Massachusetts The Numbers Game · digit 8
Massachusetts The Numbers Game — digit 8
Four digits, 0–9, drawn by the Massachusetts Lottery ("The Numbers Game") since April 1976 — the longest-running series on the site. Evening-only for its first three decades, with a Midday draw added later. Massachusetts runs no 3-digit game. Outcome space: 10,000 combinations.
24,428 draws1976-04-10 → 2026-10-11midday: 6,699evening: 17,729
8
digit 8 in Massachusetts The Numbers Game
9,797 appearances on record · rank #5 of 10
Times drawn
9,797
rank #5 of 10
Last drawn
2026-10-10
3 draws ago
Current gap
3
draws since last hit
Vs. expected
+0.3%
if draws were perfectly uniform
Myth check
A 3-draw gap doesn’t make digit 8 “due.” Draws are independent: its chance next time is exactly what it always is (1 in 10 per position), regardless of how long it’s been. The above-expected count here is ordinary sampling noise across ten digits.
Appearances by year
1976 → 2026
By position
Where digit 8 lands
Position 1
2,422
Position 2
2,443
Position 3
2,452
Position 4
2,480