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Take 5 Evening

Sketchbook Picks — Take 5 Evening, Next Draw August 26, 2026

Result: Tuesday, August 25, 2026 · Next drawing: Wednesday, August 26, 2026 (10:30 PM ET)

HOT NUMBERSTake 5 EveningAugust 25, 20262037111719

Our AI engine re-ran its full analysis after the latest Take 5 Evening results. Here is what the data says heading into August 26, 2026.

Latest result

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

1421222535

Official Take 5 Evening result for August 25, 2026.

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This was a top-heavy draw — the line summed to 117, well above the recent average of 101. Watch the carry-over: 21 & 22 appeared in back-to-back draws. The draw also produced a consecutive pair (21–22), 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 Mix1 matched
Overdue Watch1 matched
Pattern Play0 matched
Wildcard0 matched

Graded automatically against the official August 25, 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:

2011×3711×1117193134

Cold & overdue

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

3226 out2422 out1321 out718 out2815 out814 out2914 out

AI sets for August 26, 2026

Putting it all together, our engine generated the following sets for August 26, 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.
516303437
Balanced MixFollows the dominant odd/even and low/high pattern with a typical sum range.
517192638
Overdue WatchBlends the longest-absent numbers with a hot-number core.
1341124
Pattern PlayMirrors recent structural trends (consecutive pairs, repeats).
2227343637
WildcardA pure random spread across the full number pool.
521262836

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

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