Number 38

In Hit 5 under the 5/42 · since Sep 2020 rules — 2,228 draws, 5 from 1–42.

277times drawn · chance expected 265 +0.77σ

0draws waiting — it came up last time

8.1average wait between appearances · chance says 8.4

39longest completed wait · 89% chance of one at least that long

38 is drawn as often as chance explains

Drawn 277 times in 2,228 draws against 265.2 expected, +0.77σ. Each draw is independent: after 0 draws away it is exactly as likely tonight as a number drawn yesterday.

Number 38, draw by draw

Drawn 277 times in 2,228 draws · average wait 8.1 draws · longest completed wait 39 · 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 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 0.4
3rd smallest12 · chance 10.9
4th smallest83 · chance 85.0
5th smallest182 · chance 180.7

Every position’s lane →

The company it keeps

Seen most often with these — chance gives every partner about 27.0 shared draws, and the leaders are simply the ones that came out ahead this time.

19 27 3 11 29 14

It has shared a draw with every one of the other 41 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 42. 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
2026-10-12	5	5th	19 29 31 36 38
2026-10-07	1	5th	3 17 18 21 38
2026-10-06	1	5th	11 15 21 37 38
2026-10-05	18	4th	20 26 27 38

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 5/42 tonight whatever it did last week.

2026-05-08	1	4th	9 18 35 38 41
2026-05-07	2	5th	15 17 26 36 38
2026-05-05	26	5th	5 24 34 36 38
2026-04-09	7	5th	3 13 15 36 38
2026-04-02	12	5th	20 22 24 37 38
2026-03-21	4	5th	8 15 26 36 38
2026-03-17	5	5th	1 3 24 33 38
2026-03-12	10	4th	10 27 35 38 39
2026-03-02	4	5th	7 27 30 33 38
2026-02-26	18	5th	15 22 24 32 38
2026-02-08	10	4th	8 13 27 38 42
2026-01-29	24	4th	9 28 36 38 40
2026-01-05	13	3rd	12 27 38 39 40
2025-12-23	1	4th	3 27 35 38 39
2025-12-22	4	4th	18 19 35 38 40
2025-12-18	3	3rd	10 12 38 39 40
2025-12-15	28	5th	21 22 27 36 38
2025-11-17	12	4th	7 8 18 38 40
2025-11-05	3	5th	4 15 22 26 38
2025-11-02	9	4th	12 14 19 38 41
2025-10-24	6	5th	2 3 29 30 38
2025-10-18	15	5th	4 17 22 37 38
2025-10-03	3	5th	12 16 26 27 38
2025-09-30	2	5th	1 3 5 16 38
2025-09-28	1	3rd	2 36 38 40 41
2025-09-27	7	5th	12 21 23 37 38
2025-09-20	1	4th	1 7 35 38 41
2025-09-19	32	5th	11 18 20 34 38
2025-08-18	1	5th	8 14 18 25 38
2025-08-17	5	5th	17 18 19 27 38
2025-08-12	2	5th	13 19 23 34 38
2025-08-10	3	4th	3 9 29 38 40
2025-08-07	1	4th	19 27 30 38 41
2025-08-06	5	5th	13 21 24 26 38
2025-08-01	6	5th	7 14 18 22 38
2025-07-26	2	5th	3 12 14 19 38
2025-07-24	5	5th	8 9 11 18 38
2025-07-19	13	5th	4 9 28 36 38
2025-07-06	15	4th	7 19 28 38 42
2025-06-21	3	4th	10 29 34 38 39
2025-06-18	16	4th	20 35 37 38 42
2025-06-02	8	5th	3 14 29 36 38
2025-05-25	3	5th	15 17 21 31 38
2025-05-22	3	5th	4 7 8 12 38
2025-05-19	1	5th	24 30 35 37 38
2025-05-18	4	5th	3 16 19 34 38
2025-05-14	7	5th	7 9 10 23 38
2025-05-07	4	4th	10 15 34 38 42
2025-05-03	4	5th	1 9 10 25 38
2025-04-29	2	5th	6 16 19 31 38
2025-04-27	2	4th	15 24 33 38 42
2025-04-25	11	5th	9 10 17 27 38
2025-04-14	1	3rd	14 16 38 39 41
2025-04-13	1	3rd	3 13 38 40 42
2025-04-12	2	5th	4 11 22 37 38
2025-04-10	6	5th	17 18 30 32 38
2025-04-04	7	4th	11 20 21 38 40
2025-03-28	4	5th	10 21 24 31 38
2025-03-24	5	4th	3 7 27 38 39
2025-03-19	1	5th	8 16 17 28 38
2025-03-18	2	5th	3 6 7 18 38
2025-03-16	15	4th	18 23 26 38 41
2025-03-01	7	5th	19 20 31 35 38
2025-02-22	8	4th	11 18 26 38 39
2025-02-14	30	4th	6 11 18 38 40
2025-01-15	2	5th	27 28 29 34 38
2025-01-13	4	5th	3 23 26 30 38
2025-01-09	32	5th	4 19 20 21 38
2024-12-08	3	4th	1 27 28 38 42
2024-12-05	17	5th	21 29 36 37 38
2024-11-18	2	4th	13 21 35 38 41
2024-11-16	3	4th	6 9 20 38 41
2024-11-13	7	4th	23 27 34 38 41
2024-11-06	14	4th	10 14 16 38 39
2024-10-23	1	5th	11 13 34 36 38
2024-10-22	6	5th	10 11 34 35 38
2024-10-16	3	3rd	15 31 38 39 42
2024-10-13	3	5th	1 3 24 25 38
2024-10-10	11	4th	23 27 33 38 40
2024-09-29	1	4th	9 15 31 38 41
2024-09-28	3	5th	13 24 32 36 38
2024-09-25	24	5th	19 21 23 29 38
2024-09-01	2	5th	6 8 34 35 38
2024-08-30	11	4th	1 11 34 38 42
2024-08-19	6	5th	14 17 25 29 38
2024-08-13	20	4th	1 5 33 38 42
2024-07-24	4	5th	6 10 27 36 38
2024-07-20	10	5th	9 32 34 35 38
2024-07-10	4	5th	5 12 17 23 38
2024-07-06	15	5th	10 23 26 36 38
2024-06-21	1	5th	5 27 30 37 38
2024-06-20	8	5th	4 18 23 26 38
2024-06-12	23	5th	5 22 26 32 38
2024-05-20	5	4th	2 7 37 38 39
2024-05-15	1	5th	14 32 34 36 38
2024-05-14	4	5th	9 12 17 35 38
2024-05-10	3	5th	3 18 19 30 38
2024-05-07	6	5th	21 27 29 32 38
2024-05-01	9	5th	21 30 31 37 38
2024-04-22	4	5th	10 25 26 37 38
2024-04-18	2	3rd	14 29 38 40 42
2024-04-16	23	5th	4 12 25 29 38
2024-03-24	1	3rd	8 26 38 39 41
2024-03-23	23	5th	3 6 9 19 38
2024-02-29	7	4th	5 27 37 38 39
2024-02-22	3	3rd	1 32 38 39 41
2024-02-19	2	4th	2 7 19 38 40
2024-02-17	7	4th	2 22 30 38 42
2024-02-10	9	5th	1 24 26 27 38
2024-02-01	4	5th	3 7 25 29 38
2024-01-28	7	5th	12 16 30 33 38
2024-01-21	5	4th	5 6 23 38 39
2024-01-16	2	5th	19 24 30 33 38
2024-01-14	3	4th	4 18 29 38 39
2024-01-11	1	4th	6 13 19 38 42
2024-01-10	3	5th	19 23 27 31 38
2024-01-07	2	5th	1 13 17 23 38
2024-01-05	3	5th	1 3 17 32 38
2024-01-02	4	5th	11 21 25 34 38
2023-12-29	12	5th	16 22 27 33 38
2023-12-17	13	5th	9 12 15 24 38
2023-12-04	2	5th	11 18 32 33 38
2023-12-02	4	4th	4 7 28 38 42
2023-11-28	19	5th	6 19 29 32 38
2023-11-09	3	4th	19 23 28 38 40
2023-11-06	10	5th	6 14 35 37 38
2023-10-27	7	5th	13 20 24 26 38
2023-10-20	5	5th	12 22 25 28 38
2023-10-15	6	5th	11 24 26 33 38
2023-10-09	4	4th	12 13 18 38 42
2023-10-05	6	5th	1 17 18 20 38
2023-09-29	8	5th	2 4 29 35 38
2023-09-21	7	4th	6 7 14 38 39
2023-09-14	5	5th	10 25 34 35 38
2023-09-09	38	4th	1 14 16 38 41
2023-08-02	3	5th	9 11 14 20 38
2023-07-30	3	4th	1 2 16 38 40
2023-07-27	18	5th	13 24 29 34 38
2023-07-09	21	5th	4 17 23 28 38
2023-06-18	1	4th	29 30 32 38 40
2023-06-17	7	5th	6 14 29 33 38
2023-06-10	14	4th	11 20 24 38 40
2023-05-27	12	5th	1 9 27 32 38
2023-05-15	2	3rd	8 14 38 39 42
2023-05-13	6	5th	6 13 20 36 38
2023-05-07	1	5th	18 26 32 37 38
2023-05-06	2	5th	4 10 11 29 38
2023-05-04	2	5th	3 15 24 35 38
2023-05-02	7	5th	11 13 17 29 38
2023-04-25	1	5th	15 17 18 37 38
2023-04-24	3	5th	3 13 20 22 38
2023-04-21	11	4th	11 17 21 38 42
2023-04-10	26	5th	7 8 9 36 38
2023-03-15	12	4th	10 21 33 38 42
2023-03-03	1	4th	22 28 32 38 40
2023-03-02	4	5th	16 24 31 36 38
2023-02-26	16	4th	9 12 34 38 39
2023-02-10	24	4th	15 16 20 38 42
2023-01-17	13	5th	4 19 20 22 38
2023-01-04	1	5th	1 19 22 37 38
2023-01-03	10	5th	1 13 24 32 38
2022-12-24	5	5th	11 29 36 37 38
2022-12-19	3	5th	17 20 26 27 38
2022-12-16	10	4th	4 31 37 38 39
2022-12-06	28	5th	14 15 21 25 38
2022-11-08	1	5th	3 6 30 37 38
2022-11-07	3	4th	3 14 23 38 40
2022-11-04	1	5th	1 18 34 35 38
2022-11-03	4	5th	4 22 23 25 38
2022-10-30	26	5th	8 22 31 37 38
2022-10-04	4	5th	1 12 17 28 38
2022-09-30	4	5th	5 19 28 33 38
2022-09-26	2	4th	11 18 30 38 41
2022-09-24	29	4th	14 21 32 38 42
2022-08-26	24	5th	5 21 29 31 38
2022-08-02	1	5th	3 9 16 26 38
2022-08-01	11	5th	3 7 17 36 38
2022-07-21	1	5th	25 26 27 31 38
2022-07-20	2	3rd	1 5 38 40 41
2022-07-18	7	5th	1 10 21 37 38
2022-07-11	3	5th	6 7 17 19 38
2022-07-08	9	5th	17 24 27 28 38
2022-06-29	1	5th	1 3 13 32 38
2022-06-28	6	5th	8 17 26 29 38
2022-06-22	9	5th	8 24 27 31 38
2022-06-13	16	4th	2 10 28 38 40
2022-05-28	3	5th	1 8 23 30 38
2022-05-25	2	5th	6 11 26 28 38
2022-05-23	5	4th	1 14 35 38 39
2022-05-18	3	4th	20 32 33 38 42
2022-05-15	39	5th	3 8 9 30 38
2022-04-06	9	5th	2 22 23 26 38
2022-03-28	8	5th	2 23 31 34 38
2022-03-20	4	5th	11 16 23 30 38
2022-03-16	27	5th	1 4 20 31 38
2022-02-17	1	4th	4 14 29 38 40
2022-02-16	10	5th	9 18 30 36 38
2022-02-06	1	5th	11 25 28 34 38
2022-02-05	36	5th	6 15 18 19 38
2021-12-31	28	5th	15 20 24 26 38
2021-12-03	2	5th	8 12 28 37 38
2021-12-01	19	4th	12 15 25 38 40
2021-11-12	1	5th	9 19 27 33 38
2021-11-11	7	4th	7 15 25 38 39
2021-11-04	2	5th	2 16 25 37 38
2021-11-02	10	4th	19 21 28 38 41
2021-10-23	3	4th	3 7 15 38 42
2021-10-20	7	4th	4 8 31 38 40
2021-10-13	2	4th	11 26 30 38 41
2021-10-11	9	5th	3 7 14 27 38
2021-10-02	4	5th	10 18 30 31 38
2021-09-28	2	5th	17 20 28 31 38
2021-09-26	14	4th	5 15 26 38 39
2021-09-12	22	5th	2 4 11 15 38
2021-08-21	11	5th	2 14 27 35 38
2021-08-10	3	5th	4 11 31 35 38
2021-08-07	29	5th	3 29 35 36 38
2021-07-09	3	5th	9 18 27 30 38
2021-07-06	18	5th	2 14 21 29 38
2021-06-18	8	4th	2 15 27 38 41
2021-06-10	2	4th	2 11 12 38 41
2021-06-08	2	5th	5 9 11 15 38
2021-06-06	3	5th	3 4 19 37 38
2021-06-03	18	5th	7 20 24 32 38
2021-05-16	1	5th	14 31 32 33 38
2021-05-15	2	4th	6 12 29 38 42
2021-05-13	9	5th	2 8 15 31 38
2021-05-04	7	5th	14 35 36 37 38
2021-04-27	5	5th	1 13 23 25 38
2021-04-22	3	4th	19 26 37 38 40
2021-04-19	18	5th	2 23 26 30 38
2021-04-01	4	5th	7 21 26 29 38
2021-03-28	11	4th	1 23 24 38 42
2021-03-17	3	5th	9 11 27 31 38
2021-03-14	6	5th	20 27 30 37 38
2021-03-08	7	5th	11 19 29 35 38
2021-03-01	4	5th	9 12 14 30 38
2021-02-25	32	4th	14 19 27 38 40
2021-01-24	5	5th	3 4 14 16 38
2021-01-19	1	4th	31 33 37 38 42
2021-01-18	8	4th	17 22 30 38 42
2021-01-10	16	4th	10 14 29 38 39
2020-12-25	2	4th	27 29 33 38 39
2020-12-23	4	5th	6 18 30 37 38
2020-12-19	5	5th	17 18 31 37 38
2020-12-14	11	5th	2 7 13 20 38
2020-12-03	5	5th	11 14 21 34 38
2020-11-28	18	5th	3 27 30 33 38
2020-11-10	28	4th	5 17 19 38 41
2020-10-13	7	4th	19 30 35 38 39
2020-10-06	22	5th	10 17 23 33 38
2020-09-14	5	5th	10 11 16 28 38
2020-09-09	—	4th	1 28 29 38 40