New York Numbers · digit 5
New York Numbers — digit 5
Three digits, 0–9, drawn twice daily by the New York Lottery ("Numbers" — Midday + Evening) since September 1980, the deepest history on the site. Outcome space: 1,000 combinations.
25,679 draws1980-09-02 → 2026-08-22midday: 8,993evening: 16,686
5
digit 5 in New York Numbers
7,789 appearances on record · rank #2 of 10
Times drawn
7,789
rank #2 of 10
Last drawn
2026-08-22
0 draws ago
Current gap
0
draws since last hit
Vs. expected
+1.1%
if draws were perfectly uniform
Myth check
A 0-draw gap doesn’t make digit 5 “due.” Draws are independent: its chance next time is exactly what it always is (1 in 10 per position), regardless of how long it’s been. The above-expected count here is ordinary sampling noise across ten digits.
Appearances by year
1980 → 2026
By position
Where digit 5 lands
Position 1
2,616
Position 2
2,600
Position 3
2,573