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Take 5 Evening

Sketchbook Picks — Take 5 Evening, Next Draw August 4, 2026

Result: Monday, August 3, 2026 · Next drawing: Tuesday, August 4, 2026 (10:30 PM ET)

HOT NUMBERSTake 5 EveningAugust 3, 2026131943214

New draw, new charts. This is your Take 5 Evening number briefing for August 4, 2026 — recent results, streaks, droughts and five fresh sets to play with.

Latest result

First, a quick look back at the most recent drawn line:

1719202434

Official Take 5 Evening result for August 3, 2026.

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This was a top-heavy draw — the line summed to 114, well above the recent average of 96. Watch the carry-over: 17 & 19 appeared in back-to-back draws. The draw also produced a consecutive pair (19–20), a pattern that shows up more often than most players expect.

Time to face the music — here is how our previous sets matched up:

SetMain numbersSpecial ball
Hot Streak0 matched
Balanced Mix0 matched
Overdue Watch1 matched
Pattern Play1 matched
Wildcard0 matched

Graded automatically against the official August 3, 2026 result. Past matches are entertainment only — they say nothing about future draws.

Hot numbers

Frequency first. Across the past 50 draws, this group has dominated the board:

1313×1912×411×3211×1410×2010×3

Cold & overdue

Every draw pool has its sleepers. These numbers have been absent the longest:

3839 out1231 out2130 out1821 out2621 out917 out516 out

AI sets for August 4, 2026

Putting it all together, our engine generated the following sets for August 4, 2026. Each one follows a different strategy, so pick the philosophy that suits you:

Hot StreakWeighted toward the most frequent numbers of the last 50 draws.
2021243436
Balanced MixFollows the dominant odd/even and low/high pattern with a typical sum range.
619202332
Overdue WatchBlends the longest-absent numbers with a hot-number core.
1013192633
Pattern PlayMirrors recent structural trends (consecutive pairs, repeats).
113192122
WildcardA pure random spread across the full number pool.
2022272933

Generated for fun from public draw statistics. Every combination has the same chance — these are entertainment, not advice.

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