Number 5

In Lotto under the 6/44 · since Jan 2010 rules — 1,755 draws, 6 from 1–44.

228times drawn · chance expected 239 −0.79σ

4draws waiting · a wait this long: 64% for any number

7.7average wait between appearances · chance says 7.3

33longest completed wait · 88% chance of one at least that long

5 is drawn as often as chance explains

Drawn 228 times in 1,755 draws against 239.3 expected, −0.79σ. Each draw is independent: after 4 draws away it is exactly as likely tonight as a number drawn yesterday.

Number 5, draw by draw

Drawn 228 times in 1,755 draws · average wait 7.7 draws · longest completed wait 33 · waiting 4 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 smallest149 · chance 136.4
2nd smallest65 · chance 77.9
3rd smallest14 · chance 13.0
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 26.5 shared draws, and the leaders are simply the ones that came out ahead this time.

38 42 9 32 8 37

It has shared a draw with every one of the other 43 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 44. 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
2026-10-09	14	2nd	1 5 26 33 38 44
2026-08-21	3	1st	5 12 20 24 27 39
2026-08-11	1	1st	5 23 25 26 37 44
2026-08-07	3	2nd	3

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 6/44 tonight whatever it did last week.

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