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Hit 5 · draw

Sunday, 31 December 2023

ResultHit 5

Single source
  1. 17
  2. 18
  3. 29
  4. 34
  5. 41

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 Sep 2020draw 1,212 of 2,233 under them

← 2023-12-30All recent draws2024-01-01 →

Where this result came from

SourcesOnly Primary (commercial feed) reported this draw, so there is nothing to check it against. Settled 29 Aug 2026, 09:56 UTC.

  • Primarycommercial feed17 18 29 34 4129 Aug 2026, 09:35 UTC

This draw, read by every tool

What the site’s explorations say about the numbers drawn on 31 December 2023 — each beside what chance predicted. None of it says anything about the next draw.

52oddordinary

How ordinary this draw is

Scored 52 of 100 across six shape features — more typical than about 49% of every possible ticket.

  • sum89th
  • odd66th
  • low34th
  • widest gap27th
  • neighbours76th
  • spread26th
Draw Fingerprints →

Each number, as it stood before this draw

Times drawn before — chance expected 144 of each

17137times
18142times
29171times
34162times
41

Prize breakdown · 2023-12-31

  • Lines in play≈ 61kas the winner counts imply
  • Paid out$7.7Kto 6.0k winning lines
  • Won something1 in 10lines took a prize
  • Match 50 winnerschance said 0.07

Where the money went

  • Match 416%$1.2K
  • Match 384%$6.5K
Tier1101001k10kWinners1101001k10k100k1MPrize each
  1. Match 50≈ 0.07 by chance$105,000
  2. Match 4

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160times

Every number was expected about that many times after 1,211 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 4 of 5 numbers (18, 29, 34, 41) with the draw of 8 August 2023 — its closest relative in 1,211 draws. Chance gave a match this close a 23% likelihood somewhere in that history.

From the draw just before (30 December 2023): 34, 41 carried over. Chance says 49% of draws repeat at least one number.

Carry-over / Déjà Vu →

Sum and shape

139

The numbers add up to 139 — the 88th percentile of all possible tickets, around a middle of 108. Side-by-side numbers: 17–18. 41% of draws have at least one such pair.

Sum Distribution →

The longest wait in this draw

29 had not appeared for 18 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 0.6× 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 →
8≈ 13 by chance
$150
  • Match 3433≈ 478 by chance$15.00
  • Match 25,575≈ 5.6k by chance—
    • Winners, log scale
    • Prize each, log scale
    • Where chance put the count

    The rings take the ≈61k lines the counts imply and assume an evenly spread crowd. Furthest from that: Match 2 — 5,575 winners, 0% more than the 5.6k an even spread gives. The real crowd and an even spread agreed closely on this draw.

    Show the published table
    MatchWinnersPrize each
    Match 50$105,000
    Match 48$150
    Match 3433$15.00
    Match 25,575$0.00
    Totals6,016—