Number 5

In Lotto under the 6/49 · since Jan 2010 rules — 2,626 draws, 6 from 1–49.

306times drawn · chance expected 322 −0.93σ

13draws waiting · a wait this long: 21% for any number

8.5average wait between appearances · chance says 8.2

88longest completed wait · 0.4% chance of one at least that long

5 is drawn as often as chance explains

Drawn 306 times in 2,626 draws against 321.6 expected, −0.93σ. Each draw is independent: after 13 draws away it is exactly as likely tonight as a number drawn yesterday.

Number 5, draw by draw

Drawn 306 times in 2,626 draws · average wait 8.5 draws · longest completed wait 88 · waiting 13 draws now

a completed wait — darker is longer the wait still running — a lower bound, not a finished gap

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 smallest189 · chance 194.1
2nd smallest109 · chance 97.0
3rd smallest8 · chance 14.2
4th smallest0 · chance 0.7
5th smallest0 · chance 0.0
6th smallest0 · chance 0.0

Every position’s lane →

The company it keeps

Seen most often with these — chance gives every partner about 31.9 shared draws, and the leaders are simply the ones that came out ahead this time.

19 21 23 16 31 39

It has shared a draw with every one of the other 48 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 49. 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

Date	Wait	Position	The draw
2026-09-09	9	2nd	3 5 10 19 26 34
2026-08-19	3	1st	5 15 17 34 35 49
2026-08-12	2	2nd	1 5 6 21 29 30
2026-08-08	10	2nd	4

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 6/49 tonight whatever it did last week.

2025-07-23	16	2nd	1 5 29 41 43 49
2025-06-16	4	1st	5 15 26 32 35 48
2025-06-07	19	1st	5 30 36 38 40 47
2025-04-23	1	2nd	4 5 18 34 35 49
2025-04-21	9	1st	5 11 14 29 34 41
2025-03-31	23	1st	5 7 12 16 30 40
2025-02-05	6	1st	5 18 25 26 27 30
2025-01-22	3	1st	5 13 16 21 29 42
2025-01-15	3	1st	5 10 18 26 34 48
2025-01-08	3	1st	5 6 17 19 38 40
2025-01-01	3	1st	5 9 23 25 37 44
2024-12-25	5	2nd	4 5 8 14 17 31
2024-12-14	28	2nd	4 5 8 14 25 38
2024-10-09	7	2nd	2 5 9 15 25 28
2024-09-23	4	2nd	2 5 15 23 36 44
2024-09-14	2	1st	5 9 16 24 38 44
2024-09-09	1	1st	5 25 34 37 47 49
2024-09-07	6	2nd	2 5 6 24 32 36
2024-08-24	2	2nd	3 5 8 10 30 41
2024-08-19	4	1st	5 18 25 27 34 35
2024-08-10	7	1st	5 18 21 37 38 47
2024-07-24	5	1st	5 9 14 27 31 38
2024-07-13	8	2nd	3 5 26 27 41 43
2024-06-24	16	1st	5 12 19 30 32 48
2024-05-18	3	2nd	1 5 13 14 26 35
2024-05-11	3	1st	5 6 23 29 36 47
2024-05-04	5	1st	5 10 22 45 47 48
2024-04-22	10	1st	5 9 11 17 21 33
2024-03-30	30	2nd	3 5 7 11 38 49
2024-01-20	13	2nd	1 5 27 31 42 46
2023-12-20	8	2nd	2 5 10 11 34 39
2023-12-02	5	1st	5 13 14 20 23 39
2023-11-20	20	1st	5 16 28 30 34 38
2023-10-04	4	1st	5 10 18 27 30 42
2023-09-25	10	2nd	4 5 19 22 40 47
2023-09-02	7	2nd	4 5 6 17 18 19
2023-08-16	10	2nd	3 5 11 19 38 45
2023-07-24	4	2nd	3 5 6 18 47 49
2023-07-15	2	1st	5 8 12 28 29 38
2023-07-10	3	2nd	1 5 16 35 40 45
2023-07-03	11	2nd	1 5 20 28 39 45
2023-06-07	10	1st	5 17 24 40 45 46
2023-05-15	6	1st	5 8 19 29 36 37
2023-05-01	9	1st	5 8 21 27 38 41
2023-04-10	8	1st	5 20 25 42 43 47
2023-03-22	1	1st	5 9 24 28 35 39
2023-03-20	20	1st	5 17 29 31 42 47
2023-02-01	16	2nd	2 5 15 29 43 49
2022-12-26	8	1st	5 16 19 21 28 47
2022-12-07	8	1st	5 8 9 14 16 32
2022-11-19	6	2nd	2 5 10 35 45 48
2022-11-05	21	3rd	1 3 5 25 30 41
2022-09-17	13	1st	5 6 11 22 23 38
2022-08-17	10	2nd	3 5 14 29 31 39
2022-07-25	3	1st	5 16 18 30 32 36
2022-07-18	17	1st	5 8 11 21 37 38
2022-06-08	2	1st	5 7 9 14 31 34
2022-06-04	19	1st	5 10 18 24 28 33
2022-04-20	7	1st	5 10 13 29 39 48
2022-04-04	2	1st	5 8 10 16 22 39
2022-03-30	2	1st	5 12 13 26 28 35
2022-03-26	1	2nd	3 5 16 30 43 46
2022-03-23	6	1st	5 11 23 31 33 34
2022-03-09	1	1st	5 23 39 42 47 48
2022-03-07	88	2nd	4 5 27 31 37 44
2021-08-14	1	1st	5 30 40 44 46 47
2021-08-11	3	1st	5 6 7 37 41 48
2021-08-04	1	1st	5 11 16 23 41 46
2021-08-02	11	1st	5 11 26 35 36 41
2021-07-07	1	1st	5 11 22 35 39 49
2021-07-05	3	2nd	4 5 12 13 27 48
2021-06-28	4	2nd	4 5 7 18 19 35
2021-06-19	10	1st	5 17 21 24 39 40
2021-05-26	7	1st	5 10 11 17 28 47
2021-05-10	5	1st	5 8 18 20 43 48
2021-04-28	4	2nd	3 5 17 33 35 49
2021-04-19	10	1st	5 11 14 28 33 34
2021-03-27	12	1st	5 11 18 33 46 48
2021-02-27	5	1st	5 19 31 35 46 49
2021-02-15	3	1st	5 19 21 26 35 38
2021-02-08	7	2nd	3 5 6 35 36 43
2021-01-23	18	1st	5 12 38 40 43 44
2020-12-12	6	1st	5 14 15 17 22 38
2020-11-28	7	1st	5 16 21 23 27 36
2020-11-11	3	1st	5 21 31 35 44 45
2020-11-04	3	1st	5 21 29 36 39 49
2020-10-28	3	2nd	3 5 16 18 23 33
2020-10-21	1	2nd	3 5 12 17 22 33
2020-10-19	14	2nd	4 5 12 13 34 40
2020-09-16	3	2nd	1 5 15 19 38 40
2020-09-09	12	1st	5 16 33 40 44 45
2020-08-12	7	2nd	4 5 8 24 40 49
2020-07-27	10	1st	5 9 11 19 23 29
2020-07-04	2	2nd	4 5 9 29 34 41
2020-06-29	16	1st	5 6 12 17 19 47
2020-05-23	5	1st	5 21 23 33 37 42
2020-05-11	4	1st	5 7 10 15 21 43
2020-05-02	5	1st	5 34 38 41 44 45
2020-04-20	1	3rd	1 3 5 7 31 39
2020-04-18	1	2nd	3 5 13 16 28 34
2020-04-15	11	1st	5 14 16 42 47 49
2020-03-21	7	1st	5 10 25 28 33 36
2020-03-04	11	1st	5 7 16 23 36 37
2020-02-08	3	2nd	3 5 9 15 30 47
2020-02-01	1	1st	5 20 31 41 44 49
2020-01-29	2	2nd	3 5 22 23 35 42
2020-01-25	15	1st	5 9 16 25 26 43
2019-12-21	9	2nd	3 5 16 24 28 32
2019-11-30	34	1st	5 15 17 21 28 41
2019-09-11	24	1st	5 8 18 21 24 40
2019-07-17	6	1st	5 10 17 34 38 39
2019-07-03	7	1st	5 12 13 27 34 49
2019-06-17	3	1st	5 13 26 36 43 49
2019-06-10	6	1st	5 7 10 25 48 49
2019-05-27	5	1st	5 16 17 23 25 32
2019-05-15	1	1st	5 15 19 40 44 46
2019-05-13	18	2nd	4 5 8 12 13 28
2019-04-01	55	2nd	2 5 10 12 48 49
2018-11-24	1	2nd	4 5 7 8 37 39
2018-11-21	1	1st	5 14 22 34 35 44
2018-11-19	31	1st	5 6 11 15 29 40
2018-09-08	2	1st	5 8 37 43 45 49
2018-09-03	1	1st	5 17 21 37 39 42
2018-09-01	2	2nd	4 5 17 21 31 33
2018-08-27	8	1st	5 23 24 31 39 40
2018-08-08	9	1st	5 7 21 23 37 49
2018-07-18	6	1st	5 6 13 17 21 31
2018-07-04	7	2nd	1 5 22 30 35 42
2018-06-18	2	1st	5 7 15 24 33 38
2018-06-13	25	2nd	3 5 33 45 46 48
2018-04-16	3	2nd	2 5 21 35 36 44
2018-04-09	3	1st	5 23 30 38 43 48
2018-04-02	4	3rd	1 3 5 30 45 48
2018-03-24	1	2nd	2 5 7 27 33 38
2018-03-21	1	2nd	1 5 15 31 42 43
2018-03-19	2	2nd	1 5 19 39 45 47
2018-03-14	4	1st	5 15 16 38 41 47
2018-03-05	7	1st	5 14 24 29 30 47
2018-02-17	3	1st	5 29 31 33 39 44
2018-02-10	18	1st	5 13 20 22 31 36
2017-12-30	3	2nd	2 5 16 18 20 22
2017-12-23	11	1st	5 6 9 12 27 38
2017-11-27	5	1st	5 15 25 26 44 47
2017-11-15	4	2nd	1 5 32 36 38 46
2017-11-06	2	3rd	1 3 5 19 24 33
2017-11-01	1	1st	5 9 10 32 45 48
2017-10-30	27	2nd	3 5 14 16 18 26
2017-08-28	4	1st	5 11 20 28 31 47
2017-08-19	4	1st	5 8 11 12 37 43
2017-08-09	10	3rd	2 4 5 12 29 31
2017-07-17	19	1st	5 16 19 25 43 45
2017-06-03	4	2nd	4 5 34 43 46 49
2017-05-24	1	2nd	4 5 12 15 22 32
2017-05-22	3	2nd	1 5 16 21 29 47
2017-05-15	10	2nd	4 5 16 27 29 39
2017-04-22	3	2nd	3 5 22 23 34 39
2017-04-15	8	2nd	1 5 8 16 23 38
2017-03-27	13	1st	5 18 19 30 32 35
2017-02-25	7	1st	5 7 27 33 37 47
2017-02-08	10	1st	5 17 23 27 37 42
2017-01-16	5	2nd	4 5 14 43 45 48
2017-01-04	5	1st	5 6 9 16 25 27
2016-12-24	6	1st	5 8 16 23 24 26
2016-12-10	4	1st	5 20 23 26 48 49
2016-11-30	6	2nd	3 5 6 8 12 23
2016-11-16	2	1st	5 9 11 27 31 48
2016-11-12	12	1st	5 10 17 32 43 45
2016-10-15	4	3rd	1 4 5 29 44 49
2016-10-05	10	1st	5 8 17 28 35 42
2016-09-12	2	2nd	2 5 16 22 34 45
2016-09-07	2	1st	5 6 13 20 24 41
2016-09-03	16	1st	5 15 27 37 41 46
2016-07-27	1	1st	5 24 27 29 32 41
2016-07-25	1	3rd	2 3 5 12 13 18
2016-07-23	1	2nd	4 5 22 31 45 48
2016-07-20	1	1st	5 14 21 25 34 35
2016-07-18	30	2nd	1 5 28 30 33 34
2016-05-09	9	1st	5 26 28 30 39 40
2016-04-18	11	2nd	3 5 12 15 28 29
2016-03-23	9	2nd	1 5 9 19 25 49
2016-03-02	35	2nd	3 5 19 24 35 44
2015-12-12	5	2nd	3 5 17 30 32 46
2015-11-30	4	2nd	2 5 12 33 36 48
2015-11-21	2	1st	5 9 16 23 34 48
2015-11-16	21	1st	5 10 22 25 43 44
2015-09-28	5	1st	5 14 15 19 37 48
2015-09-16	12	1st	5 10 29 31 36 41
2015-08-19	6	1st	5 11 20 25 36 48
2015-08-05	3	2nd	4 5 14 16 32 49
2015-07-29	7	2nd	1 5 9 31 43 45
2015-07-13	5	1st	5 6 11 13 30 31
2015-07-01	4	1st	5 22 29 30 32 36
2015-06-22	21	1st	5 14 17 19 28 47
2015-05-04	4	1st	5 18 31 33 39 40
2015-04-25	2	1st	5 6 16 33 39 41
2015-04-20	19	1st	5 8 12 15 47 49
2015-03-07	1	2nd	4 5 7 14 37 48
2015-03-04	17	1st	5 8 13 15 27 30
2015-01-24	12	1st	5 8 9 12 30 49
2014-12-27	4	1st	5 13 24 25 30 35
2014-12-17	4	1st	5 13 15 26 31 34
2014-12-08	7	2nd	1 5 11 13 35 39
2014-11-22	10	2nd	1 5 17 26 32 48
2014-10-29	28	1st	5 18 19 22 33 45
2014-08-25	4	1st	5 12 13 14 21 43
2014-08-16	38	2nd	2 5 23 34 38 43
2014-05-19	13	1st	5 21 26 39 45 48
2014-04-19	4	2nd	3 5 6 7 9 22
2014-04-09	8	2nd	3 5 10 21 38 43
2014-03-22	1	1st	5 9 11 16 17 21
2014-03-19	3	1st	5 11 13 29 31 46
2014-03-12	24	1st	5 12 14 32 35 49
2014-01-15	3	1st	5 9 16 22 24 33
2014-01-08	6	2nd	1 5 22 26 29 39
2013-12-25	9	1st	5 7 9 29 38 39
2013-12-04	2	2nd	1 5 15 18 23 38
2013-11-30	18	1st	5 8 21 22 31 39
2013-10-19	20	1st	5 7 11 19 37 44
2013-09-02	23	1st	5 15 31 32 44 46
2013-07-10	3	1st	5 14 27 32 37 40
2013-07-03	1	2nd	2 5 19 21 28 45
2013-07-01	5	2nd	1 5 9 11 19 27
2013-06-19	9	2nd	4 5 11 22 28 49
2013-05-29	16	1st	5 16 22 26 32 34
2013-04-22	6	1st	5 24 29 38 41 44
2013-04-08	13	1st	5 10 19 35 42 46
2013-03-09	4	1st	5 14 16 21 28 42
2013-02-27	7	1st	5 26 28 30 42 45
2013-02-11	20	1st	5 9 17 22 37 38
2012-12-26	4	1st	5 10 16 27 39 44
2012-12-17	4	1st	5 31 32 37 40 48
2012-12-08	13	1st	5 8 10 19 33 47
2012-11-07	1	2nd	1 5 34 38 44 48
2012-11-05	3	1st	5 12 20 24 34 45
2012-10-29	16	1st	5 14 22 32 33 48
2012-09-22	1	1st	5 7 28 31 36 41
2012-09-19	8	2nd	1 5 12 13 43 46
2012-09-01	14	2nd	1 5 7 18 28 34
2012-07-30	15	3rd	1 2 5 32 34 45
2012-06-25	17	1st	5 6 31 34 35 47
2012-05-16	13	2nd	3 5 20 23 35 39
2012-04-16	41	2nd	1 5 10 12 14 46
2012-01-11	8	2nd	2 5 26 30 37 38
2011-12-24	7	1st	5 12 19 20 26 27
2011-12-07	2	2nd	4 5 6 12 36 44
2011-12-03	15	1st	5 9 23 30 33 37
2011-10-29	6	2nd	1 5 10 19 21 47
2011-10-15	8	1st	5 27 28 39 41 45
2011-09-26	26	1st	5 10 14 28 29 39
2011-07-27	10	2nd	2 5 21 25 26 46
2011-07-04	19	2nd	1 5 21 29 38 45
2011-05-21	2	1st	5 19 27 28 36 39
2011-05-16	3	2nd	2 5 13 32 33 49
2011-05-09	13	1st	5 19 29 36 40 47
2011-04-09	4	2nd	4 5 7 13 15 39
2011-03-30	2	2nd	4 5 13 19 34 43
2011-03-26	3	2nd	2 5 11 14 27 43
2011-03-19	4	2nd	2 5 14 15 23 32
2011-03-09	4	1st	5 11 14 17 25 36
2011-02-28	6	2nd	4 5 6 21 32 34
2011-02-14	11	2nd	3 5 7 12 23 38
2011-01-19	7	1st	5 19 27 32 40 41
2011-01-03	22	1st	5 21 27 32 43 48
2010-11-13	6	2nd	1 5 11 15 31 45
2010-10-30	9	2nd	1 5 15 19 21 41
2010-10-09	1	2nd	2 5 12 26 44 46
2010-10-06	2	1st	5 11 12 13 34 39
2010-10-02	1	1st	5 7 9 17 40 46
2010-09-29	8	1st	5 20 24 26 36 42
2010-09-11	7	1st	5 10 19 21 34 44
2010-08-25	3	1st	5 6 20 40 41 44
2010-08-18	13	1st	5 10 20 26 29 45
2010-07-19	4	1st	5 18 29 39 42 49
2010-07-10	2	1st	5 8 19 20 23 32
2010-07-05	17	2nd	2 5 30 32 35 41
2010-05-26	17	2nd	3 5 14 23 36 37
2010-04-17	1	1st	5 9 20 21 23 31
2010-04-14	13	1st	5 7 19 21 25 49
2010-03-15	3	1st	5 14 19 31 35 45
2010-03-08	19	1st	5 19 20 23 47 49
2010-01-23	2	1st	5 8 13 19 26 45
2010-01-18	—	1st	5 23 26 29 36 46