South Carolina Palmetto Cash 5 Hot and Cold Numbers (October 2026)

The most drawn Palmetto Cash 5 numbers are 3 (142), 28 (141), and 37 (137); the least drawn are 42 (90), 26 (91), and 12 (92). That is over 965 draws since March 3, 2024, when the game last changed its set of balls, against an average of 115 apiece.

South Carolina Palmetto 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 drawsLast 100 draws

Last 50 draws: Sep 4 – Oct 23, 2026. Each number averages 6.0 appearances in 50 draws.

Hot 40: 13×;7: 11×;5: 11×;3: 9×;14: 9×;

Cold 17: 1×;16: 1×;35: 2×;13: 2×;27: 2×;

Last 100 draws: Jul 16 – Oct 23, 2026. Each number averages 12 appearances in 100 draws.

Hot 33: 19×;40: 18×;5: 18×;1: 17×;3: 17×;

Cold 16: 5×;18: 6×;35: 6×;25: 7×;31: 7×;

Overdue 17: 36 draws · usually 6; 18: 30 draws · usually 9; 11: 28 draws · usually 8; 8: 17 draws · usually 7; 23: 14 draws · usually 7;

Overdue counts draws since each number last came up, beside its usual gap; data through the October 23, 2026 draw.

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Every number's count since March 3, 2024 →

The statistics behind that

Expected count 114.9, standard deviation 10.1. The leader sits at 2.70 standard deviations against an expected maximum of 2.18 for 42 numbers; a lead at least this large arises by chance about 26% of the time. Goodness of fit to a uniform draw: chi-square 67.9 on 41 degrees of freedom, p = 0.005. 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 averages 115 appearances; 34 of 42 are close to that

How far above or below average

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Most and least drawn are 52 apart. For 42 numbers over 965 draws that gap normally comes out around 44, so this one is about what you would expect.

Hottest, coldest, most overdue

Longest wait

17 has not been drawn for 36 draws. Gaps that long are rarer than average for any one number, but with 42 numbers in the game a wait that long has happened about 50 times over this stretch. It does not make 17 any likelier tonight.

Full frequency table

965 draws from March 3, 2024 to October 23, 2026, the whole time this game has drawn five numbers from 1 to 42. Click any heading to sort.

Why the count starts in 2024

Palmetto Cash 5 has changed how many balls it draws, or from how many, once 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 March 3, 2024, when this game settled on five numbers from 1 to 42.

• Five numbers from 1 to 38 from February 14, 2005 to March 2, 2024 — 6,159 draws (not counted above)

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 52 appearances, which is about what 965 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. Palmetto 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 42 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 Palmetto Cash 5 data go?

Our full history runs back to February 14, 2005 — 7,124 draws. The frequency table on this page uses the 965 draws since March 3, 2024, because that is when the game last changed to drawing five numbers from 1 to 42. Browse every draw by year.