Number 8

In Florida Lotto under the 6/53 · since Jan 2010 rules — 1,751 draws, 6 from 1–53.

190times drawn · chance expected 198 −0.62σ

2draws waiting · a wait this long: 89% for any number

9.2average wait between appearances · chance says 8.8

55longest completed wait · 25% chance of one at least that long

8 is drawn as often as chance explains

Drawn 190 times in 1,751 draws against 198.2 expected, −0.62σ. Each draw is independent: after 2 draws away it is exactly as likely tonight as a number drawn yesterday.

Number 8, draw by draw

Drawn 190 times in 1,751 draws · average wait 9.2 draws · longest completed wait 55 · waiting 2 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 smallest75 · chance 89.3
2nd smallest94 · chance 76.2
3rd smallest17 · chance 21.8
4th smallest3 · chance 2.5
5th smallest1 · chance 0.1
6th smallest0 · chance 0.0

Every position’s lane →

The company it keeps

Seen most often with these — chance gives every partner about 18.3 shared draws, and the leaders are simply the ones that came out ahead this time.

36 40 1 4 20 27

It has shared a draw with every one of the other 52 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 53. 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
2026-10-03	22	2nd	4 8 18 28 40 46
2026-07-18	3	1st	8 13 26 28 32 48
2026-07-08	36	2nd	3 8 11 18 23 38
2026-03-04

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 6/53 tonight whatever it did last week.

2024-05-15	10	2nd	4 8 17 24 40 44
2024-04-10	7	2nd	7 8 16 17 25 33
2024-03-16	2	1st	8 17 33 45 49 53
2024-03-09	3	2nd	1 8 11 21 36 38
2024-02-28	1	2nd	4 8 32 35 37 45
2024-02-24	14	1st	8 9 29 36 49 51
2024-01-06	3	2nd	3 8 25 31 34 40
2023-12-27	13	2nd	2 8 19 21 27 46
2023-11-11	6	1st	8 16 22 27 43 53
2023-10-21	1	2nd	3 8 10 26 36 48
2023-10-18	13	2nd	4 8 13 20 22 27
2023-09-02	1	1st	8 14 38 44 45 51
2023-08-30	6	1st	8 11 19 23 25 32
2023-08-09	1	2nd	6 8 13 20 33 42
2023-08-05	2	1st	8 9 22 25 37 44
2023-07-29	3	1st	8 19 22 26 32 39
2023-07-19	12	2nd	2 8 9 32 41 45
2023-06-07	8	1st	8 11 19 31 44 47
2023-05-10	4	1st	8 11 19 39 43 45
2023-04-26	14	3rd	4 7 8 18 38 52
2023-03-08	6	1st	8 26 29 37 49 50
2023-02-15	3	2nd	1 8 29 41 42 48
2023-02-04	14	2nd	1 8 18 27 34 45
2022-12-17	6	3rd	4 6 8 17 18 50
2022-11-26	2	2nd	5 8 23 29 31 42
2022-11-19	2	3rd	1 7 8 22 45 49
2022-11-12	9	3rd	1 5 8 17 23 32
2022-10-12	12	1st	8 13 31 35 43 51
2022-08-31	18	1st	8 13 30 32 36 49
2022-06-29	6	2nd	5 8 23 31 40 52
2022-06-08	1	2nd	2 8 9 15 43 50
2022-06-04	7	3rd	1 2 8 13 19 50
2022-05-11	16	5th	3 5 6 7 8 10
2022-03-16	6	1st	8 27 34 36 38 50
2022-02-23	15	1st	8 24 35 36 45 52
2022-01-01	2	2nd	2 8 20 31 39 51
2021-12-25	10	2nd	2 8 27 40 43 47
2021-11-20	13	1st	8 11 26 29 40 44
2021-10-06	32	1st	8 25 31 37 50 53
2021-06-16	1	1st	8 14 20 28 44 46
2021-06-12	30	1st	8 11 22 46 47 48
2021-02-27	15	1st	8 9 19 33 36 39
2021-01-06	5	1st	8 22 35 41 43 52
2020-12-19	6	2nd	2 8 35 37 40 53
2020-11-28	47	3rd	2 4 8 11 26 32
2020-06-17	17	2nd	5 8 23 25 28 35
2020-04-18	18	1st	8 23 25 34 49 53
2020-02-15	55	1st	8 10 11 14 21 50
2019-08-07	7	1st	8 22 25 36 52 53
2019-07-13	15	2nd	4 8 11 17 34 37
2019-05-22	13	1st	8 14 27 38 49 51
2019-04-06	9	2nd	4 8 36 37 40 50
2019-03-06	13	1st	8 9 19 23 26 27
2019-01-19	2	2nd	6 8 19 21 39 46
2019-01-12	25	1st	8 9 15 42 46 48
2018-10-17	6	2nd	4 8 40 41 44 48
2018-09-26	6	2nd	2 8 9 25 35 53
2018-09-05	29	1st	8 9 13 18 20 46
2018-05-26	12	2nd	4 8 9 42 46 53
2018-04-14	7	2nd	4 8 26 27 28 50
2018-03-21	19	3rd	2 6 8 22 35 52
2018-01-13	19	2nd	1 8 22 24 27 50
2017-11-08	4	2nd	3 8 10 13 40 53
2017-10-25	1	1st	8 19 29 38 47 49
2017-10-21	6	2nd	2 8 23 26 37 40
2017-09-30	23	3rd	1 5 8 43 45 51
2017-07-12	6	3rd	1 6 8 9 11 22
2017-06-21	20	2nd	5 8 14 31 44 51
2017-04-12	3	2nd	2 8 12 15 18 47
2017-04-01	1	2nd	2 8 9 36 42 48
2017-03-29	18	2nd	1 8 21 23 31 36
2017-01-25	13	4th	1 6 7 8 43 50
2016-12-10	4	1st	8 17 21 41 42 45
2016-11-26	12	1st	8 21 33 36 37 38
2016-10-15	4	2nd	1 8 13 31 34 48
2016-10-01	13	2nd	2 8 22 24 27 48
2016-08-17	2	2nd	3 8 13 14 18 33
2016-08-10	7	2nd	6 8 20 44 45 48
2016-07-16	16	4th	3 4 5 8 23 53
2016-05-21	1	1st	8 16 28 38 43 49
2016-05-18	1	2nd	2 8 13 17 25 49
2016-05-14	8	3rd	3 6 8 35 36 40
2016-04-16	11	1st	8 17 20 23 26 47
2016-03-09	13	2nd	4 8 24 28 39 47
2016-01-23	11	1st	8 20 24 28 38 42
2015-12-16	11	1st	8 14 18 22 35 42
2015-11-07	5	2nd	2 8 9 11 13 27
2015-10-21	9	1st	8 18 19 23 32 40
2015-09-19	1	2nd	1 8 10 28 30 32
2015-09-16	6	2nd	7 8 23 35 49 51
2015-08-26	11	2nd	3 8 11 23 40 43
2015-07-18	1	1st	8 10 18 26 40 49
2015-07-15	9	1st	8 15 23 28 46 53
2015-06-13	22	2nd	7 8 13 15 28 50
2015-03-28	21	1st	8 20 27 29 34 52
2015-01-14	15	3rd	2 5 8 11 20 40
2014-11-22	28	2nd	5 8 14 36 37 48
2014-08-16	5	2nd	6 8 14 18 29 37
2014-07-30	4	1st	8 31 35 36 44 51
2014-07-16	2	3rd	3 6 8 33 35 37
2014-07-09	5	2nd	3 8 12 13 20 32
2014-06-21	2	1st	8 18 31 34 36 47
2014-06-14	14	2nd	3 8 21 23 35 51
2014-04-26	8	1st	8 17 21 29 36 42
2014-03-29	2	2nd	4 8 13 36 38 45
2014-03-22	1	2nd	1 8 10 16 52 53
2014-03-19	10	1st	8 9 24 36 38 40
2014-02-12	7	2nd	5 8 19 34 41 49
2014-01-18	5	2nd	1 8 11 19 46 53
2014-01-01	3	2nd	1 8 15 19 32 48
2013-12-21	4	2nd	1 8 12 24 45 53
2013-12-07	3	1st	8 25 31 35 43 51
2013-11-27	3	2nd	2 8 20 33 35 49
2013-11-16	7	1st	8 19 22 29 32 38
2013-10-23	3	3rd	4 5 8 13 27 44
2013-10-12	6	2nd	3 8 16 20 43 48
2013-09-21	15	1st	8 32 35 46 47 52
2013-07-31	2	2nd	4 8 17 20 51 52
2013-07-24	1	2nd	4 8 15 16 32 52
2013-07-20	9	1st	8 21 22 27 40 44
2013-06-19	17	2nd	5 8 9 12 23 27
2013-04-20	1	2nd	7 8 33 35 39 40
2013-04-17	17	3rd	1 5 8 39 52 53
2013-02-16	12	1st	8 21 26 27 30 40
2013-01-05	8	1st	8 19 21 23 36 40
2012-12-08	8	3rd	3 7 8 28 29 53
2012-11-10	5	1st	8 15 18 42 45 50
2012-10-24	15	1st	8 11 21 26 28 38
2012-09-01	10	2nd	2 8 23 27 43 53
2012-07-28	4	2nd	3 8 9 12 33 52
2012-07-14	7	1st	8 19 31 37 41 51
2012-06-20	5	2nd	4 8 20 24 35 43
2012-06-02	26	2nd	6 8 15 22 47 50
2012-03-03	6	2nd	5 8 9 16 20 45
2012-02-11	7	2nd	1 8 11 20 47 52
2012-01-18	3	1st	8 33 36 40 43 51
2012-01-07	20	1st	8 14 18 29 33 37
2011-10-29	5	2nd	3 8 12 28 34 48
2011-10-12	4	1st	8 9 25 38 50 52
2011-09-28	12	1st	8 10 15 34 39 45
2011-08-17	2	2nd	1 8 15 44 46 47
2011-08-10	5	1st	8 36 46 47 48 52
2011-07-23	1	2nd	3 8 24 38 39 40
2011-07-20	13	2nd	5 8 12 18 31 36
2011-06-04	1	2nd	5 8 16 18 21 51
2011-06-01	6	1st	8 14 15 34 41 42
2011-05-11	8	3rd	1 5 8 29 30 46
2011-04-13	3	2nd	1 8 15 32 40 43
2011-04-02	13	1st	8 21 34 35 37 40
2011-02-16	17	1st	8 16 17 26 45 47
2010-12-18	9	2nd	6 8 15 36 40 47
2010-11-17	1	1st	8 11 13 35 38 39
2010-11-13	5	1st	8 20 25 28 42 44
2010-10-27	3	1st	8 11 14 25 33 39
2010-10-16	10	2nd	7 8 9 12 13 25
2010-09-11	11	2nd	7 8 10 20 44 47
2010-08-04	1	2nd	6 8 26 28 36 50
2010-07-31	12	2nd	5 8 18 19 47 48
2010-06-19	1	1st	8 27 33 39 40 46
2010-06-16	5	2nd	6 8 21 24 41 53
2010-05-29	4	3rd	3 7 8 25 36 45
2010-05-15	10	1st	8 13 17 25 27 37
2010-04-10	7	2nd	5 8 18 19 31 39
2010-03-17	7	1st	8 10 18 21 31 40
2010-02-20	13	2nd	5 8 20 25 29 43
2010-01-06	—	2nd	2 8 14 19 22 29