Bits & Odds

Fantasy 5 Hot and Cold Numbers (September 2026)

How often every Fantasy 5 number has come up since March 14, 2026 — 182 draws, with the average shown beside each count.

In short

14 has come up most often, 32 times. Each number averages about 23 over 182 draws, and whichever number happens to lead normally finishes around 10 ahead. 14 is 9 ahead, so this is an ordinary spread rather than a streak. 7 has come up least, 15 times.

The California Lottery publishes about a year of past draws, so this table starts at March 14, 2026 rather than at the last rule change. We store every new draw as it happens, so it deepens by one line a day.

The statistics behind that

Expected count 23.3, standard deviation 4.5. The leader sits at 1.92 standard deviations against an expected maximum of 2.15 for 39 numbers; a lead at least this large arises by chance about 89% of the time. Goodness of fit to a uniform draw: chi-square 32.1 on 38 degrees of freedom, p = 0.739. How we calculate it.

Every number at a glance

Shaded by how far above or below its average each number is — red for more often than average, blue for less. Most sit in the middle.

1 20
2 29
3 17
4 28
5 26
6 28
7 15
8 19
9 27
10 23
11 28
12 28
13 24
14 32
15 19
16 24
17 22
18 15
19 25
20 20
21 19
22 18
23 28
24 18
25 21
26 19
27 28
28 23
29 25
30 22
31 24
32 24
33 27
34 23
35 24
36 24
37 25
38 21
39 28

well below average below around average above well above · each number averages 23 draws; 39 of 39 are close to that

How far above or below average

−14 −9 −5 avg +5 +9 +14 1: drawn 20 times vs 23 expected (-0.74 sd) 2: drawn 29 times vs 23 expected (+1.26 sd) 3: drawn 17 times vs 23 expected (-1.40 sd) 4: drawn 28 times vs 23 expected (+1.03 sd) 5: drawn 26 times vs 23 expected (+0.59 sd) 6: drawn 28 times vs 23 expected (+1.03 sd) 7: drawn 15 times vs 23 expected (-1.85 sd) 8: drawn 19 times vs 23 expected (-0.96 sd) 9: drawn 27 times vs 23 expected (+0.81 sd) 10: drawn 23 times vs 23 expected (-0.07 sd) 11: drawn 28 times vs 23 expected (+1.03 sd) 12: drawn 28 times vs 23 expected (+1.03 sd) 13: drawn 24 times vs 23 expected (+0.15 sd) 14: drawn 32 times vs 23 expected (+1.92 sd) 15: drawn 19 times vs 23 expected (-0.96 sd) 16: drawn 24 times vs 23 expected (+0.15 sd) 17: drawn 22 times vs 23 expected (-0.30 sd) 18: drawn 15 times vs 23 expected (-1.85 sd) 19: drawn 25 times vs 23 expected (+0.37 sd) 20: drawn 20 times vs 23 expected (-0.74 sd) 21: drawn 19 times vs 23 expected (-0.96 sd) 22: drawn 18 times vs 23 expected (-1.18 sd) 23: drawn 28 times vs 23 expected (+1.03 sd) 24: drawn 18 times vs 23 expected (-1.18 sd) 25: drawn 21 times vs 23 expected (-0.52 sd) 26: drawn 19 times vs 23 expected (-0.96 sd) 27: drawn 28 times vs 23 expected (+1.03 sd) 28: drawn 23 times vs 23 expected (-0.07 sd) 29: drawn 25 times vs 23 expected (+0.37 sd) 30: drawn 22 times vs 23 expected (-0.30 sd) 31: drawn 24 times vs 23 expected (+0.15 sd) 32: drawn 24 times vs 23 expected (+0.15 sd) 33: drawn 27 times vs 23 expected (+0.81 sd) 34: drawn 23 times vs 23 expected (-0.07 sd) 35: drawn 24 times vs 23 expected (+0.15 sd) 36: drawn 24 times vs 23 expected (+0.15 sd) 37: drawn 25 times vs 23 expected (+0.37 sd) 38: drawn 21 times vs 23 expected (-0.52 sd) 39: drawn 28 times vs 23 expected (+1.03 sd) 15101520253035
How far each number is above or below its average of 23 draws. The shaded band is the normal range — where 19 of every 20 numbers land. Every number is inside it.

Most and least drawn are 17 apart. For 39 numbers over 182 draws that gap normally comes out around 19, so this one is about what you would expect.

Hottest, coldest, most overdue

Hot
14
32 draws · +1.92 sd
Hot
2
29 draws · +1.26 sd
Hot
4
28 draws · +1.03 sd
Hot
6
28 draws · +1.03 sd
Cold
18
15 draws · -1.85 sd
Cold
7
15 draws · -1.85 sd
Cold
3
17 draws · -1.40 sd
Cold
24
18 draws · -1.18 sd

Longest wait

19 has not been drawn for 33 draws. Gaps that long are rarer than average for any one number, but with 39 numbers in the game a wait that long has happened about 10 times over this stretch. It does not make 19 any likelier tonight.

Number 19
33
draws since August 9, 2026
Number 21
25
draws since August 17, 2026
Number 5
24
draws since August 18, 2026
Number 33
20
draws since August 22, 2026

Full frequency table

182 draws from March 14, 2026 to September 11, 2026, the whole time this game has drawn 5 numbers from 39. Click any heading to sort.

Number Times drawn vs expected Std devs Last drawn Draws since Longest gap Average gap
1 20 -3.3 -0.74 September 8, 2026 3 24 7.6
2 29 +5.7 +1.26 September 10, 2026 1 16 5.0
3 17 -6.3 -1.40 September 11, 2026 0 36 10.0
4 28 +4.7 +1.03 September 7, 2026 4 22 5.3
5 26 +2.7 +0.59 August 18, 2026 24 24 4.8
6 28 +4.7 +1.03 September 7, 2026 4 19 5.1
7 15 -8.3 -1.85 September 9, 2026 2 44 11.2
8 19 -4.3 -0.96 September 4, 2026 7 34 8.4
9 27 +3.7 +0.81 September 11, 2026 0 26 5.6
10 23 -0.3 -0.07 September 3, 2026 8 50 6.8
11 28 +4.7 +1.03 August 24, 2026 18 27 4.0
12 28 +4.7 +1.03 September 9, 2026 2 29 5.6
13 24 +0.7 +0.15 September 6, 2026 5 23 6.6
14 32 +8.7 +1.92 September 5, 2026 6 35 4.7
15 19 -4.3 -0.96 September 9, 2026 2 27 7.8
16 24 +0.7 +0.15 September 11, 2026 0 20 6.3
17 22 -1.3 -0.30 September 6, 2026 5 21 7.4
18 15 -8.3 -1.85 September 1, 2026 10 36 10.8
19 25 +1.7 +0.37 August 9, 2026 33 33 5.1
20 20 -3.3 -0.74 August 27, 2026 15 33 7.6
21 19 -4.3 -0.96 August 17, 2026 25 25 7.4
22 18 -5.3 -1.18 September 7, 2026 4 29 7.7
23 28 +4.7 +1.03 September 2, 2026 9 16 5.3
24 18 -5.3 -1.18 September 10, 2026 1 33 9.6
25 21 -2.3 -0.52 September 11, 2026 0 22 8.0
26 19 -4.3 -0.96 September 4, 2026 7 40 8.6
27 28 +4.7 +1.03 September 9, 2026 2 44 5.5
28 23 -0.3 -0.07 September 6, 2026 5 23 6.6
29 25 +1.7 +0.37 September 2, 2026 9 22 5.5
30 22 -1.3 -0.30 September 11, 2026 0 22 7.5
31 24 +0.7 +0.15 August 30, 2026 12 31 6.2
32 24 +0.7 +0.15 September 5, 2026 6 23 6.3
33 27 +3.7 +0.81 August 22, 2026 20 20 4.9
34 23 -0.3 -0.07 September 6, 2026 5 29 7.0
35 24 +0.7 +0.15 September 10, 2026 1 33 6.8
36 24 +0.7 +0.15 August 23, 2026 19 26 6.0
37 25 +1.7 +0.37 September 8, 2026 3 24 6.2
38 21 -2.3 -0.52 September 8, 2026 3 20 7.3
39 28 +4.7 +1.03 September 10, 2026 1 19 5.4

How we calculate all of this.

Frequently asked questions

Do hot and cold numbers predict anything?
No. The gap between the most and least drawn number here is 17 appearances, which is about what 182 draws produce on their own. The table is worth looking at; it is not worth betting on.
Why do your frequencies differ from other sites?
Two reasons, both on our sources page. We only count draws since the game last changed its set of balls, because counting across a change mixes two different games. And we check 1 official sources against each other — one of them is missing draws the others have.
What does the shaded band on the chart mean?
It marks the normal range — where 19 out of 20 numbers land when every ball is equally likely. With 39 numbers on the chart, two or three sticking out above or below it is the usual picture rather than a sign of anything.
How far back does this Fantasy 5 data go?
Our full history runs to March 14, 2026 — 182 draws. The frequency table on this page uses the 182 draws since January 1, 2003, because that is when this pool last changed size. Browse every draw by year.