Number 5

In Cash 5 under the 5/43 · since Nov 2018 rules — 2,787 draws, 5 from 1–43.

309times drawn · chance expected 324 −0.89σ

4draws waiting · a wait this long: 69% for any number

9.0average wait between appearances · chance says 8.6

57longest completed wait · 26% chance of one at least that long

5 is drawn as often as chance explains

Drawn 309 times in 2,787 draws against 324.1 expected, −0.89σ. Each draw is independent: after 4 draws away it is exactly as likely tonight as a number drawn yesterday.

Number 5, draw by draw

Drawn 309 times in 2,787 draws · average wait 9.0 draws · longest completed wait 57 · waiting 4 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 smallest193 · chance 203.8
2nd smallest102 · chance 93.2
3rd smallest14 · chance 11.6
4th smallest0 · chance 0.4
5th smallest0 · chance 0.0

Every position’s lane →

The company it keeps

Seen most often with these — chance gives every partner about 29.4 shared draws, and the leaders are simply the ones that came out ahead this time.

4 18 34 3 7 12

It has shared a draw with every one of the other 42 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 43. 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
2026-10-08	3	3rd	2 4 5 20 30
2026-10-05	4	3rd	1 4 5 32 41
2026-10-01	3	1st	5 7 35 42 43
2026-09-28	4	1st	5 7 11 22

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 5/43 tonight whatever it did last week.

2026-02-02	16	2nd	3 5 21 35 41
2026-01-17	15	2nd	3 5 34 40 42
2026-01-02	2	1st	5 13 27 28 38
2025-12-31	7	2nd	4 5 6 7 41
2025-12-24	9	1st	5 15 17 35 43
2025-12-15	1	1st	5 9 31 38 40
2025-12-14	2	1st	5 15 34 38 42
2025-12-12	3	1st	5 18 19 24 34
2025-12-09	8	1st	5 8 17 19 30
2025-12-01	2	1st	5 12 32 38 41
2025-11-29	15	1st	5 11 12 17 26
2025-11-14	2	1st	5 7 20 28 37
2025-11-12	1	2nd	4 5 12 18 31
2025-11-11	11	2nd	3 5 8 22 32
2025-10-31	1	1st	5 16 21 32 41
2025-10-30	5	2nd	3 5 7 8 27
2025-10-25	7	1st	5 25 27 32 36
2025-10-18	5	2nd	3 5 19 20 30
2025-10-13	7	2nd	4 5 10 18 42
2025-10-06	1	2nd	1 5 11 29 32
2025-10-05	12	2nd	4 5 6 10 24
2025-09-23	5	2nd	2 5 11 17 28
2025-09-18	7	2nd	4 5 6 13 41
2025-09-11	8	2nd	1 5 27 29 37
2025-09-03	7	2nd	2 5 16 20 32
2025-08-27	1	1st	5 10 12 21 26
2025-08-26	3	2nd	3 5 27 35 37
2025-08-23	21	1st	5 11 17 29 36
2025-08-02	23	2nd	4 5 6 21 43
2025-07-10	6	1st	5 8 11 26 43
2025-07-04	8	2nd	1 5 10 18 28
2025-06-26	4	1st	5 17 18 21 36
2025-06-22	13	1st	5 9 10 20 34
2025-06-09	1	1st	5 15 18 27 33
2025-06-08	3	2nd	4 5 11 36 42
2025-06-05	6	1st	5 12 19 27 35
2025-05-30	1	2nd	4 5 23 26 42
2025-05-29	16	1st	5 16 21 32 43
2025-05-13	10	2nd	4 5 21 33 37
2025-05-03	7	2nd	1 5 7 12 34
2025-04-26	2	1st	5 20 30 31 43
2025-04-24	12	1st	5 9 16 26 34
2024-12-20	6	2nd	1 5 18 38 41
2024-12-14	13	1st	5 14 18 21 30
2024-12-01	11	1st	5 15 21 23 36
2024-11-20	11	2nd	1 5 9 15 27
2024-11-09	3	1st	5 18 36 38 40
2024-11-06	6	1st	5 7 30 33 40
2024-10-31	27	2nd	2 5 8 36 43
2024-10-04	15	2nd	2 5 8 18 24
2024-09-19	6	1st	5 11 19 34 35
2024-09-13	3	1st	5 26 37 38 42
2024-09-10	4	2nd	1 5 21 42 43
2024-09-06	20	1st	5 12 17 21 41
2024-08-17	5	3rd	2 3 5 11 17
2024-08-12	1	1st	5 9 34 37 43
2024-08-11	6	3rd	1 4 5 9 35
2024-08-05	12	1st	5 6 7 9 23
2024-07-24	1	2nd	4 5 11 13 18
2024-07-23	5	1st	5 8 10 21 25
2024-07-18	10	1st	5 14 18 26 38
2024-07-08	2	1st	5 21 22 27 28
2024-07-06	11	1st	5 7 26 34 38
2024-06-25	4	1st	5 12 17 33 43
2024-06-21	7	1st	5 14 32 38 41
2024-06-14	7	1st	5 7 9 12 16
2024-06-07	19	1st	5 9 18 27 41
2024-05-19	3	1st	5 7 11 12 34
2024-05-16	2	1st	5 15 36 40 43
2024-05-14	19	2nd	4 5 19 23 29
2024-04-25	5	1st	5 7 8 27 41
2024-04-20	2	2nd	2 5 13 18 29
2024-04-18	40	1st	5 10 21 22 25
2024-03-09	33	2nd	4 5 19 29 32
2024-02-05	11	1st	5 13 14 16 21
2024-01-25	8	1st	5 13 20 24 40
2024-01-17	1	1st	5 19 24 37 42
2024-01-16	12	2nd	2 5 22 28 36
2024-01-04	22	2nd	3 5 8 32 35
2023-12-13	1	2nd	2 5 22 25 39
2023-12-12	13	1st	5 6 26 28 30
2023-11-29	15	1st	5 6 14 18 38
2023-11-14	2	1st	5 12 17 25 26
2023-11-12	7	1st	5 7 10 24 27
2023-11-05	1	2nd	1 5 21 25 38
2023-11-04	3	2nd	1 5 26 29 39
2023-11-01	5	3rd	1 4 5 14 39
2023-10-27	4	1st	5 9 25 30 36
2023-10-23	2	1st	5 6 25 38 42
2023-10-21	8	1st	5 12 24 28 42
2023-10-13	1	2nd	4 5 19 25 30
2023-10-12	1	1st	5 7 9 18 28
2023-10-11	13	1st	5 7 12 36 37
2023-09-28	6	2nd	3 5 12 18 27
2023-09-22	3	1st	5 10 13 22 35
2023-09-19	13	1st	5 11 16 27 31
2023-09-06	9	1st	5 6 20 23 29
2023-08-28	1	1st	5 10 13 22 38
2023-08-27	19	2nd	3 5 28 42 43
2023-08-08	9	1st	5 14 32 36 41
2023-07-30	7	2nd	3 5 31 32 39
2023-07-23	29	1st	5 6 17 23 34
2023-06-24	57	1st	5 7 11 15 36
2023-04-28	8	2nd	1 5 8 18 41
2023-04-20	10	1st	5 10 15 22 38
2023-04-10	4	2nd	1 5 7 22 23
2023-04-06	9	1st	5 17 24 25 27
2023-03-28	6	1st	5 21 24 27 30
2023-03-22	3	1st	5 8 13 35 43
2023-03-19	5	1st	5 6 8 23 38
2023-03-14	7	2nd	3 5 12 39 40
2023-03-07	1	1st	5 15 17 20 21
2023-03-06	12	1st	5 7 14 15 36
2023-02-22	4	1st	5 25 28 29 38
2023-02-18	13	1st	5 6 15 20 40
2023-02-05	10	1st	5 7 25 33 37
2023-01-26	9	2nd	3 5 33 35 37
2023-01-17	9	1st	5 8 15 21 23
2023-01-08	1	2nd	3 5 6 27 30
2023-01-07	26	3rd	3 4 5 27 30
2022-12-12	1	2nd	2 5 29 34 36
2022-12-11	13	2nd	2 5 13 23 33
2022-11-28	17	1st	5 9 12 20 30
2022-11-11	15	1st	5 6 19 20 30
2022-10-27	20	1st	5 9 20 26 43
2022-10-07	1	2nd	3 5 12 28 37
2022-10-06	6	1st	5 22 28 36 41
2022-09-30	11	2nd	1 5 7 25 41
2022-09-19	13	2nd	4 5 32 33 40
2022-09-06	21	3rd	2 4 5 26 40
2022-08-16	3	1st	5 9 19 24 42
2022-08-13	2	1st	5 10 27 30 33
2022-08-11	37	1st	5 18 25 31 34
2022-07-05	1	1st	5 7 30 32 42
2022-07-04	13	2nd	4 5 8 27 29
2022-06-21	2	1st	5 9 14 15 38
2022-06-19	2	1st	5 18 24 34 36
2022-06-17	5	1st	5 16 28 33 37
2022-06-12	10	1st	5 9 23 32 39
2022-06-02	3	2nd	1 5 8 15 26
2022-05-30	3	1st	5 10 20 23 25
2022-05-27	24	2nd	2 5 6 10 39
2022-05-03	5	2nd	2 5 8 12 25
2022-04-28	1	1st	5 12 13 24 39
2022-04-27	12	2nd	4 5 10 24 34
2022-04-15	6	1st	5 28 34 41 43
2022-04-09	20	2nd	2 5 17 34 38
2022-03-20	6	3rd	1 3 5 35 41
2022-03-14	17	1st	5 15 25 30 35
2022-02-25	4	1st	5 11 26 28 31
2022-02-21	7	2nd	1 5 19 20 37
2022-02-14	8	1st	5 21 34 37 40
2022-02-06	10	1st	5 13 15 22 29
2022-01-27	14	1st	5 6 17 24 28
2022-01-13	24	3rd	1 4 5 29 34
2021-12-20	10	1st	5 7 19 30 31
2021-12-10	1	1st	5 10 12 38 42
2021-12-09	14	1st	5 8 15 18 33
2021-11-25	4	1st	5 13 20 32 39
2021-11-21	4	1st	5 8 18 30 37
2021-11-17	12	1st	5 6 7 35 41
2021-11-05	2	3rd	1 4 5 7 8
2021-11-03	17	2nd	3 5 12 21 32
2021-10-17	2	1st	5 11 18 36 40
2021-10-15	9	2nd	3 5 6 18 20
2021-10-06	15	2nd	3 5 24 37 38
2021-09-21	1	2nd	3 5 21 34 39
2021-09-20	32	1st	5 7 12 25 43
2021-08-19	5	1st	5 8 12 27 28
2021-08-14	13	3rd	1 4 5 17 40
2021-08-01	8	1st	5 13 14 36 42
2021-07-24	5	2nd	4 5 22 24 38
2021-07-19	4	2nd	3 5 20 36 41
2021-07-15	25	1st	5 10 23 25 31
2021-06-20	10	3rd	3 4 5 8 36
2021-06-10	5	2nd	2 5 30 32 35
2021-06-05	3	1st	5 6 11 18 36
2021-06-02	14	1st	5 25 29 39 41
2021-05-19	3	2nd	3 5 8 17 41
2021-05-16	4	1st	5 25 33 38 40
2021-05-12	9	1st	5 15 16 34 35
2021-05-03	9	2nd	4 5 27 33 41
2021-04-24	4	1st	5 20 22 26 42
2021-04-20	1	2nd	1 5 21 22 37
2021-04-19	2	2nd	3 5 34 40 41
2021-04-17	29	2nd	3 5 11 34 41
2021-03-19	6	1st	5 13 22 27 34
2021-03-13	1	1st	5 11 20 21 26
2021-03-12	15	1st	5 18 19 38 39
2021-02-25	8	2nd	3 5 11 18 25
2021-02-17	7	1st	5 11 12 24 35
2021-02-10	5	1st	5 6 8 15 41
2021-02-05	13	2nd	1 5 10 22 41
2021-01-23	13	3rd	3 4 5 21 37
2021-01-10	6	1st	5 15 25 27 34
2021-01-04	4	1st	5 9 10 38 43
2020-12-31	7	1st	5 8 15 37 41
2020-12-24	9	2nd	2 5 19 33 40
2020-12-15	7	1st	5 10 18 33 42
2020-12-08	1	1st	5 12 24 29 36
2020-12-07	9	2nd	2 5 15 23 34
2020-11-28	15	1st	5 14 20 23 33
2020-11-13	2	1st	5 10 13 26 41
2020-11-11	7	1st	5 9 11 14 29
2020-11-04	8	1st	5 7 22 26 37
2020-10-27	3	1st	5 8 14 39 41
2020-10-24	11	1st	5 7 22 27 28
2020-10-13	2	1st	5 7 15 21 24
2020-10-11	6	1st	5 28 30 36 42
2020-10-05	3	1st	5 7 11 17 32
2020-10-02	2	2nd	1 5 15 26 40
2020-09-30	5	2nd	3 5 13 16 38
2020-09-25	18	2nd	1 5 28 37 42
2020-09-07	2	2nd	4 5 7 14 16
2020-09-05	12	1st	5 14 21 29 35
2020-08-24	9	2nd	2 5 14 18 21
2020-08-15	27	2nd	3 5 15 18 40
2020-07-19	13	2nd	3 5 6 33 34
2020-07-06	16	1st	5 11 19 20 27
2020-06-20	2	1st	5 13 16 29 36
2020-06-18	3	1st	5 17 23 24 25
2020-06-15	15	1st	5 10 17 20 27
2020-05-31	4	1st	5 13 16 37 43
2020-05-27	4	1st	5 14 17 23 35
2020-05-23	2	1st	5 12 20 33 41
2020-05-21	7	2nd	3 5 13 28 36
2020-05-14	11	1st	5 18 29 30 35
2020-05-03	8	1st	5 22 30 31 36
2020-04-25	3	1st	5 10 24 27 28
2020-04-22	8	1st	5 20 22 24 28
2020-04-14	9	2nd	3 5 24 37 42
2020-04-05	21	1st	5 14 20 34 40
2020-03-15	3	1st	5 14 16 25 29
2020-03-12	5	1st	5 6 34 38 39
2020-03-07	8	1st	5 23 37 40 43
2020-02-28	12	2nd	4 5 12 34 42
2020-02-16	39	2nd	2 5 16 29 37
2020-01-08	27	1st	5 10 13 21 27
2019-12-12	32	1st	5 6 28 29 35
2019-11-10	1	1st	5 10 19 35 42
2019-11-09	1	1st	5 9 11 12 31
2019-11-08	1	1st	5 8 16 32 39
2019-11-07	14	1st	5 7 15 37 39
2019-10-24	3	1st	5 13 16 19 20
2019-10-21	5	1st	5 6 7 32 43
2019-10-16	3	3rd	2 4 5 17 40
2019-10-13	1	2nd	4 5 15 30 37
2019-10-12	6	1st	5 8 18 24 30
2019-10-06	3	2nd	1 5 7 24 28
2019-10-03	4	1st	5 8 25 27 43
2019-09-29	1	1st	5 12 19 38 39
2019-09-28	20	2nd	1 5 26 29 35
2019-09-08	6	1st	5 10 29 30 32
2019-09-02	8	1st	5 18 24 26 29
2019-08-25	5	2nd	1 5 30 31 41
2019-08-20	3	2nd	4 5 8 12 37
2019-08-17	2	2nd	3 5 6 33 35
2019-08-15	15	2nd	2 5 13 15 35
2019-07-31	2	1st	5 9 14 17 30
2019-07-29	11	2nd	4 5 6 31 41
2019-07-18	12	1st	5 11 19 20 25
2019-07-06	4	2nd	4 5 20 25 29
2019-07-02	1	1st	5 20 26 32 39
2019-07-01	17	1st	5 16 20 22 43
2019-06-14	9	1st	5 22 29 33 34
2019-06-05	25	1st	5 9 19 23 27
2019-05-11	6	1st	5 7 14 25 33
2019-05-05	1	1st	5 10 12 18 38
2019-05-04	3	1st	5 19 23 34 39
2019-05-01	9	1st	5 12 13 18 37
2019-04-22	10	1st	5 9 13 15 29
2019-04-12	6	1st	5 18 27 29 37
2019-04-06	16	1st	5 6 23 37 39
2019-03-21	18	2nd	3 5 18 21 22
2019-03-03	32	1st	5 11 16 23 34
2019-01-30	4	2nd	4 5 30 41 42
2019-01-26	6	1st	5 10 16 19 23
2019-01-20	19	1st	5 27 30 33 39
2019-01-01	16	2nd	1 5 12 17 30
2018-12-16	10	2nd	1 5 13 15 32
2018-12-06	5	2nd	2 5 34 36 41
2018-12-01	5	1st	5 16 29 31 34
2018-11-26	1	1st	5 13 29 31 32
2018-11-25	12	1st	5 25 30 39 41
2018-11-13	—	1st	5 6 13 20 22