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Take 5 Evening

Sketchbook Picks — Take 5 Evening, Next Draw September 18, 2026

Result: Thursday, September 17, 2026 · Next drawing: Friday, September 18, 2026 (10:30 PM ET)

HOT NUMBERSTake 5 EveningSeptember 17, 20262120313627

Another Take 5 Evening draw is behind us — time to reset the charts and look forward. Below is our data-driven preview of the September 18, 2026 drawing.

Latest result

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

612162123

Official Take 5 Evening result for September 17, 2026.

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The draw skewed low this time, summing to just 78 versus a recent average of 105. Watch the carry-over: 21 appeared in back-to-back draws. Meanwhile 21 keeps rolling — it's one of the hottest numbers of the current window.

We grade every prediction against the real result. Last round's report card:

SetMain numbersSpecial ball
Hot Streak0 matched—
Balanced Mix2 matched—
Overdue Watch0 matched—
Pattern Play0 matched—
Wildcard1 matched—

Graded automatically against the official September 17, 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:

2114×2012×3111×3610×279×389×48×

Cold & overdue

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

3919 out3516 out914 out2914 out3714 out1813 out1310 out

AI sets for September 18, 2026

Putting it all together, our engine generated the following sets for September 18, 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.
722242736
Balanced MixFollows the dominant odd/even and low/high pattern with a typical sum range.
1112223335
Overdue WatchBlends the longest-absent numbers with a hot-number core.
217203137
Pattern PlayMirrors recent structural trends (consecutive pairs, repeats).
35141527
WildcardA pure random spread across the full number pool.
47181920

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

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