Number 38

In Lotto under the 6/42 · since Apr 2010 rules — 1,878 draws, 6 from 1–42.

294times drawn · chance expected 268 +1.70σ

3draws waiting · a wait this long: 73% for any number

6.4average wait between appearances · chance says 7.0

34longest completed wait · 84% chance of one at least that long

38 is drawn as often as chance explains

Drawn 294 times in 1,878 draws against 268.3 expected, +1.70σ. Each draw is independent: after 3 draws away it is exactly as likely tonight as a number drawn yesterday.

Number 38, draw by draw

Drawn 294 times in 1,878 draws · average wait 6.4 draws · longest completed wait 34 · waiting 3 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 0.0
2nd smallest0 · chance 0.0
3rd smallest1 · chance 1.0
4th smallest7 · chance 18.3
5th smallest74 · chance 103.6
6th smallest212 · chance 171.0

Every position’s lane →

The company it keeps

Seen most often with these — chance gives every partner about 35.9 shared draws, and the leaders are simply the ones that came out ahead this time.

29 4 5 34 13 14

It has shared a draw with every one of the other 41 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 42. 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
2026-10-03	4	6th	6 12 13 14 15 38
2026-09-23	3	5th	4 24 25 29 38 40
2026-09-16	5	6th	14 23 27 35 37 38
2026-09-05	6	5th	9

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 6/42 tonight whatever it did last week.

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