8d6 = 28
Rolling 8 dice, 135954 of the 1,679,616 outcomes add up to 28 — a 8.09% chance. It is the most likely sum with this many dice.
Probability
8.09%
Ways for each sum
- Ways to roll it
- 135,954 / 1,679,616
- Probability
- 8.09%
- One roll in
- 12.35
- This or higher
- 54.05%
- This or lower
- 54.05%
- Average sum
- 28
Nearby sums
Rolls with similar odds
A different number of dice can land on much the same chance.
How to read this
- Two dice do not land evenly. There are six ways to make 7 and only one way to make 2.
- The more dice, the tighter the middle. With six dice almost everything lands near 21, while 6 or 36 turns up about once in 47,000 rolls.
- The average sum is 3.5 per die, because one die averages 3.5.
- Rare is not never — but nor is it due. Roll two dice thirty-six times and there is still roughly a 36% chance you never see a 2.
Frequently asked questions
Q. What are the odds of rolling 28 on 8 dice?
8.09% — 135954 of 1,679,616 possible rolls, or roughly one roll in 12.35.
Q. How often do I roll 28 or more?
54.05% of the time. Rolling 28 or less happens 54.05% of the time.
Q. What is the most likely sum with this many dice?
This one. The average sum is 28.
Q. Will it definitely turn up if I keep rolling?
No. Each roll is independent of the last. One in 12.35 is a long-run average, not a schedule.