Badger 5 Predictions & Results: Thursday, 17 September 2026

Six published methods, each posting one line per draw and scored exactly like a player. One of them picks at random on purpose — it's the control the other five are measured against.

• Contrarian Strategy

  22.0 · 14 draws · best 2

  The main numbers players pick least, relative to chance.

  17 Sep

  3 13 14 19 29

  1 hit

• Random Control

  22.0 · 14 draws · best 1

  A uniform random line. The control.

  17 Sep

  5 11 17 23 26

  0 hits

• Frequency Strategy

  18.0 · 14 draws · best 2

  The main numbers drawn most often over the last 12 months.

  17 Sep

  7 8 16 19 23

  0 hits

• Overdue Strategy

  18.0 · 14 draws · best 3

  The main numbers that have gone unseen the longest.

  17 Sep

  2 5 12 29 31

  1 hit

• Anti-Hive Strategy

  16.0 · 14 draws · best 1

  The most-drawn numbers this draw's Hive consensus did not take.

  17 Sep

  7 8 16 19 23

  0 hits

• Balanced Strategy

  12.0 · 14 draws · best 2

  A random line resampled until its sum and odd/even split both land in the Typical band.

  17 Sep

  4 7 8 20 31

  0 hits

No predictions were made for this draw.