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Pick 5 · draw

Thursday, 5 January 2023

ResultPick 5

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

Top prizeNot wonnext draw advertised at

Rules5/9 · since Aug 2021draw 520 of 1,894 under them

← 2023-01-04All recent draws2023-01-06 →

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 feed1 2 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 5 January 2023 — each beside what chance predicted. None of it says anything about the next draw.

54oddordinary

How ordinary this draw is

Scored 54 of 100 across six shape features — more typical than about 50% of every possible ticket.

  • sum46th
  • odd70th
  • low30th
  • widest gap94th
  • neighbours86th
  • spread64th
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Each number, as it stood before this draw

Times drawn before — chance expected 260 of each

1253times
2293times
7253times
8253times
9

Prize breakdown · 2023-01-05

  • Paid out$0to 45 winning lines
  • Box25 winnersthe top tier
Tier110100Winners110Prize each
  1. Box25—
  2. Front 35—
  3. Front 210—
  4. Back 25—
  • Winners, log scale
  • Prize each, log scale
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285times

Every number was expected about that many times after 519 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 5 December 2022. Chance gave a match this close a 87% likelihood somewhere in that history.

From the draw just before (4 January 2023): 2 carried over. Chance says 100% of draws repeat at least one number.

Carry-over / Déjà Vu →

Sum and shape

27

The numbers add up to 27 — the 79th percentile of all possible tickets, around a middle of 23. Side-by-side numbers: 1–2, 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 5 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 1.5× 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 →
MatchWinnersPrize each
Straight0—
Box25—
Front 40—
Back 40—
Front 35—
Back 30—
Front 210—
Back 25—
Totals45—