Number 38

In LuckyDay Lotto under the 5/45 · since Jul 2014 rules — 3,204 draws, 5 from 1–45.

350times drawn · chance expected 356 −0.34σ

29draws waiting · a wait this long: 4% for any number

9.1average wait between appearances · chance says 9.0

85longest completed wait · 2% chance of one at least that long

38 is drawn as often as chance explains

Drawn 350 times in 3,204 draws against 356.0 expected, −0.34σ. Each draw is independent: after 29 draws away it is exactly as likely tonight as a number drawn yesterday.

Number 38, draw by draw

Drawn 350 times in 3,204 draws · average wait 9.1 draws · longest completed wait 85 · waiting 29 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 0.1
2nd smallest4 · chance 3.3
3rd smallest49 · chance 36.1
4th smallest145 · chance 140.2
5th smallest152 · chance 170.3

Every position’s lane →

The company it keeps

Seen most often with these — chance gives every partner about 31.8 shared draws, and the leaders are simply the ones that came out ahead this time.

16 14 44 10 41 11

It has shared a draw with every one of the other 44 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 45. 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
2026-09-12	2	5th	23 24 33 36 38
2026-09-10	10	4th	11 13 29 38 39
2026-08-31	9	5th	15 21 22 31 38
2026-08-22	6	5th	17 18

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 5/45 tonight whatever it did last week.

2026-01-03	2	5th	2 6 8 32 38
2026-01-01	10	4th	3 13 35 38 42
2025-12-22	1	5th	6 9 13 22 38
2025-12-21	37	5th	8 12 25 33 38
2025-11-14	1	4th	11 26 30 38 45
2025-11-13	3	5th	16 20 22 24 38
2025-11-10	10	3rd	9 11 38 40 42
2025-10-31	6	5th	5 18 29 32 38
2025-10-25	11	3rd	11 32 38 40 45
2025-10-14	1	5th	17 28 30 33 38
2025-10-13	10	5th	3 18 21 30 38
2025-10-03	3	4th	10 21 31 38 41
2025-09-30	7	5th	6 23 26 33 38
2025-09-23	6	5th	16 25 35 36 38
2025-09-17	14	4th	1 3 26 38 43
2025-09-03	9	4th	5 25 29 38 41
2025-08-25	24	4th	14 16 27 38 41
2025-08-01	20	5th	1 17 18 32 38
2025-07-12	5	4th	7 31 37 38 41
2025-07-07	2	4th	5 18 25 38 39
2025-07-05	37	4th	16 24 32 38 40
2025-05-29	1	5th	3 15 28 35 38
2025-05-28	1	4th	8 14 33 38 42
2025-05-27	2	4th	5 11 35 38 44
2025-05-25	85	5th	14 25 29 33 38
2024-11-06	10	4th	14 22 37 38 45
2024-10-27	3	5th	14 15 21 32 38
2024-10-24	5	4th	2 17 32 38 44
2024-10-19	15	3rd	7 10 38 39 44
2024-10-04	2	2nd	15 38 40 42 43
2024-10-02	35	3rd	12 29 38 39 43
2024-08-28	38	3rd	10 32 38 40 42
2024-07-21	1	5th	1 6 11 14 38
2024-07-20	3	4th	9 12 14 38 41
2024-07-17	13	4th	8 23 29 38 40
2024-07-04	14	3rd	1 18 38 42 44
2024-06-20	12	5th	18 28 32 37 38
2024-06-08	1	4th	8 16 33 38 43
2024-06-07	29	3rd	4 19 38 43 45
2024-05-09	3	4th	11 14 23 38 44
2024-05-06	5	4th	4 18 37 38 40
2024-05-01	1	4th	6 28 31 38 40
2024-04-30	26	4th	6 11 18 38 44
2023-12-10	1	3rd	1 14 38 39 44
2023-12-09	1	5th	11 14 21 29 38
2023-12-08	3	4th	6 16 37 38 44
2023-12-05	4	5th	6 7 16 17 38
2023-12-01	3	4th	11 16 20 38 41
2023-11-28	14	4th	7 15 28 38 44
2023-11-14	3	5th	3 23 31 37 38
2023-11-11	3	5th	6 15 16 29 38
2023-11-08	6	4th	5 11 18 38 43
2023-11-02	11	5th	4 10 14 20 38
2023-10-22	3	5th	16 23 27 30 38
2023-10-19	27	4th	5 6 17 38 45
2023-09-22	6	5th	7 10 20 22 38
2023-09-16	7	5th	10 18 23 30 38
2023-09-09	12	5th	1 11 19 24 38
2023-08-28	13	5th	8 16 22 30 38
2023-08-15	1	4th	1 21 27 38 42
2023-08-14	10	4th	1 7 30 38 43
2023-08-04	13	4th	13 19 29 38 42
2023-07-22	3	5th	7 19 20 27 38
2023-07-19	16	5th	4 12 18 37 38
2023-07-03	17	5th	10 11 30 31 38
2023-06-16	5	5th	5 33 34 37 38
2023-06-11	23	5th	13 15 17 23 38
2023-05-19	9	4th	21 27 31 38 40
2023-05-10	4	4th	5 13 23 38 43
2023-05-06	7	5th	17 23 25 26 38
2023-04-29	27	4th	12 19 33 38 40
2022-12-08	2	5th	1 7 16 20 38
2022-12-06	7	4th	4 20 36 38 40
2022-11-29	1	4th	6 29 33 38 39
2022-11-28	13	5th	4 5 26 33 38
2022-11-15	28	3rd	5 15 38 39 44
2022-10-18	2	5th	10 25 32 33 38
2022-10-16	10	4th	10 31 35 38 45
2022-10-06	2	5th	4 5 29 30 38
2022-10-04	1	3rd	1 8 38 40 44
2022-10-03	2	3rd	10 23 38 39 42
2022-10-01	2	5th	11 15 20 25 38
2022-09-29	7	5th	3 12 17 25 38
2022-09-22	13	5th	23 25 35 37 38
2022-09-09	1	5th	7 14 19 29 38
2022-09-08	6	5th	2 4 35 37 38
2022-09-02	3	5th	12 18 19 33 38
2022-08-30	41	5th	8 9 24 37 38
2022-07-20	21	4th	29 31 32 38 41
2022-06-29	8	3rd	13 24 38 40 42
2022-06-21	7	4th	29 32 33 38 41
2022-06-14	10	5th	2 11 14 22 38
2022-06-04	6	5th	16 26 32 33 38
2022-05-29	10	3rd	5 30 38 42 43
2022-05-19	12	4th	1 2 35 38 45
2022-05-07	27	3rd	10 15 38 41 44
2021-12-16	6	5th	2 23 24 34 38
2021-12-10	8	5th	2 10 14 35 38
2021-12-02	4	5th	16 21 31 37 38
2021-11-28	1	5th	3 5 20 22 38
2021-11-27	33	5th	2 14 18 27 38
2021-10-25	13	4th	6 12 35 38 40
2021-10-12	7	4th	10 20 33 38 45
2021-10-05	5	4th	22 25 26 38 39
2021-09-30	7	4th	16 23 36 38 43
2021-09-23	13	5th	3 12 16 20 38
2021-09-10	1	5th	4 15 20 35 38
2021-09-09	6	4th	6 20 27 38 40
2021-09-03	3	5th	1 9 34 36 38
2021-08-31	1	4th	6 13 37 38 42
2021-08-30	1	3rd	10 24 38 41 42
2021-08-29	1	4th	6 9 24 38 44
2021-08-28	2	4th	2 7 10 38 39
2021-08-26	3	5th	11 12 17 33 38
2021-08-23	16	4th	6 16 34 38 44
2021-08-07	4	4th	13 17 28 38 41
2021-08-03	25	5th	4 16 26 35 38
2021-07-09	10	4th	9 14 24 38 43
2021-06-29	5	5th	1 9 29 34 38
2021-06-24	24	4th	10 19 36 38 40
2021-05-31	2	5th	12 15 28 37 38
2021-05-29	3	4th	9 13 29 38 43
2021-05-26	2	3rd	23 36 38 44 45
2021-05-24	25	3rd	1 16 38 41 43
2021-04-29	4	5th	11 14 19 28 38
2020-12-31	1	5th	13 30 32 33 38
2020-12-30	7	4th	8 29 34 38 39
2020-12-23	4	3rd	30 36 38 39 42
2020-12-19	12	3rd	15 27 38 40 43
2020-12-07	1	4th	4 11 28 38 40
2020-12-06	4	4th	10 32 35 38 40
2020-12-02	1	5th	11 13 16 18 38
2020-12-01	3	4th	8 14 33 38 39
2020-11-28	9	5th	2 8 20 28 38
2020-11-19	1	4th	14 20 36 38 44
2020-11-18	16	3rd	11 28 38 43 44
2020-11-02	5	4th	5 16 19 38 45
2020-10-28	5	5th	9 17 19 27 38
2020-10-23	2	5th	22 24 26 33 38
2020-10-21	9	4th	4 6 31 38 44
2020-10-12	3	5th	11 13 16 20 38
2020-10-09	1	5th	15 16 34 35 38
2020-10-08	15	5th	7 9 14 32 38
2020-09-23	8	4th	1 5 28 38 41
2020-09-15	5	4th	10 14 17 38 44
2020-09-10	11	4th	9 29 30 38 45
2020-08-30	8	4th	2 5 22 38 40
2020-08-22	9	4th	3 12 22 38 41
2020-08-13	4	5th	10 14 22 23 38
2020-08-09	15	4th	2 20 24 38 42
2020-07-25	20	5th	6 8 17 28 38
2020-07-05	12	4th	1 15 34 38 40
2020-06-23	8	4th	5 11 22 38 43
2020-06-15	8	5th	2 15 31 36 38
2020-06-07	18	5th	7 9 10 15 38
2020-05-20	3	4th	3 5 30 38 39
2020-05-17	18	4th	5 11 21 38 41
2020-04-29	11	5th	7 8 15 30 38
2019-12-24	8	4th	5 9 13 38 41
2019-12-16	29	5th	5 8 12 14 38
2019-11-17	4	5th	10 19 30 35 38
2019-11-13	3	5th	11 16 28 35 38
2019-11-10	6	5th	24 26 33 35 38
2019-11-04	26	5th	1 5 26 29 38
2019-10-09	2	4th	6 10 19 38 40
2019-10-07	3	3rd	20 23 38 39 41
2019-10-04	3	4th	4 5 28 38 44
2019-10-01	3	5th	1 16 20 34 38
2019-09-28	16	4th	10 15 17 38 40
2019-09-12	11	5th	3 19 34 35 38
2019-09-01	4	5th	10 12 26 36 38
2019-08-28	18	5th	5 7 34 36 38
2019-08-10	4	4th	16 24 33 38 44
2019-08-06	13	4th	13 19 33 38 45
2019-07-24	1	5th	3 10 16 29 38
2019-07-23	9	4th	8 20 32 38 41
2019-07-14	7	5th	1 4 17 19 38
2019-07-07	7	4th	7 29 30 38 42
2019-06-30	11	5th	5 18 23 34 38
2019-06-19	3	5th	15 21 28 37 38
2019-06-16	4	4th	16 30 34 38 41
2019-06-12	1	4th	9 17 36 38 41
2019-06-11	8	5th	1 11 15 25 38
2019-06-03	7	4th	12 13 32 38 40
2019-05-27	12	3rd	6 18 38 39 45
2019-05-15	16	4th	4 9 21 38 41
2019-04-29	11	5th	11 14 19 28 38
2018-12-24	33	4th	18 27 28 38 39
2018-11-21	15	4th	3 6 24 38 42
2018-11-06	13	4th	10 31 32 38 45
2018-10-24	6	5th	1 5 20 22 38
2018-10-18	14	5th	1 7 21 37 38
2018-10-04	1	4th	3 6 8 38 41
2018-10-03	13	4th	12 17 28 38 44
2018-09-20	27	5th	7 10 17 31 38
2018-08-24	6	5th	11 12 33 35 38
2018-08-18	3	5th	3 19 28 29 38
2018-08-15	8	4th	8 14 28 38 40
2018-08-07	2	5th	7 14 16 32 38
2018-08-05	4	3rd	10 23 38 41 43
2018-08-01	14	5th	3 17 27 32 38
2018-07-18	17	3rd	23 26 38 41 42
2018-07-01	6	4th	3 8 22 38 43
2018-06-25	3	5th	10 14 25 31 38
2018-06-22	7	5th	4 6 13 17 38
2018-06-15	5	4th	6 8 14 38 45
2018-06-10	15	3rd	25 33 38 43 45
2018-05-26	6	5th	2 16 23 31 38
2018-05-20	1	5th	6 8 10 15 38
2018-05-19	6	3rd	11 23 38 40 44
2018-05-13	36	3rd	25 34 38 41 45
2017-12-13	33	5th	17 22 23 27 38
2017-11-10	5	5th	3 12 16 29 38
2017-11-05	10	4th	17 22 33 38 40
2017-10-26	27	4th	15 24 35 38 40
2017-09-29	16	3rd	17 22 38 40 45
2017-09-13	1	4th	9 27 37 38 40
2017-09-12	2	4th	7 22 37 38 42
2017-09-10	10	3rd	12 13 38 41 45
2017-08-31	3	5th	2 9 11 31 38
2017-08-28	3	4th	1 12 22 38 40
2017-08-25	1	4th	17 25 27 38 43
2017-08-24	15	4th	6 25 34 38 41
2017-08-09	26	3rd	9 16 38 42 45
2017-07-14	14	3rd	1 24 38 42 45
2017-06-30	4	3rd	12 26 38 40 44
2017-06-26	2	3rd	1 4 38 39 44
2017-06-24	12	5th	9 20 22 24 38
2017-06-12	9	4th	2 14 15 38 41
2017-06-03	6	5th	3 10 12 14 38
2017-05-28	21	4th	19 30 32 38 44
2017-05-07	5	4th	14 32 36 38 42
2017-05-02	6	5th	6 8 12 27 38
2017-04-26	9	4th	8 10 32 38 43
2016-12-23	2	5th	16 18 22 36 38
2016-12-21	1	5th	22 32 33 36 38
2016-12-20	1	5th	7 23 27 28 38
2016-12-19	3	5th	3 10 19 21 38
2016-12-16	1	4th	3 19 30 38 40
2016-12-15	9	3rd	19 28 38 42 43
2016-12-06	46	5th	14 24 25 36 38
2016-10-20	5	5th	8 13 15 21 38
2016-10-15	14	4th	12 17 20 38 39
2016-10-01	11	5th	7 13 19 23 38
2016-09-20	13	5th	4 18 31 34 38
2016-09-07	8	5th	16 17 22 29 38
2016-08-30	19	5th	11 14 16 32 38
2016-08-11	1	4th	14 18 31 38 42
2016-08-10	1	4th	2 14 26 38 44
2016-08-09	8	5th	9 13 25 30 38
2016-08-01	5	5th	4 6 16 19 38
2016-07-27	1	4th	1 19 22 38 41
2016-07-26	1	4th	4 26 35 38 41
2016-07-25	12	4th	3 5 14 38 43
2016-07-13	1	5th	9 26 29 31 38
2016-07-12	1	3rd	17 33 38 39 41
2016-07-11	1	4th	1 11 37 38 45
2016-07-10	12	4th	10 13 32 38 43
2016-06-28	3	5th	3 4 29 36 38
2016-06-25	35	5th	4 7 16 27 38
2016-05-21	12	5th	12 15 18 34 38
2016-05-09	14	4th	8 17 33 38 39
2015-12-31	4	4th	15 27 29 38 41
2015-12-27	2	4th	5 22 29 38 43
2015-12-25	8	4th	14 30 32 38 45
2015-12-17	3	4th	1 23 28 38 42
2015-12-14	5	4th	2 3 34 38 44
2015-12-09	3	5th	6 25 27 36 38
2015-12-06	7	4th	13 18 36 38 41
2015-11-29	1	5th	3 11 20 26 38
2015-11-28	2	3rd	16 17 38 40 44
2015-11-26	6	2nd	32 38 39 44 45
2015-11-20	2	4th	19 25 28 38 44
2015-11-18	10	5th	9 17 19 29 38
2015-11-08	2	4th	1 3 30 38 43
2015-11-06	7	5th	17 24 30 37 38
2015-10-30	13	3rd	28 37 38 41 42
2015-10-17	4	5th	5 7 8 29 38
2015-10-13	3	4th	11 15 37 38 44
2015-10-10	5	4th	20 32 37 38 40
2015-10-05	8	4th	7 8 31 38 39
2015-09-27	3	4th	5 6 18 38 44
2015-09-24	8	4th	11 21 26 38 43
2015-09-16	13	5th	12 16 17 29 38
2015-09-03	13	4th	12 14 34 38 42
2015-08-21	2	3rd	7 10 38 40 42
2015-08-19	5	5th	13 19 21 30 38
2015-08-14	19	4th	11 25 28 38 43
2015-07-26	4	4th	4 13 18 38 39
2015-07-22	6	3rd	4 8 38 42 44
2015-07-16	1	3rd	19 26 38 39 44
2015-07-15	7	4th	1 10 26 38 44
2015-07-08	3	3rd	2 27 38 43 45
2015-07-05	8	5th	1 6 12 27 38
2015-06-27	15	4th	2 6 12 38 43
2015-06-12	4	5th	14 26 27 36 38
2015-06-08	9	4th	9 21 34 38 45
2015-05-30	16	5th	3 4 22 33 38
2015-05-14	15	5th	28 31 32 34 38
2015-04-28	5	4th	4 21 35 38 39
2014-12-30	3	4th	17 26 35 38 42
2014-12-27	13	5th	13 22 23 27 38
2014-12-14	1	4th	15 19 31 38 43
2014-12-13	6	3rd	19 23 38 41 43
2014-12-07	15	5th	5 8 13 20 38
2014-11-22	2	4th	2 13 17 38 42
2014-11-20	10	3rd	7 20 38 42 43
2014-11-10	1	5th	2 3 11 36 38
2014-11-09	1	4th	8 15 29 38 40
2014-11-08	1	5th	12 19 24 28 38
2014-11-07	16	5th	2 7 21 35 38
2014-10-22	5	3rd	16 31 38 42 44
2014-10-17	15	4th	9 14 37 38 45
2014-10-02	1	3rd	8 9 38 40 45
2014-10-01	12	5th	11 14 22 26 38
2014-09-19	6	5th	2 7 9 23 38
2014-09-13	5	4th	9 10 16 38 39
2014-09-08	13	5th	1 10 24 32 38
2014-08-26	5	4th	25 30 31 38 44
2014-08-21	11	4th	6 20 28 38 45
2014-08-10	4	5th	3 18 25 28 38
2014-08-06	4	3rd	2 16 38 41 42
2014-08-02	7	4th	16 24 29 38 45
2014-07-26	1	3rd	28 30 38 41 42
2014-07-25	3	5th	5 6 19 24 38
2014-07-22	—	5th	1 5 24 28 38