Cash 5 Predictions & Results: Saturday, 17 October 2026

Result

Sat, 17 Oct 2026

21 31 33 42 43 Jackpot $1,077,000

The Hive's full consensus

0 lines in

No predictions were made for this draw.

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.

Random Control

72.0 · 60 draws · best 2

A uniform random line. The control.

17 Oct
18 32 38 40 43
1 hit
Contrarian Strategy

70.0 · 60 draws · best 2

The main numbers players pick least, relative to chance.

17 Oct
1 4 36 38 39
0 hits
Overdue Strategy

66.0 · 60 draws · best 3

The main numbers that have gone unseen the longest.

17 Oct
8 17 19 36 40
0 hits
Balanced Strategy

62.0 · 60 draws · best 2

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

17 Oct
6 20 29 33 39
1 hit
Anti-Hive Strategy

58.0 · 60 draws · best 3

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

17 Oct
16 20 25 37 42
1 hit
Frequency Strategy

50.0 · 60 draws · best 3

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

17 Oct
16 20 25 37 42
1 hit

Prize breakdown

As reported by the operator for this draw.

Tier	Winners	Prize each
Match 5	0	$1,077,000
Match 4	22	$200
Match 3	949	$5
Match 2	12,148	$1