Number 5

In Megabucks under the 6/49 · since Jan 2010 rules — 1,903 draws, 6 from 1–49.

240times drawn · chance expected 233 +0.49σ

2draws waiting · a wait this long: 88% for any number

7.9average wait between appearances · chance says 8.2

43longest completed wait · 63% chance of one at least that long

5 is drawn as often as chance explains

Drawn 240 times in 1,903 draws against 233.0 expected, +0.49σ. Each draw is independent: after 2 draws away it is exactly as likely tonight as a number drawn yesterday.

Number 5, draw by draw

Drawn 240 times in 1,903 draws · average wait 7.9 draws · longest completed wait 43 · waiting 2 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 smallest152 · chance 152.2
2nd smallest74 · chance 76.1
3rd smallest14 · chance 11.1
4th smallest0 · chance 0.5
5th smallest0 · chance 0.0
6th smallest0 · chance 0.0

Every position’s lane →

The company it keeps

Seen most often with these — chance gives every partner about 25.0 shared draws, and the leaders are simply the ones that came out ahead this time.

11 44 13 30 18 42

It has shared a draw with every one of the other 48 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 49. 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
2026-10-05	10	1st	5 15 29 32 33 38
2026-09-12	11	1st	5 16 20 22 41 43
2026-08-17	8	2nd	1 5 7 10 13 38
2026-07-29	15	2nd

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 6/49 tonight whatever it did last week.

2025-09-17	3	2nd	3 5 11 19 28 32
2025-09-10	14	1st	5 7 9 14 30 33
2025-08-09	2	3rd	2 3 5 7 8 27
2025-08-04	29	2nd	4 5 7 13 18 22
2025-05-28	5	1st	5 14 18 27 36 42
2025-05-17	12	2nd	4 5 21 30 37 42
2025-04-19	6	2nd	3 5 11 28 36 43
2025-04-05	12	3rd	2 4 5 13 31 43
2025-03-08	5	1st	5 17 23 26 30 33
2025-02-24	5	2nd	3 5 13 20 22 26
2025-02-12	17	2nd	4 5 17 22 30 43
2025-01-04	2	2nd	4 5 28 33 37 40
2024-12-30	11	2nd	1 5 30 35 40 42
2024-12-04	2	2nd	1 5 6 7 19 26
2024-11-30	3	1st	5 11 18 19 30 38
2024-11-23	8	2nd	1 5 13 14 24 25
2024-11-04	1	1st	5 13 16 29 31 41
2024-11-02	1	1st	5 10 16 23 36 38
2024-10-30	29	2nd	2 5 31 34 41 43
2024-08-24	2	1st	5 6 8 9 24 32
2024-08-19	9	2nd	1 5 8 19 28 30
2024-07-29	1	1st	5 6 9 18 24 36
2024-07-27	7	1st	5 6 13 28 32 44
2024-07-10	6	1st	5 19 27 28 31 37
2024-06-26	3	1st	5 8 9 31 41 44
2024-06-19	10	1st	5 17 34 36 39 44
2024-05-27	2	1st	5 23 26 37 39 41
2024-05-22	3	1st	5 15 16 34 35 36
2024-05-15	25	1st	5 9 10 27 29 44
2024-03-18	2	1st	5 10 11 16 18 23
2024-03-13	6	1st	5 16 22 27 37 44
2024-02-28	7	2nd	3 5 8 18 20 41
2024-02-12	1	1st	5 11 15 18 35 44
2024-02-10	4	1st	5 6 10 20 36 39
2024-01-31	11	1st	5 8 18 30 34 35
2024-01-06	4	1st	5 12 30 38 41 43
2023-12-27	16	2nd	3 5 12 19 26 41
2023-11-20	3	1st	5 6 7 10 16 19
2023-11-13	43	1st	5 6 13 15 30 44
2023-06-17	21	1st	5 6 20 22 40 42
2023-04-05	12	2nd	1 5 6 9 10 41
2023-02-22	19	2nd	4 5 11 21 23 24
2022-12-17	17	1st	5 9 14 23 35 41
2022-10-19	13	2nd	4 5 14 15 21 43
2022-09-03	12	1st	5 13 18 22 25 28
2022-07-23	4	1st	5 6 31 38 42 47
2022-07-09	5	1st	5 12 16 38 46 47
2022-06-22	3	2nd	1 5 7 25 38 41
2022-06-11	7	1st	5 8 17 33 44 45
2022-05-18	36	3rd	2 3 5 27 31 34
2022-01-12	13	2nd	3 5 10 19 33 36
2021-11-27	6	1st	5 8 13 24 42 48
2021-11-06	23	1st	5 8 12 36 38 41
2021-08-18	2	1st	5 7 11 18 29 37
2021-08-11	2	1st	5 21 22 23 33 38
2021-08-04	5	1st	5 10 36 37 38 46
2021-07-17	4	2nd	1 5 14 24 25 34
2021-07-03	37	2nd	3 5 17 27 42 46
2021-02-24	2	1st	5 6 8 9 17 36
2021-02-17	15	1st	5 11 21 29 34 42
2020-12-26	1	3rd	1 2 5 13 37 38
2020-12-23	9	1st	5 22 25 31 36 42
2020-11-21	25	2nd	2 5 12 28 31 35
2020-08-26	9	2nd	3 5 20 36 40 49
2020-07-25	13	2nd	3 5 6 9 21 43
2020-06-10	3	2nd	3 5 22 30 33 40
2020-05-30	12	1st	5 11 26 32 42 43
2020-04-18	1	1st	5 8 15 43 45 47
2020-04-15	25	1st	5 28 36 37 44 49
2020-01-18	3	1st	5 6 38 41 42 48
2020-01-08	1	1st	5 11 16 20 37 47
2020-01-04	5	1st	5 15 27 29 41 45
2019-12-18	4	1st	5 9 12 34 46 47
2019-12-04	2	1st	5 11 12 29 34 45
2019-11-27	12	2nd	1 5 24 27 35 43
2019-10-16	1	1st	5 13 20 21 33 40
2019-10-12	1	3rd	2 4 5 10 34 42
2019-10-09	1	2nd	4 5 13 21 28 35
2019-10-05	4	2nd	2 5 17 31 35 47
2019-09-21	1	1st	5 22 30 32 34 43
2019-09-18	3	2nd	3 5 22 29 42 47
2019-09-07	6	3rd	3 4 5 9 16 43
2019-08-17	10	2nd	2 5 10 20 26 49
2019-07-13	8	1st	5 21 30 37 39 43
2019-06-15	4	1st	5 14 15 23 45 46
2019-06-01	4	3rd	1 4 5 37 38 44
2019-05-18	13	1st	5 13 17 37 44 46
2019-04-03	9	1st	5 6 7 23 26 49
2019-03-02	19	1st	5 7 11 14 34 35
2018-12-26	8	1st	5 15 27 38 41 43
2018-11-28	7	1st	5 11 14 21 34 48
2018-11-03	1	2nd	2 5 10 28 35 36
2018-10-31	2	2nd	4 5 19 21 44 48
2018-10-24	2	1st	5 8 9 25 36 37
2018-10-17	8	1st	5 17 19 40 46 47
2018-09-19	7	2nd	1 5 7 10 16 29
2018-08-25	6	1st	5 15 20 23 24 46
2018-08-04	12	1st	5 13 17 24 35 49
2018-06-23	7	1st	5 7 15 19 28 39
2018-05-30	3	1st	5 7 34 46 48 49
2018-05-19	5	2nd	3 5 14 23 24 28
2018-05-02	1	1st	5 8 25 26 36 42
2018-04-28	2	1st	5 7 16 29 39 42
2018-04-21	5	1st	5 6 21 31 33 43
2018-04-04	12	1st	5 13 34 42 45 49
2018-02-21	11	1st	5 10 12 23 39 48
2018-01-13	3	1st	5 13 21 24 31 43
2018-01-03	3	2nd	2 5 36 40 44 48
2017-12-23	3	1st	5 11 18 22 25 45
2017-12-13	3	2nd	1 5 14 28 35 42
2017-12-02	6	2nd	2 5 14 15 23 26
2017-11-11	5	2nd	4 5 17 19 21 40
2017-10-25	9	2nd	4 5 12 21 26 38
2017-09-23	19	1st	5 11 13 41 43 46
2017-07-19	2	1st	5 25 34 35 42 49
2017-07-12	9	3rd	1 4 5 13 26 47
2017-06-10	4	1st	5 9 18 23 31 48
2017-05-27	2	2nd	4 5 6 22 29 47
2017-05-20	7	1st	5 22 27 29 35 36
2017-04-26	17	2nd	4 5 9 10 38 48
2017-02-25	6	1st	5 6 25 27 35 46
2017-02-04	15	2nd	3 5 7 28 46 47
2016-12-14	5	2nd	1 5 21 26 27 31
2016-11-26	18	1st	5 7 9 10 33 47
2016-09-24	5	2nd	1 5 25 35 38 48
2016-09-07	6	2nd	1 5 11 25 30 44
2016-08-17	11	1st	5 7 23 24 37 44
2016-07-09	4	1st	5 11 15 32 44 49
2016-06-25	5	1st	5 14 24 35 43 44
2016-06-08	6	1st	5 13 17 20 30 48
2016-05-18	2	1st	5 12 17 24 25 30
2016-05-11	1	3rd	1 2 5 23 24 45
2016-05-07	6	1st	5 7 11 31 37 40
2016-04-16	1	1st	5 14 33 43 44 49
2016-04-13	2	1st	5 9 18 26 42 44
2016-04-06	3	1st	5 10 11 12 26 35
2016-03-26	35	2nd	3 5 14 19 38 42
2015-11-25	3	1st	5 6 17 29 47 49
2015-11-14	1	1st	5 9 20 21 42 47
2015-11-11	7	1st	5 13 33 37 41 44
2015-10-17	12	1st	5 19 21 26 28 30
2015-09-05	4	1st	5 7 19 23 34 40
2015-08-22	7	1st	5 18 29 36 44 49
2015-07-29	10	3rd	1 3 5 8 47 49
2015-06-24	4	1st	5 8 12 25 35 42
2015-06-10	6	2nd	2 5 7 16 26 42
2015-05-20	7	2nd	4 5 18 34 35 38
2015-04-25	8	2nd	1 5 6 32 35 38
2015-03-28	7	1st	5 8 12 19 27 44
2015-03-04	7	1st	5 7 11 36 46 49
2015-02-07	10	1st	5 11 13 38 44 46
2015-01-03	3	1st	5 7 13 27 33 44
2014-12-24	17	2nd	3 5 13 32 39 44
2014-10-25	15	2nd	1 5 18 30 36 43
2014-09-03	6	1st	5 11 20 26 27 29
2014-08-13	2	1st	5 9 11 13 22 24
2014-08-06	2	1st	5 11 22 32 46 47
2014-07-30	10	3rd	1 2 5 11 22 42
2014-06-25	5	1st	5 16 22 25 33 43
2014-06-07	1	1st	5 21 23 25 29 41
2014-06-04	16	2nd	2 5 18 28 36 46
2014-04-09	1	2nd	2 5 7 25 35 45
2014-04-05	1	1st	5 13 14 27 41 44
2014-04-02	14	1st	5 10 21 30 37 41
2014-02-12	2	2nd	3 5 26 29 30 47
2014-02-05	2	1st	5 12 14 21 30 45
2014-01-29	22	1st	5 11 17 18 22 43
2013-11-13	8	1st	5 17 20 27 29 35
2013-10-16	6	2nd	3 5 13 15 18 23
2013-09-25	10	1st	5 19 24 26 35 44
2013-08-21	6	1st	5 11 27 29 39 43
2013-07-31	6	1st	5 13 14 18 20 22
2013-07-10	2	1st	5 10 15 19 33 45
2013-07-03	11	2nd	2 5 14 21 22 40
2013-05-25	11	1st	5 9 18 32 36 41
2013-04-17	2	1st	5 9 27 29 30 39
2013-04-10	21	1st	5 13 17 19 37 48
2013-01-26	4	1st	5 13 14 19 24 48
2013-01-12	11	3rd	1 4 5 20 32 45
2012-12-05	7	2nd	4 5 8 29 45 48
2012-11-10	9	3rd	2 4 5 12 17 29
2012-10-10	2	1st	5 18 23 32 44 49
2012-10-03	6	1st	5 9 14 28 30 44
2012-09-12	4	2nd	4 5 25 27 30 31
2012-08-29	11	2nd	3 5 10 16 33 41
2012-07-21	3	1st	5 20 26 41 46 47
2012-07-11	4	1st	5 18 19 33 48 49
2012-06-27	23	1st	5 15 31 34 36 42
2012-04-07	7	2nd	1 5 17 22 48 49
2012-03-14	1	1st	5 6 14 18 22 24
2012-03-10	9	2nd	2 5 7 8 9 40
2012-02-08	1	1st	5 7 11 34 38 46
2012-02-04	2	1st	5 11 15 28 29 33
2012-01-28	2	1st	5 7 18 32 37 39
2012-01-21	28	2nd	4 5 6 10 33 42
2011-10-15	13	1st	5 11 25 30 31 33
2011-08-31	8	1st	5 6 8 18 39 44
2011-08-03	2	2nd	1 5 19 22 25 28
2011-07-27	11	1st	5 8 9 16 20 38
2011-06-18	3	2nd	2 5 14 24 39 45
2011-06-08	23	1st	5 8 24 26 33 49
2011-03-19	9	1st	5 23 27 28 30 49
2011-02-16	11	2nd	3 5 16 39 41 47
2011-01-08	5	1st	5 6 30 31 46 47
2010-12-22	7	1st	5 20 22 30 31 43
2010-11-27	12	1st	5 8 11 22 27 34
2010-10-16	1	1st	5 6 12 14 26 33
2010-10-13	4	1st	5 6 13 32 33 45
2010-09-29	8	1st	5 28 38 40 44 45
2010-09-01	4	1st	5 12 26 34 35 48
2010-08-18	6	2nd	3 5 19 29 41 44
2010-07-28	20	2nd	1 5 6 22 33 35
2010-05-19	2	2nd	2 5 17 19 29 46
2010-05-12	20	2nd	2 5 11 12 18 36
2010-03-03	7	1st	5 34 35 42 44 47
2010-02-06	—	1st	5 6 17 32 40 42