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Take 5 Midday

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

Result: Thursday, September 17, 2026 · Next drawing: Friday, September 18, 2026 (2:30 PM ET)

HOT NUMBERSTake 5 MiddaySeptember 17, 20261918212330

New draw, new charts. This is your Take 5 Midday number briefing for September 18, 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:

13142630

Official Take 5 Midday result for September 17, 2026.

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The draw skewed low this time, summing to just 74 versus a recent average of 105. Overdue watchers noticed: 14 showed for the first time in 21 draws. Meanwhile 30 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 Watch1 matched—
Pattern Play1 matched—
Wildcard0 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:

1911×1810×2110×2310×3010×159×269×

Cold & overdue

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

650 out3123 out417 out514 out3713 out3512 out1011 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.
921263536
Balanced MixFollows the dominant odd/even and low/high pattern with a typical sum range.
1419212730
Overdue WatchBlends the longest-absent numbers with a hot-number core.
314152632
Pattern PlayMirrors recent structural trends (consecutive pairs, repeats).
114213132
WildcardA pure random spread across the full number pool.
78101437

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

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