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5

Number 5

93 appearances in Powerball history

Appearances
93
% of draws
6.68%
Current gap
4
Average gap
14.82
Median gap
11
Max gap
62
First seen
Jan 2, 2016
Last seen
Aug 15, 2026

Could this absence happen by chance?

How the observed value compares with real history and with fair, independent random draws.

Current absence (draws)
4
Within real history
76.1%
of historical values were ≥ observed
In simulated random history
100.0%
of 40 simulated histories (seed 20260601)

A gap this long is common — it occurred in 76% of comparable cases. Nothing unusual here.

Past frequency never changes the odds of a future draw — this only describes how remarkable the observation is.

Position breakdown

How often number 5 landed in each sorted slot of the 5 drawn numbers — 1st = lowest drawn number, 5th = highest.

1st832nd103rd04th05th0
Chart data
LabelValue
1st83
2nd10
3rd0
4th0
5th0
Sorted positionAppearances% of appearances
1st8389.2%
2nd1010.8%
3rd00.0%
4th00.0%
5th00.0%

Appearance timeline

Every draw in the dataset, oldest to newest — a peak means number 5 was drawn.

Appearances of number 5 over 1984 draws: appeared in 143 of 1984 draws.

Recent appearances

Showing the most recent 15 of 93 appearances.

Most co-drawn with 5

  • 528
    12× together
  • 539
    11× together
  • 569
    10× together
  • 59
    10× together
  • 529
    9× together
  • 522
    9× together
  • 564
    9× together
  • 543
    8× together
  • 525
    8× together
  • 523
    8× together