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Number 8 In Texas Two Step under the 4/35 + 1/35 · Jan 2010 – Feb 2022 rules — 1,266 draws, 4 from 1–35 (an earlier era).
Main numbers Stars 4/35 + 1/35 · since Sep 2025 4/35 + 1/0 · Nov 2022 – Sep 2025 5/35 · Feb 2022 – Nov 2022 4/35 + 1/35 · Jan 2010 – Feb 2022 158 times drawn · chance expected 145 +1.18σ
26 draws waiting · a wait this long: 5% for any number
7.6 average wait between appearances · chance says 8.8
40 longest completed wait · 75% chance of one at least that long
8 is drawn as often as chance explains Drawn 158 times in 1,266 draws against 144.7 expected, +1.18σ. Each draw is independent: after 26 draws away it is exactly as likely tonight as a number drawn yesterday.
8 Number 8, draw by draw Drawn 158 times in 1,266 draws · average wait 7.6 draws · longest completed wait 40 · waiting 26 draws now
1 draws: 2010-05-20 to 2010-05-24 14 draws: 2010-05-24 to 2010-07-12 4 draws: 2010-07-12 to 2010-07-26 11 draws: 2010-07-26 to 2010-09-02 6 draws: 2010-09-02 to 2010-09-23 12 draws: 2010-09-23 to 2010-11-04 11 draws: 2010-11-04 to 2010-12-13 8 draws: 2010-12-13 to 2011-01-10 1 draws: 2011-01-10 to 2011-01-13 11 draws: 2011-01-13 to 2011-02-21 1 draws: 2011-02-21 to 2011-02-24 17 draws: 2011-02-24 to 2011-04-25 9 draws: 2011-04-25 to 2011-05-26 1 draws: 2011-05-26 to 2011-05-30 4 draws: 2011-05-30 to 2011-06-13 5 draws: 2011-06-13 to 2011-06-30 7 draws: 2011-06-30 to 2011-07-25 3 draws: 2011-07-25 to 2011-08-04 2 draws: 2011-08-04 to 2011-08-11 4 draws: 2011-08-11 to 2011-08-25 9 draws: 2011-08-25 to 2011-09-26 1 draws: 2011-09-26 to 2011-09-29 16 draws: 2011-09-29 to 2011-11-24 3 draws: 2011-11-24 to 2011-12-05 3 draws: 2011-12-05 to 2011-12-15 3 draws: 2011-12-15 to 2011-12-26 2 draws: 2011-12-26 to 2012-01-02 4 draws: 2012-01-02 to 2012-01-16 4 draws: 2012-01-16 to 2012-01-30 11 draws: 2012-01-30 to 2012-03-08 4 draws: 2012-03-08 to 2012-03-22 8 draws: 2012-03-22 to 2012-04-19 2 draws: 2012-04-19 to 2012-04-26 11 draws: 2012-04-26 to 2012-06-04 3 draws: 2012-06-04 to 2012-06-14 10 draws: 2012-06-14 to 2012-07-19 14 draws: 2012-07-19 to 2012-09-06 5 draws: 2012-09-06 to 2012-09-24 2 draws: 2012-09-24 to 2012-10-01 4 draws: 2012-10-01 to 2012-10-15 1 draws: 2012-10-15 to 2012-10-18 2 draws: 2012-10-18 to 2012-10-25 4 draws: 2012-10-25 to 2012-11-08 5 draws: 2012-11-08 to 2012-11-26 2 draws: 2012-11-26 to 2012-12-03 3 draws: 2012-12-03 to 2012-12-13 3 draws: 2012-12-13 to 2012-12-24 4 draws: 2012-12-24 to 2013-01-07 4 draws: 2013-01-07 to 2013-01-21 17 draws: 2013-01-21 to 2013-03-21 9 draws: 2013-03-21 to 2013-04-22 10 draws: 2013-04-22 to 2013-05-27 8 draws: 2013-05-27 to 2013-06-24 1 draws: 2013-06-24 to 2013-06-27 7 draws: 2013-06-27 to 2013-07-22 16 draws: 2013-07-22 to 2013-09-16 5 draws: 2013-09-16 to 2013-10-03 15 draws: 2013-10-03 to 2013-11-25 11 draws: 2013-11-25 to 2014-01-02 1 draws: 2014-01-02 to 2014-01-06 3 draws: 2014-01-06 to 2014-01-16 4 draws: 2014-01-16 to 2014-01-30 10 draws: 2014-01-30 to 2014-03-06 4 draws: 2014-03-06 to 2014-03-20 10 draws: 2014-03-20 to 2014-04-24 10 draws: 2014-04-24 to 2014-05-29 2 draws: 2014-05-29 to 2014-06-05 9 draws: 2014-06-05 to 2014-07-07 1 draws: 2014-07-07 to 2014-07-10 1 draws: 2014-07-10 to 2014-07-14 20 draws: 2014-07-14 to 2014-09-22 20 draws: 2014-09-22 to 2014-12-01 22 draws: 2014-12-01 to 2015-02-16 2 draws: 2015-02-16 to 2015-02-23 5 draws: 2015-02-23 to 2015-03-12 7 draws: 2015-03-12 to 2015-04-06 4 draws: 2015-04-06 to 2015-04-20 6 draws: 2015-04-20 to 2015-05-11 2 draws: 2015-05-11 to 2015-05-18 11 draws: 2015-05-18 to 2015-06-25 7 draws: 2015-06-25 to 2015-07-20 13 draws: 2015-07-20 to 2015-09-03 40 draws: 2015-09-03 to 2016-01-21 10 draws: 2016-01-21 to 2016-02-25 6 draws: 2016-02-25 to 2016-03-17 2 draws: 2016-03-17 to 2016-03-24 17 draws: 2016-03-24 to 2016-05-23 5 draws: 2016-05-23 to 2016-06-09 5 draws: 2016-06-09 to 2016-06-27 3 draws: 2016-06-27 to 2016-07-07 1 draws: 2016-07-07 to 2016-07-11 2 draws: 2016-07-11 to 2016-07-18 3 draws: 2016-07-18 to 2016-07-28 7 draws: 2016-07-28 to 2016-08-22 1 draws: 2016-08-22 to 2016-08-25 10 draws: 2016-08-25 to 2016-09-29 23 draws: 2016-09-29 to 2016-12-19 2 draws: 2016-12-19 to 2016-12-26 8 draws: 2016-12-26 to 2017-01-23 4 draws: 2017-01-23 to 2017-02-06 12 draws: 2017-02-06 to 2017-03-20 8 draws: 2017-03-20 to 2017-04-17 14 draws: 2017-04-17 to 2017-06-05 25 draws: 2017-06-05 to 2017-08-31 1 draws: 2017-08-31 to 2017-09-04 11 draws: 2017-09-04 to 2017-10-12 14 draws: 2017-10-12 to 2017-11-30 6 draws: 2017-11-30 to 2017-12-21 18 draws: 2017-12-21 to 2018-02-22 6 draws: 2018-02-22 to 2018-03-15 3 draws: 2018-03-15 to 2018-03-26 1 draws: 2018-03-26 to 2018-04-02 13 draws: 2018-04-02 to 2018-05-17 2 draws: 2018-05-17 to 2018-05-24 1 draws: 2018-05-24 to 2018-05-28 2 draws: 2018-05-28 to 2018-06-04 6 draws: 2018-06-04 to 2018-06-25 17 draws: 2018-06-25 to 2018-08-23 8 draws: 2018-08-23 to 2018-09-20 22 draws: 2018-09-20 to 2018-12-06 7 draws: 2018-12-06 to 2018-12-31 25 draws: 2018-12-31 to 2019-03-28 1 draws: 2019-03-28 to 2019-04-01 6 draws: 2019-04-01 to 2019-04-22 8 draws: 2019-04-22 to 2019-05-20 4 draws: 2019-05-20 to 2019-06-03 2 draws: 2019-06-03 to 2019-06-10 1 draws: 2019-06-10 to 2019-06-13 2 draws: 2019-06-13 to 2019-06-20 7 draws: 2019-06-20 to 2019-07-15 18 draws: 2019-07-15 to 2019-09-16 7 draws: 2019-09-16 to 2019-10-10 24 draws: 2019-10-10 to 2020-01-02 10 draws: 2020-01-02 to 2020-02-06 5 draws: 2020-02-06 to 2020-02-24 22 draws: 2020-02-24 to 2020-05-11 1 draws: 2020-05-11 to 2020-05-14 3 draws: 2020-05-14 to 2020-05-25 3 draws: 2020-05-25 to 2020-06-04 20 draws: 2020-06-04 to 2020-08-13 2 draws: 2020-08-13 to 2020-08-20 20 draws: 2020-08-20 to 2020-10-29 3 draws: 2020-10-29 to 2020-11-09 8 draws: 2020-11-09 to 2020-12-07 10 draws: 2020-12-07 to 2021-01-11 7 draws: 2021-01-11 to 2021-02-04 10 draws: 2021-02-04 to 2021-03-11 8 draws: 2021-03-11 to 2021-04-08 13 draws: 2021-04-08 to 2021-05-24 9 draws: 2021-05-24 to 2021-06-24 11 draws: 2021-06-24 to 2021-08-02 1 draws: 2021-08-02 to 2021-08-05 12 draws: 2021-08-05 to 2021-09-16 3 draws: 2021-09-16 to 2021-09-27 7 draws: 2021-09-27 to 2021-10-21 1 draws: 2021-10-21 to 2021-10-25 8 draws: 2021-10-25 to 2021-11-22 Still waiting — at least 26 draws since 2021-11-22 2010-05-20 2010-05-24 2010-07-12 2010-07-26 2010-09-02 2010-09-23 2010-11-04 2010-12-13 2011-01-10 2011-01-13 2011-02-21 2011-02-24 2011-04-25 2011-05-26 2011-05-30 2011-06-13 2011-06-30 2011-07-25 2011-08-04 2011-08-11 2011-08-25 2011-09-26 2011-09-29 2011-11-24 2011-12-05 2011-12-15 2011-12-26 2012-01-02 2012-01-16 2012-01-30 2012-03-08 2012-03-22 2012-04-19 2012-04-26 2012-06-04 2012-06-14 2012-07-19 2012-09-06 2012-09-24 2012-10-01 2012-10-15 2012-10-18 2012-10-25 2012-11-08 2012-11-26 2012-12-03 2012-12-13 2012-12-24 2013-01-07 2013-01-21 2013-03-21 2013-04-22 2013-05-27 2013-06-24 2013-06-27 2013-07-22 2013-09-16 2013-10-03 2013-11-25 2014-01-02 2014-01-06 2014-01-16 2014-01-30 2014-03-06 2014-03-20 2014-04-24 2014-05-29 2014-06-05 2014-07-07 2014-07-10 2014-07-14 2014-09-22 2014-12-01 2015-02-16 2015-02-23 2015-03-12 2015-04-06 2015-04-20 2015-05-11 2015-05-18 2015-06-25 2015-07-20 2015-09-03 2016-01-21 2016-02-25 2016-03-17 2016-03-24 2016-05-23 2016-06-09 2016-06-27 2016-07-07 2016-07-11 2016-07-18 2016-07-28 2016-08-22 2016-08-25 2016-09-29 2016-12-19 2016-12-26 2017-01-23 2017-02-06 2017-03-20 2017-04-17 2017-06-05 2017-08-31 2017-09-04 2017-10-12 2017-11-30 2017-12-21 2018-02-22 2018-03-15 2018-03-26 2018-04-02 2018-05-17 2018-05-24 2018-05-28 2018-06-04 2018-06-25 2018-08-23 2018-09-20 2018-12-06 2018-12-31 2019-03-28 2019-04-01 2019-04-22 2019-05-20 2019-06-03 2019-06-10 2019-06-13 2019-06-20 2019-07-15 2019-09-16 2019-10-10 2020-01-02 2020-02-06 2020-02-24 2020-05-11 2020-05-14 2020-05-25 2020-06-04 2020-08-13 2020-08-20 2020-10-29 2020-11-09 2020-12-07 2021-01-11 2021-02-04 2021-03-11 2021-04-08 2021-05-24 2021-06-24 2021-08-02 2021-08-05 2021-09-16 2021-09-27 2021-10-21 2021-10-25 2021-11-22 2010-01-04 2022-02-21
1 draws: 20 times 2 draws: 17 times 3 draws: 15 times 4 draws: 15 times 5 draws: 8 times 6 draws: 7 times 7 draws: 10 times 8 draws: 10 times 9 draws: 5 times 10 draws: 10 times 11 draws: 9 times 12 draws: 3 times 13 draws: 3 times 14 draws: 4 times 15 draws: 1 time 16 draws: 2 times 17 draws: 4 times 18 draws: 2 times 19 draws: 0 times 20 draws: 4 times 21 draws: 0 times 22 draws: 3 times 23 draws: 1 time 24 draws: 1 time 25 draws: 2 times 26 draws: 0 times 27 draws: 0 times 28 draws: 0 times 29 draws: 0 times 30 draws: 0 times 31 draws: 0 times 32 draws: 0 times 33 draws: 0 times 34 draws: 0 times 35 draws: 0 times 36 draws: 0 times 37 draws: 0 times 38 draws: 0 times 39 draws: 0 times 40 draws: 1 time 41 draws: 0 times its own waits draws between appearances Where it lands in a sorted draw Sort a draw and 8 has a favourite seat — chance gives a small number the low positions more often. That is the shape of sorting, not of the machine.
1st smallest 75 · chance 77.2 2nd smallest 68 · chance 64.9 3rd smallest 15 · chance 15.0 4th smallest 0 · chance 0.9 Every position’s lane →
The company it keeps Seen most often with these — chance gives every partner about 13.9 shared draws, and the leaders are simply the ones that came out ahead this time.
It has shared a draw with every one of the other 34 numbers; chance expected about 0.0 still unmet by now. Every pair →
How many people play it Under the crowd model, 8 is picked about 1.48× as often as an indifferent choice — 2nd most popular of 35. That changes nothing about whether it comes up, and everything about how many ways a jackpot on it would be shared.
Numbers 1–31 — the birthday zone ×1.22 Numbers 1–12 — day and month overlap ×1.10 Culturally lucky numbers 3, 8, 9 ×1.10 The model and its sources → · What people believe about 8 →
Every draw it appeared in ← number 7 Every number number 9 → 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: 8 is drawn with probability 4/35 tonight whatever it did last week.