Number 5

In Health Lottery under the 5/50 + 1/50 · since May 2013 rules — 3,269 draws, 5 from 1–50.

347times drawn · chance expected 327 +1.17σ

1draws waiting · a wait this long: >99% for any number

9.4average wait between appearances · chance says 10.0

54longest completed wait · 73% chance of one at least that long

5 is drawn as often as chance explains

Drawn 347 times in 3,269 draws against 326.9 expected, +1.17σ. Each draw is independent: after 1 draws away it is exactly as likely tonight as a number drawn yesterday. It has also come out as the bonus ball 67 times, counted separately.

Number 5, draw by draw

Drawn 347 times in 3,269 draws · average wait 9.4 draws · longest completed wait 54 · waiting 1 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 smallest242 · chance 244.0
2nd smallest89 · chance 93.0
3rd smallest15 · chance 9.7
4th smallest1 · 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 28.3 shared draws, and the leaders are simply the ones that came out ahead this time.

7 39 17 49 36 3

It has shared a draw with every one of the other 49 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 50. 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
2026-10-16	16	1st	5 16 17 33 49
2026-09-30	14	1st	5 25 39 47 49
2026-09-16	9	2nd	3 5 15 26 30
2026-09-07	2	2nd	4 5 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 5/50 tonight whatever it did last week.

2026-03-19	1	1st	5 27 28 30 48
2026-03-18	8	1st	5 32 36 39 47
2026-03-10	2	1st	5 11 44 46 50
2026-03-08	4	1st	5 6 10 29 48
2026-03-04	4	1st	5 7 16 17 49
2026-02-28	1	1st	5 10 30 40 47
2026-02-27	5	1st	5 15 18 33 44
2026-02-22	16	1st	5 9 33 35 38
2026-02-06	5	2nd	1 5 25 30 43
2026-02-01	47	1st	5 10 19 35 47
2025-12-16	12	2nd	3 5 7 18 43
2025-12-04	1	2nd	2 5 6 19 35
2025-12-03	15	2nd	4 5 11 29 35
2025-11-18	9	1st	5 29 36 39 40
2025-11-09	6	2nd	4 5 18 32 39
2025-11-03	4	1st	5 6 15 18 33
2025-10-30	1	1st	5 31 33 35 48
2025-10-29	1	2nd	3 5 13 25 34
2025-10-28	4	1st	5 6 19 39 43
2025-10-24	12	1st	5 7 12 31 39
2025-10-12	1	2nd	4 5 9 22 31
2025-10-11	14	2nd	4 5 21 33 47
2025-09-27	12	1st	5 15 19 35 49
2025-09-15	3	1st	5 9 11 14 18
2025-09-12	1	1st	5 19 34 36 39
2025-09-11	7	2nd	2 5 25 32 49
2025-09-04	9	1st	5 14 16 26 50
2025-08-26	2	2nd	3 5 7 45 48
2025-08-24	9	2nd	2 5 8 11 13
2025-08-15	9	1st	5 6 9 21 34
2025-08-06	1	2nd	4 5 16 17 38
2025-08-05	13	1st	5 25 36 40 45
2025-07-23	13	1st	5 16 31 34 48
2025-07-10	12	1st	5 13 24 34 42
2025-06-28	2	1st	5 13 20 40 41
2025-06-26	22	1st	5 31 36 38 46
2025-06-04	16	1st	5 9 17 21 45
2025-05-13	9	2nd	1 5 18 26 44
2025-04-30	8	2nd	3 5 29 46 49
2025-04-18	10	2nd	3 5 27 40 46
2025-04-04	17	4th	1 2 4 5 20
2025-03-12	4	1st	5 36 38 45 46
2025-03-06	18	1st	5 16 17 27 38
2025-02-08	2	2nd	1 5 18 22 26
2025-02-06	2	1st	5 14 30 38 49
2025-02-04	12	2nd	1 5 11 20 24
2025-01-17	37	1st	5 7 34 40 49
2024-11-27	21	1st	5 12 16 17 25
2024-10-29	6	1st	5 11 23 25 39
2024-10-19	30	1st	5 11 18 20 21
2024-09-07	11	2nd	1 5 22 48 49
2024-08-23	4	1st	5 12 28 35 40
2024-08-17	25	2nd	4 5 17 20 34
2024-07-13	12	1st	5 6 19 21 37
2024-06-27	21	2nd	1 5 7 27 48
2024-05-29	6	1st	5 12 22 31 40
2024-05-21	3	3rd	3 4 5 41 43
2024-05-16	7	1st	5 14 18 35 36
2024-05-07	8	1st	5 7 37 46 50
2024-04-25	5	1st	5 10 37 39 46
2024-04-18	7	1st	5 30 34 35 36
2024-04-09	3	1st	5 6 17 29 34
2024-04-04	1	2nd	1 5 7 22 35
2024-04-03	6	1st	5 16 23 45 46
2024-03-26	1	1st	5 24 43 47 48
2024-03-23	35	1st	5 14 19 36 39
2024-02-03	19	1st	5 11 17 30 44
2024-01-09	3	1st	5 24 34 36 39
2024-01-04	4	2nd	3 5 39 46 48
2023-12-29	9	1st	5 18 22 39 42
2023-12-16	7	1st	5 13 16 21 25
2023-12-07	13	1st	5 11 34 39 44
2023-11-18	2	1st	5 10 31 40 45
2023-11-16	4	1st	5 31 34 35 46
2023-11-10	6	1st	5 10 17 22 35
2023-11-02	19	2nd	3 5 7 9 24
2023-10-06	7	1st	5 9 10 16 43
2023-09-27	1	2nd	1 5 9 14 21
2023-09-26	23	1st	5 9 10 22 37
2023-08-24	1	1st	5 10 35 39 45
2023-08-23	36	3rd	1 2 5 17 46
2023-07-04	1	1st	5 18 19 22 35
2023-07-01	17	1st	5 15 22 34 35
2023-06-08	1	2nd	2 5 14 20 42
2023-06-07	14	1st	5 19 21 33 50
2023-05-18	4	1st	5 34 37 44 45
2023-05-12	5	1st	5 14 16 30 33
2023-05-05	3	1st	5 28 38 41 48
2023-05-02	4	2nd	2 5 17 36 37
2023-04-26	3	1st	5 12 27 37 46
2023-04-21	2	2nd	3 5 7 17 21
2023-04-19	3	2nd	3 5 16 23 37
2023-04-14	16	1st	5 16 25 32 39
2023-03-23	11	1st	5 20 32 39 40
2023-03-08	14	1st	5 8 12 27 44
2023-02-16	13	1st	5 10 23 37 50
2023-01-28	1	1st	5 12 29 45 49
2023-01-27	26	1st	5 7 29 32 45
2022-12-22	1	1st	5 26 30 34 38
2022-12-21	23	1st	5 16 30 31 45
2022-11-18	12	1st	5 10 37 40 46
2022-11-02	14	3rd	1 3 5 32 38
2022-10-13	10	2nd	1 5 12 23 37
2022-09-29	3	1st	5 9 17 27 37
2022-09-24	28	1st	5 9 27 36 47
2022-08-17	4	2nd	4 5 6 14 43
2022-08-11	7	1st	5 6 33 39 40
2022-08-02	14	1st	5 6 38 39 44
2022-07-13	1	1st	5 26 37 45 50
2022-07-12	13	1st	5 14 15 27 37
2022-06-23	1	1st	5 6 35 37 42
2022-06-22	14	2nd	1 5 7 10 47
2022-06-02	11	1st	5 6 17 20 26
2022-05-18	4	2nd	3 5 38 39 47
2022-05-12	2	1st	5 30 32 33 43
2022-05-10	8	1st	5 32 42 49 50
2022-04-28	1	1st	5 6 33 35 36
2022-04-27	5	1st	5 26 31 44 48
2022-04-20	1	1st	5 16 24 43 50
2022-04-19	2	3rd	2 4 5 23 47
2022-04-15	17	1st	5 7 8 11 43
2022-03-23	7	1st	5 6 22 29 49
2022-03-12	15	2nd	3 5 21 30 36
2022-02-19	1	1st	5 9 13 15 16
2022-02-18	8	1st	5 8 10 17 48
2022-02-08	10	1st	5 12 34 36 50
2022-01-25	15	2nd	4 5 28 30 38
2022-01-04	2	1st	5 13 38 41 43
2021-12-31	16	2nd	3 5 6 16 33
2021-12-09	9	1st	5 26 36 39 46
2021-11-26	4	1st	5 19 21 22 37
2021-11-20	2	1st	5 11 42 44 47
2021-11-18	15	1st	5 9 18 21 34
2021-10-28	1	1st	5 16 27 34 49
2021-10-27	6	1st	5 20 27 30 41
2021-10-19	2	1st	5 9 39 40 49
2021-10-15	11	2nd	3 5 10 24 46
2021-09-30	19	1st	5 6 7 22 49
2021-09-03	19	2nd	1 5 16 24 33
2021-08-07	3	1st	5 24 28 35 50
2021-08-04	1	1st	5 8 15 35 36
2021-08-03	13	1st	5 12 32 36 49
2021-07-15	2	3rd	1 4 5 14 31
2021-07-13	3	3rd	2 3 5 9 10
2021-07-08	12	1st	5 11 17 38 39
2021-06-22	12	1st	5 9 17 21 22
2021-06-04	11	2nd	2 5 19 25 39
2021-05-20	9	2nd	4 5 22 25 48
2021-05-07	2	1st	5 8 16 22 36
2021-05-05	14	2nd	4 5 28 39 48
2021-04-15	6	1st	5 8 12 20 34
2021-04-07	3	1st	5 6 30 36 44
2021-04-02	1	1st	5 18 19 20 41
2021-04-01	37	2nd	1 5 37 47 49
2021-02-09	1	2nd	2 5 7 45 49
2021-02-06	12	1st	5 24 31 35 41
2021-01-21	10	1st	5 17 20 24 49
2021-01-07	20	1st	5 14 18 41 47
2020-12-10	3	1st	5 20 29 32 48
2020-12-05	3	1st	5 24 33 47 48
2020-12-02	19	2nd	3 5 18 30 32
2020-11-05	10	1st	5 6 10 39 47
2020-10-22	37	1st	5 6 45 48 49
2020-09-01	12	1st	5 7 23 38 50
2020-08-14	9	1st	5 18 19 30 41
2020-08-01	10	1st	5 13 16 33 42
2020-07-18	10	2nd	1 5 11 27 48
2020-07-04	12	1st	5 6 14 30 36
2020-06-18	1	1st	5 6 19 23 42
2020-06-17	1	1st	5 13 21 22 27
2020-06-16	2	1st	5 14 34 40 50
2020-06-12	1	2nd	3 5 15 24 49
2020-06-11	21	3rd	1 2 5 10 47
2020-05-13	4	1st	5 10 13 40 50
2020-05-07	14	1st	5 7 8 16 29
2020-04-17	27	1st	5 14 22 35 43
2020-03-11	8	1st	5 11 15 22 48
2020-02-28	1	1st	5 18 23 34 42
2020-02-27	8	1st	5 25 35 42 45
2020-02-15	7	2nd	3 5 19 26 28
2020-02-06	11	1st	5 13 38 39 47
2020-01-22	8	3rd	1 3 5 10 41
2020-01-10	21	1st	5 12 27 38 42
2019-12-12	9	1st	5 22 38 40 45
2019-11-29	16	1st	5 8 14 23 30
2019-11-07	4	2nd	1 5 15 23 35
2019-11-01	7	1st	5 14 18 39 46
2019-10-23	2	1st	5 8 11 21 36
2019-10-19	4	1st	5 12 20 24 33
2019-10-15	1	2nd	3 5 7 9 39
2019-10-12	14	1st	5 16 29 30 36
2019-09-24	15	3rd	2 4 5 27 36
2019-09-03	4	1st	5 25 28 38 46
2019-08-28	11	1st	5 6 9 35 41
2019-08-13	12	1st	5 19 25 34 46
2019-07-26	5	1st	5 15 26 43 46
2019-07-19	14	2nd	2 5 17 24 44
2019-06-29	27	1st	5 25 27 43 48
2019-05-23	9	1st	5 13 15 17 47
2019-05-10	3	1st	5 7 20 24 36
2019-05-07	2	1st	5 11 24 33 45
2019-05-03	8	1st	5 12 19 42 48
2019-04-23	17	1st	5 32 34 43 50
2019-03-29	9	1st	5 7 14 39 40
2019-03-16	2	1st	5 28 32 38 40
2019-03-14	18	2nd	4 5 15 31 38
2019-02-16	21	1st	5 24 29 30 35
2019-01-18	2	2nd	1 5 12 13 44
2019-01-16	36	2nd	1 5 8 40 42
2018-11-27	9	1st	5 17 23 28 49
2018-11-14	4	2nd	4 5 9 13 29
2018-11-08	11	2nd	3 5 11 30 36
2018-10-24	7	2nd	2 5 11 41 44
2018-10-13	6	1st	5 33 38 45 50
2018-10-05	9	2nd	3 5 10 23 49
2018-09-22	11	1st	5 23 30 37 49
2018-09-07	1	1st	5 8 9 22 35
2018-09-06	24	2nd	3 5 6 17 50
2018-08-03	5	2nd	3 5 10 27 50
2018-07-27	14	1st	5 9 26 37 44
2018-07-07	17	2nd	3 5 22 33 38
2018-06-14	7	1st	5 11 26 47 50
2018-06-05	2	1st	5 17 22 44 47
2018-06-01	7	1st	5 32 33 35 40
2018-05-23	19	1st	5 7 9 10 29
2018-04-26	7	1st	5 21 22 39 43
2018-04-17	5	2nd	2 5 32 42 50
2018-04-10	6	2nd	4 5 12 19 40
2018-03-31	3	1st	5 28 39 40 44
2018-03-28	2	1st	5 17 24 38 41
2018-03-24	23	3rd	1 3 5 9 27
2018-02-21	18	2nd	2 5 36 44 47
2018-01-26	2	1st	5 20 23 32 40
2018-01-24	2	1st	5 7 14 25 31
2018-01-20	29	1st	5 22 27 31 48
2017-12-12	6	1st	5 15 22 27 47
2017-12-02	3	3rd	1 2 5 32 43
2017-11-29	14	1st	5 6 27 29 42
2017-11-09	38	1st	5 11 12 16 36
2017-09-16	16	1st	5 17 23 29 41
2017-08-25	1	1st	5 24 29 44 49
2017-08-24	5	1st	5 19 26 38 39
2017-08-17	13	2nd	3 5 12 40 47
2017-07-29	19	1st	5 16 19 26 50
2017-07-04	16	2nd	3 5 8 20 40
2017-06-10	1	1st	5 13 20 24 32
2017-06-09	1	2nd	3 5 17 28 49
2017-06-08	6	1st	5 11 14 33 42
2017-05-31	2	1st	5 15 35 46 50
2017-05-27	3	1st	5 25 30 31 33
2017-05-24	9	1st	5 17 25 43 49
2017-05-11	12	1st	5 14 15 22 49
2017-04-25	15	1st	5 12 16 18 50
2017-04-04	3	2nd	1 5 29 38 49
2017-03-30	10	1st	5 34 37 42 44
2017-03-16	14	1st	5 11 18 36 41
2017-02-24	16	1st	5 26 41 42 45
2017-02-02	5	1st	5 15 20 22 28
2017-01-26	11	1st	5 40 41 42 50
2017-01-11	12	1st	5 9 11 19 22
2016-12-24	12	1st	5 16 32 36 50
2016-12-08	7	1st	5 16 36 39 50
2016-11-29	2	1st	5 6 8 27 47
2016-11-25	2	1st	5 23 43 45 49
2016-11-23	6	1st	5 18 27 28 36
2016-11-15	10	1st	5 6 9 13 17
2016-11-01	5	2nd	1 5 9 26 36
2016-10-25	2	1st	5 6 19 48 50
2016-10-21	14	2nd	4 5 21 40 49
2016-10-01	7	1st	5 7 13 35 38
2016-09-22	2	1st	5 7 9 25 37
2016-09-20	12	2nd	1 5 20 31 49
2016-09-02	1	2nd	1 5 7 32 38
2016-09-01	18	1st	5 7 16 21 28
2016-08-03	3	1st	5 21 22 24 28
2016-07-29	11	1st	5 13 33 35 45
2016-07-14	2	1st	5 9 13 16 41
2016-07-12	8	1st	5 7 26 38 41
2016-06-30	6	1st	5 18 21 46 49
2016-06-22	11	3rd	2 4 5 15 46
2016-06-07	8	2nd	2 5 26 29 40
2016-05-26	41	2nd	4 5 8 9 42
2016-03-30	1	1st	5 9 20 32 35
2016-03-29	1	1st	5 6 7 15 33
2016-03-26	3	3rd	1 3 5 15 32
2016-03-23	7	1st	5 7 12 17 44
2016-03-12	7	1st	5 7 12 27 31
2016-03-03	1	2nd	4 5 7 39 40
2016-03-02	18	1st	5 7 10 15 35
2016-02-05	8	1st	5 15 28 31 37
2016-01-26	9	1st	5 7 37 42 45
2016-01-13	1	2nd	2 5 10 28 41
2016-01-12	18	1st	5 17 29 45 46
2015-12-15	21	1st	5 7 19 36 41
2015-11-14	3	1st	5 9 19 20 28
2015-11-11	5	1st	5 33 41 43 45
2015-11-04	20	1st	5 11 12 24 40
2015-09-23	11	1st	5 45 46 47 49
2015-08-27	2	1st	5 7 19 23 38
2015-08-22	12	1st	5 18 26 29 32
2015-07-18	23	1st	5 11 20 25 42
2015-04-29	3	2nd	4 5 14 28 42
2015-04-18	7	2nd	1 5 11 26 50
2015-03-25	1	1st	5 7 12 18 25
2015-03-21	22	2nd	3 5 14 22 30
2015-01-03	9	1st	5 6 17 23 50
2014-12-03	5	1st	5 10 13 16 42
2014-11-15	3	2nd	4 5 23 28 42
2014-11-05	8	1st	5 8 15 30 48
2014-10-08	4	1st	5 20 34 44 46
2014-09-24	6	1st	5 14 25 34 45
2014-09-03	54	1st	5 9 17 39 45
2014-02-26	6	1st	5 13 27 39 50
2014-02-05	1	1st	5 8 10 28 43
2014-02-01	2	1st	5 12 19 42 45
2014-01-25	6	2nd	3 5 7 11 44
2014-01-04	10	1st	5 7 8 24 28
2013-11-30	5	1st	5 9 17 30 39
2013-11-13	5	2nd	2 5 37 38 49
2013-10-26	10	1st	5 14 26 28 48
2013-09-21	13	2nd	1 5 36 45 50
2013-08-07	10	3rd	2 4 5 6 13
2013-07-03	—	1st	5 8 10 26 40