Roll 5D6
Five six-sided dice thrown together, with the total and all five faces. This is the Yahtzee handful, so the odds below cover the totals, the repeats and five of a kind.
5d6 5
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Lowest possible 5, highest 30, average 17.5.
Where the totals land
Five dice make 7,776 outcomes running from 5 to 30, and the curve is tight around the middle.
| Total | Chance |
|---|---|
| 17 or 18 | 10.03% each |
| 16 or 19 | 9.45% each |
| 15 or 20 | 8.37% each |
| 14 or 21 | 6.94% each |
| 12 or 23 | 3.92% each |
| 10 or 25 | 1.62% each |
| 7 or 28 | 0.19% each |
| 5 or 30 | 1 in 7,776 |
The average is 17.5, so the peak splits between 17 and 18 with 780 ways each. Totals 15 to 20 take 55.7% of throws, and 14 to 21 take 69.6%.
Nine throws in ten contain a repeat
Only 720 of the 7,776 outcomes have five different faces, which is 9.26%. Put the other way round, 90.7% of throws show at least one number twice. Five dice cannot avoid it: five picks out of six faces leaves almost no room, and it is the same collision effect that makes shared birthdays feel impossible.
Five of a kind
All five dice matching is 6 outcomes in 7,776, or 1 in 1,296, which is 0.077%. That is the chance of a Yahtzee on the opening throw, before any rerolls. Five in sequence, 1-2-3-4-5 or 2-3-4-5-6, is more generous at 240 in 7,776, or 3.09%. At least one six shows up in 59.8% of throws.
Fewer dice
Drop to 4d6 and the peak sharpens onto a single total; drop to 3d6 and the spread widens against the range. Everything else is on the dice roller hub.