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Palmetto Cash 5 · draw

Thursday, 17 September 2026

ResultPalmetto Cash 5

Single source
  1. 17
  2. 18
  3. 40
  4. 41
  5. 42

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

Rules5/42 · since Mar 2024draw 914 of 914 under them

← 2026-09-16All recent drawsLatest on record

Where this result came from

SourcesOnly Primary (commercial feed) reported this draw, so there is nothing to check it against. Settled 18 Sept 2026, 01:25 UTC.

  • Primarycommercial feed17 18 40 41 4218 Sept 2026, 01:25 UTC

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This draw, read by every tool

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

36oddordinary

How ordinary this draw is

Scored 36 of 100 across six shape features — more typical than about 16% of every possible ticket.

  • sum98th
  • odd34th
  • low34th
  • widest gap92th
  • neighbours100th
  • spread30th
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Each number, as it stood before this draw

Times drawn before — chance expected 109 of each

17123times
1889times
40104times
41113times
4285times

Every number was expected about that many times after 913 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.

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Its nearest twin

Shares 4 of 5 numbers (17, 18, 41, 42) with the draw of 18 July 2024 — its closest relative in 913 draws. Chance gave a match this close a 18% likelihood somewhere in that history.

From the draw just before (16 September 2026): 40 carried over. Chance says 49% of draws repeat at least one number.

Carry-over / Déjà Vu →

Sum and shape

158

The numbers add up to 158 — the 97th percentile of all possible tickets, around a middle of 108. Side-by-side numbers: 17–18, 40–41, 41–42. 41% of draws have at least one such pair.

Sum Distribution →

The longest wait in this draw

42 had not appeared for 36 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 0.5× as often as an average ticket — less popular than most. At 30 million tickets sold, a winner on these numbers would keep about 6% of the jackpot.

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

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Prize breakdown · 2026-09-17

  • Lines in play≈ 43kas the winner counts imply
  • Paid out$8.2Kto 4.3k winning lines
  • Won something1 in 10lines took a prize
  • Match 50 winnerschance said 0.05

Where the money went

  • Match 433%$2.7K
  • Match 319%$1.6K
  • Match 248%$3.9K
Tier1101001k10kWinners1101001k10k100k1MPrize each
  1. Match 50≈ 0.05 by chance$180,000
  2. Match 49≈ 9.3 by chance$300
  3. Match 3319≈ 336 by chance$5.00
  4. Match 23,923≈ 3.9k by chance$1.00
  • Winners, log scale
  • Prize each, log scale
  • Where chance put the count

The rings take the ≈43k lines the counts imply and assume an evenly spread crowd. Furthest from that: Match 2 — 3,923 winners, 0% more than the 3.9k an even spread gives. The real crowd and an even spread agreed closely on this draw.

Show the published table
MatchWinnersPrize each
Match 50$180,000
Match 49$300
Match 3319$5.00
Match 23,923$1.00