Number 8

In Lucky for Life under the 5/48 + 1/18 · since Jan 2015 rules — 2,354 draws, 5 from 1–48.

266times drawn · chance expected 245 +1.40σ

14draws waiting · a wait this long: 24% for any number

8.8average wait between appearances · chance says 9.6

76longest completed wait · 7% chance of one at least that long

8 is drawn as often as chance explains

Drawn 266 times in 2,354 draws against 245.2 expected, +1.40σ. Each draw is independent: after 14 draws away it is exactly as likely tonight as a number drawn yesterday.

Number 8, draw by draw

Drawn 266 times in 2,354 draws · average wait 8.8 draws · longest completed wait 76 · waiting 14 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 smallest139 · chance 136.3
2nd smallest95 · chance 103.1
3rd smallest31 · chance 24.4
4th smallest1 · chance 2.1
5th smallest0 · chance 0.1

Every position’s lane →

The company it keeps

Seen most often with these — chance gives every partner about 22.6 shared draws, and the leaders are simply the ones that came out ahead this time.

39 4 38 5 12 7

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
2026-02-07	14	1st	8 30 31 37 38
2026-01-24	2	1st	8 17 25 40 44
2026-01-22	17	1st	8 20 30 42 46
2026-01-05	1	3rd	2 7 8

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 5/48 tonight whatever it did last week.

2025-10-07	3	1st	8 32 42 44 46
2025-10-04	4	1st	8 17 18 24 35
2025-09-30	2	1st	8 15 17 30 39
2025-09-28	1	1st	8 9 27 31 36
2025-09-27	29	3rd	4 7 8 34 48
2025-08-29	1	1st	8 14 22 24 30
2025-08-28	2	1st	8 10 17 23 33
2025-08-26	4	3rd	5 6 8 17 36
2025-08-22	5	1st	8 19 26 27 29
2025-08-17	1	1st	8 15 20 25 28
2025-08-16	1	3rd	1 3 8 26 32
2025-08-15	13	2nd	2 8 19 26 32
2025-08-02	1	1st	8 10 16 18 36
2025-08-01	6	1st	8 20 22 24 36
2025-07-26	15	2nd	4 8 9 22 23
2025-07-11	20	3rd	1 6 8 18 47
2025-06-21	2	1st	8 10 22 26 28
2025-06-19	29	3rd	2 5 8 18 45
2025-05-21	28	1st	8 23 32 40 45
2025-04-23	18	1st	8 14 15 23 24
2025-04-05	5	1st	8 15 29 37 47
2025-03-31	2	1st	8 31 39 40 42
2025-03-29	3	2nd	4 8 13 18 41
2025-03-26	8	1st	8 12 15 39 44
2025-03-18	6	1st	8 20 37 39 46
2025-03-12	2	2nd	5 8 10 20 44
2025-03-10	26	2nd	7 8 13 21 42
2025-02-12	1	1st	8 29 34 36 42
2025-02-11	2	1st	8 25 28 41 46
2025-02-09	15	1st	8 13 22 28 39
2025-01-25	5	1st	8 26 28 38 46
2025-01-20	1	2nd	4 8 12 22 35
2025-01-19	76	1st	8 24 35 43 46
2024-11-04	6	1st	8 18 28 36 43
2024-10-29	2	2nd	4 8 9 25 48
2024-10-27	17	3rd	1 4 8 27 42
2024-10-10	3	2nd	7 8 26 27 47
2024-10-07	1	1st	8 21 22 28 47
2024-10-06	10	2nd	1 8 10 26 34
2024-09-26	24	2nd	4 8 27 37 40
2024-09-02	5	3rd	3 4 8 28 29
2024-08-28	3	3rd	4 7 8 17 34
2024-08-25	5	1st	8 17 19 29 31
2024-08-20	17	1st	8 12 24 39 40
2024-08-03	21	1st	8 10 15 17 21
2024-07-13	28	1st	8 16 27 33 34
2024-06-15	11	3rd	2 7 8 12 21
2024-06-04	1	1st	8 13 39 42 48
2024-06-03	1	1st	8 21 23 39 40
2024-06-02	10	1st	8 16 19 20 25
2024-05-23	1	2nd	4 8 9 28 29
2024-05-22	10	2nd	5 8 15 17 37
2024-05-12	12	1st	8 14 26 29 47
2024-04-30	11	2nd	7 8 19 36 41
2024-04-19	17	2nd	5 8 24 28 34
2024-04-02	4	2nd	6 8 17 22 31
2024-03-29	6	1st	8 13 14 42 44
2024-03-23	5	3rd	1 3 8 13 29
2024-03-18	38	1st	8 20 35 36 38
2024-02-09	6	1st	8 12 18 27 48
2024-02-03	11	1st	8 9 18 31 38
2024-01-23	7	2nd	5 8 11 38 40
2024-01-16	10	1st	8 13 21 22 42
2024-01-06	10	1st	8 15 20 38 39
2023-12-27	1	1st	8 12 36 38 45
2023-12-26	5	1st	8 26 27 29 33
2023-12-21	8	1st	8 10 20 21 47
2023-12-13	26	1st	8 35 37 39 46
2023-11-17	4	2nd	5 8 27 33 39
2023-11-13	17	1st	8 10 30 45 47
2023-10-27	7	1st	8 13 15 29 48
2023-10-20	7	2nd	2 8 37 39 40
2023-10-13	21	1st	8 14 19 21 30
2023-09-22	1	1st	8 30 31 40 46
2023-09-21	1	1st	8 12 29 32 34
2023-09-20	4	1st	8 9 20 31 47
2023-09-16	3	1st	8 20 32 38 43
2023-09-13	7	2nd	2 8 30 32 37
2023-09-06	2	2nd	6 8 9 31 48
2023-09-04	5	3rd	2 4 8 16 22
2023-08-30	12	2nd	6 8 14 39 40
2023-08-18	7	2nd	7 8 25 36 46
2023-08-11	1	2nd	5 8 26 32 40
2023-08-10	3	1st	8 15 23 38 42
2023-08-07	7	2nd	4 8 12 37 38
2023-07-31	8	1st	8 26 28 30 35
2023-07-23	9	1st	8 12 17 19 31
2023-07-14	5	2nd	6 8 16 19 45
2023-07-09	4	2nd	6 8 18 19 48
2023-07-05	9	1st	8 16 26 30 38
2023-06-26	47	2nd	1 8 24 29 36
2023-05-10	6	1st	8 9 35 37 40
2023-05-04	1	1st	8 9 13 19 43
2023-05-03	3	2nd	4 8 12 36 46
2023-04-30	9	1st	8 11 30 37 47
2023-04-21	28	3rd	4 7 8 25 29
2023-03-24	6	2nd	1 8 30 31 43
2023-03-18	26	1st	8 18 19 29 41
2023-02-20	1	1st	8 12 41 42 47
2023-02-19	6	1st	8 16 31 39 47
2023-02-13	1	2nd	1 8 15 39 48
2023-02-12	24	1st	8 9 21 22 32
2023-01-19	4	2nd	6 8 12 21 42
2023-01-15	16	2nd	5 8 13 41 44
2022-12-30	8	1st	8 13 35 42 47
2022-12-22	5	1st	8 16 24 27 38
2022-12-17	13	1st	8 12 36 39 47
2022-12-04	2	2nd	4 8 22 38 43
2022-12-02	10	2nd	4 8 20 25 34
2022-11-22	17	1st	8 11 13 20 28
2022-11-05	21	1st	8 18 20 45 47
2022-10-15	1	1st	8 15 25 34 43
2022-10-14	8	1st	8 13 26 33 37
2022-10-06	15	1st	8 13 17 21 45
2022-09-21	3	1st	8 19 25 28 35
2022-09-18	9	3rd	4 5 8 16 19
2022-09-09	3	1st	8 16 23 34 42
2022-09-06	3	2nd	3 8 39 44 47
2022-09-03	4	2nd	6 8 14 25 42
2022-08-30	4	1st	8 15 19 46 47
2022-08-26	15	2nd	2 8 16 30 45
2022-08-11	11	2nd	3 8 15 43 46
2022-07-31	1	3rd	1 7 8 18 38
2022-07-30	11	1st	8 24 33 44 46
2022-07-19	7	2nd	2 8 19 25 43
2022-07-12	7	1st	8 14 23 47 48
2022-07-05	1	1st	8 15 23 33 48
2022-07-04	14	3rd	5 7 8 15 30
2022-06-20	48	1st	8 22 27 32 38
2022-05-03	2	2nd	5 8 11 33 34
2022-05-01	2	2nd	7 8 19 36 38
2022-04-29	4	1st	8 15 20 32 39
2022-04-25	14	1st	8 18 32 36 43
2022-04-11	1	2nd	1 8 38 41 43
2022-04-10	3	2nd	7 8 10 17 32
2022-04-07	7	1st	8 24 27 30 33
2022-03-31	10	1st	8 20 36 41 45
2022-03-21	1	1st	8 11 40 43 46
2022-03-20	12	2nd	7 8 26 31 39
2022-03-08	1	2nd	1 8 17 26 41
2022-03-07	3	1st	8 13 19 21 34
2022-03-04	5	2nd	5 8 30 33 39
2022-02-27	17	2nd	7 8 33 39 47
2022-02-10	1	1st	8 16 25 28 48
2022-02-09	29	1st	8 16 22 23 40
2022-01-11	5	3rd	2 5 8 18 43
2022-01-06	1	1st	8 10 12 17 23
2022-01-05	1	2nd	5 8 22 37 43
2022-01-04	19	2nd	7 8 13 29 40
2021-12-16	5	1st	8 10 17 38 48
2021-12-11	2	1st	8 9 16 31 44
2021-12-09	3	1st	8 21 23 25 41
2021-12-06	4	2nd	1 8 11 26 39
2021-12-02	10	1st	8 23 29 34 48
2021-11-22	8	3rd	5 7 8 14 35
2021-11-14	4	2nd	1 8 21 22 27
2021-11-10	8	2nd	7 8 20 35 47
2021-11-02	14	1st	8 19 26 38 39
2021-10-19	7	2nd	1 8 22 28 44
2021-10-12	6	3rd	1 6 8 25 31
2021-10-06	19	1st	8 14 23 44 45
2021-09-17	10	1st	8 12 35 36 45
2021-09-07	10	1st	8 14 16 32 38
2021-08-28	1	3rd	2 6 8 11 38
2021-08-27	5	2nd	4 8 17 35 39
2021-08-22	2	2nd	5 8 15 23 39
2021-08-20	25	1st	8 24 36 39 45
2021-07-26	6	1st	8 26 39 42 46
2021-07-20	12	2nd	6 8 16 31 46
2021-06-10	4	2nd	6 8 10 24 43
2021-05-27	9	3rd	5 6 8 40 43
2021-04-26	30	1st	8 22 33 37 38
2021-01-11	16	2nd	1 8 20 37 39
2020-11-16	3	2nd	3 8 16 38 44
2020-11-05	10	3rd	2 4 8 17 31
2020-10-01	10	2nd	5 8 9 25 29
2020-08-27	18	2nd	7 8 12 21 36
2020-06-25	10	2nd	1 8 18 27 46
2020-05-21	4	1st	8 11 24 30 33
2020-05-07	6	2nd	3 8 22 23 45
2020-04-16	6	2nd	6 8 20 28 43
2020-03-26	6	2nd	7 8 10 30 41
2020-03-05	10	2nd	6 8 9 36 47
2020-01-30	3	3rd	4 6 8 18 39
2020-01-20	4	3rd	4 7 8 18 27
2020-01-06	23	2nd	5 8 15 33 48
2019-10-17	11	1st	8 9 25 27 33
2019-09-09	6	1st	8 9 17 22 33
2019-08-19	9	1st	8 17 26 28 40
2019-07-18	10	1st	8 13 32 34 48
2019-06-13	14	3rd	4 5 8 10 46
2019-04-25	6	1st	8 18 21 44 47
2019-04-04	8	3rd	3 4 8 16 27
2019-03-07	5	2nd	5 8 29 44 47
2019-02-18	17	2nd	1 8 15 29 31
2018-12-20	1	1st	8 21 26 40 41
2018-12-17	4	2nd	4 8 31 32 44
2018-12-03	3	2nd	7 8 28 37 43
2018-11-22	5	1st	8 18 38 40 48
2018-11-05	10	1st	8 18 28 34 37
2018-10-01	3	1st	8 10 13 16 40
2018-09-20	7	1st	8 10 17 36 40
2018-08-27	3	2nd	6 8 12 19 32
2018-08-16	5	1st	8 39 42 43 48
2018-07-30	5	1st	8 15 34 36 37
2018-07-12	35	2nd	4 8 14 20 26
2018-03-12	13	2nd	1 8 20 44 45
2018-01-25	4	1st	8 9 31 43 45
2018-01-11	5	1st	8 12 15 16 41
2017-12-25	15	1st	8 37 43 44 45
2017-11-02	23	3rd	2 4 8 38 47
2017-08-14	8	2nd	4 8 15 17 39
2017-07-17	8	3rd	2 6 8 12 37
2017-06-19	26	1st	8 23 24 31 33
2017-03-20	6	2nd	6 8 18 38 46
2017-02-27	8	2nd	5 8 27 34 45
2017-01-30	12	2nd	6 8 28 36 42
2016-12-19	3	2nd	1 8 35 45 48
2016-12-08	8	3rd	5 7 8 13 15
2016-11-10	13	1st	8 10 12 20 35
2016-09-26	9	2nd	5 8 14 17 37
2016-08-25	15	1st	8 30 35 36 42
2016-07-04	2	1st	8 31 34 44 48
2016-06-27	3	1st	8 9 13 32 46
2016-06-16	14	1st	8 12 20 33 45
2016-04-28	13	1st	8 12 27 32 39
2016-03-14	2	3rd	4 7 8 37 41
2016-03-07	9	2nd	7 8 12 23 38
2016-02-04	18	2nd	5 8 22 23 34
2015-12-03	16	1st	8 27 29 36 45
2015-10-08	1	2nd	1 8 21 42 48
2015-10-05	2	1st	8 28 31 41 48
2015-09-28	2	1st	8 19 25 32 48
2015-09-21	6	4th	1 2 7 8 20
2015-08-31	10	1st	8 10 16 22 25
2015-07-27	5	1st	8 21 26 33 34
2015-07-09	9	3rd	5 7 8 36 47
2015-06-08	5	2nd	4 8 13 19 31
2015-05-21	20	2nd	6 8 10 18 19
2015-03-12	9	1st	8 28 35 38 45
2015-02-09	3	1st	8 15 25 33 41
2015-01-29	—	1st	8 24 37 42 44