Number 5

In Loto under the 5/49 + 1/10 · since Oct 2008 rules — 2,820 draws, 5 from 1–49.

291times drawn · chance expected 288 +0.20σ

11draws waiting · a wait this long: 34% for any number

9.6average wait between appearances · chance says 9.8

47longest completed wait · 87% chance of one at least that long

5 is drawn as often as chance explains

Drawn 291 times in 2,820 draws against 287.8 expected, +0.20σ. Each draw is independent: after 11 draws away it is exactly as likely tonight as a number drawn yesterday.

Number 5, draw by draw

Drawn 291 times in 2,820 draws · average wait 9.6 draws · longest completed wait 47 · waiting 11 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 smallest199 · chance 203.0
2nd smallest86 · chance 79.2
3rd smallest4 · chance 8.5
4th smallest2 · chance 0.3
5th smallest0 · chance 0.0

Every position’s lane →

The company it keeps

Seen most often with these — chance gives every partner about 24.3 shared draws, and the leaders are simply the ones that came out ahead this time.

23 15 24 13 2 29

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, 5 is picked about 1.34× as often as an indifferent choice — 6th 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 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
2026-09-16	8	2nd	1 5 13 31 49
2026-08-29	7	1st	5 7 18 40 45
2026-08-12	4	2nd	4 5 18 22 35
2026-08-03	1	1st	5 25 37 41 42

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 5/49 tonight whatever it did last week.

2025-08-06	6	1st	5 18 19 23 49
2025-07-23	1	1st	5 18 29 30 43
2025-07-21	11	1st	5 9 16 26 33
2025-06-25	7	2nd	2 5 26 32 44
2025-06-09	17	1st	5 12 25 34 38
2025-04-30	3	2nd	3 5 8 31 42
2025-04-23	1	2nd	3 5 15 20 35
2025-04-21	8	1st	5 8 13 30 48
2025-04-02	16	2nd	4 5 15 34 45
2025-02-24	8	1st	5 13 32 38 46
2025-02-05	5	1st	5 8 14 24 28
2025-01-25	17	1st	5 19 35 44 45
2024-12-16	3	1st	5 6 26 36 43
2024-12-09	10	1st	5 6 9 25 38
2024-11-16	16	1st	5 7 19 29 46
2024-10-09	1	1st	5 22 26 31 33
2024-10-07	5	2nd	1 5 7 26 49
2024-09-25	10	2nd	1 5 6 10 25
2024-09-02	19	1st	5 6 12 26 27
2024-07-20	3	1st	5 15 16 30 47
2024-07-13	1	1st	5 6 21 24 42
2024-07-10	13	2nd	3 5 11 16 39
2024-06-10	17	1st	5 28 34 39 47
2024-05-01	12	1st	5 15 17 25 42
2024-04-03	9	1st	5 12 26 36 46
2024-03-13	13	2nd	4 5 10 13 29
2024-02-12	9	1st	5 30 36 40 43
2024-01-22	13	1st	5 20 29 32 37
2023-12-23	33	1st	5 26 28 29 39
2023-10-07	8	1st	5 9 12 26 42
2023-09-18	26	1st	5 17 30 35 40
2023-07-19	34	1st	5 11 19 35 39
2023-05-01	5	1st	5 15 33 41 44
2023-04-19	15	1st	5 34 41 43 46
2023-03-15	4	1st	5 15 17 20 37
2023-03-06	3	1st	5 18 24 38 41
2023-02-27	4	2nd	2 5 6 14 37
2023-02-18	1	2nd	1 5 12 13 24
2023-02-15	4	1st	5 20 24 28 44
2023-02-06	4	1st	5 6 13 21 32
2023-01-28	5	1st	5 15 30 44 45
2023-01-16	5	1st	5 10 19 28 31
2023-01-04	17	2nd	3 5 25 38 49
2022-11-26	29	2nd	2 5 7 23 28
2022-09-19	6	1st	5 7 15 33 44
2022-09-05	3	2nd	1 5 27 35 40
2022-08-29	5	1st	5 10 22 28 34
2022-08-17	6	1st	5 14 16 17 29
2022-08-03	7	1st	5 10 32 40 45
2022-07-18	3	1st	5 18 29 37 49
2022-07-11	15	2nd	1 5 10 47 49
2022-06-06	16	1st	5 18 20 22 23
2022-04-30	14	1st	5 6 21 27 47
2022-03-28	3	1st	5 16 21 26 48
2022-03-21	3	1st	5 10 26 35 46
2022-03-14	1	1st	5 9 11 32 49
2022-03-12	23	1st	5 16 21 33 47
2022-01-17	19	2nd	4 5 15 22 27
2021-12-04	21	1st	5 18 23 34 44
2021-10-16	5	1st	5 15 23 37 46
2021-10-04	5	1st	5 7 15 19 44
2021-09-22	5	1st	5 9 13 14 40
2021-09-11	13	2nd	3 5 15 33 49
2021-08-11	7	1st	5 6 13 21 43
2021-07-26	1	1st	5 21 34 37 42
2021-07-24	18	1st	5 22 24 31 40
2021-06-12	7	2nd	2 5 9 10 29
2021-05-26	11	2nd	1 5 20 22 42
2021-05-01	35	1st	5 25 27 34 38
2021-02-08	4	1st	5 9 10 19 29
2021-01-30	5	1st	5 9 17 33 37
2021-01-18	7	1st	5 10 25 43 48
2021-01-02	4	1st	5 7 24 27 41
2020-12-23	14	2nd	3 5 31 38 39
2020-11-21	5	1st	5 17 44 46 49
2020-11-09	1	1st	5 18 26 38 41
2020-11-07	14	1st	5 30 42 45 48
2020-10-05	5	1st	5 6 9 19 22
2020-09-23	4	1st	5 11 23 25 33
2020-09-14	10	1st	5 13 23 32 49
2020-08-22	3	1st	5 7 11 32 33
2020-08-15	19	2nd	3 5 15 41 42
2020-07-01	4	1st	5 13 14 44 47
2020-06-22	4	1st	5 9 21 36 39
2020-06-13	6	1st	5 6 25 28 32
2020-05-30	8	1st	5 14 16 42 44
2020-05-11	5	2nd	3 5 17 33 34
2020-04-29	4	1st	5 7 25 29 47
2020-04-20	12	1st	5 7 9 37 41
2020-03-23	5	1st	5 21 28 48 49
2020-03-11	1	1st	5 14 38 45 46
2020-03-09	1	1st	5 26 33 41 42
2020-03-07	3	2nd	4 5 24 35 37
2020-02-29	3	1st	5 10 19 24 37
2020-02-22	3	2nd	4 5 24 26 39
2020-02-15	25	2nd	4 5 25 45 48
2019-12-18	26	1st	5 6 7 17 23
2019-10-16	12	1st	5 18 19 30 35
2019-09-18	4	2nd	3 5 6 16 36
2019-09-09	14	2nd	2 5 28 42 44
2019-08-07	1	1st	5 26 28 29 36
2019-08-05	1	1st	5 22 26 33 45
2019-08-03	38	2nd	4 5 7 10 23
2019-05-06	6	1st	5 23 24 35 38
2019-04-22	17	1st	5 7 21 29 39
2019-03-13	1	1st	5 8 20 29 32
2019-03-11	16	1st	5 6 16 24 25
2019-02-02	16	1st	5 7 27 32 35
2018-12-26	14	1st	5 9 11 24 45
2018-11-24	19	1st	5 10 11 15 22
2018-10-10	27	2nd	4 5 24 29 38
2018-08-08	17	1st	5 15 19 24 29
2018-06-30	9	1st	5 23 29 36 45
2018-06-09	1	1st	5 7 9 12 16
2018-06-06	7	1st	5 6 33 43 47
2018-05-21	1	2nd	4 5 16 20 46
2018-05-19	2	1st	5 12 30 45 47
2018-05-14	1	2nd	1 5 23 33 40
2018-05-12	1	1st	5 6 9 23 47
2018-05-09	6	1st	5 10 23 34 35
2018-04-25	5	1st	5 10 21 23 36
2018-04-14	7	2nd	1 5 24 36 49
2018-03-28	8	1st	5 15 39 43 45
2018-03-10	4	1st	5 18 21 23 47
2018-02-28	6	1st	5 28 31 42 49
2018-02-14	13	2nd	3 5 13 19 44
2018-01-15	21	2nd	2 5 15 22 28
2017-11-27	13	1st	5 6 36 39 46
2017-10-28	4	1st	5 12 22 29 47
2017-10-18	1	1st	5 12 13 24 25
2017-10-16	28	1st	5 30 32 39 48
2017-08-12	9	1st	5 13 15 36 41
2017-07-22	2	1st	5 16 28 30 40
2017-07-17	9	1st	5 16 33 40 41
2017-06-26	6	2nd	1 5 29 38 49
2017-06-12	12	2nd	4 5 7 27 29
2017-05-15	22	2nd	1 5 13 22 27
2017-03-25	4	2nd	2 5 8 43 49
2017-03-15	13	1st	5 25 31 36 46
2017-02-13	7	1st	5 16 18 39 44
2017-01-28	2	2nd	2 5 6 10 26
2017-01-23	2	1st	5 15 17 31 49
2017-01-18	14	1st	5 29 34 47 48
2016-12-17	4	2nd	2 5 13 16 32
2016-12-07	26	2nd	2 5 7 44 45
2016-10-08	11	1st	5 26 28 35 46
2016-09-12	21	1st	5 6 11 13 22
2016-07-25	14	3rd	1 3 5 29 46
2016-06-22	3	2nd	4 5 10 27 36
2016-06-15	1	2nd	2 5 8 33 34
2016-06-13	35	1st	5 8 21 28 36
2016-03-23	8	1st	5 8 14 17 19
2016-03-05	5	1st	5 14 23 34 49
2016-02-22	8	2nd	2 5 23 26 48
2016-02-03	7	1st	5 24 25 28 44
2016-01-18	5	4th	1 2 3 5 10
2016-01-06	16	2nd	2 5 14 22 49
2015-11-30	5	1st	5 19 27 35 40
2015-11-18	9	2nd	1 5 23 25 47
2015-10-28	22	2nd	2 5 17 30 49
2015-09-07	6	1st	5 19 21 29 32
2015-08-24	13	1st	5 6 17 30 42
2015-07-25	7	1st	5 7 10 13 43
2015-07-08	3	1st	5 20 32 39 42
2015-07-01	28	1st	5 18 19 38 49
2015-04-27	7	1st	5 15 28 41 43
2015-04-11	18	1st	5 17 33 41 45
2015-02-28	15	1st	5 14 30 36 46
2015-01-24	6	1st	5 13 21 36 44
2015-01-10	19	2nd	2 5 18 23 33
2014-11-26	47	1st	5 12 20 34 47
2014-08-09	6	2nd	4 5 9 21 34
2014-07-26	11	2nd	1 5 22 41 43
2014-06-30	2	1st	5 24 27 46 47
2014-06-25	4	2nd	4 5 23 30 41
2014-06-16	1	2nd	3 5 16 37 42
2014-06-14	3	1st	5 7 18 24 34
2014-06-07	10	1st	5 21 37 38 45
2014-05-14	5	1st	5 6 21 25 33
2014-05-03	9	1st	5 11 16 36 41
2014-04-12	10	1st	5 10 16 34 42
2014-03-19	2	1st	5 19 26 27 28
2014-03-15	6	1st	5 15 26 30 37
2014-03-01	1	2nd	4 5 15 17 20
2014-02-26	1	1st	5 19 22 33 41
2014-02-24	9	1st	5 8 18 21 38
2014-02-03	44	2nd	1 5 13 33 44
2013-10-23	19	1st	5 10 11 20 22
2013-09-09	7	2nd	3 5 22 23 35
2013-08-24	4	1st	5 11 29 39 41
2013-08-14	2	1st	5 17 22 30 35
2013-08-10	17	1st	5 15 19 24 41
2013-07-01	3	1st	5 21 31 37 38
2013-06-24	16	1st	5 10 19 24 29
2013-05-18	4	2nd	4 5 7 17 20
2013-05-08	6	1st	5 13 15 25 43
2013-04-24	15	2nd	1 5 6 13 48
2013-03-20	2	2nd	1 5 12 37 49
2013-03-16	6	1st	5 16 33 38 46
2013-03-02	5	1st	5 18 22 30 38
2013-02-18	4	2nd	2 5 13 19 41
2013-02-09	19	3rd	2 4 5 23 47
2012-12-26	1	3rd	2 3 5 17 31
2012-12-24	2	1st	5 7 12 32 47
2012-12-19	11	1st	5 10 19 25 49
2012-11-24	10	1st	5 18 19 21 28
2012-10-31	3	1st	5 16 23 29 41
2012-10-24	15	1st	5 17 24 30 40
2012-09-19	8	1st	5 27 34 41 49
2012-09-01	21	1st	5 13 22 25 28
2012-07-14	3	1st	5 22 40 41 44
2012-07-07	4	2nd	1 5 17 30 44
2012-06-27	4	2nd	1 5 11 22 41
2012-06-18	8	1st	5 7 16 37 38
2012-05-30	18	1st	5 9 13 17 30
2012-04-18	26	2nd	3 5 20 24 34
2012-02-18	7	1st	5 17 47 48 49
2012-02-01	43	2nd	2 5 16 43 49
2011-10-24	4	1st	5 15 17 18 31
2011-10-15	13	1st	5 13 27 37 39
2011-09-14	6	1st	5 11 14 16 42
2011-08-31	8	1st	5 7 9 39 42
2011-08-13	4	3rd	3 4 5 13 41
2011-08-03	3	2nd	4 5 17 19 20
2011-07-27	4	2nd	4 5 6 7 11
2011-07-18	9	1st	5 19 26 38 47
2011-06-27	7	1st	5 12 14 20 43
2011-06-11	6	1st	5 32 37 39 44
2011-05-28	3	4th	1 2 3 5 43
2011-05-21	10	1st	5 14 15 27 35
2011-04-27	11	1st	5 14 23 26 28
2011-04-02	16	1st	5 7 24 35 46
2011-02-23	21	2nd	2 5 21 28 33
2011-01-05	23	2nd	4 5 27 32 47
2010-11-13	21	1st	5 17 25 29 38
2010-09-25	19	1st	5 12 21 29 42
2010-08-11	2	1st	5 7 8 22 26
2010-08-07	10	1st	5 6 27 43 46
2010-07-14	19	1st	5 11 26 30 48
2010-05-31	37	1st	5 32 33 46 49
2010-03-06	12	1st	5 9 18 26 36
2010-02-06	4	1st	5 16 18 34 37
2010-01-27	11	1st	5 10 15 43 45
2010-01-02	1	1st	5 17 23 43 49
2009-12-30	39	2nd	2 5 15 21 39
2009-09-30	3	2nd	2 5 33 35 40
2009-09-23	9	2nd	4 5 24 42 47
2009-09-02	1	1st	5 6 12 15 17
2009-08-31	9	2nd	1 5 13 16 20
2009-08-10	9	2nd	2 5 22 24 31
2009-07-20	4	1st	5 23 27 34 44
2009-07-11	1	1st	5 14 17 35 42
2009-07-08	3	2nd	4 5 6 10 16
2009-07-01	15	1st	5 13 28 29 34
2009-05-27	11	2nd	3 5 7 23 48
2009-05-02	9	1st	5 7 11 15 23
2009-04-11	7	2nd	2 5 19 21 23
2009-03-25	7	1st	5 10 15 33 34
2009-03-09	19	2nd	3 5 27 32 40
2009-01-24	3	1st	5 15 20 28 40
2009-01-17	1	2nd	2 5 27 37 46
2009-01-14	6	2nd	1 5 13 19 42
2008-12-31	4	1st	5 11 20 24 30
2008-12-22	3	2nd	2 5 27 35 48
2008-12-15	4	2nd	2 5 15 27 48
2008-12-06	12	2nd	2 5 13 24 48
2008-11-08	—	1st	5 22 25 33 35