Number 8

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

219times drawn · chance expected 233 −0.99σ

1draws waiting · a wait this long: >99% for any number

8.6average wait between appearances · chance says 8.2

42longest completed wait · 64% chance of one at least that long

8 is drawn as often as chance explains

Drawn 219 times in 1,904 draws against 233.1 expected, −0.99σ. Each draw is independent: after 1 draws away it is exactly as likely tonight as a number drawn yesterday.

Number 8, draw by draw

Drawn 219 times in 1,904 draws · average wait 8.6 draws · longest completed wait 42 · waiting 1 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 smallest96 · chance 95.8
2nd smallest88 · chance 90.7
3rd smallest30 · chance 28.6
4th smallest4 · chance 3.7
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 22.8 shared draws, and the leaders are simply the ones that came out ahead this time.

12 19 24 7 36 34

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, 8 is picked about 1.48× as often as an indifferent choice — 2nd 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 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
2026-10-10	42	2nd	2 8 17 19 28 41
2026-07-04	3	1st	8 19 28 29 33 43
2026-06-27	2	1st	8 10 20 37 38 40
2026-06-22	5	2nd

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 6/49 tonight whatever it did last week.

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