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Take 5 Evening

Sketchbook Picks — Take 5 Evening, Next Draw August 8, 2026

Result: Friday, August 7, 2026 · Next drawing: Saturday, August 8, 2026 (10:30 PM ET)

HOT NUMBERSTake 5 EveningAugust 7, 2026134191417

Another Take 5 Evening draw is behind us — time to reset the charts and look forward. Below is our data-driven preview of the August 8, 2026 drawing.

Latest result

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

47161836

Official Take 5 Evening result for August 7, 2026.

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The draw skewed low this time, summing to just 81 versus a recent average of 96. Watch the carry-over: 7 appeared in back-to-back draws. Meanwhile 4 keeps rolling — it's one of the hottest numbers of the current window.

How did our last sets do against that result? Graded automatically, for fun:

SetMain numbersSpecial ball
Hot Streak0 matched
Balanced Mix0 matched
Overdue Watch0 matched
Pattern Play0 matched
Wildcard0 matched

Graded automatically against the official August 7, 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:

1313×412×1912×1410×1710×2010×3

Cold & overdue

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

1235 out2134 out921 out520 out618 out2316 out2514 out

AI sets for August 8, 2026

Putting it all together, our engine generated the following sets for August 8, 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.
311153439
Balanced MixFollows the dominant odd/even and low/high pattern with a typical sum range.
1015182735
Overdue WatchBlends the longest-absent numbers with a hot-number core.
1316232836
Pattern PlayMirrors recent structural trends (consecutive pairs, repeats).
411192023
WildcardA pure random spread across the full number pool.
523343637

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

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