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Cash 5 · draw

Thursday, 29 December 2016

ResultCash 5

Single source
  1. 5
  2. 8
  3. 17
  4. 30
  5. 31

Jackpot$100,000

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 2,555 of 6,128 under them

← 2016-12-28All recent draws2016-12-30 →

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 feed5 8 17 30 3129 Aug 2026, 09:28 UTC

This draw, read by every tool

What the site’s explorations say about the numbers drawn on 29 December 2016 — each beside what chance predicted. None of it says anything about the next draw.

75oddordinary

How ordinary this draw is

Scored 75 of 100 across six shape features — more typical than about 99% of every possible ticket.

  • sum52th
  • odd64th
  • low64th
  • widest gap64th
  • neighbours72th
  • spread59th
Draw Fingerprints →

Each number, as it stood before this draw

Times drawn before — chance expected 365 of each

5391times
8356times
17369times
30372times
31

Prize breakdown · 2016-12-29

  • Lines in play≈ 66kas the winner counts imply
  • Paid out$129.4Kto 3.9k winning lines
  • Won something1 in 17lines took a prize
  • Match 51 winnerchance said 0.20

Where the money went

  • Match 577%$100.0K
  • Match 47.2%$9.3K
  • Match 36.8%$8.9K
  • 3 other tiers8.7%$11.2K
Tier1101001k10kWinners1101001k10k100kPrize each
  1. Match 51≈ 0.20 by chance$100,000
  2. Match 4

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353times

Every number was expected about that many times after 2,554 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 3 of 5 numbers (5, 8, 17) with the draw of 12 October 2016 — its closest relative in 2,554 draws. Chance gave a match this close a 100% likelihood somewhere in that history.

From the draw just before (28 December 2016): nothing carried over. Chance says 56% of draws repeat at least one number.

Carry-over / Déjà Vu →

Sum and shape

91

The numbers add up to 91 — the 51th percentile of all possible tickets, around a middle of 90. Side-by-side numbers: 30–31. 48% of draws have at least one such pair.

Sum Distribution →

The longest wait in this draw

8 had not appeared for 19 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 →
31≈ 31 by chance
$300
  • Match 3886≈ 886 by chance$10.00
  • Match 4 with Kicker0$4,350
  • Match 3 with Kicker59$65.00
  • Match 2 with Kicker507$5.00
  • Match 1 with Kicker2,421$2.00
    • Winners, log scale
    • Prize each, log scale
    • Where chance put the count

    The rings take the ≈66k lines the counts imply and assume an evenly spread crowd. Furthest from that: Match 3 — 886 winners, 0% fewer than the 886 an even spread gives. The real crowd and an even spread agreed closely on this draw.

    Show the published table
    MatchWinnersPrize each
    Match 51$100,000
    Match 431$300
    Match 3886$10.00
    Match 4 with Kicker0$4,350
    Match 3 with Kicker59$65.00
    Match 2 with Kicker507$5.00
    Match 1 with Kicker2,421$2.00
    Totals3,905—