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Number 5 In Wild Money under the 5/35 · Apr 2010 – Nov 2016 rules — 1,034 draws, 5 from 1–35 (an earlier era).
5/38 + 1/38 · since Apr 2025 5/38 + 1/35 · Nov 2016 – Apr 2025 5/35 · Apr 2010 – Nov 2016 153 times drawn · chance expected 148 +0.47σ
5 draws waiting · a wait this long: 54% for any number
6.8 average wait between appearances · chance says 7.0
35 longest completed wait · 55% chance of one at least that long
5 is drawn as often as chance explains Drawn 153 times in 1,034 draws against 147.7 expected, +0.47σ. Each draw is independent: after 5 draws away it is exactly as likely tonight as a number drawn yesterday.
5 Number 5, draw by draw Drawn 153 times in 1,034 draws · average wait 6.8 draws · longest completed wait 35 · waiting 5 draws now
15 draws: 2010-04-08 to 2010-05-13 7 draws: 2010-05-13 to 2010-05-29 7 draws: 2010-05-29 to 2010-06-15 12 draws: 2010-06-15 to 2010-07-13 5 draws: 2010-07-13 to 2010-07-24 1 draws: 2010-07-24 to 2010-07-27 6 draws: 2010-07-27 to 2010-08-10 3 draws: 2010-08-10 to 2010-08-17 9 draws: 2010-08-17 to 2010-09-07 3 draws: 2010-09-07 to 2010-09-14 21 draws: 2010-09-14 to 2010-11-02 13 draws: 2010-11-02 to 2010-12-02 18 draws: 2010-12-02 to 2011-01-13 1 draws: 2011-01-13 to 2011-01-15 4 draws: 2011-01-15 to 2011-01-25 1 draws: 2011-01-25 to 2011-01-27 1 draws: 2011-01-27 to 2011-01-29 5 draws: 2011-01-29 to 2011-02-10 10 draws: 2011-02-10 to 2011-03-05 6 draws: 2011-03-05 to 2011-03-19 11 draws: 2011-03-19 to 2011-04-14 1 draws: 2011-04-14 to 2011-04-16 1 draws: 2011-04-16 to 2011-04-19 7 draws: 2011-04-19 to 2011-05-05 14 draws: 2011-05-05 to 2011-06-07 10 draws: 2011-06-07 to 2011-06-30 6 draws: 2011-06-30 to 2011-07-14 1 draws: 2011-07-14 to 2011-07-16 7 draws: 2011-07-16 to 2011-08-02 9 draws: 2011-08-02 to 2011-08-23 4 draws: 2011-08-23 to 2011-09-01 10 draws: 2011-09-01 to 2011-09-24 1 draws: 2011-09-24 to 2011-09-27 5 draws: 2011-09-27 to 2011-10-08 1 draws: 2011-10-08 to 2011-10-11 9 draws: 2011-10-11 to 2011-11-01 12 draws: 2011-11-01 to 2011-11-29 2 draws: 2011-11-29 to 2011-12-03 2 draws: 2011-12-03 to 2011-12-08 2 draws: 2011-12-08 to 2011-12-13 10 draws: 2011-12-13 to 2012-01-05 11 draws: 2012-01-05 to 2012-01-31 2 draws: 2012-01-31 to 2012-02-04 9 draws: 2012-02-04 to 2012-02-25 4 draws: 2012-02-25 to 2012-03-06 3 draws: 2012-03-06 to 2012-03-13 10 draws: 2012-03-13 to 2012-04-05 7 draws: 2012-04-05 to 2012-04-21 22 draws: 2012-04-21 to 2012-06-12 7 draws: 2012-06-12 to 2012-06-28 1 draws: 2012-06-28 to 2012-06-30 3 draws: 2012-06-30 to 2012-07-07 8 draws: 2012-07-07 to 2012-07-26 8 draws: 2012-07-26 to 2012-08-16 2 draws: 2012-08-16 to 2012-08-21 7 draws: 2012-08-21 to 2012-09-06 9 draws: 2012-09-06 to 2012-09-27 14 draws: 2012-09-27 to 2012-10-30 1 draws: 2012-10-30 to 2012-11-01 2 draws: 2012-11-01 to 2012-11-06 1 draws: 2012-11-06 to 2012-11-08 11 draws: 2012-11-08 to 2012-12-04 13 draws: 2012-12-04 to 2013-01-03 5 draws: 2013-01-03 to 2013-01-15 1 draws: 2013-01-15 to 2013-01-17 8 draws: 2013-01-17 to 2013-02-05 4 draws: 2013-02-05 to 2013-02-14 12 draws: 2013-02-14 to 2013-03-14 19 draws: 2013-03-14 to 2013-04-27 3 draws: 2013-04-27 to 2013-05-04 18 draws: 2013-05-04 to 2013-06-15 1 draws: 2013-06-15 to 2013-06-18 2 draws: 2013-06-18 to 2013-06-22 3 draws: 2013-06-22 to 2013-06-29 2 draws: 2013-06-29 to 2013-07-04 5 draws: 2013-07-04 to 2013-07-16 6 draws: 2013-07-16 to 2013-07-30 1 draws: 2013-07-30 to 2013-08-01 2 draws: 2013-08-01 to 2013-08-06 11 draws: 2013-08-06 to 2013-08-31 2 draws: 2013-08-31 to 2013-09-05 4 draws: 2013-09-05 to 2013-09-14 1 draws: 2013-09-14 to 2013-09-17 7 draws: 2013-09-17 to 2013-10-03 1 draws: 2013-10-03 to 2013-10-05 7 draws: 2013-10-05 to 2013-10-22 7 draws: 2013-10-22 to 2013-11-07 1 draws: 2013-11-07 to 2013-11-09 2 draws: 2013-11-09 to 2013-11-14 8 draws: 2013-11-14 to 2013-12-03 4 draws: 2013-12-03 to 2013-12-12 4 draws: 2013-12-12 to 2013-12-21 10 draws: 2013-12-21 to 2014-01-14 8 draws: 2014-01-14 to 2014-02-01 1 draws: 2014-02-01 to 2014-02-04 12 draws: 2014-02-04 to 2014-03-04 2 draws: 2014-03-04 to 2014-03-08 10 draws: 2014-03-08 to 2014-04-01 3 draws: 2014-04-01 to 2014-04-08 16 draws: 2014-04-08 to 2014-05-15 9 draws: 2014-05-15 to 2014-06-05 1 draws: 2014-06-05 to 2014-06-07 8 draws: 2014-06-07 to 2014-06-26 5 draws: 2014-06-26 to 2014-07-08 1 draws: 2014-07-08 to 2014-07-10 7 draws: 2014-07-10 to 2014-07-26 3 draws: 2014-07-26 to 2014-08-02 1 draws: 2014-08-02 to 2014-08-05 8 draws: 2014-08-05 to 2014-08-23 6 draws: 2014-08-23 to 2014-09-06 2 draws: 2014-09-06 to 2014-09-11 5 draws: 2014-09-11 to 2014-09-23 9 draws: 2014-09-23 to 2014-10-14 20 draws: 2014-10-14 to 2014-11-29 11 draws: 2014-11-29 to 2014-12-25 35 draws: 2014-12-25 to 2015-03-17 4 draws: 2015-03-17 to 2015-03-26 2 draws: 2015-03-26 to 2015-03-31 1 draws: 2015-03-31 to 2015-04-02 3 draws: 2015-04-02 to 2015-04-09 11 draws: 2015-04-09 to 2015-05-05 1 draws: 2015-05-05 to 2015-05-07 1 draws: 2015-05-07 to 2015-05-09 7 draws: 2015-05-09 to 2015-05-26 2 draws: 2015-05-26 to 2015-05-30 28 draws: 2015-05-30 to 2015-08-04 4 draws: 2015-08-04 to 2015-08-13 18 draws: 2015-08-13 to 2015-09-24 22 draws: 2015-09-24 to 2015-11-14 1 draws: 2015-11-14 to 2015-11-17 17 draws: 2015-11-17 to 2015-12-26 12 draws: 2015-12-26 to 2016-01-23 2 draws: 2016-01-23 to 2016-01-28 1 draws: 2016-01-28 to 2016-01-30 6 draws: 2016-01-30 to 2016-02-13 1 draws: 2016-02-13 to 2016-02-16 10 draws: 2016-02-16 to 2016-03-10 20 draws: 2016-03-10 to 2016-04-26 2 draws: 2016-04-26 to 2016-04-30 24 draws: 2016-04-30 to 2016-06-25 3 draws: 2016-06-25 to 2016-07-02 12 draws: 2016-07-02 to 2016-07-30 3 draws: 2016-07-30 to 2016-08-06 7 draws: 2016-08-06 to 2016-08-23 8 draws: 2016-08-23 to 2016-09-10 1 draws: 2016-09-10 to 2016-09-13 2 draws: 2016-09-13 to 2016-09-17 2 draws: 2016-09-17 to 2016-09-22 2 draws: 2016-09-22 to 2016-09-27 2 draws: 2016-09-27 to 2016-10-01 13 draws: 2016-10-01 to 2016-11-01 1 draws: 2016-11-01 to 2016-11-03 Still waiting — at least 5 draws since 2016-11-03 2010-04-08 2010-05-13 2010-05-29 2010-06-15 2010-07-13 2010-07-24 2010-07-27 2010-08-10 2010-08-17 2010-09-07 2010-09-14 2010-11-02 2010-12-02 2011-01-13 2011-01-15 2011-01-25 2011-01-27 2011-01-29 2011-02-10 2011-03-05 2011-03-19 2011-04-14 2011-04-16 2011-04-19 2011-05-05 2011-06-07 2011-06-30 2011-07-14 2011-07-16 2011-08-02 2011-08-23 2011-09-01 2011-09-24 2011-09-27 2011-10-08 2011-10-11 2011-11-01 2011-11-29 2011-12-03 2011-12-08 2011-12-13 2012-01-05 2012-01-31 2012-02-04 2012-02-25 2012-03-06 2012-03-13 2012-04-05 2012-04-21 2012-06-12 2012-06-28 2012-06-30 2012-07-07 2012-07-26 2012-08-16 2012-08-21 2012-09-06 2012-09-27 2012-10-30 2012-11-01 2012-11-06 2012-11-08 2012-12-04 2013-01-03 2013-01-15 2013-01-17 2013-02-05 2013-02-14 2013-03-14 2013-04-27 2013-05-04 2013-06-15 2013-06-18 2013-06-22 2013-06-29 2013-07-04 2013-07-16 2013-07-30 2013-08-01 2013-08-06 2013-08-31 2013-09-05 2013-09-14 2013-09-17 2013-10-03 2013-10-05 2013-10-22 2013-11-07 2013-11-09 2013-11-14 2013-12-03 2013-12-12 2013-12-21 2014-01-14 2014-02-01 2014-02-04 2014-03-04 2014-03-08 2014-04-01 2014-04-08 2014-05-15 2014-06-05 2014-06-07 2014-06-26 2014-07-08 2014-07-10 2014-07-26 2014-08-02 2014-08-05 2014-08-23 2014-09-06 2014-09-11 2014-09-23 2014-10-14 2014-11-29 2014-12-25 2015-03-17 2015-03-26 2015-03-31 2015-04-02 2015-04-09 2015-05-05 2015-05-07 2015-05-09 2015-05-26 2015-05-30 2015-08-04 2015-08-13 2015-09-24 2015-11-14 2015-11-17 2015-12-26 2016-01-23 2016-01-28 2016-01-30 2016-02-13 2016-02-16 2016-03-10 2016-04-26 2016-04-30 2016-06-25 2016-07-02 2016-07-30 2016-08-06 2016-08-23 2016-09-10 2016-09-13 2016-09-17 2016-09-22 2016-09-27 2016-10-01 2016-11-01 2016-11-03 2010-04-08 2016-11-15 a completed wait — darker is longer the wait still running — a lower bound, not a finished gap
1 draws: 30 times 2 draws: 21 times 3 draws: 11 times 4 draws: 9 times 5 draws: 7 times 6 draws: 6 times 7 draws: 13 times 8 draws: 8 times 9 draws: 7 times 10 draws: 8 times 11 draws: 6 times 12 draws: 6 times 13 draws: 3 times 14 draws: 2 times 15 draws: 1 time 16 draws: 1 time 17 draws: 1 time 18 draws: 3 times 19 draws: 1 time 20 draws: 2 times 21 draws: 1 time 22 draws: 2 times 23 draws: 0 times 24 draws: 1 time 25 draws: 0 times 26 draws: 0 times 27 draws: 0 times 28 draws: 1 time 29 draws: 0 times 30 draws: 0 times 31 draws: 0 times 32 draws: 0 times 33 draws: 0 times 34 draws: 0 times 35 draws: 1 time 36 draws: 0 times its own waits draws between appearances 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 smallest 97 · chance 90.4 2nd smallest 47 · chance 53.6 3rd smallest 9 · chance 8.6 4th smallest 0 · chance 0.4 5th smallest 0 · chance 0.0 Every position’s lane →
The company it keeps Seen most often with these — chance gives every partner about 18.0 shared draws, and the leaders are simply the ones that came out ahead this time.
It has shared a draw with every one of the other 34 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 35. 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 ← number 4 Every number number 6 → 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 5/35 tonight whatever it did last week.