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Cash 5 · draw

Monday, 18 May 2026

ResultCash 5

Single source
  1. 4
  2. 7
  3. 12
  4. 13
  5. 16

Jackpot$415,500

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 3,254 of 3,416 under them

← 2026-05-17All recent draws2026-05-19 →

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 feed4 7 12 13 1629 Aug 2026, 09:30 UTC

This draw, read by every tool

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

20oddordinary

How ordinary this draw is

Scored 20 of 100 across six shape features — more typical than about 2% of every possible ticket.

  • sum1th
  • odd32th
  • low99th
  • widest gap1th
  • neighbours78th
  • spread1th
Draw Fingerprints →

Each number, as it stood before this draw

Times drawn before — chance expected 361 of each

4340times
7355times
12350times
13395times
16

Prize breakdown · 2026-05-18

  • Lines in play≈ 67kas the winner counts imply
  • Paid out$7.9Kto 5.9k winning lines
  • Won something1 in 11lines took a prize
  • Match 50 winnerschance said 0.05

Where the money went

  • Match 415%$1.2K
  • Match 385%$6.7K
Tier1101001k10kWinners1101001k10k100k1MPrize each
  1. Match 50≈ 0.05 by chance$393,000
  2. Match 4

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344times

Every number was expected about that many times after 3,253 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 (4, 12, 13) with the draw of 21 November 2025 — its closest relative in 3,253 draws. Chance gave a match this close a 100% likelihood somewhere in that history.

From the draw just before (17 May 2026): nothing carried over. Chance says 46% of draws repeat at least one number.

Carry-over / Déjà Vu →

Sum and shape

52

The numbers add up to 52 — the 1th percentile of all possible tickets, around a middle of 115. Side-by-side numbers: 12–13. 39% of draws have at least one such pair.

Sum Distribution →

The longest wait in this draw

7 had not appeared for 14 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 2.2× as often as an average ticket — more popular than most. At 30 million tickets sold, a winner on these numbers would keep about 2% of the jackpot.

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

The Unpopular Numbers Edge →
6≈ 11 by chance
$200
  • Match 3445≈ 427 by chance$15.00
  • Match 25,409≈ 5.4k by chance—
    • Winners, log scale
    • Prize each, log scale
    • Where chance put the count

    The rings take the ≈67k lines the counts imply and assume an evenly spread crowd. Furthest from that: Match 2 — 5,409 winners, 0% more than the 5.4k an even spread gives. The real crowd and an even spread agreed closely on this draw.

    Show the published table
    MatchWinnersPrize each
    Match 50$393,000
    Match 46$200
    Match 3445$15.00
    Match 25,409$0.00
    Totals5,860—