Number 8

In The Pick under the 6/44 · since Apr 2010 rules — 1,962 draws, 6 from 1–44.

282times drawn · chance expected 268 +0.95σ

0draws waiting — it came up last time

7.0average wait between appearances · chance says 7.3

36longest completed wait · 81% chance of one at least that long

8 is drawn as often as chance explains

Drawn 282 times in 1,962 draws against 267.5 expected, +0.95σ. Each draw is independent: after 0 draws away it is exactly as likely tonight as a number drawn yesterday.

Number 8, draw by draw

Drawn 282 times in 1,962 draws · average wait 7.0 draws · longest completed wait 36 · drawn in the most recent draw

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 smallest109 · chance 110.4
2nd smallest124 · chance 120.8
3rd smallest42 · chance 43.9
4th smallest6 · chance 6.5
5th smallest1 · chance 0.4
6th smallest0 · chance 0.0

Every position’s lane →

The company it keeps

Seen most often with these — chance gives every partner about 32.8 shared draws, and the leaders are simply the ones that came out ahead this time.

11 23 16 7 18 25

It has shared a draw with every one of the other 43 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 44. 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
2026-10-12	14	3rd	1 7 8 22 28 34
2026-09-09	1	2nd	2 8 9 18 20 40
2026-09-07	2	2nd	2 8 14 25 30 34
2026-09-02	2	2nd	5

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 6/44 tonight whatever it did last week.

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