Number 38

In Megabucks under the 6/49 · since Jan 2010 rules — 1,904 draws, 6 from 1–49.

242times drawn · chance expected 233 +0.62σ

0draws waiting — it came up last time

7.9average wait between appearances · chance says 8.2

45longest completed wait · 54% chance of one at least that long

38 is drawn as often as chance explains

Drawn 242 times in 1,904 draws against 233.1 expected, +0.62σ. Each draw is independent: after 0 draws away it is exactly as likely tonight as a number drawn yesterday.

Number 38, draw by draw

Drawn 242 times in 1,904 draws · average wait 7.9 draws · longest completed wait 45 · drawn in the most recent draw

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 smallest2 · chance 1.7
3rd smallest14 · chance 15.5
4th smallest51 · chance 60.4
5th smallest99 · chance 102.7
6th smallest76 · chance 61.6

Every position’s lane →

The company it keeps

Seen most often with these — chance gives every partner about 25.2 shared draws, and the leaders are simply the ones that came out ahead this time.

15 27 23 4 12 32

It has shared a draw with every one of the other 48 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 49. 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
2026-10-12	3	6th	9 19 22 33 34 38
2026-10-05	8	6th	5 15 29 32 33 38
2026-09-16	6	5th	12 15 23 31 38 43
2026-09-02	1	6th

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 6/49 tonight whatever it did last week.

2025-12-06	8	4th	3 8 12 38 40 44
2025-11-17	12	4th	5 19 28 38 39 43
2025-10-20	6	4th	2 34 35 38 39 42
2025-10-06	2	6th	4 6 12 17 36 38
2025-10-01	4	6th	6 10 11 17 20 38
2025-09-22	16	6th	3 12 18 19 23 38
2025-08-16	27	5th	7 19 21 27 38 41
2025-06-14	2	5th	9 18 21 31 38 43
2025-06-09	2	6th	6 12 24 25 27 38
2025-06-04	1	5th	2 6 28 36 38 41
2025-06-02	4	6th	1 20 24 25 37 38
2025-05-24	10	5th	2 4 7 28 38 42
2025-04-30	1	4th	12 18 23 38 40 44
2025-04-28	3	6th	2 6 8 26 29 38
2025-04-21	16	4th	8 28 29 38 42 43
2025-03-15	6	6th	14 23 24 32 36 38
2025-03-01	22	6th	3 14 24 26 36 38
2025-01-08	5	5th	2 11 28 35 38 41
2024-12-28	2	6th	17 18 27 28 37 38
2024-12-23	1	4th	12 28 32 38 40 41
2024-12-21	1	5th	2 14 15 25 38 39
2024-12-18	7	5th	23 27 32 37 38 43
2024-12-02	1	6th	15 17 20 27 30 38
2024-11-30	9	6th	5 11 18 19 30 38
2024-11-09	3	6th	15 21 24 27 32 38
2024-11-02	5	6th	5 10 16 23 36 38
2024-10-21	11	5th	3 7 26 30 38 41
2024-09-25	2	4th	2 18 32 38 40 43
2024-09-21	19	6th	2 17 20 31 32 38
2024-08-07	25	6th	3 14 17 19 31 38
2024-06-10	14	6th	12 14 22 24 35 38
2024-05-08	8	6th	9 18 22 25 34 38
2024-04-20	10	5th	1 8 18 31 38 43
2024-03-27	35	6th	10 12 23 26 31 38
2024-01-06	3	4th	5 12 30 38 41 43
2023-12-30	2	5th	11 12 28 34 38 43
2023-12-25	1	5th	2 10 29 32 38 39
2023-12-23	5	4th	3 23 29 38 43 44
2023-12-11	1	5th	4 25 26 30 38 41
2023-12-09	7	4th	4 10 36 38 40 41
2023-11-22	6	5th	17 20 24 31 38 39
2023-11-08	3	4th	4 11 26 38 46 49
2023-10-28	9	6th	8 15 19 31 36 38
2023-09-27	1	5th	11 15 30 32 38 41
2023-09-23	4	3rd	10 16 38 41 45 46
2023-09-09	3	5th	10 15 36 37 38 44
2023-08-30	10	5th	1 4 28 34 38 48
2023-07-26	3	3rd	4 15 38 42 44 45
2023-07-15	1	5th	4 9 13 34 38 39
2023-07-12	4	6th	16 19 22 26 37 38
2023-06-28	16	5th	4 15 22 29 38 43
2023-05-03	1	4th	8 14 26 38 42 44
2023-04-29	2	4th	11 12 15 38 40 41
2023-04-22	35	5th	14 21 23 26 38 40
2022-12-21	7	5th	7 12 24 29 38 42
2022-11-26	5	6th	20 28 30 31 32 38
2022-11-09	8	4th	3 23 31 38 42 43
2022-10-12	3	5th	2 23 32 37 38 41
2022-10-01	5	4th	14 23 28 38 40 43
2022-09-14	1	4th	11 16 19 38 43 44
2022-09-10	14	6th	3 10 15 17 26 38
2022-07-23	4	4th	5 6 31 38 42 47
2022-07-09	5	4th	5 12 16 38 46 47
2022-06-22	1	5th	1 5 7 25 38 41
2022-06-18	6	3rd	6 16 38 44 46 48
2022-05-28	1	5th	15 28 29 34 38 44
2022-05-25	18	3rd	22 27 38 40 42 48
2022-03-23	3	4th	7 10 12 38 39 41
2022-03-12	5	4th	17 19 35 38 40 45
2022-02-23	1	4th	4 12 18 38 42 44
2022-02-19	12	5th	4 14 15 31 38 39
2022-01-08	7	6th	6 15 18 19 31 38
2021-12-15	11	5th	3 10 13 18 38 48
2021-11-06	2	5th	5 8 12 36 38 41
2021-10-30	4	5th	14 17 25 36 38 42
2021-10-16	18	4th	13 27 28 38 45 48
2021-08-14	1	4th	14 15 17 38 42 46
2021-08-11	2	6th	5 21 22 23 33 38
2021-08-04	4	5th	5 10 36 37 38 46
2021-07-21	15	5th	3 16 20 25 38 47
2021-05-29	15	4th	15 25 27 38 46 48
2021-04-07	8	4th	6 27 37 38 45 47
2021-03-10	3	5th	8 22 34 37 38 49
2021-02-27	4	5th	17 23 30 35 38 40
2021-02-13	4	5th	9 15 16 18 38 40
2021-01-30	6	6th	4 9 20 25 32 38
2021-01-09	3	4th	3 25 33 38 43 48
2020-12-30	1	5th	6 7 15 22 38 45
2020-12-26	2	6th	1 2 5 13 37 38
2020-12-19	5	5th	12 13 36 37 38 40
2020-12-02	17	5th	17 22 27 30 38 48
2020-10-03	6	5th	1 2 15 20 38 49
2020-09-12	1	5th	16 22 32 34 38 42
2020-09-09	7	5th	1 13 15 34 38 47
2020-08-15	8	6th	15 18 22 23 29 38
2020-07-18	8	3rd	16 20 38 45 47 49
2020-06-20	7	4th	8 30 36 38 39 45
2020-05-27	6	5th	2 12 36 37 38 39
2020-05-06	15	5th	2 4 21 32 38 43
2020-03-14	2	6th	6 15 19 21 24 38
2020-03-07	7	6th	8 15 16 35 37 38
2020-02-12	7	5th	8 10 19 20 38 45
2020-01-18	7	3rd	5 6 38 41 42 48
2019-12-25	1	5th	7 8 31 36 38 42
2019-12-21	33	6th	2 3 21 24 36 38
2019-08-28	1	4th	1 6 18 38 39 48
2019-08-24	15	5th	3 23 27 33 38 43
2019-07-03	4	6th	1 4 11 14 29 38
2019-06-19	5	5th	17 23 30 35 38 41
2019-06-01	8	5th	1 4 5 37 38 44
2019-05-04	1	4th	2 27 36 38 39 40
2019-05-01	19	5th	6 26 28 29 38 40
2019-02-23	2	3rd	12 26 38 39 46 48
2019-02-16	5	5th	3 9 23 25 38 46
2019-01-30	10	4th	12 21 37 38 44 49
2018-12-26	1	4th	5 15 27 38 41 43
2018-12-22	4	5th	18 23 24 26 38 49
2018-12-08	17	4th	9 27 31 38 39 43
2018-10-10	5	5th	7 15 18 34 38 47
2018-09-22	2	2nd	1 38 42 44 46 48
2018-09-15	5	5th	17 25 28 32 38 46
2018-08-29	12	6th	8 11 15 23 31 38
2018-07-18	1	5th	11 15 23 33 38 43
2018-07-14	3	5th	11 14 15 37 38 47
2018-07-04	4	6th	2 11 14 30 35 38
2018-06-20	4	4th	22 23 30 38 41 48
2018-06-06	1	6th	11 19 22 26 30 38
2018-06-02	13	3rd	9 15 38 39 42 49
2018-04-18	28	6th	1 10 17 24 28 38
2018-01-10	1	5th	15 18 25 36 38 39
2018-01-06	3	3rd	10 11 38 39 42 47
2017-12-27	16	6th	4 6 20 21 37 38
2017-11-01	2	3rd	10 11 38 43 47 49
2017-10-25	25	6th	4 5 12 21 26 38
2017-07-29	7	6th	4 7 12 16 34 38
2017-07-05	17	5th	19 27 36 37 38 42
2017-05-06	3	5th	9 11 24 37 38 39
2017-04-26	10	5th	4 5 9 10 38 48
2017-03-22	4	6th	1 6 14 17 20 38
2017-03-08	8	4th	7 9 25 38 42 44
2017-02-08	5	6th	10 19 22 31 35 38
2017-01-21	2	4th	12 22 29 38 44 46
2017-01-14	13	5th	2 10 13 31 38 49
2016-11-30	15	5th	4 7 8 21 38 49
2016-10-08	4	5th	3 18 20 37 38 45
2016-09-24	1	5th	1 5 25 35 38 48
2016-09-21	8	5th	7 14 17 32 38 39
2016-08-24	19	5th	9 14 17 29 38 49
2016-06-18	10	3rd	22 36 38 39 40 48
2016-05-14	4	5th	8 10 22 32 38 43
2016-04-30	10	4th	8 30 31 38 39 42
2016-03-26	5	5th	3 5 14 19 38 42
2016-03-09	12	6th	10 13 18 27 33 38
2016-01-27	8	5th	6 23 31 33 38 48
2015-12-30	1	5th	3 6 9 18 38 48
2015-12-26	45	5th	7 27 34 36 38 46
2015-07-22	18	5th	4 14 27 31 38 40
2015-05-20	7	6th	4 5 18 34 35 38
2015-04-25	7	6th	1 5 6 32 35 38
2015-04-01	4	3rd	7 30 38 39 44 46
2015-03-18	2	6th	3 9 10 19 31 38
2015-03-11	9	5th	1 8 18 24 38 44
2015-02-07	4	4th	5 11 13 38 44 46
2015-01-24	7	5th	2 15 27 32 38 49
2014-12-31	3	5th	12 23 25 36 38 40
2014-12-20	20	4th	9 11 30 38 40 49
2014-10-11	4	5th	6 20 27 37 38 45
2014-09-27	5	5th	16 27 33 37 38 45
2014-09-10	1	5th	1 13 15 22 38 40
2014-09-06	13	6th	2 12 15 23 24 38
2014-07-23	6	5th	16 22 35 36 38 45
2014-07-02	1	5th	6 9 33 36 38 41
2014-06-28	17	5th	19 26 27 35 38 44
2014-04-30	2	5th	12 13 23 34 38 49
2014-04-23	9	5th	10 13 26 33 38 48
2014-03-22	17	4th	4 27 29 38 39 48
2014-01-22	3	6th	4 20 21 23 26 38
2014-01-11	2	4th	1 13 36 38 42 43
2014-01-04	4	6th	2 3 24 25 29 38
2013-12-21	5	6th	7 22 30 32 33 38
2013-12-04	10	5th	15 28 32 35 38 43
2013-10-30	24	5th	6 27 29 36 38 43
2013-08-07	12	4th	4 9 20 38 41 42
2013-06-26	3	6th	8 13 27 32 34 38
2013-06-15	31	6th	3 7 10 21 23 38
2013-02-27	18	6th	9 11 12 29 32 38
2012-12-26	7	4th	31 36 37 38 41 46
2012-12-01	25	4th	17 21 27 38 42 43
2012-09-05	8	4th	3 12 31 38 39 49
2012-08-08	10	6th	8 10 18 23 29 38
2012-07-04	4	6th	2 16 23 35 36 38
2012-06-20	5	5th	12 17 26 28 38 41
2012-06-02	3	5th	4 11 16 29 38 46
2012-05-23	11	4th	6 20 35 38 42 43
2012-04-14	19	5th	6 11 29 31 38 39
2012-02-08	7	5th	5 7 11 34 38 46
2012-01-14	3	4th	19 27 28 38 40 42
2012-01-04	2	4th	2 21 26 38 39 42
2011-12-28	5	4th	13 30 33 38 41 43
2011-12-10	2	6th	10 19 23 29 30 38
2011-12-03	34	4th	3 22 34 38 41 47
2011-08-06	3	6th	4 7 22 27 31 38
2011-07-27	2	6th	5 8 9 16 20 38
2011-07-20	7	6th	7 8 18 25 26 38
2011-06-25	45	5th	14 17 26 35 38 42
2011-01-19	10	5th	21 23 27 37 38 48
2010-12-15	9	3rd	17 37 38 40 48 49
2010-11-13	1	4th	1 10 24 38 44 47
2010-11-10	1	2nd	21 38 40 45 47 49
2010-11-06	9	6th	1 19 32 34 35 38
2010-10-06	2	6th	2 4 15 19 25 38
2010-09-29	24	3rd	5 28 38 40 44 45
2010-07-07	5	6th	3 7 11 12 22 38
2010-06-19	21	6th	1 7 8 11 32 38
2010-04-07	3	6th	3 4 17 27 36 38
2010-03-27	17	5th	4 18 31 32 38 44
2010-01-27	1	6th	10 22 23 27 29 38
2010-01-23	—	4th	33 34 37 38 41 45