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Pick 5 · draw

Friday, 20 May 2022

ResultPick 5

Single source
  1. 2
  2. 6
  3. 7
  4. 8
  5. 9

Top prizeNot wonnext draw advertised at

Rules5/9 · since Aug 2021draw 291 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 feed2 6 7 8 929 Aug 2026, 09:31 UTC

This draw, read by every tool

What the site’s explorations say about the numbers drawn on 20 May 2022 — each beside what chance predicted. None of it says anything about the next draw.

43oddordinary

How ordinary this draw is

Scored 43 of 100 across six shape features — more typical than about 24% of every possible ticket.

  • sum82th
  • odd30th
  • low5th
  • widest gap79th
  • neighbours86th
  • spread38th
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Each number, as it stood before this draw

Times drawn before — chance expected 145 of each

2166times
6146times
7149times
8148times
9

Prize breakdown · 2022-05-20

  • Paid out$0.0to 64 winning lines
  • Box33 winnersthe top tier
Tier110100Winners110Prize each
  1. Box33—
  2. Back 42—
  3. Back 38—
  4. Front 216—
  5. Back 2

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148times

Every number was expected about that many times after 290 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 14 May 2022. Chance gave a match this close a 68% likelihood somewhere in that history.

From the draw just before (19 May 2022): 2, 8 carried over. Chance says 100% of draws repeat at least one number.

Carry-over / Déjà Vu →

Sum and shape

32

The numbers add up to 32 — the 97th percentile of all possible tickets, around a middle of 23. Side-by-side numbers: 6–7, 7–8, 8–9. 98% of draws have at least one such pair.

Sum Distribution →

The longest wait in this draw

7 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 3.4× 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.

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The Unpopular Numbers Edge →
5
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  • Winners, log scale
  • Prize each, log scale
Show the published table
MatchWinnersPrize each
Straight0—
Box33—
Front 40—
Back 42—
Front 30—
Back 38—
Front 216—
Back 25—
Totals64—