The number 8 is the second number in the numbers sequence. Below is a list of the appearances of this number in chronological order by episode, and the number 8 in real life.



In Lost:

Season 1:

"Pilot: Part 1"-

• Claire is 8 months pregnant.

"Tabula Rasa"-

• Ray Mulen's wife died 8 months before he met Kate.

"Walkabout"-

• Locke asked Helen to go to Australia after talking to her on the phone for 8 months.

"House of the Rising Sun"-

• Charlie was without his guitar for 8 days.

"The Moth"-

• Driveshaft was going on a tour for 8 months.
• Michael worked in construction for 8 years.

"Confidence Man"-

• Sawyer was 8 years old when his parents died.

"Solitary"-

• Rousseau wrote the numbers 8 times in her notes.

"All the Best Cowboys Have Daddy Issues"-

• Kate and her father spent 8 hours in the woods tracking deer.
• Jack pounds on Charlie's chest 8 times before he starts breathing again.
• Boone's shirt says the number 84 in Japanese.

• "Special"-
• Michael was hit by a car 8 years ago.
• Michael stands in a room with an 8 sided room.

"Homecoming"-

• Claire was kidnapped by Ethan for 8 days.

"Outlaws"-

• Christian Shephard and Sawyer have a total of 8 shots of whiskey.

"...In Translation"-

• Jin is told to drive 8 kilometers.

"Numbers"-

• Hurley was interview by a person from news station KSVU-8.
• The Mega Lotto Jackpot logo has an 8 in it.
• 8 people died in a shoe factory fire owned by Hurley.

"Do No Harm"-

• Shannon was 8 when her dad married Boone's mom.
• Jack's best man says he should have 8 beers before giving his speech.

"The Greater Good"-

• There were 8 people praying at the second row at the Mosque.

"Exodus: Part 2"-

• The old man Hurley bought the scooter from was wearing a hat with the number 8.
• Hurley runs by a soccer player with the number 8 or their jersey.

Season 2:

"Man of Science, Man of Faith"-

• The Dharma logo has 8 sides.
• Sarah was to get married in 8 months before the car accident.
• The number 8 appears on the heart rate monitor.

"Orientation"-

• Michael tells Ana-Lucia that 8 people have died in the mid-section at this point.

"Everybody Hates Hugo"-

• A pump at the gas station had the number 8 on it.
• Randy accused Hurley of stealing an 8 piece Mr. Cluck's chicken pack.

"Dave"-

• The deck that collapsed involving Hurley was supposed to hold 8 people, but had 23 people on it.

"?"-

• The Pearl is an 8 sided room.

"Live Together, Die Alone"-

• Desmond worked for the boat race for 8 months.
• The zip-code of the military prison was CO8 5WE.

Season 3:

"A Tale of Two Cities"-

• The locker were Kate's clothes were at was 841.

"Further Int ructions"-

• Eddie Colburn's ID was 84023.

"Every Man For Himself"-

• Sawyer's prison ID was 840.
• Munson's prison ID was 248.
• Ben had a bunny with the number 8 painted on it.

"The Cost of Living"-

• Mr. Eko's stick had the number 8 on it.

"I Do"-

• Ben's operation was at OP-08.

"Stranger in a Strange Land"-

• Juliet's mark was a 8 sided shape.

"Tricia Tanaka is Dead"-

• Tricia Tanaka works for Action 8 News.

"Par Avion"-

• The last digit on the odometer in Claire's car was 8.

"The Man From Tallahassee"-

• Locke fell 8 stories after being pushed out the window by Anthony Cooper.

"Exposé"-

• Nikki and Paulo steal 8 million dollars worth of diamonds.
• The bite from the Medusa Spider causes the victim to be paralyzed for 8 hours.

"Through the Looking Glass"-

• Jack watches Action 8 news which was about the car crash.
• Mrs. Arlen's son is 8 years old.

Season 4:

"The Beginning of the End"-

• The car chase is being reported by Action 8 news.
• There are 8 dots on the ladybug in Santa Rosa behind Abaddon.

"Confirmed Dead"-

• The helicopter's number is N842M.

"Eggtown"-

• Jack claimes there was 8 survivors of the plane crash.

"The Constant"-

• Desmond tells Penny he will not call her for 8 years.

In Real Life:

• In Buddhism, one of the Four Noble Truths is the Eightfold Path.
• The number 8 is a very lucky number in Asia, and many skyscrapers there have 8 sections.
• 8/8/08 is considered to be one of the luckiest days of the century; to commemorate this, the Beijing Olympics opening ceremony will be on this day.