Number 5

In Easy 5 under the 5/37 · since Apr 2010 rules — 1,615 draws, 5 from 1–37.

216times drawn · chance expected 218 −0.16σ

12draws waiting · a wait this long: 20% for any number

7.4average wait between appearances · chance says 7.4

37longest completed wait · 69% chance of one at least that long

5 is drawn as often as chance explains

Drawn 216 times in 1,615 draws against 218.2 expected, −0.16σ. Each draw is independent: after 12 draws away it is exactly as likely tonight as a number drawn yesterday.

Number 5, draw by draw

Drawn 216 times in 1,615 draws · average wait 7.4 draws · longest completed wait 37 · waiting 12 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 smallest124 · chance 131.9
2nd smallest81 · chance 72.8
3rd smallest10 · chance 10.9
4th smallest1 · chance 0.5
5th smallest0 · chance 0.0

Every position’s lane →

The company it keeps

Seen most often with these — chance gives every partner about 24.0 shared draws, and the leaders are simply the ones that came out ahead this time.

20 24 27 37 4 36

It has shared a draw with every one of the other 36 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 37. 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
2026-08-29	2	2nd	4 5 21 29 30
2026-08-22	2	1st	5 11 14 28 34
2026-08-15	6	1st	5 8 15 19 26
2026-07-25	9	1st	5 12 25 28

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 5/37 tonight whatever it did last week.

2024-11-20	3	2nd	2 5 16 20 28
2024-11-09	1	1st	5 11 15 19 23
2024-11-06	3	1st	5 28 30 33 36
2024-10-26	6	2nd	4 5 9 20 24
2024-10-05	2	2nd	3 5 29 30 34
2024-09-28	6	2nd	4 5 22 24 33
2024-09-07	7	1st	5 8 17 20 29
2024-08-14	23	1st	5 18 21 30 31
2024-05-25	15	1st	5 9 11 24 33
2024-04-03	2	1st	5 6 20 36 37
2024-03-27	3	2nd	2 5 12 13 35
2024-03-16	4	1st	5 14 20 36 37
2024-03-02	1	1st	5 12 24 33 37
2024-02-28	2	2nd	3 5 18 28 35
2024-02-21	7	2nd	1 5 16 21 22
2024-01-27	8	3rd	1 4 5 23 29
2023-12-30	7	1st	5 17 20 31 32
2023-12-06	21	2nd	1 5 19 21 22
2023-09-23	11	2nd	2 5 8 23 31
2023-08-16	2	2nd	2 5 10 27 29
2023-08-09	3	3rd	1 2 5 18 36
2023-07-29	4	1st	5 14 15 23 28
2023-07-15	4	1st	5 24 27 31 33
2023-07-01	11	2nd	2 5 17 22 34
2023-05-24	1	1st	5 10 12 15 31
2023-05-20	1	1st	5 16 20 21 22
2023-05-17	13	2nd	1 5 7 20 24
2023-04-01	10	2nd	4 5 20 21 36
2023-02-25	7	2nd	4 5 14 22 27
2023-02-01	3	2nd	2 5 28 30 32
2023-01-21	18	1st	5 8 18 19 28
2022-11-19	7	2nd	3 5 7 12 27
2022-10-26	7	2nd	3 5 11 13 37
2022-10-01	6	2nd	4 5 14 23 36
2022-09-10	5	1st	5 8 9 13 20
2022-08-24	28	1st	5 13 21 23 25
2022-05-18	6	2nd	4 5 15 20 35
2022-04-27	4	1st	5 14 18 28 31
2022-04-13	13	1st	5 12 26 32 33
2022-02-26	2	1st	5 6 8 14 29
2022-02-19	7	1st	5 17 27 29 33
2022-01-26	12	1st	5 9 19 27 30
2021-12-11	4	1st	5 9 10 11 26
2021-11-27	13	1st	5 7 16 17 21
2021-10-13	2	2nd	4 5 24 32 33
2021-10-06	7	1st	5 18 21 33 35
2021-09-11	3	2nd	2 5 15 18 20
2021-09-01	3	3rd	3 4 5 18 28
2021-08-21	3	1st	5 11 15 27 29
2021-08-11	7	2nd	2 5 6 14 22
2021-07-17	7	1st	5 9 23 25 36
2021-06-23	7	2nd	4 5 8 9 33
2021-05-29	6	3rd	2 3 5 25 26
2021-05-08	17	2nd	4 5 15 29 35
2021-03-10	3	1st	5 14 31 34 35
2021-02-27	2	1st	5 8 14 27 32
2021-02-20	4	1st	5 18 20 25 29
2021-02-06	7	2nd	4 5 16 18 35
2021-01-13	6	1st	5 15 20 33 36
2020-12-23	1	1st	5 6 11 16 35
2020-12-19	3	3rd	1 3 5 8 13
2020-12-09	10	2nd	1 5 21 29 36
2020-11-04	8	1st	5 14 26 30 31
2020-10-07	3	2nd	4 5 7 19 29
2020-09-26	7	1st	5 21 23 29 30
2020-09-02	10	1st	5 11 18 19 26
2020-07-29	2	1st	5 9 27 30 35
2020-07-22	4	1st	5 9 21 26 28
2020-07-08	2	1st	5 8 11 16 24
2020-07-01	6	2nd	3 5 22 23 30
2020-06-10	3	1st	5 14 16 35 37
2020-05-30	33	3rd	2 3 5 18 37
2020-02-05	1	1st	5 13 20 25 34
2020-02-01	29	2nd	3 5 8 13 34
2019-10-19	9	1st	5 13 19 21 28
2019-09-18	5	1st	5 21 22 23 37
2019-08-31	18	2nd	3 5 17 24 36
2019-06-29	1	1st	5 15 25 31 37
2019-06-26	14	2nd	2 5 27 28 37
2019-05-08	1	1st	5 9 13 19 30
2019-05-04	22	1st	5 10 15 32 33
2019-02-16	2	1st	5 6 10 11 27
2019-02-09	2	2nd	4 5 14 18 20
2019-02-02	2	2nd	4 5 10 29 31
2019-01-26	12	2nd	2 5 17 24 25
2018-12-15	4	1st	5 13 24 25 36
2018-12-01	14	2nd	2 5 7 19 24
2018-10-13	1	2nd	1 5 20 21 29
2018-10-10	2	2nd	1 5 11 15 25
2018-10-03	37	2nd	1 5 18 29 33
2018-05-26	13	1st	5 23 32 33 35
2018-04-11	17	1st	5 17 18 19 32
2018-02-10	1	1st	5 12 18 27 37
2018-02-07	11	2nd	4 5 12 24 37
2016-12-31	5	1st	5 17 26 28 29
2016-12-14	1	1st	5 6 27 28 36
2016-12-10	4	1st	5 13 20 22 24
2016-11-26	1	1st	5 21 23 25 37
2016-11-23	9	1st	5 8 13 18 34
2016-10-22	1	2nd	1 5 18 24 37
2016-10-19	7	1st	5 6 8 19 23
2016-09-24	6	1st	5 18 27 28 33
2016-09-03	7	1st	5 7 23 25 34
2016-08-10	17	1st	5 16 24 25 36
2016-06-11	3	2nd	3 5 18 19 23
2016-06-01	1	1st	5 22 26 29 34
2016-05-28	8	2nd	4 5 23 30 36
2016-04-30	14	1st	5 12 21 27 37
2016-03-12	1	1st	5 22 26 32 36
2016-03-09	16	1st	5 7 14 32 36
2016-01-13	5	2nd	1 5 9 13 34
2015-12-26	5	2nd	4 5 14 19 32
2015-12-09	6	2nd	2 5 10 20 36
2015-11-18	9	1st	5 12 14 17 23
2015-10-17	7	1st	5 14 24 34 36
2015-09-23	3	1st	5 20 21 27 30
2015-09-12	6	1st	5 12 20 24 25
2015-08-22	4	1st	5 19 27 31 33
2015-08-08	31	2nd	1 5 11 20 29
2015-04-22	15	1st	5 19 22 29 35
2015-02-28	18	1st	5 8 23 28 36
2014-12-27	18	2nd	4 5 27 33 36
2014-10-25	13	1st	5 12 19 22 29
2014-09-10	9	2nd	4 5 16 20 37
2014-08-09	5	1st	5 11 20 24 31
2014-07-23	8	1st	5 9 10 18 21
2014-06-25	7	2nd	4 5 10 19 25
2014-05-31	4	2nd	2 5 6 16 26
2014-05-17	1	1st	5 12 18 21 33
2014-05-14	2	2nd	3 5 13 19 37
2014-05-07	8	1st	5 10 24 30 32
2014-04-09	10	1st	5 7 15 32 37
2014-03-05	6	2nd	3 5 20 24 29
2014-02-12	6	2nd	2 5 9 10 14
2014-01-22	1	3rd	1 2 5 7 20
2014-01-18	14	2nd	3 5 6 16 28
2013-11-27	4	1st	5 6 11 15 36
2013-11-13	5	2nd	4 5 9 22 25
2013-10-26	5	1st	5 12 17 31 35
2013-10-09	6	1st	5 12 24 27 37
2013-09-18	2	2nd	1 5 6 20 25
2013-09-11	10	1st	5 17 21 24 37
2013-08-07	11	2nd	4 5 6 17 35
2013-06-29	16	1st	5 9 11 19 36
2013-05-04	1	1st	5 13 19 27 33
2013-05-01	7	1st	5 12 19 32 36
2013-04-06	1	1st	5 7 27 29 34
2013-04-03	4	1st	5 9 14 29 30
2013-03-20	1	2nd	1 5 10 30 35
2013-03-16	2	2nd	4 5 21 34 37
2013-03-09	4	1st	5 6 17 33 35
2013-02-23	6	1st	5 13 15 18 19
2013-02-02	6	2nd	1 5 9 16 20
2013-01-12	7	1st	5 7 11 23 31
2012-12-19	3	1st	5 14 16 21 29
2012-12-08	9	1st	5 13 27 29 32
2012-11-07	4	1st	5 14 28 33 37
2012-10-24	4	2nd	2 5 9 33 36
2012-10-10	2	3rd	3 4 5 19 20
2012-10-03	2	1st	5 12 16 18 33
2012-09-26	6	1st	5 12 26 27 35
2012-09-05	3	1st	5 11 17 32 35
2012-08-25	2	1st	5 12 20 26 29
2012-08-18	9	2nd	1 5 7 20 24
2012-07-18	15	2nd	1 5 8 28 36
2012-05-26	33	1st	5 6 7 32 33
2012-02-01	5	1st	5 11 12 31 36
2012-01-14	11	1st	5 6 15 22 27
2011-12-07	2	2nd	4 5 9 18 30
2011-11-30	10	3rd	2 3 5 14 19
2011-10-26	1	1st	5 7 16 24 29
2011-10-22	5	1st	5 20 27 30 37
2011-10-05	34	2nd	1 5 7 27 32
2011-06-08	20	1st	5 15 26 27 36
2011-03-30	1	2nd	3 5 19 22 24
2011-03-26	1	1st	5 16 19 24 27
2011-03-23	2	1st	5 7 14 17 33
2011-03-16	1	1st	5 11 14 23 35
2011-03-12	1	1st	5 24 31 33 36
2011-03-09	6	1st	5 6 9 17 21
2011-02-16	6	3rd	1 3 5 10 36
2011-01-26	3	1st	5 11 22 23 24
2011-01-15	12	2nd	1 5 12 25 32
2010-12-01	9	1st	5 6 22 24 32
2010-10-30	14	2nd	4 5 9 27 34
2010-09-11	3	2nd	3 5 16 30 37
2010-09-01	5	1st	5 17 21 24 26
2010-08-14	1	2nd	2 5 6 11 27
2010-08-11	1	1st	5 17 27 30 31
2010-08-07	14	4th	1 3 4 5 36
2010-06-19	20	2nd	2 5 20 26 29
2010-04-10	—	2nd	4 5 7 11 31