Number 38

In Canada Lotto 6/49 under the 6/49 + 1/49 · since Jan 2010 rules — 1,751 draws, 6 from 1–49.

231times drawn · chance expected 214 +1.21σ

5draws waiting · a wait this long: 59% for any number

7.6average wait between appearances · chance says 8.2

55longest completed wait · 18% chance of one at least that long

38 is drawn as often as chance explains

Drawn 231 times in 1,751 draws against 214.4 expected, +1.21σ. Each draw is independent: after 5 draws away it is exactly as likely tonight as a number drawn yesterday. It has also come out as the bonus ball 32 times, counted separately.

Number 38, draw by draw

Drawn 231 times in 1,751 draws · average wait 7.6 draws · longest completed wait 55 · waiting 5 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 smallest0 · chance 1.6
3rd smallest14 · chance 14.8
4th smallest60 · chance 57.7
5th smallest108 · chance 98.0
6th smallest49 · chance 58.8

Every position’s lane →

The company it keeps

Seen most often with these — chance gives every partner about 24.1 shared draws, and the leaders are simply the ones that came out ahead this time.

10 15 45 21 23 36

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
2026-09-23	20	5th	11 20 32 35 38 45
2026-07-15	3	6th	12 15 17 21 28 38
2026-07-04	11	5th	4 5 27 29 38 47
2026-05-27	7

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.

2024-07-10	1	5th	7 11 18 37 38 45
2024-07-06	11	6th	5 6 8 16 18 38
2024-05-29	7	5th	4 26 27 32 38 40
2024-05-04	7	5th	2 16 21 27 38 45
2024-04-10	2	5th	11 12 17 23 38 46
2024-04-03	5	5th	2 10 35 36 38 46
2024-03-16	20	4th	12 27 32 38 39 41
2024-01-06	9	4th	18 19 33 38 48 49
2023-12-06	20	5th	1 11 31 36 38 45
2023-09-27	2	5th	9 17 25 30 38 48
2023-09-20	1	6th	10 14 17 22 25 38
2023-09-16	3	6th	5 9 14 29 37 38
2023-09-06	12	4th	3 10 31 38 39 41
2023-07-26	17	5th	10 19 20 30 38 45
2023-05-27	10	4th	11 20 26 38 44 45
2023-04-22	21	4th	4 8 21 38 46 49
2023-02-08	2	5th	6 12 19 24 38 47
2023-02-01	3	6th	8 22 23 24 34 38
2023-01-21	5	5th	8 11 27 35 38 45
2023-01-04	4	6th	4 17 21 22 31 38
2022-12-21	4	4th	29 34 37 38 42 49
2022-12-07	5	3rd	22 23 38 41 44 48
2022-11-19	5	5th	12 16 21 32 38 45
2022-11-02	2	3rd	19 25 38 40 47 48
2022-10-26	4	4th	10 15 23 38 39 45
2022-10-12	18	5th	8 10 25 36 38 41
2022-08-10	13	4th	8 9 36 38 44 45
2022-06-25	20	5th	9 14 23 36 38 44
2022-04-16	6	6th	7 13 26 35 36 38
2022-03-26	6	5th	5 11 21 22 38 45
2022-03-05	42	5th	5 9 10 32 38 40
2021-10-09	1	6th	1 11 19 27 28 38
2021-10-06	2	4th	7 18 19 38 42 46
2021-09-29	2	3rd	3 5 38 39 41 48
2021-09-22	9	5th	5 14 19 30 38 40
2021-08-21	5	5th	2 9 15 21 38 46
2021-08-04	9	4th	3 8 21 38 42 49
2021-07-03	11	6th	4 7 10 31 33 38
2021-05-26	5	4th	7 10 20 38 45 49
2021-05-08	2	4th	25 28 36 38 41 49
2021-05-01	3	6th	10 15 21 30 32 38
2021-04-21	1	5th	15 18 23 32 38 47
2021-04-17	3	4th	7 13 32 38 39 48
2021-04-07	12	4th	23 31 34 38 39 41
2021-02-24	5	4th	11 36 37 38 39 45
2021-02-06	7	6th	6 11 12 26 28 38
2021-01-13	4	5th	20 27 28 37 38 39
2020-12-30	13	5th	7 14 30 32 38 45
2020-11-14	9	6th	1 2 13 30 35 38
2020-10-14	1	4th	10 18 20 38 39 44
2020-10-10	10	6th	6 23 24 29 36 38
2020-09-05	9	6th	1 8 10 33 34 38
2020-08-05	9	5th	3 14 23 30 38 43
2020-07-04	6	5th	15 20 27 34 38 42
2020-06-13	2	4th	3 31 34 38 45 48
2020-06-06	7	3rd	6 22 38 45 48 49
2020-05-13	14	5th	3 10 21 35 38 48
2020-03-25	6	4th	3 19 31 38 45 47
2020-03-04	2	5th	6 8 15 24 38 41
2020-02-26	20	6th	8 25 34 35 36 38
2019-12-18	3	5th	18 22 25 36 38 44
2019-12-07	18	5th	18 32 36 37 38 45
2019-10-05	4	4th	14 15 35 38 42 46
2019-09-21	4	5th	1 2 4 32 38 39
2019-09-07	12	4th	25 28 37 38 42 48
2019-07-27	6	5th	1 3 5 34 38 43
2019-07-06	1	3rd	10 28 38 39 40 43
2019-07-03	3	5th	13 21 26 30 38 39
2019-06-22	3	5th	15 16 34 35 38 44
2019-06-12	4	4th	22 23 31 38 47 48
2019-05-29	8	4th	4 5 15 38 41 42
2019-05-01	4	5th	23 27 28 34 38 43
2019-04-17	1	5th	10 11 20 26 38 43
2019-04-13	1	5th	4 5 15 23 38 45
2019-04-10	1	4th	10 16 23 38 39 48
2019-04-06	21	5th	6 19 30 37 38 49
2019-01-23	4	6th	3 19 20 26 31 38
2019-01-09	1	4th	1 10 27 38 44 47
2019-01-05	3	3rd	4 10 38 40 45 48
2018-12-26	24	5th	2 14 27 36 38 48
2018-10-03	15	3rd	15 32 38 40 44 45
2018-08-11	9	5th	2 9 16 27 38 41
2018-07-11	7	4th	1 9 11 38 45 48
2018-06-16	3	5th	2 15 21 31 38 49
2018-06-06	2	4th	10 15 23 38 40 41
2018-05-30	3	5th	9 14 17 21 38 39
2018-05-19	21	5th	14 15 28 34 38 44
2018-03-07	2	4th	6 30 33 38 45 46
2018-02-28	28	4th	3 14 36 38 40 48
2017-11-22	15	5th	26 28 31 36 38 45
2017-09-30	9	4th	6 27 33 38 40 47
2017-08-30	1	6th	21 23 31 33 36 38
2017-08-26	5	4th	5 7 32 38 40 46
2017-08-09	2	4th	16 23 28 38 41 43
2017-08-02	3	5th	13 16 24 25 38 43
2017-07-22	19	5th	5 8 17 32 38 45
2017-05-17	2	4th	9 17 36 38 41 45
2017-05-10	1	6th	6 7 8 21 27 38
2017-05-06	7	6th	6 7 9 11 34 38
2017-04-12	1	4th	7 19 37 38 41 42
2017-04-08	10	5th	4 9 10 15 38 39
2017-03-04	2	5th	5 16 24 31 38 47
2017-02-25	4	5th	21 23 31 33 38 42
2017-02-11	9	5th	10 11 21 28 38 44
2017-01-11	6	4th	24 34 36 38 42 43
2016-12-21	18	4th	16 27 30 38 47 49
2016-10-19	3	5th	4 21 28 33 38 41
2016-10-08	2	4th	3 27 33 38 42 48
2016-10-01	11	5th	7 18 22 31 38 39
2016-08-24	2	6th	4 17 22 30 36 38
2016-08-17	1	4th	2 12 19 38 41 47
2016-08-13	2	5th	3 4 15 17 38 47
2016-08-06	1	6th	2 7 22 26 32 38
2016-08-03	5	3rd	23 30 38 40 43 45
2016-07-16	11	5th	15 25 26 33 38 47
2016-06-08	15	5th	6 23 34 35 38 44
2016-04-16	15	5th	9 12 21 37 38 43
2016-02-24	2	4th	14 18 35 38 41 43
2016-02-17	2	5th	7 21 28 32 38 42
2016-02-10	2	5th	8 13 33 34 38 43
2016-02-03	1	4th	20 23 34 38 43 47
2016-01-30	2	5th	4 5 32 37 38 44
2016-01-23	2	5th	21 31 34 37 38 44
2016-01-16	7	5th	9 21 29 34 38 42
2015-12-23	6	5th	5 9 17 31 38 46
2015-12-02	4	5th	5 20 33 34 38 48
2015-11-18	12	6th	3 8 25 27 36 38
2015-10-07	7	5th	4 10 19 31 38 43
2015-09-12	7	5th	9 10 26 29 38 42
2015-08-19	2	4th	8 12 25 38 45 48
2015-08-12	8	5th	20 24 27 28 38 48
2015-07-15	11	3rd	11 18 38 40 43 46
2015-06-06	13	5th	8 12 22 35 38 44
2015-04-22	8	5th	4 24 27 35 38 48
2015-03-25	3	5th	6 14 16 29 38 46
2015-03-14	13	3rd	9 19 38 40 45 47
2015-01-28	6	6th	3 4 5 8 33 38
2015-01-07	5	5th	10 16 31 36 38 47
2014-12-20	1	5th	9 17 22 35 38 43
2014-12-17	1	5th	2 5 15 20 38 39
2014-12-13	11	6th	14 23 25 31 33 38
2014-11-05	30	4th	23 29 31 38 40 42
2014-07-23	1	5th	20 29 33 35 38 43
2014-07-19	4	3rd	18 30 38 43 46 47
2014-07-05	5	5th	11 19 30 33 38 41
2014-06-18	1	5th	15 21 22 28 38 45
2014-06-14	1	4th	7 15 25 38 44 47
2014-06-11	4	4th	4 27 33 38 41 46
2014-05-28	16	6th	13 23 28 31 34 38
2014-04-02	8	5th	9 11 32 36 38 40
2014-03-05	14	4th	7 26 31 38 46 47
2014-01-15	3	5th	2 15 25 27 38 46
2014-01-04	2	5th	1 15 21 22 38 39
2013-12-28	47	5th	13 20 23 34 38 46
2013-07-17	3	5th	11 12 16 29 38 43
2013-07-06	10	5th	21 23 24 33 38 44
2013-06-01	7	5th	2 7 24 37 38 40
2013-05-08	2	5th	12 21 23 24 38 46
2013-05-01	2	5th	1 2 32 33 38 49
2013-04-24	7	4th	10 20 30 38 41 44
2013-03-30	2	5th	26 30 34 35 38 41
2013-03-23	19	6th	1 2 7 10 33 38
2013-01-16	12	6th	14 21 27 34 37 38
2012-12-05	1	4th	4 26 34 38 41 46
2012-12-01	1	6th	7 22 28 32 34 38
2012-11-28	4	6th	3 6 13 29 36 38
2012-11-14	14	5th	15 20 29 36 38 42
2012-09-26	2	6th	2 5 9 13 22 38
2012-09-19	11	6th	7 9 18 22 28 38
2012-08-11	10	5th	17 20 22 35 38 48
2012-07-07	5	5th	3 20 27 29 38 44
2012-06-20	3	6th	1 6 10 26 31 38
2012-06-09	4	5th	8 18 29 37 38 44
2012-05-26	5	4th	23 31 33 38 46 49
2012-05-09	5	6th	2 6 15 19 24 38
2012-04-21	9	6th	2 8 10 20 28 38
2012-03-21	14	5th	23 27 32 37 38 45
2012-02-01	5	6th	2 7 9 18 23 38
2012-01-14	5	5th	1 3 7 11 38 40
2011-12-28	3	4th	1 22 28 38 47 48
2011-12-17	4	5th	3 5 24 27 38 46
2011-12-03	11	4th	8 24 34 38 41 42
2011-10-26	4	3rd	1 2 38 39 40 49
2011-10-12	6	5th	6 7 12 20 38 40
2011-09-21	1	4th	1 23 30 38 45 48
2011-09-17	5	6th	15 17 19 23 27 38
2011-08-31	8	5th	11 16 25 35 38 41
2011-08-03	16	6th	6 17 21 28 31 38
2011-06-08	4	5th	7 10 21 22 38 39
2011-05-25	10	4th	5 32 37 38 39 42
2011-04-20	4	5th	12 15 33 34 38 43
2011-04-06	9	6th	1 3 23 26 35 38
2011-03-05	26	6th	19 21 27 33 36 38
2010-12-04	5	6th	9 12 16 24 25 38
2010-11-17	1	6th	3 12 14 16 29 38
2010-11-13	1	5th	5 15 27 35 38 47
2010-11-10	3	6th	4 5 17 30 36 38
2010-10-30	6	6th	10 15 24 29 35 38
2010-10-09	20	5th	1 8 15 36 38 49
2010-07-31	8	3rd	1 35 38 40 47 48
2010-07-03	2	5th	9 12 19 29 38 47
2010-06-26	18	6th	1 10 16 25 36 38
2010-04-24	11	5th	3 10 14 36 38 40
2010-03-17	2	4th	5 6 21 38 42 45
2010-03-10	2	5th	8 12 28 30 38 48
2010-03-03	11	6th	10 19 23 24 33 38
2010-01-23	—	4th	29 35 36 38 41 43