Number 8

In Loto under the 5/49 + 1/10 · since Oct 2008 rules — 2,821 draws, 5 from 1–49.

268times drawn · chance expected 288 −1.24σ

4draws waiting · a wait this long: 72% for any number

10.5average wait between appearances · chance says 9.8

58longest completed wait · 44% chance of one at least that long

8 is drawn as often as chance explains

Drawn 268 times in 2,821 draws against 287.9 expected, −1.24σ. Each draw is independent: after 4 draws away it is exactly as likely tonight as a number drawn yesterday.

Number 8, draw by draw

Drawn 268 times in 2,821 draws · average wait 10.5 draws · longest completed wait 58 · waiting 4 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 smallest141 · chance 139.5
2nd smallest107 · chance 102.8
3rd smallest18 · chance 23.7
4th smallest2 · chance 2.0
5th smallest0 · chance 0.0

Every position’s lane →

The company it keeps

Seen most often with these — chance gives every partner about 22.3 shared draws, and the leaders are simply the ones that came out ahead this time.

48 46 37 29 7 6

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
2026-10-05	5	2nd	7 8 16 39 42
2026-09-23	4	1st	8 15 21 26 38
2026-09-14	19	1st	8 10 13 21 38
2026-08-01	2	3rd	5 6 8 30 37

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 5/49 tonight whatever it did last week.

2025-04-05	15	1st	8 14 22 27 30
2025-03-01	10	1st	8 9 14 28 33
2025-02-05	13	2nd	5 8 14 24 28
2025-01-06	2	2nd	3 8 16 31 42
2025-01-01	6	2nd	2 8 11 21 25
2024-12-18	3	1st	8 14 26 27 46
2024-12-11	10	1st	8 19 24 28 43
2024-11-18	3	3rd	3 6 8 12 17
2024-11-11	2	2nd	6 8 11 35 46
2024-11-06	3	2nd	6 8 15 23 26
2024-10-30	22	2nd	4 8 10 29 44
2024-09-09	19	2nd	3 8 17 18 41
2024-07-27	1	1st	8 21 28 42 47
2024-07-24	7	1st	8 11 18 40 47
2024-07-08	10	2nd	7 8 24 31 42
2024-06-15	23	1st	8 16 30 40 42
2024-04-22	2	1st	8 20 39 47 48
2024-04-17	8	2nd	6 8 17 24 48
2024-03-30	10	1st	8 28 40 41 42
2024-03-06	1	1st	8 12 43 46 49
2024-03-04	3	1st	8 18 25 27 37
2024-02-26	3	2nd	7 8 20 30 45
2024-02-19	9	1st	8 16 23 35 42
2024-01-29	5	1st	8 9 15 26 27
2024-01-17	19	1st	8 22 29 37 39
2023-12-04	3	1st	8 10 38 41 44
2023-11-27	12	1st	8 9 19 26 46
2023-10-30	29	2nd	1 8 13 30 34
2023-08-23	2	1st	8 25 29 34 46
2023-08-19	17	2nd	4 8 11 27 32
2023-07-10	2	2nd	3 8 10 14 44
2023-07-05	1	2nd	7 8 15 19 22
2023-07-03	19	2nd	2 8 23 35 42
2023-05-20	1	2nd	3 8 18 25 37
2023-05-17	26	2nd	2 8 11 40 47
2023-03-18	14	2nd	7 8 31 32 48
2023-02-13	6	1st	8 20 27 33 35
2023-01-30	8	1st	8 27 30 34 35
2023-01-11	2	2nd	3 8 16 17 47
2023-01-07	4	2nd	7 8 21 34 43
2022-12-28	5	3rd	1 3 8 29 35
2022-12-17	13	1st	8 23 27 42 46
2022-11-16	4	3rd	1 3 8 38 48
2022-11-07	16	1st	8 9 24 31 40
2022-10-01	9	2nd	7 8 26 35 36
2022-09-10	27	2nd	3 8 24 25 49
2022-07-09	29	1st	8 9 24 34 37
2022-05-02	2	1st	8 13 20 46 47
2022-04-27	1	2nd	1 8 13 31 43
2022-04-25	20	1st	8 23 31 36 42
2022-03-09	1	1st	8 21 25 32 41
2022-03-07	16	1st	8 15 27 29 41
2022-01-29	4	1st	8 25 29 42 46
2022-01-19	25	1st	8 27 41 43 44
2021-11-22	3	1st	8 12 16 19 41
2021-11-15	17	2nd	7 8 34 41 42
2021-10-06	2	1st	8 20 34 41 44
2021-10-02	15	2nd	6 8 20 35 46
2021-08-28	3	1st	8 11 43 46 48
2021-08-21	10	2nd	2 8 19 29 46
2021-07-28	5	3rd	1 3 8 28 29
2021-07-17	2	1st	8 11 17 31 47
2021-07-12	2	1st	8 30 31 37 38
2021-07-07	3	1st	8 18 37 44 46
2021-06-30	1	2nd	6 8 31 44 48
2021-06-28	23	2nd	4 8 15 28 48
2021-05-05	1	1st	8 36 41 46 48
2021-05-03	3	1st	8 11 37 44 48
2021-04-26	7	2nd	2 8 32 34 41
2021-04-10	6	2nd	4 8 9 15 35
2021-03-27	8	1st	8 10 11 16 18
2021-03-08	2	1st	8 19 24 38 40
2021-03-03	1	1st	8 19 38 41 49
2021-03-01	21	2nd	4 8 14 21 47
2021-01-11	33	2nd	1 8 17 33 46
2020-10-26	1	2nd	7 8 12 22 33
2020-10-24	12	2nd	4 8 12 25 45
2020-09-26	29	2nd	4 8 31 39 49
2020-07-20	11	1st	8 22 26 28 42
2020-06-24	2	1st	8 17 31 34 36
2020-06-20	5	1st	8 14 24 33 38
2020-06-08	15	2nd	2 8 22 26 46
2020-05-04	10	1st	8 9 15 33 39
2020-04-11	9	2nd	1 8 41 43 48
2020-03-21	28	2nd	7 8 16 37 42
2020-01-15	8	1st	8 19 22 35 46
2019-12-28	10	1st	8 18 24 48 49
2019-12-04	31	1st	8 26 30 35 40
2019-09-21	15	1st	8 15 41 42 44
2019-08-17	7	2nd	1 8 21 28 37
2019-07-31	12	1st	8 18 30 32 36
2019-07-03	33	1st	8 31 38 39 45
2019-04-17	15	1st	8 17 29 34 48
2019-03-13	9	2nd	5 8 20 29 32
2019-02-20	2	1st	8 15 25 29 34
2019-02-16	29	2nd	7 8 11 25 46
2018-12-10	16	1st	8 13 16 34 37
2018-11-03	8	2nd	6 8 9 29 39
2018-10-15	4	1st	8 14 19 25 49
2018-10-06	5	2nd	1 8 39 48 49
2018-09-24	3	2nd	6 8 12 17 30
2018-09-17	35	1st	8 15 26 42 43
2018-06-27	3	1st	8 9 11 26 41
2018-06-20	2	2nd	6 8 30 33 43
2018-06-16	5	1st	8 17 19 35 43
2018-06-04	14	1st	8 16 35 38 48
2018-05-02	26	2nd	1 8 10 14 21
2018-03-03	5	4th	2 3 4 8 31
2018-02-19	18	1st	8 9 28 29 32
2018-01-08	7	1st	8 37 43 44 45
2017-12-23	10	3rd	4 6 8 44 48
2017-11-29	12	2nd	3 8 12 13 20
2017-11-01	11	1st	8 9 18 26 32
2017-10-07	17	1st	8 37 41 44 46
2017-08-28	3	2nd	6 8 20 24 42
2017-08-21	1	1st	8 14 27 36 43
2017-08-19	13	2nd	7 8 21 39 40
2017-07-19	6	2nd	6 8 9 16 26
2017-07-05	1	1st	8 17 18 29 34
2017-07-03	10	2nd	2 8 10 28 48
2017-06-10	6	1st	8 34 36 37 49
2017-05-27	1	1st	8 9 17 28 40
2017-05-24	12	1st	8 17 18 22 30
2017-04-26	4	2nd	6 8 14 16 27
2017-04-17	10	2nd	4 8 33 36 46
2017-03-25	16	3rd	2 5 8 43 49
2017-02-15	11	1st	8 14 16 21 24
2017-01-21	31	1st	8 31 32 36 40
2016-11-09	10	2nd	3 8 14 22 47
2016-10-17	6	1st	8 22 31 39 48
2016-10-03	1	2nd	7 8 22 43 46
2016-10-01	28	1st	8 13 16 23 42
2016-07-27	11	2nd	7 8 19 34 44
2016-07-02	2	1st	8 16 17 24 31
2016-06-27	5	1st	8 22 23 24 41
2016-06-15	1	3rd	2 5 8 33 34
2016-06-13	2	2nd	5 8 21 28 36
2016-06-08	15	2nd	6 8 33 45 49
2016-05-04	13	2nd	7 8 15 24 42
2016-04-04	5	2nd	7 8 11 36 48
2016-03-23	58	2nd	5 8 14 17 19
2015-11-09	2	1st	8 25 32 37 39
2015-11-04	1	1st	8 11 15 21 32
2015-11-02	13	2nd	7 8 21 32 48
2015-10-03	22	1st	8 18 20 27 37
2015-08-12	2	2nd	1 8 15 24 43
2015-08-08	21	1st	8 11 12 33 35
2015-06-20	4	2nd	3 8 13 32 37
2015-06-10	1	1st	8 12 19 40 46
2015-06-08	5	2nd	3 8 9 41 44
2015-05-27	5	1st	8 22 29 32 42
2015-05-16	3	1st	8 22 23 39 46
2015-05-09	2	2nd	4 8 29 40 46
2015-05-04	22	1st	8 14 30 48 49
2015-03-14	4	2nd	3 8 14 30 39
2015-03-04	25	1st	8 16 23 32 34
2015-01-05	8	1st	8 31 37 45 49
2014-12-17	3	2nd	6 8 13 32 46
2014-12-10	56	2nd	3 8 11 16 27
2014-08-02	1	2nd	4 8 25 32 41
2014-07-30	3	2nd	7 8 9 13 25
2014-07-23	2	2nd	1 8 15 24 32
2014-07-19	4	1st	8 29 43 44 45
2014-07-09	3	3rd	4 6 8 34 36
2014-07-02	12	1st	8 27 36 39 47
2014-06-04	3	2nd	3 8 22 36 43
2014-05-28	1	1st	8 9 26 46 48
2014-05-26	3	2nd	3 8 32 39 40
2014-05-19	14	1st	8 9 40 41 49
2014-04-16	13	1st	8 12 25 26 49
2014-03-17	9	1st	8 19 22 33 45
2014-02-24	11	2nd	5 8 18 21 38
2014-01-29	8	3rd	2 6 8 25 35
2014-01-11	10	1st	8 18 25 35 39
2013-12-18	2	1st	8 30 36 38 46
2013-12-14	3	1st	8 18 30 45 46
2013-12-07	14	2nd	2 8 14 17 34
2013-11-04	3	1st	8 13 15 18 24
2013-10-28	4	1st	8 14 23 32 44
2013-10-19	20	1st	8 25 33 44 49
2013-09-02	14	1st	8 16 20 41 46
2013-07-31	6	1st	8 23 28 31 41
2013-07-17	4	1st	8 16 17 31 48
2013-07-08	4	1st	8 24 25 26 44
2013-06-29	12	1st	8 9 14 23 37
2013-06-01	7	3rd	6 7 8 21 30
2013-05-15	16	1st	8 11 13 27 32
2013-04-08	12	2nd	6 8 19 37 38
2013-03-11	8	2nd	7 8 16 44 49
2013-02-20	41	3rd	6 7 8 27 42
2012-11-17	31	2nd	6 8 27 33 37
2012-09-05	3	2nd	1 8 10 26 37
2012-08-29	1	1st	8 11 20 26 29
2012-08-27	32	2nd	7 8 18 32 40
2012-06-13	17	2nd	3 8 20 33 48
2012-05-05	18	1st	8 10 11 21 37
2012-03-24	1	1st	8 11 13 18 48
2012-03-21	10	1st	8 14 37 43 48
2012-02-27	1	1st	8 23 33 41 45
2012-02-25	13	3rd	4 7 8 19 27
2012-01-25	8	2nd	2 8 23 30 48
2012-01-07	13	3rd	1 6 8 10 12
2011-12-07	12	1st	8 31 32 35 48
2011-11-09	18	1st	8 12 17 23 37
2011-09-28	18	2nd	3 8 16 36 42
2011-08-17	1	2nd	3 8 29 45 49
2011-08-15	7	4th	1 3 4 8 23
2011-07-30	17	1st	8 12 20 41 46
2011-06-20	22	2nd	2 8 23 27 36
2011-04-30	3	2nd	2 8 9 42 49
2011-04-23	28	1st	8 21 28 32 40
2011-02-16	4	1st	8 32 33 35 44
2011-02-07	7	2nd	6 8 25 35 49
2011-01-22	13	2nd	6 8 13 27 31
2010-12-22	42	2nd	1 8 18 29 36
2010-09-15	1	2nd	1 8 30 38 40
2010-09-13	10	1st	8 25 33 39 43
2010-08-21	4	1st	8 14 29 44 48
2010-08-11	1	3rd	5 7 8 22 26
2010-08-09	2	2nd	7 8 15 18 25
2010-08-04	2	1st	8 9 22 32 46
2010-07-31	29	2nd	2 8 25 28 44
2010-05-24	9	2nd	3 8 12 29 35
2010-05-03	17	1st	8 11 12 26 48
2010-03-24	5	1st	8 9 28 35 42
2010-03-13	5	2nd	6 8 16 32 37
2010-03-01	6	1st	8 11 19 48 49
2010-02-15	9	1st	8 15 24 39 48
2010-01-25	3	2nd	6 8 31 36 45
2010-01-18	15	2nd	7 8 22 28 38
2009-12-14	20	1st	8 13 26 38 46
2009-10-28	5	2nd	7 8 11 30 37
2009-10-17	17	1st	8 12 16 20 49
2009-09-07	7	2nd	4 8 21 31 39
2009-08-22	21	1st	8 21 27 29 31
2009-07-04	7	2nd	4 8 27 39 43
2009-06-17	32	2nd	3 8 27 37 41
2009-04-04	10	1st	8 27 37 41 45
2009-03-11	4	3rd	4 7 8 11 22
2009-03-02	15	1st	8 14 29 41 48
2009-01-26	9	1st	8 10 13 39 49
2009-01-05	10	1st	8 11 25 29 36
2008-12-13	16	1st	8 24 31 38 42
2008-11-05	—	2nd	4 8 15 38 47