Number 38

In Classic Lotto 47 under the 6/47 · since Apr 2010 rules — 1,721 draws, 6 from 1–47.

243times drawn · chance expected 220 +1.68σ

4draws waiting · a wait this long: 66% for any number

7.0average wait between appearances · chance says 7.8

34longest completed wait · 93% chance of one at least that long

38 is drawn as often as chance explains

Drawn 243 times in 1,721 draws against 219.7 expected, +1.68σ. Each draw is independent: after 4 draws away it is exactly as likely tonight as a number drawn yesterday.

Number 38, draw by draw

Drawn 243 times in 1,721 draws · average wait 7.0 draws · longest completed wait 34 · waiting 4 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 0.0
2nd smallest0 · chance 0.8
3rd smallest7 · chance 9.9
4th smallest61 · chance 49.6
5th smallest97 · chance 105.4
6th smallest78 · chance 77.3

Every position’s lane →

The company it keeps

Seen most often with these — chance gives every partner about 26.4 shared draws, and the leaders are simply the ones that came out ahead this time.

43 19 33 2 37 28

It has shared a draw with every one of the other 46 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 47. 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
2026-09-26	7	4th	2 11 18 38 43 45
2026-09-02	13	5th	7 9 19 20 38 41
2026-07-18	4	4th	1 6 37 38 40 43
2026-07-04

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 6/47 tonight whatever it did last week.

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