Number 38

In Pick 6 under the 6/49 · since Jan 2010 rules — 1,817 draws, 6 from 1–49.

232times drawn · chance expected 222 +0.68σ

11draws waiting · a wait this long: 27% for any number

7.8average wait between appearances · chance says 8.2

53longest completed wait · 23% chance of one at least that long

38 is drawn as often as chance explains

Drawn 232 times in 1,817 draws against 222.5 expected, +0.68σ. Each draw is independent: after 11 draws away it is exactly as likely tonight as a number drawn yesterday.

Number 38, draw by draw

Drawn 232 times in 1,817 draws · average wait 7.8 draws · longest completed wait 53 · waiting 11 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 0.1
2nd smallest3 · chance 1.7
3rd smallest7 · chance 14.9
4th smallest57 · chance 57.9
5th smallest92 · chance 98.4
6th smallest73 · chance 59.1

Every position’s lane →

The company it keeps

Seen most often with these — chance gives every partner about 24.2 shared draws, and the leaders are simply the ones that came out ahead this time.

2 25 41 4 5 19

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
2026-09-17	10	5th	4 25 28 30 38 45
2026-08-24	3	2nd	30 38 41 42 44 45
2026-08-17	7	6th	4 8 13 16 27 38
2026-08-01	10	5th	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: 38 is drawn with probability 6/49 tonight whatever it did last week.

2025-06-16	1	6th	6 8 20 22 27 38
2025-06-12	1	5th	8 19 27 28 38 41
2025-06-09	17	6th	6 8 23 24 36 38
2025-04-10	3	6th	1 2 14 18 36 38
2025-03-31	2	4th	12 24 36 38 44 46
2025-03-24	8	6th	6 22 23 30 32 38
2025-02-24	15	5th	6 9 12 35 38 45
2025-01-02	2	4th	4 7 10 38 41 45
2024-12-26	5	5th	3 28 34 37 38 44
2024-12-09	4	5th	10 12 15 36 38 43
2024-11-25	5	4th	20 25 31 38 44 46
2024-11-07	15	6th	4 10 13 28 30 38
2024-09-16	2	5th	2 6 27 31 38 44
2024-09-09	5	5th	14 19 31 35 38 39
2024-08-22	8	5th	6 18 33 37 38 41
2024-07-25	11	5th	15 16 28 29 38 44
2024-06-17	29	4th	5 35 37 38 43 45
2024-03-07	5	3rd	7 21 38 42 44 46
2024-02-19	4	4th	4 25 28 38 39 46
2024-02-05	8	6th	15 22 26 28 33 38
2024-01-08	2	5th	7 11 15 34 38 44
2024-01-01	5	6th	5 7 24 25 35 38
2023-12-14	2	4th	5 16 22 38 40 44
2023-12-07	2	6th	3 11 17 18 35 38
2023-11-30	1	6th	2 10 17 28 37 38
2023-11-27	1	6th	17 19 33 35 36 38
2023-11-23	2	6th	1 6 10 17 27 38
2023-11-16	16	6th	2 30 32 34 37 38
2023-09-21	1	5th	1 13 23 37 38 43
2023-09-18	10	6th	2 4 11 17 21 38
2023-08-14	12	5th	10 12 21 30 38 45
2023-07-03	1	6th	1 3 14 20 33 38
2023-06-29	5	6th	1 2 20 23 25 38
2023-06-12	1	6th	3 8 14 28 30 38
2023-06-08	1	6th	18 21 25 26 36 38
2023-06-05	8	5th	21 26 28 37 38 44
2023-05-08	18	6th	2 7 23 26 36 38
2023-03-06	8	5th	12 24 30 34 38 41
2023-02-06	3	4th	32 34 37 38 41 42
2023-01-26	5	6th	4 17 21 22 25 38
2023-01-09	1	5th	5 15 18 37 38 45
2023-01-05	16	5th	12 14 16 24 38 44
2022-11-10	4	6th	11 17 30 34 35 38
2022-10-27	7	6th	1 9 19 21 22 38
2022-10-03	6	5th	5 12 14 24 38 45
2022-09-12	3	4th	6 14 19 38 42 44
2022-09-01	16	5th	8 18 19 22 38 45
2022-07-07	1	6th	8 21 22 23 27 38
2022-07-04	5	6th	1 7 15 22 36 38
2022-06-16	32	6th	7 13 15 29 32 38
2022-02-24	5	4th	12 16 34 38 40 48
2022-02-07	8	6th	12 20 23 27 37 38
2022-01-10	1	4th	23 25 26 38 40 43
2022-01-06	6	4th	2 3 24 38 42 48
2021-12-16	7	5th	2 12 13 20 38 47
2021-11-22	2	6th	3 8 9 29 36 38
2021-11-15	13	3rd	10 26 38 40 41 49
2021-09-30	5	4th	3 10 34 38 43 45
2021-09-13	6	6th	3 17 24 29 33 38
2021-08-23	5	5th	5 13 28 29 38 42
2021-08-05	7	2nd	37 38 41 45 46 47
2021-07-12	1	4th	21 27 33 38 45 47
2021-07-08	4	5th	1 11 20 36 38 49
2021-06-24	21	5th	8 10 25 33 38 39
2021-04-12	3	5th	13 18 28 32 38 46
2021-04-01	21	4th	1 17 27 38 43 47
2021-01-18	3	5th	10 13 15 20 38 49
2021-01-07	12	5th	11 18 30 35 38 43
2020-11-26	7	5th	5 16 29 31 38 46
2020-11-02	10	6th	4 23 27 31 33 38
2020-09-28	3	6th	4 5 16 19 24 38
2020-09-17	2	4th	5 18 24 38 40 48
2020-09-10	2	4th	1 10 20 38 39 48
2020-09-03	12	5th	1 3 32 33 38 41
2020-07-23	7	4th	2 22 32 38 46 49
2020-06-29	5	5th	7 13 14 28 38 44
2020-06-11	2	5th	23 26 31 35 38 42
2020-06-04	23	5th	4 6 17 24 38 46
2020-03-16	9	5th	18 29 30 32 38 40
2020-02-13	8	5th	14 20 23 34 38 42
2020-01-16	4	4th	16 19 28 38 45 49
2020-01-02	4	5th	8 14 16 22 38 44
2019-12-19	1	6th	6 7 16 32 33 38
2019-12-16	1	5th	1 4 23 25 38 39
2019-12-12	29	4th	1 7 37 38 46 49
2019-09-02	1	5th	13 17 25 26 38 41
2019-08-29	4	5th	5 29 31 37 38 45
2019-08-15	15	5th	2 6 10 26 38 39
2019-06-24	38	5th	4 5 11 25 38 48
2019-02-11	11	5th	19 22 25 35 38 41
2019-01-03	36	6th	4 22 23 24 31 38
2018-08-30	1	3rd	22 30 38 41 42 47
2018-08-27	14	4th	6 16 21 38 44 45
2018-07-09	5	6th	5 12 17 35 36 38
2018-06-21	2	5th	4 7 15 25 38 48
2018-06-14	2	4th	2 5 17 38 42 49
2018-06-07	3	5th	9 20 23 25 38 48
2018-05-28	6	4th	8 13 31 38 39 48
2018-05-07	1	4th	11 29 35 38 43 47
2018-05-03	9	6th	9 19 24 30 36 38
2018-04-02	6	5th	5 13 28 33 38 45
2018-03-12	10	5th	4 18 19 23 38 41
2018-02-05	1	5th	9 17 21 29 38 48
2018-02-01	8	5th	2 12 28 34 38 47
2018-01-04	1	5th	6 17 26 35 38 41
2018-01-01	14	6th	1 7 8 16 34 38
2017-11-13	6	6th	13 14 17 21 32 38
2017-10-23	4	5th	10 11 25 34 38 48
2017-10-09	5	4th	5 12 31 38 41 47
2017-09-21	5	6th	10 13 21 25 34 38
2017-09-04	21	5th	1 13 25 29 38 45
2017-06-22	2	5th	2 10 11 26 38 45
2017-06-15	20	5th	3 10 14 28 38 40
2017-04-06	6	6th	13 16 18 27 31 38
2017-03-16	6	6th	2 9 11 20 33 38
2017-02-23	10	4th	2 19 29 38 41 45
2017-01-19	8	5th	5 23 26 31 38 39
2016-12-22	28	5th	1 13 14 19 38 49
2016-09-15	27	6th	1 5 8 11 22 38
2016-06-13	15	4th	9 14 30 38 39 46
2016-04-21	7	5th	12 28 35 36 38 42
2016-03-28	1	5th	3 19 31 32 38 48
2016-03-24	7	5th	14 17 19 29 38 42
2016-02-29	7	5th	1 21 26 32 38 45
2016-02-04	12	6th	3 13 17 30 35 38
2015-12-24	2	5th	16 27 31 32 38 39
2015-12-17	3	4th	12 30 37 38 39 44
2015-12-07	6	6th	14 19 20 25 37 38
2015-11-16	1	6th	2 4 14 22 27 38
2015-11-12	3	4th	1 20 36 38 43 44
2015-11-02	6	5th	3 12 20 37 38 43
2015-10-12	4	6th	3 4 24 26 28 38
2015-09-28	5	4th	23 32 35 38 44 48
2015-09-10	53	4th	3 11 36 38 43 44
2015-03-09	5	4th	17 18 25 38 39 41
2015-02-19	5	6th	3 7 11 13 14 38
2015-02-02	3	4th	2 5 6 38 46 47
2015-01-22	4	5th	14 15 24 33 38 41
2015-01-08	11	6th	6 12 17 29 35 38
2014-12-01	26	6th	3 11 14 19 26 38
2014-09-01	7	5th	9 10 16 17 38 43
2014-08-07	4	6th	6 10 29 36 37 38
2014-07-24	4	4th	4 16 23 38 40 47
2014-07-10	3	5th	2 3 18 36 38 42
2014-06-30	1	6th	2 4 9 31 32 38
2014-06-26	1	4th	6 10 25 38 39 41
2014-06-23	7	5th	5 6 12 25 38 45
2014-05-29	1	5th	6 12 13 20 38 43
2014-05-26	7	3rd	13 34 38 42 43 48
2014-05-01	9	4th	16 19 24 38 39 40
2014-03-31	1	6th	11 12 19 24 27 38
2014-03-27	7	6th	4 8 10 14 17 38
2014-03-03	1	5th	8 10 19 34 38 42
2014-02-27	9	4th	13 20 31 38 43 44
2014-01-27	3	4th	7 32 35 38 44 45
2014-01-16	8	4th	5 16 23 38 40 42
2013-12-19	1	4th	10 16 18 38 46 47
2013-12-16	9	6th	6 7 10 34 36 38
2013-11-14	3	6th	4 10 19 24 37 38
2013-11-04	1	4th	11 15 31 38 45 47
2013-10-31	3	4th	12 14 33 38 41 43
2013-10-21	11	3rd	24 35 38 45 46 48
2013-09-12	4	5th	10 30 31 33 38 44
2013-08-29	4	4th	20 25 37 38 39 47
2013-08-15	7	4th	2 16 17 38 46 48
2013-07-22	18	6th	4 8 9 19 32 38
2013-05-20	5	6th	4 7 17 24 35 38
2013-05-02	8	6th	2 14 19 21 31 38
2013-04-04	1	5th	22 28 30 35 38 48
2013-04-01	9	5th	3 22 26 29 38 39
2013-02-28	4	5th	3 4 25 27 38 49
2013-02-14	1	5th	7 9 19 22 38 44
2013-02-11	22	4th	21 23 26 38 44 45
2012-11-26	9	4th	5 22 37 38 39 43
2012-10-25	4	4th	11 32 35 38 41 48
2012-10-11	9	5th	1 15 21 27 38 39
2012-09-10	13	6th	1 4 19 25 29 38
2012-07-26	4	4th	4 32 35 38 44 49
2012-07-12	22	6th	18 20 26 31 33 38
2012-04-26	6	5th	6 11 18 37 38 41
2012-04-05	16	5th	14 15 19 37 38 41
2012-02-09	7	5th	1 11 22 31 38 42
2012-01-16	21	4th	2 30 32 38 39 41
2011-11-03	10	4th	4 11 28 38 42 46
2011-09-29	10	6th	5 31 35 36 37 38
2011-08-25	1	5th	2 10 22 32 38 46
2011-08-22	4	5th	16 21 22 26 38 42
2011-08-08	1	6th	4 15 18 19 31 38
2011-08-04	7	2nd	25 38 39 41 45 48
2011-07-11	16	3rd	24 26 38 39 45 48
2011-05-16	1	4th	2 13 25 38 45 46
2011-05-12	28	6th	2 6 11 19 34 38
2011-02-03	2	5th	5 21 23 37 38 48
2011-01-27	5	6th	1 6 7 15 20 38
2011-01-10	8	5th	14 24 28 35 38 40
2010-12-13	1	6th	5 7 22 23 28 38
2010-12-09	7	5th	2 9 12 30 38 40
2010-11-15	4	6th	5 11 25 27 33 38
2010-11-01	14	6th	4 20 30 35 36 38
2010-09-13	5	5th	15 17 20 23 38 46
2010-08-26	8	4th	3 5 31 38 42 44
2010-07-29	6	4th	7 25 26 38 42 46
2010-07-08	11	5th	9 17 21 35 38 49
2010-05-31	1	4th	1 11 21 38 42 46
2010-05-27	1	6th	3 13 30 33 36 38
2010-05-24	35	4th	2 12 22 38 42 47
2010-01-21	1	5th	1 12 30 34 38 48
2010-01-18	—	6th	6 10 23 26 32 38