Number 38

In Gimme 5 under the 5/39 · since Nov 2013 rules — 2,669 draws, 5 from 1–39.

332times drawn · chance expected 342 −0.59σ

11draws waiting · a wait this long: 25% for any number

8.0average wait between appearances · chance says 7.8

41longest completed wait · 75% chance of one at least that long

38 is drawn as often as chance explains

Drawn 332 times in 2,669 draws against 342.2 expected, −0.59σ. Each draw is independent: after 11 draws away it is exactly as likely tonight as a number drawn yesterday.

Number 38, draw by draw

Drawn 332 times in 2,669 draws · average wait 8.0 draws · longest completed wait 41 · waiting 11 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 smallest0 · chance 0.0
4th smallest31 · chance 34.9
5th smallest301 · chance 297.1

Every position’s lane →

The company it keeps

Seen most often with these — chance gives every partner about 34.9 shared draws, and the leaders are simply the ones that came out ahead this time.

29 14 23 10 18 33

It has shared a draw with every one of the other 38 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 — 32nd most popular of 39. 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
2026-09-25	10	5th	10 14 17 21 38
2026-09-11	9	5th	2 16 18 35 38
2026-08-31	4	5th	2 14 31 35 38
2026-08-25	8	5th	7 8 20 29

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 5/39 tonight whatever it did last week.

2026-03-30	1	5th	13 17 24 33 38
2026-03-27	15	4th	5 10 18 38 39
2026-03-06	19	5th	2 6 25 28 38
2026-02-09	14	5th	8 18 21 24 38
2026-01-20	1	5th	11 14 23 31 38
2026-01-19	11	5th	5 10 29 34 38
2026-01-02	9	5th	11 29 34 37 38
2025-12-22	4	4th	21 26 27 38 39
2025-12-16	3	4th	8 21 36 38 39
2025-12-11	27	5th	1 3 14 21 38
2025-11-04	4	5th	15 17 28 29 38
2025-10-29	18	5th	3 11 22 23 38
2025-10-03	1	4th	15 29 36 38 39
2025-10-02	21	5th	5 10 25 29 38
2025-09-03	4	5th	5 12 18 27 38
2025-08-28	6	5th	15 18 31 33 38
2025-08-20	10	5th	5 7 9 35 38
2025-08-06	4	5th	2 14 17 32 38
2025-07-31	3	5th	19 23 24 32 38
2025-07-28	10	5th	8 10 23 30 38
2025-07-14	3	5th	6 19 23 25 38
2025-07-09	2	4th	8 14 18 38 39
2025-07-07	4	5th	19 20 24 33 38
2025-07-01	4	5th	3 5 7 18 38
2025-06-25	15	5th	22 25 29 33 38
2025-06-04	25	5th	10 24 25 26 38
2025-04-30	10	5th	13 23 29 36 38
2025-04-16	1	4th	9 14 20 38 39
2025-04-15	21	5th	3 4 14 22 38
2025-03-17	12	5th	2 3 20 34 38
2025-02-27	5	5th	9 13 31 33 38
2025-02-20	17	5th	3 8 11 36 38
2025-01-28	1	5th	1 6 17 29 38
2025-01-27	3	5th	7 10 27 33 38
2025-01-22	6	5th	10 25 27 35 38
2025-01-14	2	5th	5 16 18 23 38
2025-01-10	10	5th	1 4 8 15 38
2024-12-27	8	5th	2 14 21 34 38
2024-12-17	16	5th	2 14 19 24 38
2024-11-25	1	5th	9 15 20 25 38
2024-11-22	8	5th	1 10 21 24 38
2024-11-12	7	5th	12 14 25 37 38
2024-11-01	3	5th	10 12 19 23 38
2024-10-29	3	5th	12 26 28 32 38
2024-10-24	39	5th	11 13 17 33 38
2024-08-30	16	5th	5 6 19 28 38
2024-08-08	4	5th	3 4 21 35 38
2024-08-02	16	5th	5 9 14 16 38
2024-07-11	15	4th	6 21 24 38 39
2024-06-20	2	5th	18 20 24 31 38
2024-06-18	1	4th	2 9 29 38 39
2024-06-17	4	4th	13 26 29 38 39
2024-06-11	38	5th	10 18 29 31 38
2024-04-18	2	5th	1 9 20 23 38
2024-04-16	34	5th	8 15 26 37 38
2024-02-28	12	5th	13 17 34 37 38
2024-02-12	15	5th	1 15 22 36 38
2024-01-22	22	5th	11 23 30 31 38
2023-12-21	6	5th	12 19 23 33 38
2023-12-13	14	5th	2 7 20 29 38
2023-11-23	9	5th	7 9 22 31 38
2023-11-10	8	5th	8 11 23 28 38
2023-10-31	9	5th	1 18 29 31 38
2023-10-18	1	5th	1 4 11 26 38
2023-10-17	10	5th	12 26 27 29 38
2023-10-03	4	5th	3 5 6 27 38
2023-09-27	2	5th	1 16 26 30 38
2023-09-25	8	5th	4 19 22 23 38
2023-09-13	2	5th	17 20 27 35 38
2023-09-11	7	5th	3 23 34 37 38
2023-08-31	4	5th	5 11 30 34 38
2023-08-25	2	5th	18 20 24 28 38
2023-08-23	8	5th	14 28 30 32 38
2023-08-11	21	5th	16 29 31 35 38
2023-07-13	16	5th	2 18 28 32 38
2023-06-21	6	5th	3 19 29 34 38
2023-06-13	6	5th	6 12 17 26 38
2023-06-05	9	5th	2 7 12 37 38
2023-05-23	35	5th	21 24 26 32 38
2023-04-04	1	5th	10 21 36 37 38
2023-04-03	3	5th	8 21 24 29 38
2023-03-29	29	5th	7 17 25 33 38
2023-02-16	2	5th	3 6 11 18 38
2023-02-14	2	5th	10 14 18 28 38
2023-02-10	7	5th	24 27 29 32 38
2023-02-01	14	5th	6 11 21 26 38
2023-01-12	10	5th	13 28 30 37 38
2022-12-29	19	5th	5 7 10 27 38
2022-12-02	6	5th	6 8 26 29 38
2022-11-24	1	5th	12 18 23 28 38
2022-11-23	4	5th	7 14 17 31 38
2022-11-17	6	4th	6 23 36 38 39
2022-11-09	16	5th	7 17 21 37 38
2022-10-18	2	5th	18 22 36 37 38
2022-10-14	5	5th	2 8 9 14 38
2022-10-07	15	5th	2 5 21 23 38
2022-09-16	1	4th	11 14 27 38 39
2022-09-15	5	5th	13 20 31 34 38
2022-09-08	4	5th	12 14 18 33 38
2022-09-02	7	5th	7 26 28 29 38
2022-08-24	11	4th	1 8 23 38 39
2022-08-09	9	5th	1 10 28 33 38
2022-07-27	4	5th	6 24 28 32 38
2022-07-21	6	5th	13 14 19 21 38
2022-07-13	20	5th	2 11 22 23 38
2022-06-15	8	5th	3 22 24 33 38
2022-06-03	6	5th	3 4 24 28 38
2022-05-26	2	5th	17 30 31 33 38
2022-05-24	2	5th	4 25 35 36 38
2022-05-20	2	5th	17 23 30 31 38
2022-05-18	6	5th	5 9 17 33 38
2022-05-10	4	5th	11 24 28 34 38
2022-05-04	13	5th	4 8 22 26 38
2022-04-15	8	5th	7 22 32 37 38
2022-04-05	3	5th	7 14 31 37 38
2022-03-31	2	5th	4 23 28 37 38
2022-03-29	6	5th	7 17 25 30 38
2022-03-21	6	5th	8 17 33 34 38
2022-03-11	1	5th	1 13 26 29 38
2022-03-10	12	5th	7 18 25 28 38
2022-02-22	3	5th	6 22 31 36 38
2022-02-17	1	5th	12 19 24 30 38
2022-02-16	4	4th	5 18 24 38 39
2022-02-10	15	5th	18 21 30 31 38
2022-01-20	9	5th	1 5 7 27 38
2022-01-07	1	5th	5 20 21 33 38
2022-01-06	24	5th	7 14 21 33 38
2021-12-03	19	5th	1 3 6 25 38
2021-11-08	1	5th	2 5 9 34 38
2021-11-05	6	5th	1 9 26 37 38
2021-10-28	9	5th	8 18 23 35 38
2021-10-15	8	5th	7 14 18 28 38
2021-10-05	3	5th	10 12 16 28 38
2021-09-30	6	5th	10 21 30 35 38
2021-09-22	5	5th	4 21 22 35 38
2021-09-15	7	5th	1 16 26 34 38
2021-09-06	2	5th	13 22 29 34 38
2021-09-02	10	5th	2 3 6 21 38
2021-08-19	3	5th	6 11 17 24 38
2021-08-16	1	5th	12 20 22 29 38
2021-08-13	1	5th	3 5 24 30 38
2021-08-12	1	5th	2 3 20 23 38
2021-08-11	7	5th	1 19 23 35 38
2021-08-02	12	5th	9 14 15 26 38
2021-07-15	28	5th	2 29 32 34 38
2021-06-07	23	5th	14 21 30 34 38
2021-05-05	21	5th	5 7 10 24 38
2021-04-06	7	5th	6 20 30 33 38
2021-03-26	16	5th	2 5 10 20 38
2021-03-04	5	5th	1 11 17 31 38
2021-02-25	10	5th	17 23 30 35 38
2021-02-11	6	4th	21 24 29 38 39
2021-02-03	7	4th	8 10 22 38 39
2021-01-25	1	5th	2 4 20 30 38
2021-01-22	24	4th	13 22 37 38 39
2020-12-21	7	5th	9 18 26 35 38
2020-12-10	1	5th	12 26 28 30 38
2020-12-09	6	5th	19 20 26 29 38
2020-12-01	25	5th	13 17 24 26 38
2020-10-27	7	5th	3 4 19 32 38
2020-10-16	1	5th	1 25 31 33 38
2020-10-15	18	4th	8 9 17 38 39
2020-09-21	4	5th	11 16 24 34 38
2020-09-15	5	4th	20 21 32 38 39
2020-09-08	26	5th	9 19 27 34 38
2020-08-03	1	5th	10 17 23 35 38
2020-07-31	5	5th	2 12 19 22 38
2020-07-24	11	5th	6 7 8 14 38
2020-07-06	5	5th	3 7 29 34 38
2020-06-24	1	5th	3 5 15 16 38
2020-06-22	1	5th	17 20 32 34 38
2020-06-19	16	5th	6 15 18 27 38
2020-05-13	7	5th	6 9 22 35 38
2020-04-27	1	5th	13 15 19 33 38
2020-04-24	1	5th	3 5 18 30 38
2020-04-22	2	5th	3 7 24 29 38
2020-04-17	15	5th	8 12 18 27 38
2020-03-13	1	5th	4 22 29 37 38
2020-03-11	36	5th	4 22 30 34 38
2019-12-18	2	5th	4 10 14 32 38
2019-12-13	10	5th	4 7 30 35 38
2019-11-20	4	5th	1 2 4 12 38
2019-11-11	11	4th	4 8 18 38 39
2019-10-16	8	5th	6 20 21 25 38
2019-09-27	4	5th	1 7 14 29 38
2019-09-18	3	4th	7 11 33 38 39
2019-09-11	3	5th	16 25 30 32 38
2019-09-04	7	5th	4 19 25 29 38
2019-08-19	7	5th	3 11 20 22 38
2019-08-02	2	5th	14 19 21 33 38
2019-07-29	17	5th	4 7 12 30 38
2019-06-19	6	5th	4 12 33 36 38
2019-06-05	16	5th	10 12 26 35 38
2019-04-29	3	5th	2 15 17 34 38
2019-04-22	4	4th	8 18 22 38 39
2019-04-12	1	5th	12 15 17 34 38
2019-04-10	4	5th	13 19 20 25 38
2019-04-01	1	5th	6 19 26 32 38
2019-03-29	10	5th	8 15 17 32 38
2019-03-06	7	5th	1 10 12 34 38
2019-02-18	7	5th	1 2 7 23 38
2019-02-01	17	5th	29 33 34 37 38
2018-12-24	12	4th	5 17 29 38 39
2018-11-26	1	5th	14 16 19 24 38
2018-11-23	2	5th	10 14 32 34 38
2018-11-19	20	5th	15 20 21 33 38
2018-10-03	6	5th	4 8 10 11 38
2018-09-19	5	5th	2 5 13 32 38
2018-09-07	7	5th	14 20 23 25 38
2018-08-22	9	5th	2 15 19 25 38
2018-08-01	9	5th	11 14 31 34 38
2018-07-11	8	5th	5 8 11 15 38
2018-06-22	1	5th	6 11 25 32 38
2018-06-20	6	5th	3 6 9 16 38
2018-06-06	2	5th	13 22 29 31 38
2018-06-01	2	5th	4 6 27 34 38
2018-05-28	3	5th	3 25 28 33 38
2018-05-21	14	5th	18 25 28 31 38
2018-04-18	5	5th	2 13 16 29 38
2018-04-06	25	5th	8 14 19 25 38
2018-02-07	8	5th	6 8 13 34 38
2018-01-19	6	5th	3 4 11 31 38
2018-01-05	1	4th	15 25 28 38 39
2018-01-03	3	5th	2 6 8 28 38
2017-12-27	1	5th	6 15 16 26 38
2017-12-25	2	4th	10 12 34 38 39
2017-12-20	5	5th	16 25 27 35 38
2017-12-06	12	4th	6 8 10 38 39
2017-11-08	6	5th	1 15 21 35 38
2017-10-25	23	5th	1 18 22 35 38
2017-09-01	5	5th	1 16 29 32 38
2017-08-21	7	5th	14 20 30 33 38
2017-08-04	12	4th	2 15 28 38 39
2017-07-07	2	5th	2 4 14 34 38
2017-07-03	2	5th	10 25 33 36 38
2017-06-28	4	5th	5 13 18 22 38
2017-06-19	2	5th	1 14 24 30 38
2017-06-14	15	5th	23 30 32 33 38
2017-05-10	3	5th	17 26 32 37 38
2017-05-03	6	5th	9 17 32 35 38
2017-04-19	11	5th	13 20 34 35 38
2017-03-24	13	5th	3 6 31 35 38
2017-02-22	3	5th	12 25 26 32 38
2017-02-15	9	5th	17 27 30 35 38
2017-01-25	12	5th	4 9 12 25 38
2016-12-28	5	5th	10 18 22 29 38
2016-12-16	5	5th	4 22 27 35 38
2016-12-05	14	5th	4 10 29 37 38
2016-11-02	12	5th	16 18 32 37 38
2016-10-05	7	5th	21 24 32 36 38
2016-09-19	41	5th	8 12 20 34 38
2016-06-15	1	5th	5 10 28 34 38
2016-06-13	5	5th	1 3 31 36 38
2016-06-01	14	4th	26 28 30 38 39
2016-04-29	1	5th	1 8 16 17 38
2016-04-27	2	5th	2 4 34 35 38
2016-04-22	7	5th	9 12 30 31 38
2016-04-06	6	5th	5 26 29 37 38
2016-03-23	17	5th	7 29 30 35 38
2016-02-12	11	5th	16 29 30 33 38
2016-01-18	3	5th	15 29 33 37 38
2016-01-11	12	5th	3 4 6 23 38
2015-12-14	4	5th	1 2 20 33 38
2015-12-04	12	5th	3 11 23 31 38
2015-11-06	2	5th	23 29 32 33 38
2015-11-02	7	5th	24 29 31 37 38
2015-10-16	10	4th	20 22 23 38 39
2015-09-23	4	4th	18 21 36 38 39
2015-09-14	4	5th	8 11 18 27 38
2015-09-04	7	5th	7 18 26 36 38
2015-08-19	4	5th	16 24 28 37 38
2015-08-10	3	5th	8 13 18 23 38
2015-08-03	1	5th	10 15 25 29 38
2015-07-31	2	5th	5 12 35 37 38
2015-07-27	4	5th	3 17 20 23 38
2015-07-17	1	5th	8 13 26 27 38
2015-07-15	1	5th	6 12 27 30 38
2015-07-13	12	4th	18 20 27 38 39
2015-06-15	2	5th	14 26 30 34 38
2015-06-10	10	5th	3 7 8 32 38
2015-05-18	18	5th	10 19 20 30 38
2015-04-06	12	5th	5 7 11 26 38
2015-03-09	2	5th	4 20 22 36 38
2015-03-04	7	5th	1 4 7 11 38
2015-02-16	3	5th	5 28 35 36 38
2015-02-09	8	5th	3 4 23 35 38
2015-01-21	12	5th	2 16 31 37 38
2014-12-24	4	5th	4 9 12 13 38
2014-12-15	20	5th	3 12 30 31 38
2014-10-29	7	5th	1 20 26 33 38
2014-10-13	8	5th	5 10 14 31 38
2014-09-24	23	5th	1 10 27 30 38
2014-08-01	2	5th	10 11 22 27 38
2014-07-28	12	5th	1 15 27 36 38
2014-06-30	4	4th	11 14 15 38 39
2014-06-20	2	5th	5 12 19 21 38
2014-06-16	11	5th	9 10 11 33 38
2014-05-21	10	5th	1 10 25 26 38
2014-04-28	1	5th	6 19 28 37 38
2014-04-25	5	5th	3 19 31 37 38
2014-04-14	1	5th	7 20 34 36 38
2014-04-11	6	5th	10 18 21 29 38
2014-03-28	9	5th	1 2 7 19 38
2014-03-07	20	5th	1 5 14 23 38
2014-01-20	2	5th	1 8 12 24 38
2014-01-15	14	5th	5 10 23 34 38
2013-12-13	8	5th	11 14 29 32 38
2013-11-25	—	5th	6 29 32 33 38