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Take 5 Evening

Sketchbook Picks — Take 5 Evening, Next Draw August 22, 2026

Result: Friday, August 21, 2026 · Next drawing: Saturday, August 22, 2026 (10:30 PM ET)

HOT NUMBERSTake 5 EveningAugust 21, 202617373419

New draw, new charts. This is your Take 5 Evening number briefing for August 22, 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:

226273335

Official Take 5 Evening result for August 21, 2026.

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This was a top-heavy draw — the line summed to 123, well above the recent average of 100. There it is again — a back-to-back pair (26–27) landed in this line. And 2 finally woke up, ending a 26-draw drought.

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

SetMain numbersSpecial ball
Hot Streak0 matched
Balanced Mix1 matched
Overdue Watch1 matched
Pattern Play3 matched
Wildcard0 matched

Graded automatically against the official August 21, 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:

1710×3710×34192031

Cold & overdue

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

3222 out1918 out2418 out1317 out714 out2811 out810 out

AI sets for August 22, 2026

Putting it all together, our engine generated the following sets for August 22, 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.
911223839
Balanced MixFollows the dominant odd/even and low/high pattern with a typical sum range.
511182338
Overdue WatchBlends the longest-absent numbers with a hot-number core.
29202430
Pattern PlayMirrors recent structural trends (consecutive pairs, repeats).
234353839
WildcardA pure random spread across the full number pool.
923253639

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

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