Number 5

In Megabucks under the 6/49 · since Apr 2010 rules — 1,724 draws, 6 from 1–49.

215times drawn · chance expected 211 +0.29σ

1draws waiting · a wait this long: >99% for any number

8.0average wait between appearances · chance says 8.2

42longest completed wait · 64% chance of one at least that long

5 is drawn as often as chance explains

Drawn 215 times in 1,724 draws against 211.1 expected, +0.29σ. Each draw is independent: after 1 draws away it is exactly as likely tonight as a number drawn yesterday.

Number 5, draw by draw

Drawn 215 times in 1,724 draws · average wait 8.0 draws · longest completed wait 42 · waiting 1 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 smallest125 · chance 136.4
2nd smallest77 · chance 68.2
3rd smallest11 · chance 10.0
4th smallest2 · chance 0.5
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 22.4 shared draws, and the leaders are simply the ones that came out ahead this time.

2 22 16 7 13 44

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
2026-10-07	26	2nd	3 5 18 20 21 26
2026-07-08	9	1st	5 8 9 10 11 21
2026-06-06	6	2nd	2 5 13 32 43 47
2026-05-16	6	2nd

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.

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