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Match 5 · draw

Monday, 4 May 2026

ResultMatch 5

Single source
  1. 3
  2. 6
  3. 8
  4. 11
  5. 21

Jackpot$290,000

The crowdHeld about as often as an average linefrom the prize table, not from a model of how people pick

Top prizeNot wonnext draw advertised at

Rules5/35 · since Apr 2021draw 1,338 of 1,501 under them

← 2026-05-03All recent draws2026-05-05 →

Where this result came from

SourcesOnly Primary (commercial feed) reported this draw, so there is nothing to check it against. Settled 29 Aug 2026, 09:49 UTC.

  • Primarycommercial feed3 6 8 11 2129 Aug 2026, 09:32 UTC

This draw, read by every tool

What the site’s explorations say about the numbers drawn on 4 May 2026 — each beside what chance predicted. None of it says anything about the next draw.

42oddordinary

How ordinary this draw is

Scored 42 of 100 across six shape features — more typical than about 27% of every possible ticket.

  • sum3th
  • odd64th
  • low89th
  • widest gap35th
  • neighbours26th
  • spread17th
Draw Fingerprints →

Each number, as it stood before this draw

Times drawn before — chance expected 191 of each

3186times
6198times
8194times
11177times
21

Prize breakdown · 2026-05-04

  • Lines in play≈ 58kas the winner counts imply
  • Paid out$13.2Kto 8.1k winning lines
  • Won something1 in 7lines took a prize
  • Match 50 winnerschance said 0.18

Where the money went

  • Match 436%$4.8K
  • Match 364%$8.4K
Tier1101001k10kWinners1101001k10k100k1MPrize each
  1. Match 50≈ 0.18 by chance$270,000
  2. Match 4

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204times

Every number was expected about that many times after 1,337 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.

Frequency Explorer →

Its nearest twin

Shares 4 of 5 numbers (3, 6, 8, 11) with the draw of 25 August 2022 — its closest relative in 1,337 draws. Chance gave a match this close a 46% likelihood somewhere in that history.

From the draw just before (3 May 2026): 3, 11, 21 carried over. Chance says 56% of draws repeat at least one number.

Carry-over / Déjà Vu →

Sum and shape

49

The numbers add up to 49 — the 2th percentile of all possible tickets, around a middle of 90. No two numbers side by side. 48% of draws have at least one such pair.

Sum Distribution →

The longest wait in this draw

8 had not appeared for 10 draws. A number waits about 7 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 2.4× 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 →
24≈ 27 by chance
$200
  • Match 3843≈ 772 by chance$10.00
  • Match 27,208≈ 7.2k by chance—
    • Winners, log scale
    • Prize each, log scale
    • Where chance put the count

    The rings take the ≈58k lines the counts imply and assume an evenly spread crowd. Furthest from that: Match 3 — 843 winners, 9% more than the 772 an even spread gives. The real crowd and an even spread agreed closely on this draw.

    Show the published table
    MatchWinnersPrize each
    Match 50$270,000
    Match 424$200
    Match 3843$10.00
    Match 27,208$0.00
    Totals8,075—