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Pick 5 · draw

Monday, 8 May 2023

ResultPick 5

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

Top prizeNot wonnext draw advertised at

Rules5/9 · since Aug 2021draw 642 of 1,894 under them

← 2023-05-07All recent draws2023-05-09 →

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 4 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 8 May 2023 — each beside what chance predicted. None of it says anything about the next draw.

75oddordinary

How ordinary this draw is

Scored 75 of 100 across six shape features — more typical than about 94% of every possible ticket.

  • sum69th
  • odd30th
  • low30th
  • widest gap46th
  • neighbours50th
  • spread38th
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Each number, as it stood before this draw

Times drawn before — chance expected 321 of each

2356times
4317times
7314times
8300times
9

Prize breakdown · 2023-05-08

  • Paid out$0to 44 winning lines
  • Straight1 winnerthe top tier
Tier110100Winners110Prize each
  1. Straight1—
  2. Box21—
  3. Front 216—
  4. Back 26—
  • Winners, log scale
  • Prize each, log scale
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345times

Every number was expected about that many times after 641 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 21 March 2023. Chance gave a match this close a 92% likelihood somewhere in that history.

From the draw just before (7 May 2023): 9 carried over. Chance says 100% of draws repeat at least one number.

Carry-over / Déjà Vu →

Sum and shape

30

The numbers add up to 30 — the 92th percentile of all possible tickets, around a middle of 23. Side-by-side numbers: 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
Straight1—
Box21—
Front 40—
Back 40—
Front 30—
Back 30—
Front 216—
Back 26—
Totals44—