Number 38

In Loto under the 5/49 + 1/10 · since Oct 2008 rules — 2,820 draws, 5 from 1–49.

308times drawn · chance expected 288 +1.26σ

8draws waiting · a wait this long: 47% for any number

9.1average wait between appearances · chance says 9.8

56longest completed wait · 56% chance of one at least that long

38 is drawn as often as chance explains

Drawn 308 times in 2,820 draws against 287.8 expected, +1.26σ. 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 308 times in 2,820 draws · average wait 9.1 draws · longest completed wait 56 · 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 smallest1 · chance 0.5
2nd smallest7 · chance 9.7
3rd smallest58 · chance 58.0
4th smallest133 · chance 135.3
5th smallest109 · chance 104.5

Every position’s lane →

The company it keeps

Seen most often with these — chance gives every partner about 25.7 shared draws, and the leaders are simply the ones that came out ahead this time.

41 26 4 12 29 31

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	4	5th	8 15 21 26 38
2026-09-14	1	5th	8 10 13 21 38
2026-09-12	1	3rd	9 26 38 45 48
2026-09-09	8	5th	3 20 23 32 38

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 5/49 tonight whatever it did last week.

2025-06-09	2	5th	5 12 25 34 38
2025-06-04	3	3rd	2 18 38 41 45
2025-05-28	10	5th	4 25 26 32 38
2025-05-05	1	4th	8 9 34 38 47
2025-05-03	7	3rd	19 37 38 39 42
2025-04-16	4	3rd	13 27 38 39 40
2025-04-07	3	5th	2 13 21 34 38
2025-03-31	15	5th	3 4 16 28 38
2025-02-24	14	4th	5 13 32 38 46
2025-01-22	6	4th	23 29 36 38 44
2025-01-08	7	5th	14 24 26 34 38
2024-12-23	6	5th	2 13 17 22 38
2024-12-09	4	5th	5 6 9 25 38
2024-11-30	47	5th	4 10 19 21 38
2024-08-12	12	4th	16 18 31 38 45
2024-07-15	8	5th	4 10 24 30 38
2024-06-26	2	4th	10 21 25 38 41
2024-06-22	10	5th	10 25 29 34 38
2024-05-29	15	5th	10 19 28 37 38
2024-04-24	5	2nd	25 38 39 40 41
2024-04-13	19	4th	7 19 29 38 45
2024-02-28	21	3rd	2 27 38 43 46
2024-01-10	5	4th	12 28 32 38 45
2023-12-30	11	5th	7 11 12 36 38
2023-12-04	16	3rd	8 10 38 41 44
2023-10-28	56	5th	22 31 32 34 38
2023-06-19	1	2nd	29 38 39 42 49
2023-06-17	8	3rd	28 29 38 43 44
2023-05-29	29	5th	12 24 28 36 38
2023-03-22	1	5th	12 20 24 33 38
2023-03-20	6	5th	7 10 19 26 38
2023-03-06	14	4th	5 18 24 38 41
2023-02-01	10	4th	9 12 35 38 48
2023-01-09	2	4th	1 20 30 38 48
2023-01-04	12	4th	3 5 25 38 49
2022-12-07	9	5th	2 10 12 15 38
2022-11-16	5	4th	1 3 8 38 48
2022-11-05	1	4th	6 23 32 38 40
2022-11-02	6	4th	4 7 26 38 45
2022-10-19	1	4th	16 25 35 38 46
2022-10-17	14	3rd	16 20 38 40 49
2022-09-14	5	3rd	10 26 38 40 45
2022-09-03	6	4th	24 32 35 38 44
2022-08-20	3	4th	1 17 21 38 46
2022-08-13	3	4th	11 17 37 38 39
2022-08-06	2	5th	6 23 28 37 38
2022-08-01	1	5th	1 4 23 30 38
2022-07-30	22	5th	2 14 21 24 38
2022-06-08	4	4th	26 27 33 38 39
2022-05-30	10	5th	12 13 14 22 38
2022-05-07	13	5th	7 15 23 37 38
2022-04-06	8	4th	6 12 20 38 48
2022-03-19	18	2nd	33 38 41 44 49
2022-02-05	4	4th	11 24 31 38 48
2022-01-26	1	4th	14 16 33 38 45
2022-01-24	9	4th	4 7 15 38 40
2022-01-03	7	5th	22 33 34 36 38
2021-12-18	1	4th	2 10 31 38 46
2021-12-15	1	4th	11 34 37 38 47
2021-12-13	17	5th	18 19 23 36 38
2021-11-03	20	3rd	7 31 38 39 42
2021-09-18	17	4th	2 9 21 38 39
2021-08-09	11	3rd	28 37 38 43 45
2021-07-14	1	5th	18 29 31 36 38
2021-07-12	1	5th	8 30 31 37 38
2021-07-10	6	2nd	3 38 42 43 46
2021-06-26	24	4th	13 24 37 38 45
2021-05-01	6	5th	5 25 27 34 38
2021-04-17	6	5th	17 30 34 37 38
2021-04-03	2	4th	1 2 17 38 45
2021-03-29	2	4th	13 18 28 38 41
2021-03-24	4	5th	9 22 28 37 38
2021-03-15	3	4th	15 29 33 38 41
2021-03-08	2	4th	8 19 24 38 40
2021-03-03	27	3rd	8 19 38 41 49
2020-12-30	3	5th	13 20 31 36 38
2020-12-23	7	4th	3 5 31 38 39
2020-12-07	12	3rd	4 27 38 45 48
2020-11-09	3	4th	5 18 26 38 41
2020-11-02	18	3rd	31 33 38 42 43
2020-09-21	10	3rd	16 19 38 41 46
2020-08-29	8	4th	15 21 23 38 39
2020-08-10	4	5th	1 2 11 28 38
2020-08-01	4	5th	9 17 18 25 38
2020-07-22	14	5th	4 18 20 28 38
2020-06-20	16	5th	8 14 24 33 38
2020-05-13	26	3rd	4 17 38 43 49
2020-03-14	1	3rd	28 31 38 41 43
2020-03-11	12	3rd	5 14 38 45 46
2020-02-12	1	3rd	17 30 38 43 47
2020-02-10	9	4th	15 25 37 38 49
2020-01-20	9	5th	13 26 30 31 38
2019-12-30	6	4th	12 32 34 38 48
2019-12-16	1	4th	10 26 35 38 39
2019-12-14	3	4th	3 4 17 38 48
2019-12-07	5	3rd	10 29 38 40 44
2019-11-25	21	3rd	33 35 38 41 44
2019-10-05	15	5th	2 16 30 31 38
2019-08-31	3	4th	19 21 25 38 47
2019-08-24	1	5th	15 17 23 31 38
2019-08-21	19	5th	1 3 17 25 38
2019-07-08	2	5th	11 20 26 33 38
2019-07-03	1	3rd	8 31 38 39 45
2019-07-01	8	4th	3 17 23 38 41
2019-06-12	3	4th	3 25 31 38 45
2019-06-05	9	4th	17 26 28 38 47
2019-05-15	4	2nd	27 38 42 44 46
2019-05-06	1	5th	5 23 24 35 38
2019-05-04	8	5th	3 18 24 29 38
2019-04-15	5	3rd	17 32 38 40 44
2019-04-03	7	4th	10 16 18 38 45
2019-03-18	7	3rd	23 24 38 44 45
2019-03-02	2	3rd	16 25 38 42 46
2019-02-25	14	3rd	7 37 38 44 48
2019-01-23	11	4th	17 24 25 38 41
2018-12-29	6	4th	12 26 30 38 42
2018-12-15	3	5th	1 3 30 32 38
2018-12-08	4	5th	11 14 25 29 38
2018-11-28	12	5th	3 10 15 30 38
2018-10-31	9	5th	2 14 28 34 38
2018-10-10	8	5th	4 5 24 29 38
2018-09-22	5	4th	14 18 37 38 39
2018-09-10	16	4th	19 20 27 38 46
2018-08-04	14	4th	9 23 32 38 41
2018-07-02	12	3rd	16 36 38 45 48
2018-06-04	20	4th	8 16 35 38 48
2018-04-18	16	4th	11 17 18 38 46
2018-03-12	3	5th	7 10 13 27 38
2018-03-05	7	3rd	17 25 38 41 44
2018-02-17	6	3rd	14 22 38 48 49
2018-02-03	6	5th	9 13 22 23 38
2018-01-20	19	3rd	27 32 38 44 46
2017-12-06	14	5th	7 12 27 30 38
2017-11-04	9	5th	6 7 23 35 38
2017-10-14	6	3rd	18 20 38 43 47
2017-09-30	15	4th	3 16 27 38 44
2017-08-26	7	4th	10 32 35 38 40
2017-08-09	1	4th	31 32 36 38 49
2017-08-07	6	4th	14 21 24 38 42
2017-07-24	12	5th	11 14 21 35 38
2017-06-26	29	4th	1 5 29 38 49
2017-04-19	10	1st	38 39 41 47 48
2017-03-27	35	4th	2 9 18 38 49
2017-01-04	1	5th	16 17 26 36 38
2017-01-02	13	4th	11 19 31 38 40
2016-12-03	2	4th	4 11 13 38 44
2016-11-28	17	3rd	10 20 38 41 45
2016-10-19	17	5th	26 28 29 32 38
2016-09-10	1	4th	19 29 31 38 46
2016-09-07	27	4th	13 26 34 38 42
2016-07-06	7	4th	13 16 26 38 47
2016-06-20	9	3rd	4 13 38 43 45
2016-05-30	5	4th	6 7 13 38 40
2016-05-18	1	3rd	1 22 38 40 49
2016-05-16	12	5th	6 16 31 36 38
2016-04-18	27	4th	24 26 29 38 47
2016-02-15	1	5th	4 10 21 37 38
2016-02-13	8	4th	10 27 30 38 41
2016-01-25	13	4th	4 10 12 38 41
2015-12-26	3	4th	15 20 21 38 43
2015-12-19	28	3rd	4 25 38 39 42
2015-10-14	14	5th	6 20 33 35 38
2015-09-12	5	4th	1 30 31 38 41
2015-08-31	1	4th	1 12 31 38 41
2015-08-29	4	3rd	2 23 38 40 43
2015-08-19	20	4th	6 21 34 38 45
2015-07-04	1	3rd	4 29 38 40 49
2015-07-01	3	4th	5 18 19 38 49
2015-06-24	1	3rd	25 29 38 41 49
2015-06-22	9	4th	24 35 37 38 43
2015-06-01	6	4th	3 4 12 38 49
2015-05-18	13	3rd	2 10 38 39 41
2015-04-18	4	3rd	1 20 38 44 49
2015-04-08	23	5th	2 15 30 36 38
2015-02-14	27	4th	2 26 27 38 41
2014-12-13	33	4th	10 13 20 38 43
2014-09-27	1	5th	9 26 29 35 38
2014-09-24	9	4th	10 16 25 38 49
2014-09-03	1	5th	4 10 13 20 38
2014-09-01	21	3rd	16 22 38 42 47
2014-07-14	9	4th	21 32 37 38 41
2014-06-23	7	4th	4 31 32 38 40
2014-06-07	18	4th	5 21 37 38 45
2014-04-26	2	4th	2 3 14 38 43
2014-04-21	5	5th	9 18 20 27 38
2014-04-09	6	4th	12 14 28 38 39
2014-03-26	13	3rd	11 21 38 40 47
2014-02-24	7	5th	5 8 18 21 38
2014-02-08	7	4th	6 7 14 38 39
2014-01-22	15	3rd	1 22 38 40 42
2013-12-18	14	4th	8 30 36 38 46
2013-11-16	1	4th	20 29 33 38 44
2013-11-13	17	4th	7 16 36 38 47
2013-10-05	8	5th	7 9 14 27 38
2013-09-16	11	5th	6 15 24 26 38
2013-08-21	4	4th	11 12 26 38 39
2013-08-12	9	5th	4 11 21 28 38
2013-07-22	9	5th	7 12 29 32 38
2013-07-01	6	5th	5 21 31 37 38
2013-06-17	1	4th	1 3 17 38 39
2013-06-15	5	5th	4 23 26 32 38
2013-06-03	20	5th	4 14 25 34 38
2013-04-17	4	5th	12 16 29 32 38
2013-04-08	10	5th	6 8 19 37 38
2013-03-16	6	4th	5 16 33 38 46
2013-03-02	14	5th	5 18 22 30 38
2013-01-28	3	4th	20 28 29 38 40
2013-01-21	36	5th	7 22 32 35 38
2012-10-29	14	4th	13 16 19 38 46
2012-09-26	6	3rd	12 29 38 42 46
2012-09-12	19	4th	1 12 32 38 49
2012-07-30	3	5th	4 6 13 35 38
2012-07-23	6	4th	23 28 31 38 40
2012-07-09	9	3rd	15 26 38 41 45
2012-06-18	6	5th	5 7 16 37 38
2012-06-04	3	2nd	35 38 40 42 43
2012-05-28	11	3rd	15 30 38 41 42
2012-05-02	12	5th	3 26 29 35 38
2012-04-04	26	4th	11 27 36 38 40
2012-02-04	8	5th	9 10 17 32 38
2012-01-16	1	3rd	29 36 38 39 47
2012-01-14	12	4th	1 19 29 38 49
2011-12-17	5	4th	9 34 37 38 41
2011-12-05	13	3rd	30 36 38 43 47
2011-11-05	1	5th	2 13 20 32 38
2011-11-02	2	3rd	2 35 38 42 44
2011-10-29	4	3rd	12 17 38 42 46
2011-10-19	8	4th	3 23 35 38 44
2011-10-01	17	5th	14 15 25 32 38
2011-08-22	5	3rd	17 36 38 40 44
2011-08-10	7	5th	4 27 28 29 38
2011-07-25	3	4th	3 11 22 38 41
2011-07-18	8	4th	5 19 26 38 47
2011-06-29	15	5th	1 11 18 37 38
2011-05-25	1	4th	14 27 34 38 45
2011-05-23	4	5th	15 19 29 33 38
2011-05-14	1	4th	3 31 35 38 42
2011-05-11	2	4th	14 26 28 38 45
2011-05-07	10	4th	3 28 37 38 42
2011-04-13	13	4th	6 23 33 38 43
2011-03-14	3	5th	27 32 34 36 38
2011-03-07	10	5th	7 9 17 23 38
2011-02-12	27	4th	2 4 13 38 45
2010-12-11	10	5th	3 9 11 28 38
2010-11-17	2	4th	4 9 30 38 46
2010-11-13	6	5th	5 17 25 29 38
2010-10-30	5	5th	4 14 22 35 38
2010-10-18	11	5th	1 26 29 31 38
2010-09-22	3	5th	2 14 17 37 38
2010-09-15	19	4th	1 8 30 38 40
2010-08-02	9	4th	16 32 37 38 44
2010-07-12	23	4th	11 15 24 38 47
2010-05-19	9	5th	12 17 24 30 38
2010-04-28	4	4th	9 25 34 38 49
2010-04-19	15	4th	2 17 22 38 44
2010-03-15	13	5th	1 4 15 18 38
2010-02-13	11	5th	1 3 7 14 38
2010-01-18	1	5th	7 8 22 28 38
2010-01-16	4	5th	3 21 32 33 38
2010-01-06	7	3rd	19 31 38 44 49
2009-12-21	3	4th	3 27 28 38 42
2009-12-14	22	4th	8 13 26 38 46
2009-10-24	5	4th	15 27 28 38 39
2009-10-12	1	3rd	7 28 38 43 48
2009-10-10	8	5th	1 3 16 23 38
2009-09-21	1	4th	3 4 7 38 46
2009-09-19	10	5th	12 19 27 33 38
2009-08-26	8	4th	7 14 31 38 44
2009-08-08	2	4th	2 16 20 38 41
2009-08-03	31	4th	9 18 26 38 49
2009-05-23	4	5th	3 13 25 33 38
2009-05-13	10	3rd	12 36 38 39 49
2009-04-20	16	4th	11 12 34 38 43
2009-03-14	17	5th	11 18 20 27 38
2009-02-02	2	4th	4 12 31 38 41
2009-01-28	4	2nd	7 38 40 41 46
2009-01-19	7	4th	7 26 32 38 39
2009-01-03	2	4th	12 22 24 38 47
2008-12-29	7	5th	14 21 26 27 38
2008-12-13	1	4th	8 24 31 38 42
2008-12-10	4	4th	10 11 35 38 41
2008-12-01	9	5th	15 19 32 37 38
2008-11-10	2	4th	9 12 21 38 45
2008-11-05	—	4th	4 8 15 38 47