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Pick 5 · draw

Friday, 1 May 2026

ResultPick 5

Single source
  1. 12
  2. 21
  3. 34
  4. 37
  5. 38

Jackpot$180,000

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

Rules5/40 · since Aug 2023draw 989 of 1,156 under them

← 2026-04-30All recent draws2026-05-02 →

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 feed12 21 34 37 3829 Aug 2026, 09:32 UTC

This draw, read by every tool

What the site’s explorations say about the numbers drawn on 1 May 2026 — 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 55% of every possible ticket.

  • sum95th
  • odd34th
  • low10th
  • widest gap48th
  • neighbours75th
  • spread39th
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Each number, as it stood before this draw

Times drawn before — chance expected 124 of each

12130times
21116times
34123times
37124times
38

Prize breakdown · 2026-05-01

  • Lines in play≈ 50kas the winner counts imply
  • Paid out$10.3Kto 5.4k winning lines
  • Won something1 in 9lines took a prize
  • Match 50 winnerschance said 0.08

Where the money went

  • Match 463%$6.5K
  • Match 337%$3.8K
Tier1101001k10kWinners1101001k10k100k1MPrize each
  1. Match 50≈ 0.08 by chance$170,000
  2. Match 4

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105times

Every number was expected about that many times after 988 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 3 of 5 numbers (12, 34, 38) with the draw of 29 November 2025 — its closest relative in 988 draws. Chance gave a match this close a 100% likelihood somewhere in that history.

From the draw just before (30 April 2026): nothing carried over. Chance says 51% of draws repeat at least one number.

Carry-over / Déjà Vu →

Sum and shape

142

The numbers add up to 142 — the 94th percentile of all possible tickets, around a middle of 103. Side-by-side numbers: 37–38. 43% of draws have at least one such pair.

Sum Distribution →

The longest wait in this draw

12 had not appeared for 20 draws. A number waits about 8 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 0.4× as often as an average ticket — less popular than most. At 30 million tickets sold, a winner on these numbers would keep about 5% of the jackpot.

Illustrative model, calibrated to published studies — not live sales.

The Unpopular Numbers Edge →
13≈ 13 by chance
$500
  • Match 3424≈ 453 by chance$9.00
  • Match 24,984≈ 5.0k by chance—
    • Winners, log scale
    • Prize each, log scale
    • Where chance put the count

    The rings take the ≈50k lines the counts imply and assume an evenly spread crowd. Furthest from that: Match 2 — 4,984 winners, 0% more than the 5.0k an even spread gives. The real crowd and an even spread agreed closely on this draw.

    Show the published table
    MatchWinnersPrize each
    Match 50$170,000
    Match 413$500
    Match 3424$9.00
    Match 24,984$0.00
    Totals5,421—