Number 38

In Health Lottery under the 5/50 + 1/50 · since May 2013 rules — 3,270 draws, 5 from 1–50.

338times drawn · chance expected 327 +0.64σ

13draws waiting · a wait this long: 28% for any number

9.6average wait between appearances · chance says 10.0

60longest completed wait · 49% chance of one at least that long

38 is drawn as often as chance explains

Drawn 338 times in 3,270 draws against 327.0 expected, +0.64σ. Each draw is independent: after 13 draws away it is exactly as likely tonight as a number drawn yesterday. It has also come out as the bonus ball 70 times, counted separately.

Number 38, draw by draw

Drawn 338 times in 3,270 draws · average wait 9.6 draws · longest completed wait 60 · waiting 13 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 0.8
2nd smallest16 · chance 13.0
3rd smallest63 · chance 70.1
4th smallest151 · chance 148.7
5th smallest108 · chance 105.4

Every position’s lane →

The company it keeps

Seen most often with these — chance gives every partner about 27.6 shared draws, and the leaders are simply the ones that came out ahead this time.

36 3 14 49 23 27

It has shared a draw with every one of the other 49 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 — 34th most popular of 50. 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
2026-10-05	10	4th	1 3 15 38 41
2026-09-25	17	4th	10 19 37 38 39
2026-09-08	41	4th	18 24 29 38 42
2026-07-29	15	4th	3 12 28

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 5/50 tonight whatever it did last week.

2025-12-06	9	5th	10 12 18 23 38
2025-11-27	4	3rd	29 36 38 48 50
2025-11-23	44	4th	2 4 6 38 43
2025-10-10	20	4th	3 22 36 38 49
2025-09-20	22	5th	18 19 28 35 38
2025-08-29	15	3rd	11 21 38 39 50
2025-08-14	1	4th	21 30 36 38 50
2025-08-13	7	5th	14 17 29 31 38
2025-08-06	16	5th	4 5 16 17 38
2025-07-21	2	4th	15 23 37 38 48
2025-07-19	5	5th	17 18 22 25 38
2025-07-14	12	5th	10 11 12 32 38
2025-07-02	1	5th	6 26 31 36 38
2025-07-01	5	5th	19 27 28 31 38
2025-06-26	7	4th	5 31 36 38 46
2025-06-19	1	4th	2 8 12 38 49
2025-06-18	3	4th	12 14 31 38 49
2025-06-15	8	4th	10 12 37 38 49
2025-06-07	4	5th	2 12 24 29 38
2025-06-03	18	2nd	29 38 39 40 48
2025-05-08	2	3rd	22 34 38 39 48
2025-05-06	38	5th	10 24 26 36 38
2025-03-13	1	3rd	17 29 38 40 48
2025-03-12	4	3rd	5 36 38 45 46
2025-03-06	12	5th	5 16 17 27 38
2025-02-18	8	3rd	8 14 38 42 46
2025-02-06	13	4th	5 14 30 38 49
2025-01-18	18	4th	15 18 31 38 43
2024-12-25	15	5th	4 26 31 33 38
2024-12-04	18	3rd	24 28 38 47 50
2024-11-08	1	4th	10 14 34 38 44
2024-11-07	28	5th	3 8 13 31 38
2024-09-28	25	5th	12 14 23 37 38
2024-08-24	7	3rd	9 29 38 44 48
2024-08-15	7	4th	12 28 31 38 42
2024-08-06	19	5th	7 24 26 31 38
2024-07-10	8	4th	26 30 37 38 39
2024-06-28	5	3rd	13 32 38 42 50
2024-06-21	37	5th	4 13 25 32 38
2024-05-01	1	5th	3 14 26 27 38
2024-04-30	12	2nd	11 38 40 41 49
2024-04-12	4	4th	9 26 32 38 46
2024-04-06	60	4th	16 28 35 38 46
2024-01-13	1	3rd	2 28 38 41 50
2024-01-12	11	2nd	24 38 44 47 50
2023-12-28	9	3rd	8 29 38 40 48
2023-12-15	12	4th	30 32 34 38 42
2023-11-29	1	5th	3 23 28 36 38
2023-11-28	3	4th	1 14 29 38 47
2023-11-23	6	4th	6 22 32 38 40
2023-11-15	8	5th	10 17 27 30 38
2023-11-03	5	4th	1 2 34 38 40
2023-10-27	35	5th	13 27 33 36 38
2023-09-08	13	5th	14 17 19 21 38
2023-08-22	16	4th	13 18 24 38 47
2023-07-29	1	5th	1 18 20 36 38
2023-07-28	2	5th	14 23 24 28 38
2023-07-26	5	5th	4 8 13 16 38
2023-07-19	26	4th	1 28 36 38 44
2023-06-13	9	2nd	25 38 42 47 50
2023-05-31	5	5th	7 12 20 25 38
2023-05-24	7	4th	4 15 21 38 42
2023-05-13	5	4th	12 13 17 38 44
2023-05-06	1	3rd	15 36 38 39 42
2023-05-05	17	3rd	5 28 38 41 48
2023-04-12	2	4th	3 4 18 38 48
2023-04-08	45	4th	1 8 16 38 41
2023-02-04	4	4th	16 29 36 38 40
2023-01-31	28	3rd	16 33 38 44 46
2022-12-22	20	5th	5 26 30 34 38
2022-11-24	7	5th	9 19 21 23 38
2022-11-15	5	3rd	1 7 38 39 50
2022-11-08	1	5th	15 20 32 37 38
2022-11-05	3	5th	6 11 17 27 38
2022-11-02	6	5th	1 3 5 32 38
2022-10-25	6	4th	31 35 36 38 40
2022-10-15	9	5th	12 16 20 25 38
2022-10-04	1	4th	3 26 28 38 39
2022-10-01	3	4th	17 19 30 38 43
2022-09-28	7	5th	4 7 19 29 38
2022-09-17	1	3rd	30 36 38 43 47
2022-09-16	21	3rd	3 6 38 43 46
2022-08-18	9	3rd	22 27 38 41 47
2022-08-05	3	5th	2 3 15 24 38
2022-08-02	24	3rd	5 6 38 39 44
2022-06-29	18	5th	3 13 21 28 38
2022-06-03	12	2nd	32 38 40 48 50
2022-05-18	16	3rd	3 5 38 39 47
2022-04-26	9	4th	8 30 35 38 45
2022-04-13	14	4th	6 30 35 38 43
2022-03-24	10	5th	1 10 28 30 38
2022-03-10	1	5th	4 9 25 26 38
2022-03-09	2	3rd	18 22 38 42 45
2022-03-05	20	4th	2 3 9 38 48
2022-02-05	6	4th	11 20 23 38 50
2022-01-28	3	3rd	4 13 38 41 45
2022-01-25	3	5th	4 5 28 30 38
2022-01-20	3	2nd	36 38 43 44 48
2022-01-15	6	5th	14 22 24 25 38
2022-01-07	3	5th	2 15 19 37 38
2022-01-04	4	3rd	5 13 38 41 43
2021-12-29	9	4th	11 13 27 38 47
2021-12-16	1	3rd	13 36 38 44 45
2021-12-15	7	2nd	23 38 40 42 48
2021-12-04	9	4th	18 22 27 38 39
2021-11-23	2	5th	8 22 29 37 38
2021-11-19	12	4th	30 31 33 38 47
2021-11-03	9	4th	1 12 16 38 44
2021-10-21	1	3rd	4 13 38 46 49
2021-10-20	9	3rd	2 28 38 39 45
2021-10-07	4	4th	11 27 36 38 46
2021-10-01	32	4th	12 24 27 38 40
2021-08-18	25	5th	11 13 20 36 38
2021-07-14	4	5th	15 24 32 37 38
2021-07-08	19	4th	5 11 17 38 39
2021-06-11	2	4th	2 3 36 38 41
2021-06-09	2	4th	8 26 31 38 42
2021-06-05	6	4th	10 23 24 38 42
2021-05-28	24	4th	13 32 36 38 46
2021-04-24	2	5th	20 28 31 37 38
2021-04-22	2	4th	20 23 32 38 46
2021-04-20	5	4th	19 21 35 38 48
2021-04-13	1	4th	6 20 23 38 44
2021-04-10	9	3rd	9 36 38 43 47
2021-03-30	4	5th	6 27 30 31 38
2021-03-24	8	4th	14 19 24 38 46
2021-03-12	2	4th	18 27 34 38 45
2021-03-10	3	4th	8 11 35 38 43
2021-03-05	1	5th	6 15 17 29 38
2021-03-04	6	4th	7 27 32 38 46
2021-02-24	9	3rd	27 29 38 40 42
2021-02-11	6	4th	20 36 37 38 41
2021-02-03	18	5th	28 30 31 36 38
2021-01-08	7	4th	12 21 37 38 48
2020-12-30	8	3rd	23 26 38 46 49
2020-12-18	2	4th	16 17 26 38 47
2020-12-16	16	5th	4 14 28 34 38
2020-11-24	3	4th	13 23 36 38 46
2020-11-19	8	5th	1 2 27 33 38
2020-11-07	21	3rd	15 27 38 41 49
2020-10-09	1	4th	15 22 30 38 42
2020-10-08	14	4th	7 15 22 38 49
2020-09-18	13	3rd	3 16 38 42 45
2020-09-01	8	4th	5 7 23 38 50
2020-08-20	16	3rd	33 36 38 41 44
2020-07-29	16	4th	9 14 28 38 40
2020-07-07	7	5th	15 18 24 31 38
2020-06-26	2	5th	3 20 31 36 38
2020-06-24	31	3rd	18 35 38 44 49
2020-05-12	2	4th	2 10 34 38 39
2020-05-08	3	5th	4 19 36 37 38
2020-05-05	13	3rd	2 12 38 41 50
2020-04-16	3	2nd	34 38 46 48 50
2020-04-11	13	4th	11 29 30 38 40
2020-03-25	3	5th	4 11 29 33 38
2020-03-20	2	4th	16 27 29 38 42
2020-03-18	1	5th	15 16 22 28 38
2020-03-17	3	4th	14 23 29 38 49
2020-03-12	8	2nd	10 38 39 43 48
2020-02-29	17	4th	2 4 12 38 49
2020-02-06	4	3rd	5 13 38 39 47
2020-01-31	15	4th	9 16 23 38 44
2020-01-10	12	4th	5 12 27 38 42
2019-12-25	1	4th	19 20 23 38 42
2019-12-24	3	4th	6 16 19 38 48
2019-12-19	5	5th	13 14 16 30 38
2019-12-12	10	3rd	5 22 38 40 45
2019-11-28	14	4th	21 31 32 38 48
2019-11-08	8	4th	21 22 30 38 39
2019-10-29	29	4th	17 19 33 38 42
2019-09-18	7	4th	13 23 36 38 49
2019-09-07	4	5th	16 19 24 31 38
2019-09-03	16	4th	5 25 28 38 46
2019-08-10	9	4th	12 20 31 38 46
2019-07-30	10	5th	12 26 27 32 38
2019-07-16	4	3rd	15 33 38 43 46
2019-07-10	25	5th	1 2 20 25 38
2019-06-05	2	3rd	24 32 38 39 41
2019-06-01	2	3rd	2 12 38 47 49
2019-05-30	9	5th	8 20 21 31 38
2019-05-17	9	4th	3 8 27 38 50
2019-05-04	3	5th	8 20 34 36 38
2019-05-01	21	3rd	8 31 38 40 47
2019-04-02	8	5th	29 30 35 36 38
2019-03-21	3	4th	8 16 19 38 46
2019-03-16	2	4th	5 28 32 38 40
2019-03-14	7	5th	4 5 15 31 38
2019-03-05	10	5th	18 20 30 33 38
2019-02-19	18	5th	6 15 29 33 38
2019-01-24	1	4th	19 28 30 38 41
2019-01-23	19	5th	13 33 35 36 38
2018-12-27	24	4th	2 7 30 38 43
2018-11-23	15	4th	14 19 25 38 47
2018-11-02	9	3rd	10 36 38 45 49
2018-10-20	1	3rd	3 25 38 41 47
2018-10-19	1	4th	9 13 37 38 40
2018-10-18	3	4th	24 25 30 38 50
2018-10-13	1	3rd	5 33 38 45 50
2018-10-12	6	5th	8 22 27 29 38
2018-10-04	6	5th	11 23 32 34 38
2018-09-26	32	5th	4 6 36 37 38
2018-08-11	15	3rd	11 23 38 48 50
2018-07-21	10	3rd	7 9 38 44 48
2018-07-07	6	5th	3 5 22 33 38
2018-06-29	26	4th	6 34 37 38 43
2018-05-24	16	5th	10 23 30 32 38
2018-05-02	3	4th	3 14 32 38 49
2018-04-27	11	5th	3 17 19 35 38
2018-04-12	4	5th	1 6 7 35 38
2018-04-06	7	5th	3 12 19 22 38
2018-03-28	13	4th	5 17 24 38 41
2018-03-09	8	5th	4 12 14 37 38
2018-02-27	15	4th	8 30 36 38 48
2018-02-06	2	3rd	3 4 38 46 47
2018-02-02	10	5th	8 17 29 30 38
2018-01-19	7	4th	2 25 35 38 49
2018-01-10	5	5th	4 11 21 22 38
2018-01-03	32	4th	3 33 34 38 49
2017-11-18	2	3rd	17 21 38 41 42
2017-11-16	1	3rd	11 25 38 42 49
2017-11-15	9	5th	15 18 26 29 38
2017-11-02	12	5th	7 12 32 34 38
2017-10-17	2	4th	11 25 32 38 43
2017-10-13	9	4th	3 25 36 38 45
2017-09-30	1	3rd	14 20 38 40 48
2017-09-29	10	4th	15 18 22 38 43
2017-09-15	8	4th	14 20 21 38 45
2017-09-05	8	4th	16 24 34 38 39
2017-08-24	15	4th	5 19 26 38 39
2017-08-03	7	4th	16 33 36 38 40
2017-07-25	6	3rd	16 34 38 44 47
2017-07-15	8	5th	1 8 14 23 38
2017-07-05	2	4th	19 26 33 38 46
2017-07-01	9	3rd	1 36 38 41 50
2017-06-20	22	4th	10 18 37 38 42
2017-05-19	5	4th	7 24 37 38 41
2017-05-12	5	4th	9 27 34 38 42
2017-05-05	23	2nd	17 38 42 46 50
2017-04-04	11	4th	1 5 29 38 49
2017-03-18	26	4th	8 9 28 38 39
2017-02-10	4	4th	7 26 31 38 47
2017-02-04	1	4th	8 15 36 38 43
2017-02-03	5	4th	14 21 32 38 50
2017-01-27	44	5th	3 4 17 23 38
2016-11-26	7	5th	2 14 25 26 38
2016-11-17	13	5th	2 19 20 28 38
2016-10-29	3	3rd	11 19 38 44 46
2016-10-26	11	4th	4 6 34 38 49
2016-10-11	6	5th	6 7 15 26 38
2016-10-01	12	5th	5 7 13 35 38
2016-09-15	9	4th	10 11 21 38 47
2016-09-02	3	5th	1 5 7 32 38
2016-08-30	10	3rd	6 7 38 39 42
2016-08-16	8	3rd	2 24 38 40 44
2016-07-30	4	5th	13 25 27 36 38
2016-07-26	10	5th	6 12 15 21 38
2016-07-12	12	4th	5 7 26 38 41
2016-06-24	11	4th	4 34 37 38 39
2016-06-09	6	3rd	8 21 38 45 48
2016-06-01	5	5th	22 23 25 33 38
2016-05-25	2	5th	8 11 23 28 38
2016-05-21	14	3rd	13 14 38 41 50
2016-05-03	3	2nd	3 38 48 49 50
2016-04-28	8	3rd	17 28 38 42 48
2016-04-16	23	4th	4 24 32 38 48
2016-03-16	19	5th	13 14 22 29 38
2016-02-18	3	4th	20 23 27 38 43
2016-02-13	2	5th	4 18 33 34 38
2016-02-11	5	5th	1 25 27 32 38
2016-02-04	2	4th	2 16 17 38 39
2016-02-02	24	4th	1 19 29 38 43
2015-12-29	15	4th	4 7 35 38 46
2015-12-05	5	5th	1 14 29 37 38
2015-11-28	14	5th	10 23 24 27 38
2015-11-10	13	4th	11 21 24 38 39
2015-10-17	2	2nd	14 38 39 40 50
2015-10-14	18	5th	1 13 20 26 38
2015-09-02	2	5th	1 10 13 24 38
2015-08-27	7	5th	5 7 19 23 38
2015-08-12	16	5th	8 22 27 30 38
2015-06-17	19	4th	9 11 27 38 49
2015-04-11	4	3rd	14 21 38 46 48
2015-03-28	9	4th	11 33 35 38 44
2015-02-25	2	4th	3 16 17 38 43
2015-02-18	6	4th	14 20 26 38 48
2015-01-28	1	4th	14 26 31 38 49
2015-01-24	2	3rd	8 10 38 42 48
2015-01-17	2	4th	22 26 28 38 46
2015-01-10	18	4th	9 29 32 38 47
2014-11-08	5	4th	17 19 25 38 41
2014-10-22	5	4th	11 21 22 38 49
2014-10-04	10	2nd	33 38 39 49 50
2014-08-30	11	4th	19 23 27 38 46
2014-07-23	6	5th	13 16 32 36 38
2014-07-02	12	3rd	2 16 38 41 49
2014-05-21	3	4th	7 10 27 38 46
2014-05-10	4	2nd	20 38 39 45 50
2014-04-26	1	4th	14 16 28 38 47
2014-04-23	1	5th	15 19 32 33 38
2014-04-19	2	4th	1 31 32 38 41
2014-04-12	12	5th	7 12 16 31 38
2014-03-01	3	4th	13 15 17 38 39
2014-02-19	6	4th	6 13 36 38 44
2014-01-29	8	4th	23 30 36 38 40
2014-01-01	2	4th	3 29 31 38 48
2013-12-24	12	4th	26 28 31 38 42
2013-11-13	9	4th	2 5 37 38 49
2013-10-12	11	4th	11 26 29 38 47
2013-09-04	3	4th	10 17 20 38 46
2013-08-24	1	4th	7 12 19 38 41
2013-08-21	15	5th	1 22 23 29 38
2013-06-29	4	4th	10 13 17 38 48
2013-06-15	6	4th	3 10 21 38 47
2013-05-25	—	5th	8 22 26 36 38