Maryland Bonus Match 5 Hot and Cold Numbers (October 2026)

The most drawn Bonus Match 5 numbers are 38 (1,225), 11 (1,215), and 13 (1,212); the least drawn are 7 (1,056), 21 (1,090), and 6 (1,096). That is over 8,973 draws since February 4, 2002, when the game last changed its set of balls, against an average of 1150 apiece.

The statistics behind that

Expected count 1150.4, standard deviation 31.7. The leader sits at 2.36 standard deviations against an expected maximum of 2.15 for 39 numbers; a lead at least this large arises by chance about 11% of the time. Goodness of fit to a uniform draw: chi-square 52.7 on 38 degrees of freedom, p = 0.057. 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.

well below average below around average above well above · each number averages 1150 draws; 36 of 39 are close to that

How far above or below average

Point at a bar — or tap one, or press the arrow keys — to see which number it is.

Most and least drawn are 169 apart. For 39 numbers over 8,973 draws that gap normally comes out around 136, so this one is a little wider than usual.

Hottest, coldest, most overdue

Longest wait

5 has not been drawn for 16 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 4995 times over this stretch. It does not make 5 any likelier tonight.

Full frequency table

8,973 draws from February 4, 2002 to October 8, 2026, the whole time this game has drawn 5 numbers from 39. Click any heading to sort.

Bonus numbers

Drawn from a separate machine, 1 from 39, over the 8,973 draws since February 4, 2002 .

The statistics behind that

Expected count 230.1, standard deviation 15.0. The leader sits at 1.66 standard deviations against an expected maximum of 2.15 for 39 numbers; a lead at least this large arises by chance about 94% of the time. Goodness of fit to a uniform draw: chi-square 25.7 on 38 degrees of freedom, p = 0.935.

well below average below around average above well above · each number averages 230 draws; 39 of 39 are close to that

Why the count starts in 2002

Bonus Match 5 has changed how many balls it draws, and from how many, 1 times. Counting across a change mixes two different games — a ball that did not exist yet cannot be behind. So everything above covers only the stretch since February 4, 2002, when this game settled on 5 numbers from 39.

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 169 appearances, which is about what 8,973 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 Bonus Match 5 data go?

Our full history runs to February 4, 2002 — 8,973 draws. The frequency table on this page uses the 8,973 draws since February 4, 2002, because that is when this pool last changed size. Browse every draw by year.