What are the hottest Cash 5 numbers?

Over the 2,910 draws since November 4, 2018, 11 has come up most often — 380 times, against an average of 338. Whichever number leads normally ends up around 38 ahead, so that is a normal-sized lead. See the full frequency table.

What are the coldest Cash 5 numbers?

40, with 299 appearances against an average of 338. The gap between the most and least drawn numbers is about what 2,910 draws normally produce.

Which Cash 5 numbers are overdue?

18 has gone the longest without appearing — 31 draws. That does not make it likelier next time: every number has the same 11.6% chance of being drawn, however long it has been.

How often is Cash 5 drawn?

Daily. Five numbers from 43, drawn every night, with a rolling jackpot.

North Carolina Cash 5 Winning Numbers and Results (October 2026)

Updated October 24, 2026, 02:52 UTC 7,301 draws on file since October 27, 2006 · from the official source

Latest draw · October 22, 2026 Daily

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Drawn

Daily

Numbers

5 from 1–43

Draws on file

7,301

North Carolina Cash 5 hot and cold numbers

For fun: every draw is independent, so hot, cold or overdue numbers are no likelier to come up next.

Last 50 drawsLast 100 draws

Last 50 draws: Sep 3 – Oct 22, 2026. Each number averages 5.8 appearances in 50 draws.

Hot 5: 11×;19: 11×;35: 11×;23: 10×;7: 9×;

Cold 9: 2×;37: 2×;6: 2×;18: 3×;8: 4×;

Last 100 draws: Jul 15 – Oct 22, 2026. Each number averages 12 appearances in 100 draws.

Hot 22: 17×;5: 16×;1: 16×;20: 15×;21: 15×;

Cold 8: 6×;3: 6×;37: 7×;6: 7×;42: 8×;

Overdue 18: 31 draws · usually 8; 9: 28 draws · usually 8; 8: 26 draws · usually 8; 14: 25 draws · usually 8; 37: 18 draws · usually 8;

Overdue counts draws since each number last came up, beside its usual gap; data through the October 22, 2026 draw.

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Next North Carolina Cash 5 drawing

Friday, October 23, about 11:22 p.m. ET

Jackpot for Oct 23: $204,000. The lottery's figure, read Oct 23.

Sales close 23 minutes before the draw.

Draw	Days	Time (ET)	Sales close
North Carolina Cash 5	Daily	about 11:22 p.m.	10:59 p.m.

Schedule from the lottery's published draw times. A drawing can move on a holiday; the lottery's own schedule decides.

Did I win? Check your North Carolina Cash 5 numbers

Enter your ticket to check it against the last 61 North Carolina Cash 5 draws, back to August 23, 2026. Fixed prizes are from the lottery's chart below; a pari-mutuel prize shows the lottery's estimate.

Runs in your browser; your numbers are not sent anywhere. Only the lottery's own check is final: sign your ticket and claim it as the lottery says.

North Carolina Cash 5 prizes and odds

A North Carolina Cash 5 play costs $1. The jackpot rolls over until it is won, and starts again at $100,000. Overall odds of winning a prize: 1 in 10.5.

Match	Prize	Odds	Double Play drawing
5 of 5	Jackpot	1 in 962,598	$50,000
4 of 5	$250	1 in 5,066	$500
3 of 5	$5	1 in 136.9	$12
2 of 5	$1	1 in 11.4	$3

The jackpot is a pari-mutuel share of sales, never less than $100,000, split between winning tickets. The $250 for four numbers is fixed but can be paid pari-mutuel (never more than $250) if a drawing has unusually many winners.

Double Play ($1 more per play): Your numbers also play a second drawing of five from 1 to 43, held after the main one, with its own fixed prizes. In stores only. The $50,000 is shared if more than five Double Play tickets match all five.

EZ Match ($1 more per play): Five EZ Match numbers, each with a prize, are printed on your ticket; any that matches one of your Cash 5 numbers wins its prize on the spot. It is not decided by the draw. With it, the lottery puts the odds of winning anything at 1 in 4.7.

Prizes from the game rules (PDF), prize structure on nclottery.com, read October 18, 2026. Odds are computed from the game's number pool and checked against the lottery's printed figures. The lottery's own rules decide every claim.

Last 30 North Carolina Cash 5 draws

Date	Numbers
October 22, 2026	16 24 26 28 33
October 21, 2026	05 20 24 26 43
October 20, 2026	10 16 23 28 32
October 19, 2026	07 11 16 20 23
October 18, 2026	02 04 13 15 38
October 17, 2026	01 03 15 19 27
October 16, 2026	06 19 27 29 35
October 15, 2026	04 21 39 40 43
October 14, 2026	05 20 22 30 39
October 13, 2026	12 13 24 27 35
October 12, 2026	01 10 11 28 35
October 11, 2026	01 20 23 36 38
October 10, 2026	03 19 21 25 33
October 9, 2026	10 21 27 34 42
October 8, 2026	02 04 05 20 30
October 7, 2026	07 13 23 32 34
October 6, 2026	17 28 31 39 40
October 5, 2026	01 04 05 32 41
October 4, 2026	06 13 19 22 37
October 3, 2026	01 07 17 22 42
October 2, 2026	24 26 33 35 43
October 1, 2026	05 07 35 42 43
September 30, 2026	23 26 27 31 42
September 29, 2026	02 11 19 26 35
September 28, 2026	05 07 11 22 32
September 27, 2026	04 14 15 19 29
September 26, 2026	08 15 23 32 40
September 25, 2026	07 24 34 36 43
September 24, 2026	05 09 30 34 35
September 23, 2026	08 12 23 27 41

How to play North Carolina Cash 5

North Carolina Cash 5 draws 5 numbers from 1 to 43 (Daily); a ticket picks 5.
Pick five numbers from 1 to 43, or a Quick Pick, for $1 a play; one ticket can cover up to 28 drawings.
Cash 5 is drawn every night at about 11:22 p.m. The jackpot starts at $100,000 and grows until someone matches all five.
Double Play ($1 more, in stores) enters your numbers in a second drawing with a $50,000 top prize; EZ Match ($1 more) is an instant win printed on the ticket.

Add-ons sold with North Carolina Cash 5: Double Play, EZ Match. What each pays is in the prize table above.

Claiming a prize

A winning North Carolina Cash 5 ticket must be claimed within 180 days from the draw date. Sign the back of a winning ticket: it belongs to whoever holds it. Where to claim in North Carolina, and what needs an appointment, is on our North Carolina page. What a win is worth after tax.

The short version

The last Cash 5 draw, on October 22, 2026, came up 16 · 24 · 26 · 28 · 33. We hold 7,301 draws going back to October 27, 2006. Over the 2,910 draws since November 4, 2018, with the game drawing five numbers from 1 to 43, each number has come up about 338 times.

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Hot and cold over the whole run

11 has come up most often, 380 times. Each number averages about 338 over 2,910 draws, and whichever number happens to lead normally finishes around 38 ahead. 11 is 42 ahead, so this is an ordinary spread rather than a streak. 40 has come up least, 299 times. The full frequency table, with the chart that shows why →

Frequently asked questions

What are the hottest Cash 5 numbers?: Over the 2,910 draws since November 4, 2018, 11 has come up most often — 380 times, against an average of 338. Whichever number leads normally ends up around 38 ahead, so that is a normal-sized lead. See the full frequency table.
What are the coldest Cash 5 numbers?: 40, with 299 appearances against an average of 338. The gap between the most and least drawn numbers is about what 2,910 draws normally produce.
Which Cash 5 numbers are overdue?: 18 has gone the longest without appearing — 31 draws. That does not make it likelier next time: every number has the same 11.6% chance of being drawn, however long it has been.
How often is Cash 5 drawn?: Daily. Five numbers from 43, drawn every night, with a rolling jackpot.

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