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Cash 5 · draw

Wednesday, 18 February 2026

ResultCash 5

Single source
  1. 17
  2. 32
  3. 37
  4. 43
  5. 44

Jackpot$176,500

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

Rules5/45 · since Jun 2017draw 3,165 of 3,416 under them

← 2026-02-17All recent draws2026-02-19 →

Where this result came from

SourcesOnly Primary (commercial feed) reported this draw, so there is nothing to check it against. Settled 29 Aug 2026, 09:45 UTC.

  • Primarycommercial feed17 32 37 43 4429 Aug 2026, 09:30 UTC

This draw, read by every tool

What the site’s explorations say about the numbers drawn on 18 February 2026 — each beside what chance predicted. None of it says anything about the next draw.

49oddordinary

How ordinary this draw is

Scored 49 of 100 across six shape features — more typical than about 42% of every possible ticket.

  • sum98th
  • odd65th
  • low9th
  • widest gap51th
  • neighbours78th
  • spread31th
Draw Fingerprints →

Each number, as it stood before this draw

Times drawn before — chance expected 352 of each

17391times
32369times
37347times
43349times
44

Prize breakdown · 2026-02-18

  • Lines in play≈ 36kas the winner counts imply
  • Paid out$4.8Kto 3.1k winning lines
  • Won something1 in 12lines took a prize
  • Match 50 winnerschance said 0.03

Where the money went

  • Match 434%$1.6K
  • Match 366%$3.2K
Tier1101001k10kWinners1101001k10k100k1MPrize each
  1. Match 50≈ 0.03 by chance$161,000
  2. Match 4

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330times

Every number was expected about that many times after 3,164 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 (17, 43, 44) with the draw of 15 February 2024 — its closest relative in 3,164 draws. Chance gave a match this close a 100% likelihood somewhere in that history.

From the draw just before (17 February 2026): 43 carried over. Chance says 46% of draws repeat at least one number.

Carry-over / Déjà Vu →

Sum and shape

173

The numbers add up to 173 — the 98th percentile of all possible tickets, around a middle of 115. Side-by-side numbers: 43–44. 39% of draws have at least one such pair.

Sum Distribution →

The longest wait in this draw

37 had not appeared for 25 draws. A number waits about 9 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 0.3× as often as an average ticket — less popular than most. At 30 million tickets sold, a winner on these numbers would keep about 12% of the jackpot.

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

The Unpopular Numbers Edge →
8≈ 5.9 by chance
$200
  • Match 3211≈ 231 by chance$15.00
  • Match 22,923≈ 2.9k by chance—
    • Winners, log scale
    • Prize each, log scale
    • Where chance put the count

    The rings take the ≈36k lines the counts imply and assume an evenly spread crowd. Furthest from that: Match 2 — 2,923 winners, 0% more than the 2.9k an even spread gives. The real crowd and an even spread agreed closely on this draw.

    Show the published table
    MatchWinnersPrize each
    Match 50$161,000
    Match 48$200
    Match 3211$15.00
    Match 22,923$0.00
    Totals3,142—