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Number 5 — the complete card

5 pays 35:1 straight-up ($10 wins $350 profit) on every wheel. It’s red, odd, low (1–18), dozen 1, column 2, and hits 1 in 37 European spins / 1 in 38 American. ⚙ computed

On the wheel

European rim, reading 23 · 10 → 5 → 24 · 16. American rim: 32 · 17 → 5 → 22 · 34. Racetrack membership: Tiers du Cylindre — the announced bets that physically cover this pocket (math here). “Neighbour” talk means the rim, never the felt — two different maps.

On the felt

Street trio: 4-5-6 (11:1). Split partners on the grid: 4, 6, 2, 8 (17:1 each). Every combination prices identically: the 36-pocket fiction doesn’t care which squares you pick.

Betting 5 — the honest numbers

At $10 per spin, 100 spins of straight 5 wagers cost an expected $27 on European wheels and $53 on American — identical to any bet, wrapped in maximum volatility (SD 5.8). Back-to-back 5: 1 in 1,369. In our 3.7-million-spin reference run, 5 landed 99,718 times against 100,000 expected (-0.28%) — textbook uniformity, the same verdict every number gets.

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Frequently asked

What does 5 pay in roulette?
35 to 1 straight-up — a $10 bet returns $350 profit plus your stake. Splits touching 5 pay 17:1, its street 11:1.
Is 5 red or black in roulette?
5 is red — fixed by the traditional color chart on every wheel, odd and low (1–18) for outside-bet purposes.
What are the neighbours of 5 on the wheel?
European rim: 10 and 24 adjacent, 23 and 16 beyond — a five-number “neighbours” call covers exactly this arc. Felt neighbours are different animals — wheel order and grid order share nothing.