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Cash 5 · draw

Friday, 9 December 2016

ResultCash 5

Single source
  1. 2
  2. 3
  3. 4
  4. 27
  5. 28

Jackpot$220,839

The crowdHeld about as often as an average linefrom the prize table, not from a model of how people pick

Top prizeNot wonnext draw advertised at

Rules5/35 · since Jan 2010draw 2,535 of 6,128 under them

← 2016-12-08All recent draws2016-12-10 →

Where this result came from

SourcesOnly Primary (commercial feed) reported this draw, so there is nothing to check it against. Settled 29 Aug 2026, 09:40 UTC.

  • Primarycommercial feed2 3 4 27 2829 Aug 2026, 09:28 UTC

This draw, read by every tool

What the site’s explorations say about the numbers drawn on 9 December 2016 — each beside what chance predicted. None of it says anything about the next draw.

40oddordinary

How ordinary this draw is

Scored 40 of 100 across six shape features — more typical than about 23% of every possible ticket.

  • sum11th
  • odd31th
  • low64th
  • widest gap99th
  • neighbours100th
  • spread59th
Draw Fingerprints →

Each number, as it stood before this draw

Times drawn before — chance expected 362 of each

2357times
3363times
4366times
27373times
28

Prize breakdown · 2016-12-09

  • Lines in play≈ 90kas the winner counts imply
  • Paid out$246.8Kto 4.2k winning lines
  • Won something1 in 22lines took a prize
  • Match 53 winnerschance said 0.28

Where the money went

  • Match 589%$220.8K
  • Match 43.0%$7.3K
  • Match 33.4%$8.5K
  • 3 other tiers4.1%$10.1K
Tier1101001k10kWinners1101001k10k100kPrize each
  1. Match 53≈ 0.28 by chance$73,613
  2. Match 4

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379times

Every number was expected about that many times after 2,534 draws, and they scatter around it. Warm means more than expected, cool means fewer — and a cold number arriving is exactly what cold numbers do.

Frequency Explorer →

Its nearest twin

Shares 4 of 5 numbers (3, 4, 27, 28) with the draw of 29 December 2015 — its closest relative in 2,534 draws. Chance gave a match this close a 69% likelihood somewhere in that history.

From the draw just before (8 December 2016): 2 carried over. Chance says 56% of draws repeat at least one number.

Carry-over / Déjà Vu →

Sum and shape

64

The numbers add up to 64 — the 11th percentile of all possible tickets, around a middle of 90. Side-by-side numbers: 2–3, 3–4, 27–28. 48% of draws have at least one such pair.

Sum Distribution →

The longest wait in this draw

3 had not appeared for 5 draws. A number waits about 7 on average, and a wait this long was not a signal — the machine has no memory of it.

Gap & “Overdue” Tracker →

How many people held it

A line like this is played about 1.9× as often as an average ticket — more popular than most. At 30 million tickets sold, a winner on these numbers would keep about 1% of the jackpot.

Illustrative model, calibrated to published studies — not live sales.

The Unpopular Numbers Edge →
33≈ 42 by chance
$221
  • Match 31,212≈ 1.2k by chance$7.00
  • Match 4 with Kicker0$4,350
  • Match 3 with Kicker40$65.00
  • Match 2 with Kicker572$5.00
  • Match 1 with Kicker2,344$2.00
    • Winners, log scale
    • Prize each, log scale
    • Where chance put the count

    The rings take the ≈90k lines the counts imply and assume an evenly spread crowd. Furthest from that: Match 3 — 1,212 winners, 0% more than the 1.2k an even spread gives. The real crowd and an even spread agreed closely on this draw.

    Show the published table
    MatchWinnersPrize each
    Match 53$73,613
    Match 433$221
    Match 31,212$7.00
    Match 4 with Kicker0$4,350
    Match 3 with Kicker40$65.00
    Match 2 with Kicker572$5.00
    Match 1 with Kicker2,344$2.00
    Totals4,204—