Bits & Odds

North Carolina Cash 5 Hot and Cold Numbers (October 2026)

The most drawn Cash 5 numbers are 11 (380), 4 (376), and 13 (365); the least drawn are 40 (299), 43 (299), and 17 (308). That is over 2,910 draws since November 4, 2018, when the game last changed its set of balls, against an average of 338 apiece.

North Carolina Cash 5 hot and cold numbers, last 50 and 100 draws

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

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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Every number's count since November 4, 2018 →

In short

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 statistics behind that

Expected count 338.4, standard deviation 17.3. The leader sits at 2.41 standard deviations against an expected maximum of 2.19 for 43 numbers; a lead at least this large arises by chance about 50% of the time. Goodness of fit to a uniform draw: chi-square 47.2 on 42 degrees of freedom, p = 0.268. 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.

1 352
2 341
3 336
4 376
5 320
6 345
7 340
8 329
9 324
10 314
11 380
12 346
13 365
14 314
15 358
16 347
17 308
18 324
19 356
20 355
21 341
22 359
23 344
24 347
25 325
26 342
27 325
28 335
29 341
30 342
31 352
32 337
33 354
34 340
35 331
36 341
37 321
38 331
39 360
40 299
41 340
42 314
43 299

well below average below around average above well above · each averages 338 appearances; 39 of 43 are close to that

How far above or below average

−52 −35 −17 avg +17 +35 +52 1: drawn 352 times — 14 above an average of 338 (+0.79 sd) 2: drawn 341 times — 3 above an average of 338 (+0.15 sd) 3: drawn 336 times — 2 below an average of 338 (−0.14 sd) 4: drawn 376 times — 38 above an average of 338 (+2.18 sd), outside the normal range 5: drawn 320 times — 18 below an average of 338 (−1.06 sd) 6: drawn 345 times — 7 above an average of 338 (+0.38 sd) 7: drawn 340 times — 2 above an average of 338 (+0.09 sd) 8: drawn 329 times — 9 below an average of 338 (−0.54 sd) 9: drawn 324 times — 14 below an average of 338 (−0.83 sd) 10: drawn 314 times — 24 below an average of 338 (−1.41 sd) 11: drawn 380 times — 42 above an average of 338 (+2.41 sd), outside the normal range 12: drawn 346 times — 8 above an average of 338 (+0.44 sd) 13: drawn 365 times — 27 above an average of 338 (+1.54 sd) 14: drawn 314 times — 24 below an average of 338 (−1.41 sd) 15: drawn 358 times — 20 above an average of 338 (+1.14 sd) 16: drawn 347 times — 9 above an average of 338 (+0.50 sd) 17: drawn 308 times — 30 below an average of 338 (−1.76 sd) 18: drawn 324 times — 14 below an average of 338 (−0.83 sd) 19: drawn 356 times — 18 above an average of 338 (+1.02 sd) 20: drawn 355 times — 17 above an average of 338 (+0.96 sd) 21: drawn 341 times — 3 above an average of 338 (+0.15 sd) 22: drawn 359 times — 21 above an average of 338 (+1.19 sd) 23: drawn 344 times — 6 above an average of 338 (+0.33 sd) 24: drawn 347 times — 9 above an average of 338 (+0.50 sd) 25: drawn 325 times — 13 below an average of 338 (−0.77 sd) 26: drawn 342 times — 4 above an average of 338 (+0.21 sd) 27: drawn 325 times — 13 below an average of 338 (−0.77 sd) 28: drawn 335 times — 3 below an average of 338 (−0.20 sd) 29: drawn 341 times — 3 above an average of 338 (+0.15 sd) 30: drawn 342 times — 4 above an average of 338 (+0.21 sd) 31: drawn 352 times — 14 above an average of 338 (+0.79 sd) 32: drawn 337 times — 1 below an average of 338 (−0.08 sd) 33: drawn 354 times — 16 above an average of 338 (+0.90 sd) 34: drawn 340 times — 2 above an average of 338 (+0.09 sd) 35: drawn 331 times — 7 below an average of 338 (−0.43 sd) 36: drawn 341 times — 3 above an average of 338 (+0.15 sd) 37: drawn 321 times — 17 below an average of 338 (−1.00 sd) 38: drawn 331 times — 7 below an average of 338 (−0.43 sd) 39: drawn 360 times — 22 above an average of 338 (+1.25 sd) 40: drawn 299 times — 39 below an average of 338 (−2.28 sd), outside the normal range 41: drawn 340 times — 2 above an average of 338 (+0.09 sd) 42: drawn 314 times — 24 below an average of 338 (−1.41 sd) 43: drawn 299 times — 39 below an average of 338 (−2.28 sd), outside the normal range 4114043 1510152025303540

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How far each number is above or below its average of 338 appearances. The shaded band is the normal range — where 19 of every 20 numbers land. 4 of 43 stick out, and about 2 normally do. The numbers printed on the chart are the highest, the lowest and anything outside the band.

Most and least drawn are 81 apart. For 43 numbers over 2,910 draws that gap normally comes out around 76, so this one is about what you would expect.

Hottest, coldest, most overdue

Hot
11
380 times · +2.41 sd
Hot
4
376 times · +2.18 sd
Hot
13
365 times · +1.54 sd
Hot
39
360 times · +1.25 sd
Cold
43
299 times · -2.28 sd
Cold
40
299 times · -2.28 sd
Cold
17
308 times · -1.76 sd
Cold
42
314 times · -1.41 sd

Longest wait

18 has not been drawn for 31 draws. Gaps that long are rarer than average for any one number, but with 43 numbers in the game a wait that long has happened about 315 times over this stretch. It does not make 18 any likelier tonight.

Number 18
31
draws since September 21, 2026
Number 9
28
draws since September 24, 2026
Number 8
26
draws since September 26, 2026
Number 14
25
draws since September 27, 2026

Full frequency table

2,910 draws from November 4, 2018 to October 22, 2026, the whole time this game has drawn five numbers from 1 to 43. Click any heading to sort.

Number Times drawn vs expected Std devs Last drawn Draws since Longest gap Average gap
1 352 +13.6 +0.79 October 17, 2026 5 59 7.3
2 341 +2.6 +0.15 October 18, 2026 4 62 7.5
3 336 -2.4 -0.14 October 17, 2026 5 59 7.7
4 376 +37.6 +2.18 October 18, 2026 4 48 6.7
5 320 -18.4 -1.06 October 21, 2026 1 56 8.1
6 345 +6.6 +0.38 October 16, 2026 6 49 7.4
7 340 +1.6 +0.09 October 19, 2026 3 63 7.5
8 329 -9.4 -0.54 September 26, 2026 26 47 7.8
9 324 -14.4 -0.83 September 24, 2026 28 75 7.9
10 314 -24.4 -1.41 October 20, 2026 2 54 8.3
11 380 +41.6 +2.41 October 19, 2026 3 45 6.7
12 346 +7.6 +0.44 October 13, 2026 9 59 7.4
13 365 +26.6 +1.54 October 18, 2026 4 39 7.0
14 314 -24.4 -1.41 September 27, 2026 25 55 8.2
15 358 +19.6 +1.14 October 18, 2026 4 49 7.1
16 347 +8.6 +0.50 October 22, 2026 0 46 7.4
17 308 -30.4 -1.76 October 6, 2026 16 55 8.3
18 324 -14.4 -0.83 September 21, 2026 31 66 7.9
19 356 +17.6 +1.02 October 17, 2026 5 43 7.2
20 355 +16.6 +0.96 October 21, 2026 1 64 7.2
21 341 +2.6 +0.15 October 15, 2026 7 64 7.5
22 359 +20.6 +1.19 October 14, 2026 8 38 7.1
23 344 +5.6 +0.33 October 20, 2026 2 45 7.5
24 347 +8.6 +0.50 October 22, 2026 0 56 7.4
25 325 -13.4 -0.77 October 10, 2026 12 58 7.9
26 342 +3.6 +0.21 October 22, 2026 0 46 7.5
27 325 -13.4 -0.77 October 17, 2026 5 47 8.0
28 335 -3.4 -0.20 October 22, 2026 0 47 7.7
29 341 +2.6 +0.15 October 16, 2026 6 70 7.5
30 342 +3.6 +0.21 October 14, 2026 8 44 7.5
31 352 +13.6 +0.79 October 6, 2026 16 50 7.2
32 337 -1.4 -0.08 October 20, 2026 2 57 7.6
33 354 +15.6 +0.90 October 22, 2026 0 40 7.2
34 340 +1.6 +0.09 October 9, 2026 13 55 7.5
35 331 -7.4 -0.43 October 16, 2026 6 52 7.8
36 341 +2.6 +0.15 October 11, 2026 11 54 7.5
37 321 -17.4 -1.00 October 4, 2026 18 35 8.0
38 331 -7.4 -0.43 October 18, 2026 4 49 7.8
39 360 +21.6 +1.25 October 15, 2026 7 48 7.1
40 299 -39.4 -2.28 October 15, 2026 7 59 8.7
41 340 +1.6 +0.09 October 5, 2026 17 46 7.5
42 314 -24.4 -1.41 October 9, 2026 13 60 8.3
43 299 -39.4 -2.28 October 21, 2026 1 54 8.7

Why the count starts in 2018

Cash 5 has changed how many balls it draws, or from how many, twice in the draws we hold. 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 November 4, 2018, when this game settled on five numbers from 1 to 43.

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 81 appearances, which is about what 2,910 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?
Mostly because we only count draws since the game last changed its set of balls: counting across a change mixes two different games. Cash 5 is published by a single official feed, and every draw here is that feed's record; our sources page says which.
What does the shaded band on the chart mean?
It marks the normal range — where 19 out of 20 numbers land when every one is equally likely. With 43 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 Cash 5 data go?
Our full history runs back to October 27, 2006 — 7,301 draws. The frequency table on this page uses the 2,910 draws since November 4, 2018, because that is when the game last changed to drawing five numbers from 1 to 43. Browse every draw by year.