-02-25	19	5th	2 14 25 37 38 41
2023-01-12	1	5th	7 9 16 21 38 46
2023-01-09	3	6th	4 21 23 26 35 38
2023-01-02	9	6th	4 6 7 10 12 38
2022-12-12	14	5th	8 9 10 31 38 47
2022-11-10	1	5th	13 15 17 30 38 40
2022-11-07	17	4th	8 14 28 38 47 48
2022-09-29	3	6th	1 2 16 21 32 38
2022-09-22	2	5th	4 6 21 25 38 40
2022-09-17	8	4th	14 15 18 38 42 46
2022-08-29	1	4th	23 25 35 38 46 50
2022-08-27	1	5th	13 19 28 29 38 43
2022-08-25	5	4th	6 11 32 38 42 47
2022-08-13	25	5th	22 23 33 35 38 44
2022-06-16	3	5th	3 4 28 33 38 46
2022-06-09	2	5th	1 12 22 37 38 50
2022-06-04	3	5th	8 16 19 21 38 44
2022-05-28	10	5th	5 16 21 28 38 41
2022-05-05	10	5th	1 3 12 19 38 44
2022-04-11	27	5th	9 17 25 27 38 43
2022-02-07	2	6th	2 9 20 23 34 38
2022-02-03	6	5th	1 2 11 26 38 40
2022-01-20	3	6th	2 6 13 14 20 38
2022-01-13	9	5th	8 10 15 20 38 49
2021-12-23	16	4th	7 21 25 38 48 49
2021-11-15	3	4th	9 33 37 38 47 50
2021-11-08	2	6th	13 27 30 31 34 38
2021-11-04	9	5th	2 10 22 36 38 50
2021-10-14	9	6th	7 10 14 16 20 38
2021-09-23	7	4th	15 21 31 38 41 50
2021-09-06	4	6th	11 22 26 35 37 38
2021-08-28	10	5th	2 19 28 36 38 39
2021-08-05	4	6th	8 12 23 31 33 38
2021-07-26	11	6th	14 15 17 21 28 38
2021-07-01	5	5th	9 17 24 37 38 41
2021-06-19	6	4th	3 5 13 38 39 45
2021-06-05	9	4th	3 21 26 38 45 50
2021-05-15	15	5th	9 17 24 35 38 40
2021-04-10	2	6th	2 9 11 22 23 38
2021-04-05	24	4th	4 9 27 38 39 44
2021-02-08	3	5th	1 16 30 34 38 47
2021-02-01	2	6th	9 24 35 36 37 38
2021-01-28	2	5th	8 10 17 24 38 39
2021-01-23	2	5th	21 25 29 30 38 49
2021-01-18	2	6th	17 27 29 34 36 38
2021-01-14	2	4th	5 13 26 38 43 48
2021-01-09	18	4th	1 11 30 38 41 52
2020-11-28	8	5th	16 19 24 33 38 47
2020-11-09	13	5th	7 19 21 30 38 44
2020-10-10	12	4th	4 17 30 38 44 45
2020-09-12	17	4th	3 14 26 38 43 46
2020-08-03	6	6th	5 17 18 20 34 38
2020-07-20	13	5th	10 17 26 27 38 41
2020-06-20	2	5th	11 13 22 23 38 52
2020-06-15	4	5th	2 4 5 14 38 44
2020-06-06	5	4th	8 29 37 38 45 50
2020-05-25	1	5th	7 12 16 23 38 40
2020-05-23	9	2nd	3 38 39 41 43 46
2020-05-02	1	3rd	15 36 38 47 48 52
2020-04-30	2	4th	3 26 31 38 46 49
2020-04-25	5	5th	5 12 27 31 38 45
2020-04-13	2	5th	4 28 31 37 38 50
2020-04-09	20	5th	2 5 10 12 38 51
2020-02-22	4	5th	32 33 34 36 38 45
2020-02-13	16	6th	7 12 14 25 29 38
2020-01-06	23	4th	11 17 31 38 40 42
2019-11-14	5	5th	18 20 29 34 38 42
2019-11-02	9	5th	5 9 19 26 38 52
2019-10-12	4	4th	14 30 37 38 44 45
2019-10-03	21	5th	17 20 30 33 38 49
2019-08-15	12	6th	2 6 17 23 37 38
2019-07-18	14	4th	10 23 32 38 49 51
2019-06-15	7	5th	3 13 14 20 38 45
2019-05-30	11	5th	3 5 12 26 38 51
2019-05-04	2	3rd	8 12 38 42 43 44
2019-04-29	2	4th	15 26 35 38 40 47
2019-04-25	2	4th	1 3 11 38 41 45
2019-04-20	1	4th	9 10 33 38 44 47
2019-04-18	2	3rd	4 19 38 47 49 50
2019-04-13	11	5th	3 16 21 31 38 39
2019-03-18	10	5th	8 16 19 33 38 42
2019-02-23	6	2nd	12 38 43 44 46 48
2019-02-09	11	5th	8 26 31 32 38 50
2019-01-14	12	6th	2 6 20 32 37 38
2018-12-17	3	6th	13 21 27 35 37 38
2018-12-10	11	4th	2 4 21 38 41 49
2018-11-15	17	5th	1 6 11 30 38 40
2018-10-06	5	5th	1 7 8 27 38 44
2018-09-24	18	4th	5 15 28 38 40 43
2018-08-13	12	4th	10 11 28 38 40 49
2018-07-16	2	6th	4 5 15 25 28 38
2018-07-12	5	5th	2 23 32 35 38 46
2018-06-30	6	2nd	16 38 43 46 48 52
2018-06-16	13	5th	6 14 24 25 38 46
2018-05-17	2	3rd	2 18 38 42 43 49
2018-05-12	8	4th	16 23 26 38 42 43
2018-04-23	1	5th	2 14 25 26 38 49
2018-04-21	5	4th	14 30 31 38 48 50
2018-04-09	14	3rd	7 18 38 43 49 50
2018-03-08	2	4th	21 22 24 38 39 49
2018-03-03	2	4th	34 35 36 38 44 47
2018-02-26	12	5th	1 11 20 31 38 44
2018-01-29	9	6th	3 10 24 28 36 38
2018-01-08	5	4th	4 12 34 38 42 51
2017-12-28	2	3rd	7 31 38 41 43 47
2017-12-23	4	6th	4 11 12 31 37 38
2017-12-14	8	5th	4 13 29 34 38 41
2017-11-25	4	5th	2 6 9 33 38 48
2017-11-16	17	6th	13 19 21 26 27 38
2017-10-07	6	5th	5 8 18 31 38 48
2017-09-23	5	2nd	3 38 43 46 50 52
2017-09-11	15	5th	14 19 21 28 38 41
2017-08-07	6	6th	12 16 32 33 34 38
2017-07-24	1	4th	16 19 30 38 46 52
2017-07-22	15	4th	1 27 34 38 42 49
2017-06-17	5	6th	7 19 20 25 36 38
2017-06-05	4	3rd	22 27 38 42 45 50
2017-05-27	14	4th	10 16 27 38 43 49
2017-04-24	13	4th	16 21 30 38 46 51
2017-03-25	4	5th	2 23 26 28 38 42
2017-03-16	26	6th	10 15 18 21 29 38
2017-01-14	16	6th	7 10 14 28 37 38
2016-12-08	5	3rd	29 37 38 39 41 44
2016-11-26	1	5th	4 13 18 34 38 43
2016-11-24	6	3rd	13 21 38 39 45 50
2016-11-10	13	5th	8 13 24 28 38 39
2016-10-10	6	5th	14 16 21 35 38 46
2016-09-26	6	6th	7 19 21 26 34 38
2016-09-12	3	5th	18 24 33 35 38 45
2016-09-05	15	5th	14 25 29 36 38 45
2016-08-01	4	5th	11 16 19 26 38 44
2016-07-23	26	3rd	17 36 38 42 44 50
2016-05-23	4	4th	1 5 15 38 43 45
2016-05-14	2	4th	26 29 33 38 50 52
2016-05-09	6	6th	2 6 10 20 31 38
2016-04-25	9	6th	3 16 22 24 37 38
2016-04-04	4	5th	14 23 28 32 38 45
2016-03-26	8	5th	4 15 23 25 38 48
2016-03-07	5	5th	10 12 20 30 38 52
2016-02-25	16	5th	24 25 32 36 38 45
2016-01-18	3	5th	10 17 19 32 38 47
2016-01-11	2	5th	11 15 26 36 38 45
2016-01-07	16	4th	8 35 36 38 46 47
2015-11-30	17	5th	2 5 10 31 38 48
2015-10-22	7	5th	5 19 26 28 38 42
2015-10-05	6	2nd	21 38 41 46 48 51
2015-09-21	3	4th	15 26 29 38 41 47
2015-09-14	15	6th	1 6 16 21 33 38
2015-08-10	13	6th	8 11 12 16 18 38
2015-07-11	16	4th	7 12 19 38 45 48
2015-06-04	23	6th	5 15 17 21 29 38
2015-04-11	4	4th	18 22 36 38 39 52
2015-04-02	4	3rd	11 21 38 40 45 46
2015-03-23	4	4th	2 30 33 38 39 44
2015-03-14	1	4th	4 15 27 38 46 51
2015-03-12	3	4th	6 19 36 38 43 52
2015-03-05	8	5th	7 14 17 30 38 44
2015-02-14	—	4th	3 20 35 38 46 51