Number 5

In Gimme 5 under the 5/39 · since Nov 2013 rules — 2,668 draws, 5 from 1–39.

332times drawn · chance expected 342 −0.58σ

7draws waiting · a wait this long: 44% for any number

8.0average wait between appearances · chance says 7.8

42longest completed wait · 70% chance of one at least that long

5 is drawn as often as chance explains

Drawn 332 times in 2,668 draws against 342.1 expected, −0.58σ. Each draw is independent: after 7 draws away it is exactly as likely tonight as a number drawn yesterday.

Number 5, draw by draw

Drawn 332 times in 2,668 draws · average wait 8.0 draws · longest completed wait 42 · waiting 7 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 smallest203 · chance 208.6
2nd smallest117 · chance 107.7
3rd smallest12 · chance 15.1
4th smallest0 · chance 0.6
5th smallest0 · chance 0.0

Every position’s lane →

The company it keeps

Seen most often with these — chance gives every partner about 34.9 shared draws, and the leaders are simply the ones that came out ahead this time.

8 4 26 18 34 39

It has shared a draw with every one of the other 38 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 39. 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
2026-09-30	9	2nd	4 5 10 29 35
2026-09-17	21	1st	5 11 15 18 23
2026-08-19	23	2nd	3 5 18 27 39
2026-07-17	7	1st	5 23 24 34

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 5/39 tonight whatever it did last week.

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