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Cowboy Draw · draw

Monday, 18 May 2026

ResultCowboy Draw

Single source
  1. 2
  2. 7
  3. 9
  4. 12
  5. 25

Jackpot$1,350,000

Top prizeNot wonnext draw advertised at

Rules5/45 · since Mar 2015draw 1,164 of 1,206 under them

← 2026-05-14All recent draws2026-05-21 →

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 feed2 7 9 12 258 Oct 2026, 22:22 UTC

This draw, read by every tool

What the site’s explorations say about the numbers drawn on 18 May 2026 — each beside what chance predicted. None of it says anything about the next draw.

44oddordinary

How ordinary this draw is

Scored 44 of 100 across six shape features — more typical than about 29% of every possible ticket.

  • sum1th
  • odd65th
  • low89th
  • widest gap36th
  • neighbours31th
  • spread17th
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Each number, as it stood before this draw

Times drawn before — chance expected 129 of each

2128times
7122times
9148times
12118times
25

Prize breakdown · 2026-05-18

  • Paid out$0.0to 0 winning lines
  • Match 50 winners$1.3M
Tier110Winners1101001k10k100k1M10MPrize each
  1. Match 50$1,310,000
  2. Match 40$1,000
  3. Match 30$20.00

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149times

Every number was expected about that many times after 1,163 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 3 of 5 numbers (7, 12, 25) with the draw of 26 February 2026 — its closest relative in 1,163 draws. Chance gave a match this close a 100% likelihood somewhere in that history.

From the draw just before (14 May 2026): 2 carried over. Chance says 46% of draws repeat at least one number.

Carry-over / Déjà Vu →

Sum and shape

55

The numbers add up to 55 — the 1th percentile of all possible tickets, around a middle of 115. No two numbers side by side. 39% of draws have at least one such pair.

Sum Distribution →

The longest wait in this draw

25 had not appeared for 10 draws. A number waits about 9 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 3.5× as often as an average ticket — more popular than most. At 30 million tickets sold, a winner on these numbers would keep about 1% of the jackpot.

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

The Unpopular Numbers Edge →
  • Match 20$5.00
    • Winners, log scale
    • Prize each, log scale
    Show the published table
    MatchWinnersPrize each
    Match 50$1,310,000
    Match 40$1,000
    Match 30$20.00
    Match 20$5.00