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Number 5 In Lotto under the 6/49 + 1/49 · Jan 2010 – Aug 2017 rules — 789 draws, 6 from 1–49 (an earlier era).
6/58 + 1/56 · since Sep 2025 6/52 + 1/52 · Aug 2017 – Sep 2025 6/49 + 1/49 · Jan 2010 – Aug 2017 104 times drawn · chance expected 97 +0.80σ
3 draws waiting · a wait this long: 77% for any number
7.4 average wait between appearances · chance says 8.2
42 longest completed wait · 39% chance of one at least that long
5 is drawn as often as chance explains Drawn 104 times in 789 draws against 96.6 expected, +0.80σ. Each draw is independent: after 3 draws away it is exactly as likely tonight as a number drawn yesterday. It has also come out as the bonus ball 25 times, counted separately.
5 Number 5, draw by draw Drawn 104 times in 789 draws · average wait 7.4 draws · longest completed wait 42 · waiting 3 draws now
20 draws: 2010-03-13 to 2010-05-22 10 draws: 2010-05-22 to 2010-06-26 6 draws: 2010-06-26 to 2010-07-17 3 draws: 2010-07-17 to 2010-07-28 5 draws: 2010-07-28 to 2010-08-14 12 draws: 2010-08-14 to 2010-09-25 10 draws: 2010-09-25 to 2010-10-30 20 draws: 2010-10-30 to 2011-01-12 2 draws: 2011-01-12 to 2011-01-19 4 draws: 2011-01-19 to 2011-02-02 12 draws: 2011-02-02 to 2011-03-16 4 draws: 2011-03-16 to 2011-03-30 7 draws: 2011-03-30 to 2011-04-23 6 draws: 2011-04-23 to 2011-05-14 2 draws: 2011-05-14 to 2011-05-21 7 draws: 2011-05-21 to 2011-06-15 1 draws: 2011-06-15 to 2011-06-18 24 draws: 2011-06-18 to 2011-09-10 2 draws: 2011-09-10 to 2011-09-17 5 draws: 2011-09-17 to 2011-10-05 7 draws: 2011-10-05 to 2011-10-29 2 draws: 2011-10-29 to 2011-11-05 15 draws: 2011-11-05 to 2011-12-28 3 draws: 2011-12-28 to 2012-01-07 4 draws: 2012-01-07 to 2012-01-21 1 draws: 2012-01-21 to 2012-01-25 1 draws: 2012-01-25 to 2012-01-28 22 draws: 2012-01-28 to 2012-04-14 8 draws: 2012-04-14 to 2012-05-12 14 draws: 2012-05-12 to 2012-06-30 6 draws: 2012-06-30 to 2012-07-21 4 draws: 2012-07-21 to 2012-08-04 3 draws: 2012-08-04 to 2012-08-15 3 draws: 2012-08-15 to 2012-08-25 4 draws: 2012-08-25 to 2012-09-08 4 draws: 2012-09-08 to 2012-09-22 11 draws: 2012-09-22 to 2012-10-31 10 draws: 2012-10-31 to 2012-12-05 8 draws: 2012-12-05 to 2013-01-02 3 draws: 2013-01-02 to 2013-01-12 19 draws: 2013-01-12 to 2013-03-20 1 draws: 2013-03-20 to 2013-03-23 10 draws: 2013-03-23 to 2013-04-27 3 draws: 2013-04-27 to 2013-05-08 7 draws: 2013-05-08 to 2013-06-01 1 draws: 2013-06-01 to 2013-06-05 3 draws: 2013-06-05 to 2013-06-15 9 draws: 2013-06-15 to 2013-07-17 7 draws: 2013-07-17 to 2013-08-10 4 draws: 2013-08-10 to 2013-08-24 3 draws: 2013-08-24 to 2013-09-04 28 draws: 2013-09-04 to 2013-12-11 42 draws: 2013-12-11 to 2014-05-10 6 draws: 2014-05-10 to 2014-05-31 6 draws: 2014-05-31 to 2014-06-21 3 draws: 2014-06-21 to 2014-07-02 1 draws: 2014-07-02 to 2014-07-05 8 draws: 2014-07-05 to 2014-08-02 8 draws: 2014-08-02 to 2014-08-30 2 draws: 2014-08-30 to 2014-09-06 5 draws: 2014-09-06 to 2014-09-24 13 draws: 2014-09-24 to 2014-11-08 2 draws: 2014-11-08 to 2014-11-15 7 draws: 2014-11-15 to 2014-12-10 8 draws: 2014-12-10 to 2015-01-07 13 draws: 2015-01-07 to 2015-02-21 9 draws: 2015-02-21 to 2015-03-25 5 draws: 2015-03-25 to 2015-04-11 10 draws: 2015-04-11 to 2015-05-16 7 draws: 2015-05-16 to 2015-06-10 4 draws: 2015-06-10 to 2015-06-24 3 draws: 2015-06-24 to 2015-07-04 1 draws: 2015-07-04 to 2015-07-08 3 draws: 2015-07-08 to 2015-07-18 17 draws: 2015-07-18 to 2015-09-16 8 draws: 2015-09-16 to 2015-10-14 3 draws: 2015-10-14 to 2015-10-24 6 draws: 2015-10-24 to 2015-11-14 3 draws: 2015-11-14 to 2015-11-25 3 draws: 2015-11-25 to 2015-12-05 4 draws: 2015-12-05 to 2015-12-19 4 draws: 2015-12-19 to 2016-01-02 8 draws: 2016-01-02 to 2016-01-30 7 draws: 2016-01-30 to 2016-02-24 7 draws: 2016-02-24 to 2016-03-19 3 draws: 2016-03-19 to 2016-03-30 17 draws: 2016-03-30 to 2016-05-28 16 draws: 2016-05-28 to 2016-07-23 7 draws: 2016-07-23 to 2016-08-17 16 draws: 2016-08-17 to 2016-10-12 3 draws: 2016-10-12 to 2016-10-22 9 draws: 2016-10-22 to 2016-11-23 2 draws: 2016-11-23 to 2016-11-30 10 draws: 2016-11-30 to 2017-01-04 10 draws: 2017-01-04 to 2017-02-08 2 draws: 2017-02-08 to 2017-02-15 9 draws: 2017-02-15 to 2017-03-18 1 draws: 2017-03-18 to 2017-03-22 1 draws: 2017-03-22 to 2017-03-25 13 draws: 2017-03-25 to 2017-05-10 12 draws: 2017-05-10 to 2017-06-21 5 draws: 2017-06-21 to 2017-07-08 3 draws: 2017-07-08 to 2017-07-19 Still waiting — at least 3 draws since 2017-07-19 2010-03-13 2010-05-22 2010-06-26 2010-07-17 2010-07-28 2010-08-14 2010-09-25 2010-10-30 2011-01-12 2011-01-19 2011-02-02 2011-03-16 2011-03-30 2011-04-23 2011-05-14 2011-05-21 2011-06-15 2011-06-18 2011-09-10 2011-09-17 2011-10-05 2011-10-29 2011-11-05 2011-12-28 2012-01-07 2012-01-21 2012-01-25 2012-01-28 2012-04-14 2012-05-12 2012-06-30 2012-07-21 2012-08-04 2012-08-15 2012-08-25 2012-09-08 2012-09-22 2012-10-31 2012-12-05 2013-01-02 2013-01-12 2013-03-20 2013-03-23 2013-04-27 2013-05-08 2013-06-01 2013-06-05 2013-06-15 2013-07-17 2013-08-10 2013-08-24 2013-09-04 2013-12-11 2014-05-10 2014-05-31 2014-06-21 2014-07-02 2014-07-05 2014-08-02 2014-08-30 2014-09-06 2014-09-24 2014-11-08 2014-11-15 2014-12-10 2015-01-07 2015-02-21 2015-03-25 2015-04-11 2015-05-16 2015-06-10 2015-06-24 2015-07-04 2015-07-08 2015-07-18 2015-09-16 2015-10-14 2015-10-24 2015-11-14 2015-11-25 2015-12-05 2015-12-19 2016-01-02 2016-01-30 2016-02-24 2016-03-19 2016-03-30 2016-05-28 2016-07-23 2016-08-17 2016-10-12 2016-10-22 2016-11-23 2016-11-30 2017-01-04 2017-02-08 2017-02-15 2017-03-18 2017-03-22 2017-03-25 2017-05-10 2017-06-21 2017-07-08 2017-07-19 2010-01-02 2017-07-29
1 draws: 9 times 2 draws: 8 times 3 draws: 17 times 4 draws: 10 times 5 draws: 5 times 6 draws: 6 times 7 draws: 10 times 8 draws: 7 times 9 draws: 4 times 10 draws: 7 times 11 draws: 1 time 12 draws: 3 times 13 draws: 3 times 14 draws: 1 time 15 draws: 1 time 16 draws: 2 times 17 draws: 2 times 18 draws: 0 times 19 draws: 1 time 20 draws: 2 times 21 draws: 0 times 22 draws: 1 time 23 draws: 0 times 24 draws: 1 time 25 draws: 0 times 26 draws: 0 times 27 draws: 0 times 28 draws: 1 time 29 draws: 0 times 30 draws: 0 times 31 draws: 0 times 32 draws: 0 times 33 draws: 0 times 34 draws: 0 times 35 draws: 0 times 36 draws: 0 times 37 draws: 0 times 38 draws: 0 times 39 draws: 0 times 40 draws: 0 times 41 draws: 0 times 42 draws: 1 time 43 draws: 0 times its own waits draws between appearances 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 smallest 59 · chance 66.0 2nd smallest 42 · chance 33.0 3rd smallest 3 · chance 4.8 4th smallest 0 · chance 0.2 5th smallest 0 · chance 0.0 6th smallest 0 · chance 0.0 Every position’s lane →
The company it keeps Seen most often with these — chance gives every partner about 10.8 shared draws, and the leaders are simply the ones that came out ahead this time.
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 ← number 4 Every number number 6 → 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.