Number 8

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

219times drawn · chance expected 214 +0.33σ

1draws waiting · a wait this long: >99% for any number

7.9average wait between appearances · chance says 8.2

39longest completed wait · 78% chance of one at least that long

8 is drawn as often as chance explains

Drawn 219 times in 1,751 draws against 214.4 expected, +0.33σ. Each draw is independent: after 1 draws away it is exactly as likely tonight as a number drawn yesterday. It has also come out as the bonus ball 35 times, counted separately.

Number 8, draw by draw

Drawn 219 times in 1,751 draws · average wait 7.9 draws · longest completed wait 39 · waiting 1 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 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 smallest84 · chance 95.8
2nd smallest105 · chance 90.7
3rd smallest26 · chance 28.6
4th smallest4 · chance 3.7
5th smallest0 · chance 0.2
6th smallest0 · chance 0.0

Every position’s lane →

The company it keeps

Seen most often with these — chance gives every partner about 22.8 shared draws, and the leaders are simply the ones that came out ahead this time.

3 5 7 34 35 33

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

Date	Wait	Position	The draw
2026-10-07	10	2nd	3 8 11 20 33 49
2026-09-02	9	2nd	6 8 9 14 17 25
2026-08-01	1	1st	8 22 37 41 43 44
2026-07-29	1

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.

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