Badger 5 Predictions & Results: Friday, 18 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.

  18 Sep

  13 17 22 26 31

  0 hits

• Random Control

  22.0 · 14 draws · best 1

  A uniform random line. The control.

  18 Sep

  6 7 19 29 31

  1 hit

• Frequency Strategy

  18.0 · 14 draws · best 2

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

  18 Sep

  7 8 16 19 23

  1 hit

• Overdue Strategy

  18.0 · 14 draws · best 3

  The main numbers that have gone unseen the longest.

  18 Sep

  2 5 12 29 31

  0 hits

• Anti-Hive Strategy

  16.0 · 14 draws · best 1

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

  18 Sep

  7 8 16 22 23

  1 hit

• 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.

  18 Sep

  2 7 22 23 27

  1 hit

No predictions were made for this draw.