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Pick 5 · draw

Tuesday, 17 May 2022

ResultPick 5

Single source
  1. 0
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 3
  5. 4

Top prizeNot wonnext draw advertised at

Rules5/9 · since Aug 2021draw 288 of 1,894 under them

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Where this result came from

SourcesOnly Primary (commercial feed) reported this draw, so there is nothing to check it against. Settled 29 Aug 2026, 09:46 UTC.

  • Primarycommercial feed0 2 3 3 429 Aug 2026, 09:31 UTC

This draw, read by every tool

What the site’s explorations say about the numbers drawn on 17 May 2022 — each beside what chance predicted. None of it says anything about the next draw.

32oddordinary

How ordinary this draw is

Scored 32 of 100 across six shape features — more typical than about 9% of every possible ticket.

  • sum0th
  • odd30th
  • low100th
  • widest gap14th
  • neighbours50th
  • spread1th
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Each number, as it stood before this draw

Times drawn before — chance expected 144 of each

0138times
2162times
3138times
3138times
4

Prize breakdown · 2022-05-17

  • Paid out$0to 33 winning lines
  • Box14 winnersthe top tier
Tier110100Winners110Prize each
  1. Box14—
  2. Front 217—
  3. Back 22—
  • Winners, log scale
  • Prize each, log scale
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MatchWinnersPrize each
Straight0—
Box14—
Front 40—
Back 40—

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147times

Every number was expected about that many times after 287 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.

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Its nearest twin

This exact draw has happened before, on 31 October 2021. Chance gave a match this close a 68% likelihood somewhere in that history.

From the draw just before (16 May 2022): nothing carried over. Chance says 100% of draws repeat at least one number.

Carry-over / Déjà Vu →

Sum and shape

12

The numbers add up to 12 — the 1th percentile of all possible tickets, around a middle of 23. Side-by-side numbers: 2–3, 3–4. 98% of draws have at least one such pair.

Sum Distribution →

The longest wait in this draw

2 had not appeared for 4 draws. A number waits about 2 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 1.4× as often as an average ticket — more popular than most. At 30 million tickets sold, a winner on these numbers would keep about 0% of the jackpot.

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

The Unpopular Numbers Edge →
Front 30—
Back 30—
Front 217—
Back 22—
Totals33—