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Take 5 Midday

Sketchbook Picks — Take 5 Midday, Next Draw August 24, 2026

Result: Sunday, August 23, 2026 · Next drawing: Monday, August 24, 2026 (2:30 PM ET)

HOT NUMBERSTake 5 MiddayAugust 23, 2026193852136

New draw, new charts. This is your Take 5 Midday number briefing for August 24, 2026 — recent results, streaks, droughts and five fresh sets to play with.

Latest result

As always, we start with the numbers that just hit:

210333638

Official Take 5 Midday result for August 23, 2026.

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This was a top-heavy draw — the line summed to 119, well above the recent average of 100. Watch the carry-over: 36 appeared in back-to-back draws. Meanwhile 36 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 Streak1 matched
Balanced Mix1 matched
Overdue Watch0 matched
Pattern Play2 matched
Wildcard0 matched

Graded automatically against the official August 23, 2026 result. Past matches are entertainment only — they say nothing about future draws.

Hot numbers

Over the last 50 draws, these numbers have shown up more often than any others. Streaks never last forever, but hot numbers are where frequency players start:

1913×3811×510×2110×3610×1326

Cold & overdue

Meanwhile these numbers are hibernating — the quietest picks of the recent window:

626 out1120 out2220 out3120 out2417 out3416 out2511 out

AI sets for August 24, 2026

Our model blended the stats above into the following candidate lines for August 24, 2026:

Hot StreakWeighted toward the most frequent numbers of the last 50 draws.
25171824
Balanced MixFollows the dominant odd/even and low/high pattern with a typical sum range.
1013162122
Overdue WatchBlends the longest-absent numbers with a hot-number core.
2526313539
Pattern PlayMirrors recent structural trends (consecutive pairs, repeats).
910163536
WildcardA pure random spread across the full number pool.
1315212531

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

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