Number 8

In Dakota Cash under the 5/35 · since Apr 2010 rules — 1,724 draws, 5 from 1–35.

221times drawn · chance expected 246 −1.74σ

0draws waiting — it came up last time

7.8average wait between appearances · chance says 7.0

42longest completed wait · 33% chance of one at least that long

8 is drawn as often as chance explains

Drawn 221 times in 1,724 draws against 246.3 expected, −1.74σ. Each draw is independent: after 0 draws away it is exactly as likely tonight as a number drawn yesterday.

Number 8, draw by draw

Drawn 221 times in 1,724 draws · average wait 7.8 draws · longest completed wait 42 · 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 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 smallest95 · chance 83.6
2nd smallest95 · chance 97.6
3rd smallest26 · chance 35.1
4th smallest4 · chance 4.5
5th smallest1 · chance 0.2

Every position’s lane →

The company it keeps

Seen most often with these — chance gives every partner about 26.0 shared draws, and the leaders are simply the ones that came out ahead this time.

10 30 25 22 14 20

It has shared a draw with every one of the other 34 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 35. 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	1	2nd	3 8 10 31 34
2026-10-07	2	1st	8 16 21 25 30
2026-09-30	16	1st	8 11 19 21 33
2026-08-05	3	1st	8 18 28

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 5/35 tonight whatever it did last week.

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