Number 5

In Weekday Windfall under the 6/45 + 2/45 · since Jan 2010 rules — 1,863 draws, 6 from 1–45.

257times drawn · chance expected 248 +0.59σ

4draws waiting · a wait this long: 65% for any number

7.3average wait between appearances · chance says 7.5

42longest completed wait · 52% chance of one at least that long

5 is drawn as often as chance explains

Drawn 257 times in 1,863 draws against 248.4 expected, +0.59σ. Each draw is independent: after 4 draws away it is exactly as likely tonight as a number drawn yesterday. It has also come out as the bonus ball 83 times, counted separately.

Number 5, draw by draw

Drawn 257 times in 1,863 draws · average wait 7.3 draws · longest completed wait 42 · waiting 4 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 5 has a favourite seat — chance gives a small number the low positions more often. That is the shape of sorting, not of the machine.

1st smallest167 · chance 155.7
2nd smallest81 · chance 86.5
3rd smallest9 · chance 14.0
4th smallest0 · chance 0.7
5th smallest0 · chance 0.0
6th smallest0 · chance 0.0

Every position’s lane →

The company it keeps

Seen most often with these — chance gives every partner about 29.2 shared draws, and the leaders are simply the ones that came out ahead this time.

26 44 10 11 13 21

It has shared a draw with every one of the other 44 numbers; chance expected about 0.0 still unmet by now. Every pair →

How many people play it

Under the crowd model, 5 is picked about 1.34× as often as an indifferent choice — 6th most popular of 45. That changes nothing about whether it comes up, and everything about how many ways a jackpot on it would be shared.

Numbers 1–31 — the birthday zone ×1.22
Numbers 1–12 — day and month overlap ×1.10

The model and its sources → · What people believe about 5 →

Every draw it appeared in

Date	Wait	Position	The draw
2026-09-02	9	1st	5 15 17 18 22 32
2026-08-12	10	1st	5 12 18 25 30 33
2026-07-20	16	2nd	1 5 13 24 26 37
2026-06-12

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: 5 is drawn with probability 6/45 tonight whatever it did last week.

2025-05-21	13	1st	5 6 17 23 29 36
2025-04-21	2	1st	5 11 12 13 18 30
2025-04-16	6	2nd	1 5 6 20 22 42
2025-04-02	3	1st	5 9 11 29 31 37
2025-03-26	5	1st	5 10 19 21 36 41
2025-03-14	3	1st	5 8 13 18 22 37
2025-03-07	8	1st	5 6 16 19 38 41
2025-02-17	4	1st	5 21 26 30 31 35
2025-02-07	7	1st	5 7 23 26 30 32
2025-01-22	13	1st	5 9 17 22 35 43
2024-12-23	6	1st	5 15 16 26 28 30
2024-12-09	3	1st	5 7 18 30 39 40
2024-12-02	20	2nd	4 5 12 15 22 34
2024-10-16	2	1st	5 20 25 26 39 42
2024-10-11	15	1st	5 12 13 14 17 31
2024-09-06	5	2nd	4 5 16 20 22 26
2024-08-26	2	1st	5 25 26 32 38 45
2024-08-21	18	2nd	3 5 15 24 36 44
2024-07-10	4	1st	5 7 21 26 31 44
2024-07-01	3	1st	5 7 11 13 15 29
2024-06-24	7	1st	5 8 12 17 29 41
2024-06-07	2	1st	5 7 10 22 34 44
2024-06-03	2	1st	5 24 26 32 33 44
2024-05-29	1	1st	5 7 9 11 29 40
2024-05-27	13	2nd	4 5 27 36 39 41
2024-04-15	1	1st	5 14 21 29 32 45
2024-04-10	3	1st	5 23 26 29 34 44
2024-04-01	6	2nd	4 5 13 30 31 34
2024-03-11	22	2nd	3 5 13 16 19 35
2023-12-25	11	1st	5 12 20 21 25 39
2023-11-15	5	2nd	1 5 10 21 26 36
2023-10-30	9	2nd	2 5 15 17 40 45
2023-09-27	1	2nd	4 5 14 15 35 41
2023-09-25	6	2nd	3 5 9 34 35 43
2023-09-04	2	1st	5 8 32 33 39 40
2023-08-28	2	1st	5 9 12 19 27 29
2023-08-21	4	3rd	1 3 5 16 32 41
2023-08-07	6	1st	5 9 12 23 31 35
2023-07-17	24	1st	5 7 13 24 32 35
2023-04-24	13	1st	5 9 16 22 36 39
2023-03-08	6	1st	5 21 37 38 41 45
2023-02-15	5	1st	5 11 17 21 30 35
2023-01-30	1	1st	5 8 11 20 39 42
2023-01-25	2	1st	5 7 8 21 25 27
2023-01-18	6	2nd	1 5 10 18 36 45
2022-12-28	21	1st	5 9 30 39 41 45
2022-10-17	5	1st	5 12 13 14 24 45
2022-09-28	5	1st	5 21 29 32 37 42
2022-09-12	1	1st	5 7 25 30 32 39
2022-09-07	2	1st	5 25 28 31 38 44
2022-08-31	20	2nd	1 5 24 42 44 45
2022-06-22	3	1st	5 14 16 24 35 38
2022-06-13	2	2nd	2 5 8 31 35 37
2022-06-06	1	2nd	2 5 11 20 26 45
2022-06-01	33	1st	5 8 10 15 31 42
2022-02-07	1	2nd	4 5 19 20 25 26
2022-02-02	2	1st	5 8 15 27 33 45
2022-01-26	6	1st	5 9 11 14 21 39
2022-01-05	6	2nd	3 5 7 12 36 40
2021-12-15	6	1st	5 10 11 33 34 42
2021-11-24	3	2nd	4 5 6 10 36 39
2021-11-15	3	1st	5 13 21 26 29 41
2021-11-03	12	1st	5 10 23 25 28 33
2021-09-22	1	2nd	3 5 29 38 41 44
2021-09-20	3	1st	5 11 16 38 43 44
2021-09-08	12	1st	5 6 23 26 38 40
2021-07-28	5	1st	5 8 12 26 44 45
2021-07-12	1	1st	5 9 15 17 20 24
2021-07-07	13	2nd	1 5 12 20 26 34
2021-05-24	10	2nd	2 5 7 14 33 38
2021-04-19	2	2nd	1 5 12 18 29 44
2021-04-12	5	1st	5 11 24 29 32 42
2021-03-24	9	1st	5 6 17 29 30 37
2021-02-22	2	1st	5 6 15 16 21 45
2021-02-15	9	2nd	1 5 25 28 36 42
2021-01-13	9	1st	5 13 14 25 38 43
2020-12-14	4	1st	5 20 22 23 40 44
2020-11-30	14	1st	5 9 13 31 38 42
2020-10-12	2	2nd	2 5 9 10 28 33
2020-10-05	3	1st	5 7 22 28 37 39
2020-09-23	7	3rd	1 4 5 6 31 32
2020-08-31	2	3rd	1 2 5 7 30 38
2020-08-24	3	1st	5 12 14 32 38 42
2020-08-12	5	1st	5 6 27 30 37 40
2020-07-27	3	1st	5 12 34 37 44 45
2020-07-15	20	2nd	1 5 9 14 32 35
2020-05-06	16	2nd	3 5 14 26 27 29
2020-03-11	8	2nd	2 5 18 32 42 45
2020-02-12	4	1st	5 11 14 37 41 45
2020-01-29	7	1st	5 10 11 24 26 30
2020-01-06	2	1st	5 11 16 26 35 43
2019-12-30	3	1st	5 7 18 32 34 36
2019-12-18	6	1st	5 10 13 14 36 38
2019-11-27	5	1st	5 10 17 38 40 45
2019-11-11	2	1st	5 17 18 21 41 43
2019-11-04	37	1st	5 6 10 14 33 37
2019-06-26	5	1st	5 7 19 25 35 40
2019-06-10	6	3rd	2 3 5 7 15 19
2019-05-20	13	3rd	1 2 5 12 26 36
2019-04-03	2	2nd	4 5 7 10 19 45
2019-03-27	5	1st	5 6 14 18 20 25
2019-03-11	4	2nd	1 5 8 20 40 44
2019-02-25	13	1st	5 14 18 23 25 40
2019-01-09	4	2nd	1 5 31 34 42 45
2018-12-26	4	2nd	2 5 6 11 19 20
2018-12-12	14	2nd	2 5 14 29 32 44
2018-10-24	2	1st	5 6 11 12 22 24
2018-10-17	2	1st	5 13 31 38 42 45
2018-10-10	4	1st	5 10 15 19 40 43
2018-09-26	7	1st	5 8 11 14 39 45
2018-09-03	3	1st	5 6 11 17 28 33
2018-08-22	15	2nd	2 5 34 39 41 44
2018-07-02	1	2nd	2 5 21 22 30 33
2018-06-27	17	2nd	2 5 10 22 24 28
2018-04-30	5	1st	5 8 17 21 23 24
2018-04-11	6	1st	5 24 27 33 37 41
2018-03-21	7	1st	5 23 32 34 41 44
2018-02-26	1	2nd	4 5 6 7 31 32
2018-02-21	42	1st	5 12 19 21 38 45
2017-09-27	2	1st	5 26 28 33 34 37
2017-09-20	10	1st	5 13 17 24 26 37
2017-08-16	6	1st	5 10 21 34 35 43
2017-07-26	13	2nd	4 5 8 19 34 37
2017-06-12	7	1st	5 22 28 34 38 44
2017-05-17	3	1st	5 11 18 25 27 30
2017-05-08	3	2nd	4 5 23 25 33 42
2017-04-26	2	2nd	3 5 10 19 21 40
2017-04-19	2	2nd	1 5 7 22 27 31
2017-04-12	8	1st	5 8 9 10 22 44
2017-03-15	4	2nd	3 5 33 34 38 39
2017-03-01	13	1st	5 9 13 38 41 42
2017-01-16	11	1st	5 16 20 21 29 43
2016-12-07	10	1st	5 10 16 29 34 42
2016-11-02	10	2nd	3 5 6 7 23 31
2016-09-28	1	2nd	4 5 30 39 40 45
2016-09-26	4	2nd	1 5 16 18 24 38
2016-09-12	12	1st	5 8 12 21 26 44
2016-08-01	11	1st	5 15 24 26 42 45
2016-06-22	26	2nd	4 5 10 20 24 26
2016-03-23	2	1st	5 6 18 25 44 45
2016-03-16	1	1st	5 22 23 30 33 35
2016-03-14	1	1st	5 14 19 20 23 42
2016-03-09	1	1st	5 6 13 24 25 26
2016-03-07	2	1st	5 10 20 33 35 36
2016-02-29	22	1st	5 7 28 33 43 45
2015-12-14	10	2nd	2 5 16 19 31 39
2015-11-09	3	1st	5 13 21 23 27 42
2015-10-28	11	1st	5 13 19 22 37 39
2015-09-21	5	1st	5 15 18 25 26 40
2015-09-02	18	1st	5 15 16 25 33 44
2015-07-01	2	1st	5 13 14 24 29 35
2015-06-24	5	1st	5 15 19 26 28 37
2015-06-08	3	1st	5 10 30 32 36 45
2015-05-27	1	1st	5 20 32 34 42 45
2015-05-25	2	1st	5 7 18 34 36 37
2015-05-18	1	2nd	2 5 16 23 39 41
2015-05-13	9	1st	5 9 12 25 32 38
2015-04-13	5	1st	5 8 18 27 37 43
2015-03-25	11	1st	5 9 11 20 31 36
2015-02-16	11	1st	5 6 16 27 29 39
2015-01-07	15	1st	5 7 11 15 25 26
2014-11-17	13	2nd	1 5 7 10 24 35
2014-10-01	10	1st	5 9 20 22 25 36
2014-08-27	3	1st	5 7 9 34 36 44
2014-08-18	2	1st	5 11 12 15 20 41
2014-08-11	4	2nd	3 5 14 25 26 39
2014-07-28	6	2nd	3 5 6 16 36 40
2014-07-07	13	1st	5 18 36 38 41 42
2014-05-21	2	1st	5 11 12 32 33 40
2014-05-14	5	2nd	3 5 9 13 20 27
2014-04-28	1	2nd	3 5 8 27 33 39
2014-04-23	30	1st	5 9 11 14 21 39
2014-01-08	25	2nd	4 5 15 19 21 29
2013-10-14	2	2nd	4 5 10 13 37 38
2013-10-07	4	1st	5 9 13 16 18 40
2013-09-23	4	2nd	1 5 9 32 38 39
2013-09-09	23	1st	5 8 28 40 41 44
2013-06-19	2	2nd	1 5 9 18 22 30
2013-06-12	4	1st	5 7 8 13 22 31
2013-05-29	5	2nd	2 5 24 30 38 44
2013-05-13	1	1st	5 26 31 35 41 42
2013-05-08	12	1st	5 19 26 28 36 37
2013-03-27	3	2nd	2 5 14 18 34 41
2013-03-18	11	1st	5 16 21 22 27 31
2013-02-06	2	2nd	4 5 16 40 42 45
2013-01-30	5	1st	5 10 15 28 31 39
2013-01-14	17	2nd	3 5 6 12 21 28
2012-11-14	2	1st	5 10 25 27 32 44
2012-11-07	11	1st	5 14 16 23 26 30
2012-10-01	1	1st	5 7 18 23 43 44
2012-09-26	15	2nd	2 5 22 32 37 45
2012-08-06	5	2nd	2 5 10 13 29 45
2012-07-18	26	1st	5 7 18 20 37 38
2012-04-18	6	1st	5 10 12 17 40 42
2012-03-28	4	1st	5 11 13 30 42 44
2012-03-14	1	1st	5 12 30 33 38 40
2012-03-12	3	1st	5 15 20 26 31 42
2012-02-29	4	2nd	3 5 14 16 37 39
2012-02-15	12	1st	5 8 11 29 33 40
2012-01-04	4	1st	5 9 11 28 29 31
2011-12-21	14	1st	5 9 10 32 35 36
2011-11-02	3	1st	5 11 39 41 43 44
2011-10-24	2	1st	5 9 23 32 35 36
2011-10-17	6	1st	5 8 19 24 27 28
2011-09-26	1	1st	5 13 23 29 33 44
2011-09-21	4	1st	5 10 30 36 38 44
2011-09-07	2	1st	5 10 18 31 32 37
2011-08-31	13	2nd	3 5 8 12 13 31
2011-07-18	5	1st	5 17 21 27 30 34
2011-06-29	1	1st	5 12 18 19 42 44
2011-06-27	7	1st	5 6 14 27 30 40
2011-06-01	1	1st	5 11 14 29 32 44
2011-05-30	8	1st	5 13 16 17 21 41
2011-05-02	1	2nd	1 5 7 10 11 27
2011-04-27	3	1st	5 12 35 36 40 45
2011-04-18	2	1st	5 8 15 23 27 35
2011-04-11	1	1st	5 13 14 17 31 43
2011-04-06	3	2nd	3 5 15 21 29 40
2011-03-28	15	2nd	1 5 9 11 12 44
2011-02-02	7	1st	5 21 26 30 43 44
2011-01-10	7	2nd	1 5 20 21 30 31
2010-12-15	6	2nd	4 5 18 19 36 37
2010-11-24	21	1st	5 6 30 42 43 44
2010-09-13	4	3rd	2 4 5 17 37 42
2010-08-30	4	1st	5 6 19 25 36 44
2010-08-16	4	1st	5 16 19 24 28 32
2010-08-02	1	1st	5 21 26 31 32 41
2010-07-28	30	2nd	1 5 10 28 30 40
2010-04-14	14	2nd	1 5 29 34 42 43
2010-02-24	1	1st	5 6 18 25 33 43
2010-02-22	5	1st	5 6 21 27 34 39
2010-02-03	7	1st	5 7 21 23 36 42
2010-01-11	—	2nd	2 5 7 20 21 23