White Ball #5

Is 5 a good Powerball number to play?

White ball 5 has been drawn 89 times across 1,374 drawings, giving it a 6.48% hit rate. It ranks #60 out of 69 white balls by frequency. It is currently a statistically cold number, drawn less often than the average of 99.6 times. Every Powerball drawing is an independent random event, so past frequency does not guarantee future results.

When was Powerball number 5 last drawn?

Number 5 was last drawn on May 27, 2026, which was 19 drawings ago. Before that, it appeared on Feb 23, 2026.

What numbers are most often drawn with 5?

When white ball 5 appears in a Powerball drawing, it most frequently shows up alongside numbers 28 (12 times), 39 (11 times), 69 (10 times), 9 (9 times), 64 (9 times). These co-occurrence patterns are based on all 89 drawings that included number 5.

How often is number 5 drawn in Powerball?

On average, white ball 5 appears in about 6.48% of all Powerball drawings, or roughly once every 15 draws. It has not appeared in the last 19 draws. The expected frequency for any single white ball number is approximately 7.2% (5 balls drawn from 69).

Number 5 ranks in the bottom 20% of all white balls by frequency. However, Powerball draws are random — our cryptanalysis of 1,337 draws confirms the sequence is indistinguishable from true random. Past frequency does not predict future draws. Every number has the same probability of being drawn next.

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