Take 5 NY Hot Numbers 2026 — Most Drawn Numbers, Day vs Evening & Strategy

NY Take 5 draws 5 numbers from 1–39 twice every day — a midday draw around 2:30 PM and an evening draw around 10:30 PM. At just $1 per ticket with jackpot odds of 1 in 575,757, it offers the best jackpot odds of any NY Lottery game. Here's the complete 2026 frequency breakdown for both draws.

Take 5 Hot Numbers — Most Drawn (2026)

Based on combined day and evening draw history across the last 2,000 Take 5 draws:

Take 5 Cold Numbers — Most Overdue (2026)

These numbers appear less frequently than the statistical average. Some players prefer cold numbers to reduce jackpot split risk — fewer players chase them.

• Numbers 2, 4, 37, 38, 39 — consistently below average across both draws
• Number 1 — drawn far less often than mid-range numbers in Take 5
• Numbers 30, 32 — the mid-30s cluster is oddly cold despite the upper range being otherwise hot

Day Draw vs Evening Draw — Are the Numbers Different?

PickDaddyAI tracks day and evening Take 5 draws separately. There are consistent differences:

Most NY Lottery strategy tools treat day and evening as one combined pool. PickDaddyAI is the only generator that tracks them separately — so your hot number picks for the 10:30 PM draw are based on evening draw history only, not a diluted combined average.

Take 5 Prize Tiers & Odds

The jackpot and 4-of-5 prizes are pari-mutuel — split among all winners that draw. The more winners, the smaller each share. This is why avoiding popular number combinations matters: a 3/5 win pays $21 regardless of how many people matched, but a jackpot can be split.

Best Take 5 Strategies (Ranked)

1. Hot Numbers

The single strongest strategy for Take 5. Numbers 13, 15, 33, 34, and 36 have appeared most often in recent draw history. PickDaddyAI weights your pick 65% toward the top 20 hot numbers in the game's actual draw history — not hardcoded guesses.

2. Co-occurrence Analysis

Co-occurrence tracks which pairs of numbers appear in the same winning ticket most often. In Take 5, certain number pairs consistently show up together. Picking numbers with strong co-occurrence history means your combination mirrors what actually wins — not just individual frequency.

3. Hot Numbers + Co-occurrence (Hybrid)

Combining Hot Numbers at 50% with Co-occurrence at 50% in Hybrid Mode is the most effective approach for Take 5. With 3 tickets and Coverage Optimizer enabled, you're covering the hot frequency zone while leveraging pair intelligence — the exact combination that has produced multiple 3-of-5 matches for PickDaddyAI users.

4. Coverage Optimizer

When buying 2 or more Take 5 tickets, enable Coverage Optimizer. It reduces number overlap across your tickets, so you're not repeating the same numbers across multiple picks. At 3 tickets it adds meaningful spread across Take 5's 39-number field.

How Many Take 5 Tickets Should I Buy?

Take 5 Draw Times

• Day draw: ~2:30 PM ET — tickets must be purchased by 2:15 PM ET
• Evening draw: ~10:30 PM ET — tickets must be purchased by 10:15 PM ET
• Draws are held 7 days a week, 365 days a year
• Results available at nylottery.gov and most NY Lottery retailers

Take 5 vs Other NY Lottery Games

Take 5 has the best jackpot odds of any NY Lottery game — 575K to 1 vs 45M to 1 for NY Lotto and 292M to 1 for Powerball. At just $1 a ticket with two chances per day, it's the most playable game in the NY portfolio for regular players.