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Cash 5 · draw

Sunday, 17 May 2026

ResultCash 5

Single source
  1. 18
  2. 19
  3. 23
  4. 36
  5. 38

Jackpot$300,000

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

Rules5/43 · since Apr 2010draw 5,873 of 6,037 under them

← 2026-05-16All recent draws2026-05-18 →

Where this result came from

SourcesOnly Primary (commercial feed) reported this draw, so there is nothing to check it against. Settled 29 Aug 2026, 09:52 UTC.

  • Primarycommercial feed18 19 23 36 3829 Aug 2026, 09:33 UTC

This draw, read by every tool

What the site’s explorations say about the numbers drawn on 17 May 2026 — each beside what chance predicted. None of it says anything about the next draw.

53oddordinary

How ordinary this draw is

Scored 53 of 100 across six shape features — more typical than about 52% of every possible ticket.

  • sum81th
  • odd32th
  • low32th
  • widest gap41th
  • neighbours77th
  • spread12th
Draw Fingerprints →

Each number, as it stood before this draw

Times drawn before — chance expected 683 of each

18669times
19702times
23695times
36674times
38

Prize breakdown · 2026-05-17

  • Lines in play≈ 68kas the winner counts imply
  • Paid out$19.1Kto 6.5k winning lines
  • Won something1 in 11lines took a prize
  • Match 50 winnerschance said 0.07

Where the money went

  • Match 413%$2.4K
  • Match 325%$4.7K
  • Match 263%$11.9K
Tier1101001k10kWinners1101001k10k100k1MPrize each
  1. Match 50≈ 0.07 by chance$250,000
  2. Match 4

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651times

Every number was expected about that many times after 5,872 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 (19, 36, 38) with the draw of 11 September 2025 — its closest relative in 5,872 draws. Chance gave a match this close a 100% likelihood somewhere in that history.

From the draw just before (16 May 2026): 38 carried over. Chance says 48% of draws repeat at least one number.

Carry-over / Déjà Vu →

Sum and shape

134

The numbers add up to 134 — the 81th percentile of all possible tickets, around a middle of 110. Side-by-side numbers: 18–19. 40% of draws have at least one such pair.

Sum Distribution →

The longest wait in this draw

19 had not appeared for 9 draws. A number waits about 9 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 0.6× 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 →
12≈ 13 by chance
$200
  • Match 3474≈ 498 by chance$10.00
  • Match 25,971≈ 6.0k by chance$2.00
    • Winners, log scale
    • Prize each, log scale
    • Where chance put the count

    The rings take the ≈68k lines the counts imply and assume an evenly spread crowd. Furthest from that: Match 2 — 5,971 winners, 0% more than the 6.0k an even spread gives. The real crowd and an even spread agreed closely on this draw.

    Show the published table
    MatchWinnersPrize each
    Match 50$250,000
    Match 412$200
    Match 3474$10.00
    Match 25,971$2.00
    Totals6,457—