Number 8

In Gopher 5 under the 5/47 · since Apr 2010 rules — 2,587 draws, 5 from 1–47.

258times drawn · chance expected 275 −1.10σ

16draws waiting · a wait this long: 19% for any number

9.9average wait between appearances · chance says 9.4

63longest completed wait · 21% chance of one at least that long

8 is drawn as often as chance explains

Drawn 258 times in 2,587 draws against 275.2 expected, −1.10σ. Each draw is independent: after 16 draws away it is exactly as likely tonight as a number drawn yesterday.

Number 8, draw by draw

Drawn 258 times in 2,587 draws · average wait 9.9 draws · longest completed wait 63 · waiting 16 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 130.0
2nd smallest92 · chance 101.1
3rd smallest25 · chance 24.6
4th smallest2 · chance 2.2
5th smallest0 · chance 0.1

Every position’s lane →

The company it keeps

Seen most often with these — chance gives every partner about 22.4 shared draws, and the leaders are simply the ones that came out ahead this time.

30 28 45 16 7 9

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, 8 is picked about 1.48× as often as an indifferent choice — 2nd 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 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
2026-09-04	37	2nd	1 8 15 29 45
2026-06-10	48	1st	8 10 28 32 45
2026-02-18	14	2nd	4 8 20 42 45
2026-01-16	1	2nd	6 8 13 21

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 5/47 tonight whatever it did last week.

2024-07-10	5	2nd	4 8 20 32 38
2024-06-28	2	1st	8 25 34 41 43
2024-06-24	11	3rd	4 6 8 20 37
2024-05-29	20	1st	8 10 31 36 43
2024-04-12	4	1st	8 12 24 32 46
2024-04-03	2	1st	8 22 25 29 37
2024-03-29	5	1st	8 11 23 31 42
2024-03-18	5	2nd	7 8 11 31 46
2024-03-06	9	1st	8 15 28 31 33
2024-02-14	11	2nd	3 8 23 32 47
2024-01-19	4	2nd	2 8 24 37 40
2024-01-10	24	2nd	6 8 14 27 30
2023-11-15	8	1st	8 11 17 36 47
2023-10-27	4	1st	8 10 29 35 41
2023-10-18	4	2nd	5 8 12 45 46
2023-10-09	6	1st	8 9 12 15 41
2023-09-25	12	1st	8 9 21 22 34
2023-08-28	1	2nd	7 8 27 39 40
2023-08-25	3	2nd	7 8 11 46 47
2023-08-18	12	1st	8 11 26 28 29
2023-07-21	11	2nd	2 8 20 27 45
2023-06-26	4	1st	8 16 19 32 41
2023-06-16	2	1st	8 38 42 44 47
2023-06-12	5	2nd	2 8 14 22 35
2023-05-31	4	1st	8 28 30 40 46
2023-05-22	21	1st	8 10 12 20 46
2023-04-03	8	1st	8 11 27 30 37
2023-03-15	2	2nd	7 8 9 26 40
2023-03-10	3	2nd	4 8 25 41 42
2023-03-03	1	1st	8 9 13 20 47
2023-03-01	3	1st	8 15 19 27 45
2023-02-22	3	1st	8 11 20 22 44
2023-02-15	19	1st	8 16 29 30 31
2023-01-02	1	2nd	6 8 22 39 45
2022-12-30	9	3rd	5 6 8 15 43
2022-12-09	20	1st	8 11 12 27 47
2022-10-26	10	1st	8 10 24 28 38
2022-10-03	3	1st	8 32 37 40 43
2022-09-26	9	2nd	6 8 9 20 34
2022-09-05	20	1st	8 20 27 30 40
2022-07-20	3	1st	8 10 17 22 25
2022-07-13	7	2nd	6 8 25 30 46
2022-06-27	8	2nd	4 8 15 18 40
2022-06-08	1	3rd	5 7 8 22 41
2022-06-06	13	1st	8 17 33 35 39
2022-05-06	10	2nd	1 8 11 39 44
2022-04-13	10	1st	8 12 16 30 45
2022-03-21	20	1st	8 21 24 25 26
2022-02-02	19	1st	8 9 29 32 35
2021-12-20	1	1st	8 10 17 22 29
2021-12-17	17	1st	8 12 14 15 25
2021-11-08	3	2nd	6 8 23 24 25
2021-11-01	11	1st	8 18 31 32 37
2021-10-06	26	2nd	7 8 19 22 43
2021-08-06	1	1st	8 16 25 26 30
2021-08-04	1	1st	8 22 40 41 42
2021-08-02	1	2nd	6 8 28 46 47
2021-07-30	4	1st	8 16 18 37 40
2021-07-21	1	2nd	6 8 10 14 36
2021-07-19	5	2nd	7 8 10 27 35
2021-07-07	8	1st	8 9 14 15 17
2021-06-18	5	3rd	5 6 8 23 24
2021-06-07	13	2nd	1 8 22 30 47
2021-05-07	2	1st	8 9 16 36 41
2021-05-03	5	2nd	3 8 10 16 42
2021-04-21	19	1st	8 9 11 30 46
2021-03-08	16	1st	8 9 15 16 18
2021-01-29	4	1st	8 16 20 25 38
2021-01-20	10	2nd	3 8 9 35 39
2020-12-28	9	1st	8 12 30 32 37
2020-12-07	8	1st	8 10 17 31 36
2020-11-18	8	1st	8 19 22 30 38
2020-10-30	7	2nd	3 8 32 33 35
2020-10-14	7	1st	8 10 12 27 37
2020-09-28	9	2nd	5 8 19 22 28
2020-09-07	12	1st	8 13 25 26 47
2020-08-10	4	3rd	6 7 8 27 47
2020-07-31	11	2nd	2 8 9 23 38
2020-07-06	42	2nd	3 8 25 39 44
2020-03-30	10	1st	8 15 19 42 47
2020-03-06	10	1st	8 15 22 24 41
2020-02-12	13	1st	8 11 12 34 45
2020-01-13	1	1st	8 17 30 40 44
2020-01-10	3	1st	8 20 23 27 37
2020-01-03	5	2nd	1 8 14 19 37
2019-12-23	18	1st	8 23 36 41 43
2019-11-11	2	1st	8 17 34 35 37
2019-11-06	3	2nd	7 8 29 31 32
2019-10-30	19	1st	8 11 36 43 46
2019-09-16	8	1st	8 9 11 21 29
2019-08-28	3	2nd	4 8 13 14 40
2019-08-21	57	2nd	6 8 9 37 47
2019-04-10	9	1st	8 13 15 16 26
2019-03-20	3	1st	8 21 28 44 45
2019-03-13	5	2nd	6 8 13 31 46
2019-03-01	3	3rd	2 7 8 38 43
2019-02-22	10	3rd	5 7 8 19 45
2019-01-30	23	1st	8 10 13 27 43
2018-12-07	16	3rd	1 4 8 39 46
2018-10-31	4	2nd	2 8 20 36 41
2018-10-22	6	2nd	7 8 20 26 30
2018-10-08	7	1st	8 9 14 24 26
2018-09-21	1	2nd	2 8 26 33 34
2018-09-19	3	1st	8 25 28 33 34
2018-09-12	4	1st	8 21 25 40 44
2018-09-03	9	2nd	7 8 14 19 41
2018-08-13	6	2nd	4 8 12 16 23
2018-07-30	11	1st	8 25 36 38 47
2018-07-04	16	1st	8 15 25 33 46
2018-05-28	3	2nd	7 8 12 13 46
2018-05-21	12	1st	8 10 30 35 43
2018-04-23	13	1st	8 10 21 24 28
2018-03-23	4	1st	8 14 20 30 45
2018-03-14	7	1st	8 21 31 32 40
2018-02-26	2	1st	8 17 30 37 41
2018-02-21	25	4th	2 3 6 8 13
2017-12-25	2	3rd	2 6 8 28 46
2017-12-20	7	1st	8 13 16 30 35
2017-12-04	11	1st	8 9 17 20 42
2017-11-08	4	2nd	5 8 10 27 28
2017-10-30	23	1st	8 13 14 28 29
2017-09-06	2	2nd	5 8 16 22 34
2017-09-01	6	1st	8 25 29 42 45
2017-08-18	8	1st	8 9 14 15 44
2017-07-31	7	1st	8 11 34 36 45
2017-07-14	24	2nd	4 8 10 16 25
2017-05-19	11	2nd	7 8 30 32 37
2017-04-24	1	1st	8 25 30 38 40
2017-04-21	22	1st	8 13 36 39 42
2017-03-01	7	1st	8 21 32 39 42
2017-02-13	19	1st	8 28 30 31 32
2016-12-30	5	2nd	2 8 16 26 41
2016-12-19	5	2nd	6 8 9 28 42
2016-12-07	6	1st	8 12 19 43 45
2016-11-23	2	2nd	7 8 10 32 35
2016-11-18	7	2nd	2 8 23 34 46
2016-11-02	1	2nd	7 8 23 39 43
2016-10-31	3	1st	8 16 21 26 38
2016-10-24	33	2nd	7 8 30 39 42
2016-08-08	13	1st	8 22 26 31 36
2016-07-08	12	1st	8 30 34 40 46
2016-06-10	11	2nd	2 8 10 15 33
2016-05-16	11	1st	8 9 17 28 30
2016-04-20	1	3rd	3 5 8 10 16
2016-04-18	37	2nd	4 8 10 28 33
2016-01-22	15	1st	8 10 18 31 47
2015-12-18	23	1st	8 11 16 28 46
2015-10-26	18	1st	8 17 37 41 43
2015-09-14	21	3rd	4 5 8 9 36
2015-07-27	3	1st	8 23 28 32 33
2015-07-20	18	2nd	1 8 13 45 46
2015-06-08	2	2nd	2 8 22 26 32
2015-06-03	10	1st	8 9 31 32 35
2015-05-11	1	2nd	5 8 27 35 40
2015-05-08	22	2nd	4 8 13 34 45
2015-03-18	15	2nd	2 8 14 16 34
2015-02-11	11	1st	8 10 16 21 46
2015-01-16	3	1st	8 9 21 28 36
2015-01-09	3	1st	8 22 32 40 41
2015-01-02	8	1st	8 15 23 31 35
2014-12-15	7	3rd	1 6 8 14 17
2014-11-28	12	1st	8 15 21 34 47
2014-10-31	3	1st	8 10 18 24 27
2014-10-24	1	3rd	4 6 8 14 46
2014-10-22	2	2nd	3 8 12 22 41
2014-10-17	4	3rd	1 6 8 13 24
2014-10-08	2	1st	8 22 37 40 43
2014-10-03	37	1st	8 19 32 45 47
2014-07-09	5	1st	8 18 22 38 40
2014-06-27	9	2nd	5 8 10 36 38
2014-06-06	9	1st	8 9 19 36 38
2014-05-16	1	1st	8 26 39 40 43
2014-05-14	4	1st	8 19 28 44 47
2014-05-05	18	2nd	3 8 17 18 42
2014-03-24	22	2nd	7 8 15 16 38
2014-01-31	16	1st	8 27 32 36 37
2013-12-25	4	1st	8 23 29 42 44
2013-12-16	24	2nd	7 8 16 25 41
2013-10-21	10	2nd	2 8 27 42 47
2013-09-27	1	1st	8 20 22 33 43
2013-09-25	8	1st	8 18 27 33 40
2013-09-06	5	1st	8 26 27 28 30
2013-08-26	19	3rd	1 5 8 42 44
2013-07-12	6	2nd	1 8 10 23 35
2013-06-28	5	2nd	2 8 13 28 40
2013-06-17	9	2nd	7 8 11 18 19
2013-05-27	2	2nd	1 8 24 29 35
2013-05-22	13	2nd	2 8 9 20 25
2013-04-22	3	2nd	5 8 22 30 38
2013-04-15	5	3rd	5 6 8 16 41
2013-04-03	1	1st	8 13 21 36 38
2013-04-01	1	1st	8 13 15 37 45
2013-03-29	35	1st	8 13 26 41 45
2013-01-07	13	1st	8 14 23 30 43
2012-12-07	24	2nd	4 8 30 40 45
2012-10-12	21	2nd	5 8 16 17 27
2012-08-24	1	3rd	2 4 8 31 46
2012-08-22	4	1st	8 17 21 37 41
2012-08-13	4	1st	8 11 12 43 47
2012-08-03	3	2nd	7 8 11 28 45
2012-07-27	1	1st	8 17 24 26 34
2012-07-25	1	1st	8 12 19 40 44
2012-07-23	43	3rd	2 3 8 11 38
2012-04-13	2	3rd	5 7 8 14 22
2012-04-09	1	1st	8 9 18 42 43
2012-04-06	12	1st	8 23 28 42 45
2012-03-09	3	1st	8 15 23 27 36
2012-03-02	24	3rd	3 4 8 15 25
2012-01-06	12	1st	8 15 31 43 45
2011-12-09	63	4th	1 4 7 8 42
2011-07-15	1	3rd	1 2 8 21 27
2011-07-13	3	3rd	1 3 8 28 41
2011-07-06	8	2nd	2 8 14 17 42
2011-06-17	4	1st	8 27 31 42 45
2011-06-08	6	2nd	7 8 15 17 33
2011-05-25	2	2nd	3 8 17 32 34
2011-05-20	7	2nd	2 8 11 29 36
2011-05-04	1	2nd	3 8 12 17 43
2011-05-02	9	1st	8 24 37 41 46
2011-04-11	8	1st	8 22 33 38 42
2011-03-23	4	2nd	1 8 9 16 43
2011-03-14	10	3rd	2 6 8 30 47
2011-02-18	10	1st	8 10 14 19 26
2011-01-26	6	1st	8 16 27 36 45
2011-01-12	12	1st	8 39 40 41 46
2010-12-15	17	1st	8 39 41 44 45
2010-11-05	15	1st	8 18 33 35 42
2010-10-01	10	1st	8 20 34 35 38
2010-09-08	1	2nd	2 8 10 22 35
2010-09-06	1	1st	8 9 13 30 39
2010-09-03	8	3rd	1 3 8 12 21
2010-08-16	13	1st	8 17 26 30 33
2010-07-16	17	2nd	2 8 15 32 39
2010-06-07	—	1st	8 12 29 34 47