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Number 8 In Lotto under the 6/49 + 1/49 · Jan 2010 – Aug 2017 rules — 789 draws, 6 from 1–49 (an earlier era).
6/58 + 1/56 · since Sep 2025 6/52 + 1/52 · Aug 2017 – Sep 2025 6/49 + 1/49 · Jan 2010 – Aug 2017 116 times drawn · chance expected 97 +2.11σ
3 draws waiting · a wait this long: 77% for any number
6.7 average wait between appearances · chance says 8.2
25 longest completed wait · 99% chance of one at least that long
8 is drawn as often as chance explains Drawn 116 times in 789 draws against 96.6 expected, +2.11σ. Each draw is independent: after 3 draws away it is exactly as likely tonight as a number drawn yesterday. It has also come out as the bonus ball 13 times, counted separately.
8 Number 8, draw by draw Drawn 116 times in 789 draws · average wait 6.7 draws · longest completed wait 25 · waiting 3 draws now
5 draws: 2010-02-20 to 2010-03-10 11 draws: 2010-03-10 to 2010-04-17 5 draws: 2010-04-17 to 2010-05-05 11 draws: 2010-05-05 to 2010-06-12 7 draws: 2010-06-12 to 2010-07-07 7 draws: 2010-07-07 to 2010-07-31 8 draws: 2010-07-31 to 2010-08-28 16 draws: 2010-08-28 to 2010-10-23 1 draws: 2010-10-23 to 2010-10-27 8 draws: 2010-10-27 to 2010-11-24 2 draws: 2010-11-24 to 2010-12-01 5 draws: 2010-12-01 to 2010-12-18 4 draws: 2010-12-18 to 2011-01-05 5 draws: 2011-01-05 to 2011-01-22 4 draws: 2011-01-22 to 2011-02-05 2 draws: 2011-02-05 to 2011-02-12 7 draws: 2011-02-12 to 2011-03-09 6 draws: 2011-03-09 to 2011-03-30 12 draws: 2011-03-30 to 2011-05-11 18 draws: 2011-05-11 to 2011-07-13 15 draws: 2011-07-13 to 2011-09-03 3 draws: 2011-09-03 to 2011-09-14 1 draws: 2011-09-14 to 2011-09-17 7 draws: 2011-09-17 to 2011-10-12 9 draws: 2011-10-12 to 2011-11-12 3 draws: 2011-11-12 to 2011-11-23 4 draws: 2011-11-23 to 2011-12-07 6 draws: 2011-12-07 to 2011-12-28 9 draws: 2011-12-28 to 2012-01-28 4 draws: 2012-01-28 to 2012-02-11 13 draws: 2012-02-11 to 2012-03-28 7 draws: 2012-03-28 to 2012-04-21 8 draws: 2012-04-21 to 2012-05-19 8 draws: 2012-05-19 to 2012-06-16 4 draws: 2012-06-16 to 2012-06-30 3 draws: 2012-06-30 to 2012-07-11 24 draws: 2012-07-11 to 2012-10-03 2 draws: 2012-10-03 to 2012-10-10 7 draws: 2012-10-10 to 2012-11-03 1 draws: 2012-11-03 to 2012-11-07 3 draws: 2012-11-07 to 2012-11-17 5 draws: 2012-11-17 to 2012-12-05 7 draws: 2012-12-05 to 2012-12-29 2 draws: 2012-12-29 to 2013-01-05 9 draws: 2013-01-05 to 2013-02-06 3 draws: 2013-02-06 to 2013-02-16 17 draws: 2013-02-16 to 2013-04-17 1 draws: 2013-04-17 to 2013-04-20 5 draws: 2013-04-20 to 2013-05-08 1 draws: 2013-05-08 to 2013-05-11 1 draws: 2013-05-11 to 2013-05-15 1 draws: 2013-05-15 to 2013-05-18 12 draws: 2013-05-18 to 2013-06-29 2 draws: 2013-06-29 to 2013-07-06 1 draws: 2013-07-06 to 2013-07-10 1 draws: 2013-07-10 to 2013-07-13 14 draws: 2013-07-13 to 2013-08-31 9 draws: 2013-08-31 to 2013-10-02 1 draws: 2013-10-02 to 2013-10-05 1 draws: 2013-10-05 to 2013-10-09 9 draws: 2013-10-09 to 2013-11-09 3 draws: 2013-11-09 to 2013-11-20 22 draws: 2013-11-20 to 2014-02-08 6 draws: 2014-02-08 to 2014-03-01 25 draws: 2014-03-01 to 2014-05-28 1 draws: 2014-05-28 to 2014-05-31 2 draws: 2014-05-31 to 2014-06-07 4 draws: 2014-06-07 to 2014-06-21 15 draws: 2014-06-21 to 2014-08-13 8 draws: 2014-08-13 to 2014-09-10 9 draws: 2014-09-10 to 2014-10-11 7 draws: 2014-10-11 to 2014-11-05 1 draws: 2014-11-05 to 2014-11-08 1 draws: 2014-11-08 to 2014-11-12 15 draws: 2014-11-12 to 2015-01-03 9 draws: 2015-01-03 to 2015-02-04 9 draws: 2015-02-04 to 2015-03-07 3 draws: 2015-03-07 to 2015-03-18 15 draws: 2015-03-18 to 2015-05-09 6 draws: 2015-05-09 to 2015-05-30 10 draws: 2015-05-30 to 2015-07-04 3 draws: 2015-07-04 to 2015-07-15 5 draws: 2015-07-15 to 2015-08-01 1 draws: 2015-08-01 to 2015-08-05 8 draws: 2015-08-05 to 2015-09-02 1 draws: 2015-09-02 to 2015-09-05 5 draws: 2015-09-05 to 2015-09-23 4 draws: 2015-09-23 to 2015-10-07 3 draws: 2015-10-07 to 2015-10-17 8 draws: 2015-10-17 to 2015-11-14 2 draws: 2015-11-14 to 2015-11-21 4 draws: 2015-11-21 to 2015-12-05 8 draws: 2015-12-05 to 2016-01-02 3 draws: 2016-01-02 to 2016-01-13 1 draws: 2016-01-13 to 2016-01-16 3 draws: 2016-01-16 to 2016-01-27 25 draws: 2016-01-27 to 2016-04-23 1 draws: 2016-04-23 to 2016-04-27 4 draws: 2016-04-27 to 2016-05-11 9 draws: 2016-05-11 to 2016-06-11 15 draws: 2016-06-11 to 2016-08-03 1 draws: 2016-08-03 to 2016-08-06 8 draws: 2016-08-06 to 2016-09-03 3 draws: 2016-09-03 to 2016-09-14 1 draws: 2016-09-14 to 2016-09-17 2 draws: 2016-09-17 to 2016-09-24 6 draws: 2016-09-24 to 2016-10-15 9 draws: 2016-10-15 to 2016-11-16 8 draws: 2016-11-16 to 2016-12-14 19 draws: 2016-12-14 to 2017-02-18 13 draws: 2017-02-18 to 2017-04-05 1 draws: 2017-04-05 to 2017-04-08 10 draws: 2017-04-08 to 2017-05-13 11 draws: 2017-05-13 to 2017-06-21 8 draws: 2017-06-21 to 2017-07-19 Still waiting — at least 3 draws since 2017-07-19 2010-02-20 2010-03-10 2010-04-17 2010-05-05 2010-06-12 2010-07-07 2010-07-31 2010-08-28 2010-10-23 2010-10-27 2010-11-24 2010-12-01 2010-12-18 2011-01-05 2011-01-22 2011-02-05 2011-02-12 2011-03-09 2011-03-30 2011-05-11 2011-07-13 2011-09-03 2011-09-14 2011-09-17 2011-10-12 2011-11-12 2011-11-23 2011-12-07 2011-12-28 2012-01-28 2012-02-11 2012-03-28 2012-04-21 2012-05-19 2012-06-16 2012-06-30 2012-07-11 2012-10-03 2012-10-10 2012-11-03 2012-11-07 2012-11-17 2012-12-05 2012-12-29 2013-01-05 2013-02-06 2013-02-16 2013-04-17 2013-04-20 2013-05-08 2013-05-11 2013-05-15 2013-05-18 2013-06-29 2013-07-06 2013-07-10 2013-07-13 2013-08-31 2013-10-02 2013-10-05 2013-10-09 2013-11-09 2013-11-20 2014-02-08 2014-03-01 2014-05-28 2014-05-31 2014-06-07 2014-06-21 2014-08-13 2014-09-10 2014-10-11 2014-11-05 2014-11-08 2014-11-12 2015-01-03 2015-02-04 2015-03-07 2015-03-18 2015-05-09 2015-05-30 2015-07-04 2015-07-15 2015-08-01 2015-08-05 2015-09-02 2015-09-05 2015-09-23 2015-10-07 2015-10-17 2015-11-14 2015-11-21 2015-12-05 2016-01-02 2016-01-13 2016-01-16 2016-01-27 2016-04-23 2016-04-27 2016-05-11 2016-06-11 2016-08-03 2016-08-06 2016-09-03 2016-09-14 2016-09-17 2016-09-24 2016-10-15 2016-11-16 2016-12-14 2017-02-18 2017-04-05 2017-04-08 2017-05-13 2017-06-21 2017-07-19 2010-01-02 2017-07-29
1 draws: 21 times 2 draws: 8 times 3 draws: 12 times 4 draws: 9 times 5 draws: 8 times 6 draws: 5 times 7 draws: 8 times 8 draws: 11 times 9 draws: 10 times 10 draws: 2 times 11 draws: 3 times 12 draws: 2 times 13 draws: 2 times 14 draws: 1 time 15 draws: 5 times 16 draws: 1 time 17 draws: 1 time 18 draws: 1 time 19 draws: 1 time 20 draws: 0 times 21 draws: 0 times 22 draws: 1 time 23 draws: 0 times 24 draws: 1 time 25 draws: 2 times 26 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 47 · chance 50.8 2nd smallest 50 · chance 48.0 3rd smallest 15 · chance 15.2 4th smallest 3 · chance 1.9 5th smallest 1 · chance 0.1 6th smallest 0 · chance 0.0 Every position’s lane →
The company it keeps Seen most often with these — chance gives every partner about 12.1 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 48 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 49. 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 6/49 tonight whatever it did last week.