Number 8

In Hoosier Lotto under the 6/48 · since Jan 2010 rules — 1,751 draws, 6 from 1–48.

233times drawn · chance expected 219 +1.02σ

27draws waiting · a wait this long: 3% for any number

7.4average wait between appearances · chance says 8.0

43longest completed wait · 57% chance of one at least that long

8 is drawn as often as chance explains

Drawn 233 times in 1,751 draws against 218.9 expected, +1.02σ. Each draw is independent: after 27 draws away it is exactly as likely tonight as a number drawn yesterday.

Number 8, draw by draw

Drawn 233 times in 1,751 draws · average wait 7.4 draws · longest completed wait 43 · waiting 27 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 smallest97 · chance 99.9
2nd smallest97 · chance 97.2
3rd smallest34 · chance 31.5
4th smallest4 · chance 4.1
5th smallest1 · chance 0.2
6th smallest0 · chance 0.0

Every position’s lane →

The company it keeps

Seen most often with these — chance gives every partner about 24.8 shared draws, and the leaders are simply the ones that came out ahead this time.

38 7 14 13 11 30

It has shared a draw with every one of the other 47 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 48. 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
2026-07-08	5	3rd	3 4 8 16 26 30
2026-06-20	2	1st	8 14 17 19 22 24
2026-06-13	4	3rd	1 7 8 10 44 45
2026-05-30

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 6/48 tonight whatever it did last week.

2025-02-05	16	2nd	5 8 18 38 40 45
2024-12-11	11	3rd	3 7 8 24 38 46
2024-11-02	9	2nd	6 8 11 12 21 23
2024-10-02	6	2nd	6 8 9 10 18 35
2024-09-11	1	1st	8 24 26 36 37 40
2024-09-07	2	2nd	4 8 30 37 39 43
2024-08-31	3	3rd	3 5 8 20 33 37
2024-08-21	2	3rd	2 6 8 12 22 37
2024-08-14	5	3rd	1 7 8 18 28 34
2024-07-27	3	1st	8 15 32 33 40 41
2024-07-17	7	1st	8 9 13 16 29 38
2024-06-22	1	1st	8 10 13 20 28 31
2024-06-19	4	1st	8 10 17 18 28 33
2024-06-05	1	1st	8 20 29 36 40 42
2024-06-01	4	3rd	2 7 8 11 14 28
2024-05-18	8	1st	8 10 15 16 18 45
2024-04-20	22	2nd	4 8 12 21 33 43
2024-02-03	1	1st	8 10 22 31 34 38
2024-01-31	5	1st	8 11 13 14 27 31
2024-01-13	23	2nd	4 8 10 14 21 43
2023-10-25	4	2nd	7 8 25 27 35 40
2023-10-11	13	2nd	4 8 13 24 41 42
2023-08-26	4	1st	8 11 22 28 36 39
2023-08-12	1	3rd	2 5 8 28 29 45
2023-08-09	2	1st	8 9 13 16 38 44
2023-08-02	10	3rd	2 4 8 20 28 38
2023-06-28	2	1st	8 10 12 13 41 43
2023-06-21	1	3rd	2 7 8 9 12 38
2023-06-17	3	2nd	4 8 17 25 30 32
2023-06-07	13	3rd	1 5 8 19 38 39
2023-04-22	3	2nd	2 8 18 20 23 38
2023-04-12	3	3rd	6 7 8 31 37 43
2023-04-01	2	1st	8 17 21 29 30 44
2023-03-25	5	3rd	3 6 8 11 12 24
2023-03-08	11	1st	8 29 39 40 45 46
2023-01-28	1	1st	8 18 27 29 36 38
2023-01-25	24	2nd	3 8 14 34 42 43
2022-11-02	7	2nd	4 8 12 14 17 38
2022-10-08	9	2nd	4 8 13 14 22 28
2022-09-07	1	3rd	3 5 8 18 31 40
2022-09-03	13	2nd	6 8 11 15 41 46
2022-07-20	5	1st	8 11 12 21 29 30
2022-07-02	6	2nd	5 8 28 38 43 44
2022-06-11	6	2nd	6 8 17 22 31 42
2022-05-21	1	1st	8 9 24 28 40 43
2022-05-18	3	1st	8 21 22 32 38 44
2022-05-07	4	4th	1 2 7 8 18 38
2022-04-23	3	2nd	4 8 13 16 39 44
2022-04-13	5	2nd	5 8 22 32 39 42
2022-03-26	1	2nd	6 8 16 25 29 42
2022-03-23	22	2nd	7 8 24 30 44 45
2022-01-05	14	1st	8 14 16 23 29 34
2021-11-17	17	2nd	4 8 16 22 39 44
2021-09-18	3	2nd	2 8 23 25 30 46
2021-09-08	7	2nd	1 8 24 27 38 42
2021-08-14	2	1st	8 18 27 31 36 42
2021-08-07	15	2nd	2 8 9 12 17 35
2021-06-16	1	3rd	2 4 8 13 15 38
2021-06-12	13	1st	8 17 26 38 39 41
2021-04-28	4	1st	8 14 20 29 34 46
2021-04-14	5	2nd	6 8 24 26 36 39
2021-03-27	40	1st	8 13 18 30 41 45
2020-11-07	18	2nd	7 8 10 27 44 45
2020-09-05	2	2nd	1 8 10 31 38 46
2020-08-29	7	1st	8 23 26 35 40 45
2020-08-05	3	3rd	3 6 8 9 14 26
2020-07-25	5	2nd	7 8 10 15 22 33
2020-07-08	8	2nd	2 8 13 16 31 44
2020-06-10	18	2nd	1 8 13 24 25 36
2020-04-08	21	2nd	4 8 13 19 38 45
2020-01-25	10	1st	8 11 18 21 38 46
2019-12-21	1	2nd	4 8 12 17 24 45
2019-12-18	2	1st	8 11 19 20 21 23
2019-12-11	17	1st	8 13 19 29 32 33
2019-10-12	1	1st	8 16 23 29 30 34
2019-10-09	14	2nd	5 8 12 20 36 41
2019-08-21	11	2nd	5 8 10 14 19 36
2019-07-13	3	2nd	3 8 10 11 18 39
2019-07-03	8	2nd	1 8 13 24 30 36
2019-06-05	7	2nd	5 8 11 16 24 35
2019-05-11	13	2nd	4 8 10 28 31 41
2019-03-27	2	1st	8 13 17 25 37 46
2019-03-20	23	2nd	4 8 16 18 20 28
2018-12-29	13	1st	8 11 12 23 25 42
2018-11-14	16	1st	8 25 29 32 35 46
2018-09-19	5	2nd	6 8 15 18 22 30
2018-09-01	5	3rd	2 4 8 11 20 24
2018-08-15	3	3rd	2 5 8 9 26 46
2018-08-04	2	3rd	2 7 8 24 36 38
2018-07-28	2	2nd	5 8 21 23 29 38
2018-07-21	6	2nd	2 8 21 25 29 35
2018-06-30	3	1st	8 10 14 16 23 30
2018-06-20	1	2nd	3 8 13 18 34 44
2018-06-16	6	2nd	6 8 9 16 26 36
2018-05-26	5	1st	8 12 19 30 32 35
2018-05-09	17	3rd	4 7 8 15 22 26
2018-03-10	5	1st	8 24 32 33 37 44
2018-02-21	3	1st	8 9 12 16 23 31
2018-02-10	2	1st	8 17 24 36 39 42
2018-02-03	10	1st	8 24 25 30 42 45
2017-12-30	9	1st	8 16 18 34 41 44
2017-11-29	9	2nd	4 8 12 16 33 45
2017-10-28	3	2nd	5 8 28 33 38 40
2017-10-18	1	2nd	3 8 29 36 39 45
2017-10-14	3	1st	8 9 16 20 26 30
2017-10-04	1	2nd	7 8 31 34 35 45
2017-09-30	15	1st	8 9 21 23 29 36
2017-08-09	7	4th	1 3 4 8 13 34
2017-07-15	1	1st	8 19 30 33 35 41
2017-07-12	6	2nd	5 8 9 27 37 46
2017-06-21	17	1st	8 15 30 31 35 39
2017-04-22	1	2nd	3 8 9 14 25 46
2017-04-19	6	1st	8 16 17 19 33 42
2017-03-29	9	2nd	4 8 9 20 33 44
2017-02-25	27	1st	8 9 10 13 16 39
2016-11-23	13	2nd	5 8 13 29 31 37
2016-10-08	9	1st	8 30 35 37 39 41
2016-09-07	8	1st	8 13 14 18 24 31
2016-08-10	17	1st	8 18 27 41 44 45
2016-06-11	31	1st	8 9 20 34 35 37
2016-02-24	16	1st	8 14 19 25 38 45
2015-12-30	8	2nd	3 8 11 28 41 46
2015-12-02	4	2nd	7 8 9 34 46 47
2015-11-18	2	2nd	3 8 11 26 35 38
2015-11-11	3	2nd	3 8 11 22 38 47
2015-10-31	2	1st	8 9 36 38 41 47
2015-10-24	8	2nd	1 8 17 21 23 34
2015-09-26	6	4th	2 4 7 8 19 43
2015-09-05	1	1st	8 10 13 21 22 45
2015-09-02	4	3rd	3 7 8 30 33 39
2015-08-19	9	1st	8 14 27 37 45 48
2015-07-18	11	2nd	5 8 28 29 34 41
2015-06-10	8	1st	8 14 17 19 27 40
2015-05-13	6	1st	8 20 35 41 42 48
2015-04-22	6	1st	8 13 19 27 29 48
2015-04-01	28	2nd	7 8 32 33 34 40
2014-12-24	5	1st	8 12 13 18 19 25
2014-12-06	2	1st	8 14 16 30 34 42
2014-11-29	1	1st	8 26 32 34 35 36
2014-11-26	5	2nd	2 8 13 23 36 43
2014-11-08	5	1st	8 10 14 33 36 38
2014-10-22	1	1st	8 9 11 35 42 44
2014-10-18	12	1st	8 19 20 34 42 45
2014-09-06	3	1st	8 16 34 37 38 47
2014-08-27	11	1st	8 11 12 28 30 46
2014-07-19	6	2nd	2 8 12 15 17 19
2014-06-28	43	2nd	6 8 13 19 28 33
2014-01-29	7	4th	1 3 6 8 11 22
2014-01-04	2	2nd	6 8 21 38 41 43
2013-12-28	2	3rd	6 7 8 14 21 43
2013-12-21	1	2nd	7 8 16 18 30 34
2013-12-18	7	3rd	5 7 8 10 13 29
2013-11-23	2	1st	8 10 12 28 31 46
2013-11-16	10	1st	8 14 16 24 39 41
2013-10-12	1	2nd	1 8 15 24 26 40
2013-10-09	2	1st	8 13 26 27 32 36
2013-10-02	10	2nd	4 8 14 24 25 35
2013-08-28	4	2nd	2 8 31 32 37 45
2013-08-14	10	1st	8 10 11 31 40 47
2013-07-10	10	1st	8 17 19 24 32 43
2013-06-05	12	1st	8 22 25 27 32 41
2013-04-24	16	2nd	7 8 39 40 44 46
2013-02-27	3	3rd	1 4 8 32 42 46
2013-02-16	10	2nd	5 8 17 21 23 33
2013-01-12	7	2nd	7 8 20 21 27 28
2012-12-19	1	3rd	2 4 8 32 37 47
2012-12-15	1	2nd	1 8 9 11 30 40
2012-12-12	12	2nd	7 8 9 24 32 34
2012-10-31	10	2nd	1 8 11 36 37 38
2012-09-26	2	2nd	6 8 14 33 38 40
2012-09-19	12	1st	8 32 34 35 38 46
2012-08-08	11	1st	8 38 40 43 46 48
2012-06-30	5	2nd	5 8 11 17 28 48
2012-06-13	16	1st	8 13 14 39 46 47
2012-04-18	8	2nd	4 8 11 30 45 47
2012-03-21	4	2nd	7 8 25 28 36 37
2012-03-07	1	2nd	1 8 10 16 42 47
2012-03-03	8	2nd	2 8 14 15 32 48
2012-02-04	11	2nd	4 8 11 12 28 36
2011-12-28	26	3rd	5 7 8 25 37 45
2011-09-28	1	1st	8 19 23 30 32 46
2011-09-24	1	1st	8 10 13 30 43 47
2011-09-21	10	1st	8 11 27 33 42 45
2011-08-17	1	2nd	4 8 14 18 27 48
2011-08-13	2	1st	8 24 31 35 37 40
2011-08-06	4	1st	8 22 36 39 43 47
2011-07-23	6	2nd	2 8 16 17 37 46
2011-07-02	8	2nd	7 8 17 18 23 27
2011-06-04	3	2nd	4 8 9 13 14 18
2011-05-25	12	2nd	5 8 14 26 29 31
2011-04-13	12	3rd	2 7 8 9 30 39
2011-03-02	20	2nd	1 8 19 23 29 33
2010-12-22	2	3rd	1 7 8 31 44 48
2010-12-15	8	1st	8 20 33 37 42 48
2010-11-17	2	1st	8 11 24 25 37 43
2010-11-10	13	1st	8 14 20 34 36 45
2010-09-25	1	1st	8 10 12 14 19 30
2010-09-22	1	2nd	5 8 29 41 44 45
2010-09-18	2	1st	8 9 11 14 29 35
2010-09-11	3	3rd	3 7 8 27 37 46
2010-09-01	9	2nd	2 8 11 21 38 40
2010-07-31	5	1st	8 13 15 26 27 39
2010-07-14	5	2nd	1 8 12 17 18 23
2010-06-26	11	2nd	5 8 18 20 21 32
2010-05-19	12	1st	8 20 24 26 32 47
2010-04-07	3	3rd	4 7 8 15 38 41
2010-03-27	20	2nd	6 8 14 19 21 27
2010-01-16	3	1st	8 14 30 31 34 45
2010-01-06	—	1st	8 12 17 19 29 31