Take 5 Predictions & Results: Wednesday, 26 August 2026
Evening
Also drawn that day: Midday
Result
Wed, 26 Aug 2026 · Evening
The strategies
Ranked by all-time score
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.
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Balanced Strategy
38.0 · 23 draws · best 3
A random line resampled until its sum and odd/even split both land in the Typical band.
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Overdue Strategy
38.0 · 23 draws · best 3
The main numbers that have gone unseen the longest.
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Contrarian Strategy
32.0 · 23 draws · best 3
The main numbers players pick least, relative to chance.
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Anti-Hive Strategy
30.0 · 23 draws · best 2
The most-drawn numbers this draw's Hive consensus did not take.
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Frequency Strategy
30.0 · 23 draws · best 2
The main numbers drawn most often over the last 12 months.
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Random Control
18.0 · 23 draws · best 1
A uniform random line. The control.
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