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Cash 5 · draw

Sunday, 17 May 2026

ResultCash 5

Single source
  1. 2
  2. 13
  3. 16
  4. 29
  5. 30

Jackpot$100,000

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

Rules5/35 · since Jan 2010draw 5,977 of 6,138 under them

← 2026-05-16All recent draws2026-05-18 →

Where this result came from

SourcesOnly Primary (commercial feed) reported this draw, so there is nothing to check it against. Settled 29 Aug 2026, 09:40 UTC.

  • Primarycommercial feed2 13 16 29 3029 Aug 2026, 09:28 UTC

This draw, read by every tool

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

70oddordinary

How ordinary this draw is

Scored 70 of 100 across six shape features — more typical than about 95% of every possible ticket.

  • sum50th
  • odd31th
  • low64th
  • widest gap64th
  • neighbours72th
  • spread71th
Draw Fingerprints →

Each number, as it stood before this draw

Times drawn before — chance expected 854 of each

2838times
13836times
16897times
29837times
30

Prize breakdown · 2026-05-17

  • Lines in play≈ 36kas the winner counts imply
  • Paid out$16Kto 2.4k winning lines
  • Won something1 in 15lines took a prize
  • Match 50 winnerschance said 0.11

Where the money went

  • Match 434%$5.4K
  • Match 330%$4.8K
  • Match 1 with Kicker20%$3.2K
  • 2 other tiers17%$2.7K
Tier1101001k10kWinners1101001k10k100kPrize each
  1. Match 50≈ 0.11 by chance$100,000
  2. Match 4

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870times

Every number was expected about that many times after 5,976 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 (2, 13, 16, 30) with the draw of 25 May 2014 — its closest relative in 5,976 draws. Chance gave a match this close a 94% likelihood somewhere in that history.

From the draw just before (16 May 2026): 2 carried over. Chance says 56% of draws repeat at least one number.

Carry-over / Déjà Vu →

Sum and shape

90

The numbers add up to 90 — the 49th percentile of all possible tickets, around a middle of 90. Side-by-side numbers: 29–30. 48% of draws have at least one such pair.

Sum Distribution →

The longest wait in this draw

29 had not appeared for 9 draws. A number waits about 7 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 1.1× as often as an average ticket — about as popular as 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 →
18≈ 16 by chance
$300
  • Match 3476≈ 476 by chance$10.00
  • Match 4 with Kicker0$4,350
  • Match 3 with Kicker14$65.00
  • Match 2 with Kicker348$5.00
  • Match 1 with Kicker1,590$2.00
    • Winners, log scale
    • Prize each, log scale
    • Where chance put the count

    The rings take the ≈36k lines the counts imply and assume an evenly spread crowd. Furthest from that: Match 4 — 18 winners against 16 expected — with counts this small, chance alone does that.

    Show the published table
    MatchWinnersPrize each
    Match 50$100,000
    Match 418$300
    Match 3476$10.00
    Match 4 with Kicker0$4,350
    Match 3 with Kicker14$65.00
    Match 2 with Kicker348$5.00
    Match 1 with Kicker1,590$2.00
    Totals2,446—