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Reading the draws and working out what chance predicts.
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Reading the draws and working out what chance predicts.
US · NC · ball game
Latest drawThursday, 22 October 2026
Jackpot$168,000
SourcesOnly Primary (commercial feed) reported this draw, so there is nothing to check it against. Settled 23 Oct 2026, 08:00 UTC.
5 numbers from 1–43. 6,446 draws held here since 2010-04-07 — 3,330 under the current rules.
Cash 5 changed its number pool then, which started a new era. Only the 3,330 draws since count towards number statistics — mixing draws from before a rule change would make any frequency meaningless.
Your numbers, read by every tool
Type the numbers you always play. Has the line ever come up? How close has Cash 5 come? What has each number done, what does the line look like, and has the same set turned up anywhere else in the world?
Every tool, for this game
Each one opens with Cash 5 already selected. The line under every title is true of this game’s rules right now — not a promise about its next draw.

In 3,330 draws every number is expected about 387 times, and a ball favoured by more than 20% over its share would already have shown — see which ones strayed, and how far chance allows.

A number waits 9 draws on average; 5% of the time it waits 26 or more. It is never “due”.

The 5 numbers add up to about 110, give or take 26. Most tickets sit in that bell — and so do most draws.

40.2% of draws contain two numbers side by side. That is the rules talking, not luck.

903 possible pairs, each expected together 36.9 times so far — and about 9 will look “special” by chance alone.

All 43 numbers as a constellation of who appeared with whom — indistinguishable from a shuffled sky.

48% of draws repeat a number from the draw before. A whole draw repeating: 99.7% likely by now.

Sorted, the numbers sit about 7.3 apart on average — and every “spread” you can name is exactly as likely as every other.

It takes about 36 draws for every one of the 43 numbers to appear at least once. The last few are the slow ones.

962,598 possible tickets. Every one has a face — and a typicality score you can look up.

Seven independent tests of randomness run live against all 3,330 draws. Any of them can fail; watch whether they do.

The lowest number lands near 7, the highest near 37. Position is a property of sorting, not of the balls.

5/43 rescaled onto the same axes as every other game here. One law, many machines.

Six documented cases of a beaten lottery. Not one involved patterns in past draws.

What the world believes about 7, 8, 13 and 17 — and what every machine says back.

At 30 million tickets, an average line keeps about 3% of a jackpot it wins. Unpopular numbers keep more — and still lose money.

A full wheel of 10 numbers here is 252 tickets. A guarantee is real; a profit is not.

Five folk claims about 5/43 games, each answered with the closed form that kills it — never a tip for the next draw.
This game draws more than once. Each draw is its own record, read on its own: mixing them would put one draw’s numbers above another draw’s prize table.

Lock a past-only rule, score it on later draws, and compare every hit with the exact 5-of-43 overlap law.

This is a without-replacement ball game; the Digit Laboratory is for Pick 3 and Pick 4.
Not for this game
The Chernoff Map reads the straight tier of a digit game, which counts tickets on one exact number; a ball game has no such row.
Not for this game
This game draws once a day, so it has no second draw to compare its first with.
Not for this gameThis draw, read by every tool
What the site’s explorations say about the numbers drawn on 22 October 2026 — each beside what chance predicted. None of it says anything about the next draw.
Scored 30 of 100 across six shape features — more typical than about 9% of every possible ticket.
Times drawn before — chance expected 325 of each
Every number was expected about that many times after 2,796 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 →Shares 4 of 5 numbers (16, 26, 28, 33) with the draw of 20 January 2023 — its closest relative in 2,796 draws. Chance gave a match this close a 43% likelihood somewhere in that history.
From the draw just before (21 October 2026): 24, 26 carried over. Chance says 48% of draws repeat at least one number.
Carry-over / Déjà Vu →The numbers add up to 127 — the 73th percentile of all possible tickets, around a middle of 110. No two numbers side by side. 40% of draws have at least one such pair.
Sum Distribution →33 had not appeared for 12 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 →A line like this is played about 0.9× as often as an average ticket — about as popular as most. At 30 million tickets sold, a winner on these numbers would keep about 4% of the jackpot.
Illustrative model, calibrated to published studies — not live sales.
The Unpopular Numbers Edge →What the top prize has been, draw by draw. It climbs while nobody wins and drops to the floor when somebody does — the sawtooth every rollover game draws.
Happenedwhat chance predicts
Completed waits between wins, against the geometric law those waits follow if every draw is an independent chance at the jackpot. The law takes its one parameter from the waits themselves, so this compares shape, not level.
Open any draw to read it by every tool — the same six readings the latest result gets above, each against what chance predicted at the time.
SourcesOnly Primary (commercial feed) reported this draw, so there is nothing to check it against. Settled 23 Oct 2026, 08:00 UTC.
Scored 30 of 100 across six shape features — more typical than about 9% of every possible ticket.
Times drawn before — chance expected 325 of each
Every number was expected about that many times after 2,796 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.
| Draws waited | Happened | Chance says |
|---|---|---|
| 0–1 | 69 | 84.4 |
| 2–3 | 43 | 61.0 |
| 4–5 | 45 | 44.0 |
| 6–7 | 49 | 31.8 |
| 8–9 | 32 | 23.0 |
| 10–11 | 36 | 16.6 |
| 12–13 | 13 | 12.0 |
| 14–15 | 11 | 8.7 |
| 16–17 | 6 | 6.3 |
| 18–19 | 0 | 4.5 |
| 20+ | 0 | 11.7 |
Scored 58 of 100 across six shape features — more typical than about 67% of every possible ticket.
Times drawn before — chance expected 325 of each
Every number was expected about that many times after 2,795 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 →Shares 4 of 5 numbers (5, 20, 26, 43) with the draw of 27 October 2022 — its closest relative in 2,795 draws. Chance gave a match this close a 43% likelihood somewhere in that history.
From the draw just before (20 October 2026): nothing carried over. Chance says 48% of draws repeat at least one number.
Carry-over / Déjà Vu →The numbers add up to 118 — the 61th percentile of all possible tickets, around a middle of 110. No two numbers side by side. 40% of draws have at least one such pair.
Sum Distribution →26 had not appeared for 19 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 →A line like this is played about 1.0× as often as an average ticket — about as popular as most. At 30 million tickets sold, a winner on these numbers would keep about 3% of the jackpot.
Illustrative model, calibrated to published studies — not live sales.
The Unpopular Numbers Edge →Scored 47 of 100 across six shape features — more typical than about 37% of every possible ticket.
Times drawn before — chance expected 325 of each
Every number was expected about that many times after 2,794 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 →Shares 3 of 5 numbers (10, 23, 32) with the draw of 2 September 2026 — its closest relative in 2,794 draws. Chance gave a match this close a 100% likelihood somewhere in that history.
From the draw just before (19 October 2026): 16, 23 carried over. Chance says 48% of draws repeat at least one number.
Carry-over / Déjà Vu →The numbers add up to 109 — the 48th percentile of all possible tickets, around a middle of 110. No two numbers side by side. 40% of draws have at least one such pair.
Sum Distribution →32 had not appeared for 13 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 →A line like this is played about 1.0× as often as an average ticket — about as popular as most. At 30 million tickets sold, a winner on these numbers would keep about 3% of the jackpot.
Illustrative model, calibrated to published studies — not live sales.
The Unpopular Numbers Edge →Scored 31 of 100 across six shape features — more typical than about 10% of every possible ticket.
Times drawn before — chance expected 325 of each
Every number was expected about that many times after 2,793 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 →Shares 4 of 5 numbers (7, 16, 20, 23) with the draw of 12 May 2022 — its closest relative in 2,793 draws. Chance gave a match this close a 43% likelihood somewhere in that history.
From the draw just before (18 October 2026): nothing carried over. Chance says 48% of draws repeat at least one number.
Carry-over / Déjà Vu →The numbers add up to 77 — the 11th percentile of all possible tickets, around a middle of 110. No two numbers side by side. 40% of draws have at least one such pair.
Sum Distribution →16 had not appeared for 29 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 →A line like this is played about 2.6× 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 →Scored 36 of 100 across six shape features — more typical than about 16% of every possible ticket.
Times drawn before — chance expected 325 of each
Every number was expected about that many times after 2,792 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 →Shares 3 of 5 numbers (2, 13, 15) with the draw of 1 September 2026 — its closest relative in 2,792 draws. Chance gave a match this close a 100% likelihood somewhere in that history.
From the draw just before (17 October 2026): 15 carried over. Chance says 48% of draws repeat at least one number.
Carry-over / Déjà Vu →The numbers add up to 72 — the 7th percentile of all possible tickets, around a middle of 110. No two numbers side by side. 40% of draws have at least one such pair.
Sum Distribution →2 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 →A line like this is played about 0.8× as often as an average ticket — less popular than most. At 30 million tickets sold, a winner on these numbers would keep about 4% of the jackpot.
Illustrative model, calibrated to published studies — not live sales.
The Unpopular Numbers Edge →Scored 37 of 100 across six shape features — more typical than about 17% of every possible ticket.
Times drawn before — chance expected 325 of each
Every number was expected about that many times after 2,791 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 →Shares 3 of 5 numbers (1, 3, 15) with the draw of 2 August 2026 — its closest relative in 2,791 draws. Chance gave a match this close a 100% likelihood somewhere in that history.
From the draw just before (16 October 2026): 19, 27 carried over. Chance says 48% of draws repeat at least one number.
Carry-over / Déjà Vu →The numbers add up to 65 — the 4th percentile of all possible tickets, around a middle of 110. No two numbers side by side. 40% of draws have at least one such pair.
Sum Distribution →15 had not appeared for 20 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 →A line like this is played about 2.4× 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 →Scored 66 of 100 across six shape features — more typical than about 89% of every possible ticket.
Times drawn before — chance expected 324 of each
Every number was expected about that many times after 2,790 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 →Shares 3 of 5 numbers (6, 27, 35) with the draw of 12 April 2026 — its closest relative in 2,790 draws. Chance gave a match this close a 100% likelihood somewhere in that history.
From the draw just before (15 October 2026): nothing carried over. Chance says 48% of draws repeat at least one number.
Carry-over / Déjà Vu →The numbers add up to 116 — the 58th percentile of all possible tickets, around a middle of 110. No two numbers side by side. 40% of draws have at least one such pair.
Sum Distribution →29 had not appeared for 19 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 →A line like this is played about 1.0× as often as an average ticket — about as popular as most. At 30 million tickets sold, a winner on these numbers would keep about 3% of the jackpot.
Illustrative model, calibrated to published studies — not live sales.
The Unpopular Numbers Edge →Scored 44 of 100 across six shape features — more typical than about 29% of every possible ticket.
Times drawn before — chance expected 324 of each
Every number was expected about that many times after 2,789 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 →Shares 4 of 5 numbers (4, 21, 40, 43) with the draw of 23 September 2024 — its closest relative in 2,789 draws. Chance gave a match this close a 43% likelihood somewhere in that history.
From the draw just before (14 October 2026): 39 carried over. Chance says 48% of draws repeat at least one number.
Carry-over / Déjà Vu →The numbers add up to 147 — the 91th percentile of all possible tickets, around a middle of 110. Side-by-side numbers: 39–40. 40% of draws have at least one such pair.
Sum Distribution →43 had not appeared for 13 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 →A line like this is played about 0.5× as often as an average ticket — less popular than most. At 30 million tickets sold, a winner on these numbers would keep about 6% of the jackpot.
Illustrative model, calibrated to published studies — not live sales.
The Unpopular Numbers Edge →Scored 71 of 100 across six shape features — more typical than about 96% of every possible ticket.
Times drawn before — chance expected 324 of each
Every number was expected about that many times after 2,788 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 →Shares 3 of 5 numbers (5, 20, 30) with the draw of 8 October 2026 — its closest relative in 2,788 draws. Chance gave a match this close a 100% likelihood somewhere in that history.
From the draw just before (13 October 2026): nothing carried over. Chance says 48% of draws repeat at least one number.
Carry-over / Déjà Vu →The numbers add up to 116 — the 58th percentile of all possible tickets, around a middle of 110. No two numbers side by side. 40% of draws have at least one such pair.
Sum Distribution →22 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 →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 3% of the jackpot.
Illustrative model, calibrated to published studies — not live sales.
The Unpopular Numbers Edge →Scored 62 of 100 across six shape features — more typical than about 77% of every possible ticket.
Times drawn before — chance expected 324 of each
Every number was expected about that many times after 2,787 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 →Shares 3 of 5 numbers (24, 27, 35) with the draw of 2 December 2025 — its closest relative in 2,787 draws. Chance gave a match this close a 100% likelihood somewhere in that history.
From the draw just before (12 October 2026): 35 carried over. Chance says 48% of draws repeat at least one number.
Carry-over / Déjà Vu →The numbers add up to 111 — the 51th percentile of all possible tickets, around a middle of 110. Side-by-side numbers: 12–13. 40% of draws have at least one such pair.
Sum Distribution →12 had not appeared for 20 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 →A line like this is played about 0.7× as often as an average ticket — less popular than most. At 30 million tickets sold, a winner on these numbers would keep about 4% of the jackpot.
Illustrative model, calibrated to published studies — not live sales.
The Unpopular Numbers Edge →Scored 57 of 100 across six shape features — more typical than about 66% of every possible ticket.
Times drawn before — chance expected 324 of each
Every number was expected about that many times after 2,786 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 →Shares 3 of 5 numbers (1, 10, 35) with the draw of 4 August 2026 — its closest relative in 2,786 draws. Chance gave a match this close a 100% likelihood somewhere in that history.
From the draw just before (11 October 2026): 1 carried over. Chance says 48% of draws repeat at least one number.
Carry-over / Déjà Vu →The numbers add up to 85 — the 17th percentile of all possible tickets, around a middle of 110. Side-by-side numbers: 10–11. 40% of draws have at least one such pair.
Sum Distribution →11 had not appeared for 13 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 →A line like this is played about 1.2× as often as an average ticket — more popular than most. At 30 million tickets sold, a winner on these numbers would keep about 3% of the jackpot.
Illustrative model, calibrated to published studies — not live sales.
The Unpopular Numbers Edge →Scored 56 of 100 across six shape features — more typical than about 61% of every possible ticket.
Times drawn before — chance expected 324 of each
Every number was expected about that many times after 2,785 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 →Shares 3 of 5 numbers (1, 23, 38) with the draw of 15 August 2026 — its closest relative in 2,785 draws. Chance gave a match this close a 100% likelihood somewhere in that history.
From the draw just before (10 October 2026): nothing carried over. Chance says 48% of draws repeat at least one number.
Carry-over / Déjà Vu →The numbers add up to 118 — the 61th percentile of all possible tickets, around a middle of 110. No two numbers side by side. 40% of draws have at least one such pair.
Sum Distribution →38 had not appeared for 27 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 →A line like this is played about 0.7× as often as an average ticket — less popular than most. At 30 million tickets sold, a winner on these numbers would keep about 4% of the jackpot.
Illustrative model, calibrated to published studies — not live sales.
The Unpopular Numbers Edge →