Number 38

In Megabucks under the 6/49 · since Apr 2010 rules — 1,724 draws, 6 from 1–49.

212times drawn · chance expected 211 +0.07σ

2draws waiting · a wait this long: 88% for any number

8.1average wait between appearances · chance says 8.2

46longest completed wait · 45% chance of one at least that long

38 is drawn as often as chance explains

Drawn 212 times in 1,724 draws against 211.1 expected, +0.07σ. Each draw is independent: after 2 draws away it is exactly as likely tonight as a number drawn yesterday.

Number 38, draw by draw

Drawn 212 times in 1,724 draws · average wait 8.1 draws · longest completed wait 46 · waiting 2 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 smallest2 · chance 1.5
3rd smallest15 · chance 13.6
4th smallest60 · chance 52.9
5th smallest97 · chance 89.9
6th smallest38 · chance 54.0

Every position’s lane →

The company it keeps

Seen most often with these — chance gives every partner about 22.1 shared draws, and the leaders are simply the ones that came out ahead this time.

42 4 45 6 19 35

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
2026-10-03	19	4th	4 19 37 38 42 45
2026-07-29	2	5th	25 30 34 37 38 39
2026-07-22	34	5th	1 2 34 35 38 49
2026-03-25	1	6th

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.

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