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Canada Lotto 6/49 · draw

Saturday, 8 December 2012

ResultCanada Lotto 6/49

Single source
  1. 2
  2. 12
  3. 22
  4. 42
  5. 43
  6. 46
  7. 5

JackpotCA$21,254,833

The crowdHeld about as often as an average linefrom the prize table, not from a model of how people pick

Top prizeNot wonnext draw advertised at

Rules6/49 + 1/49 · since Jan 2010draw 307 of 1,752 under them

← 2012-12-05All recent draws2012-12-12 →

Where this result came from

SourcesOnly Primary (commercial feed) reported this draw, so there is nothing to check it against. Settled 29 Aug 2026, 09:37 UTC.

  • Primarycommercial feed2 12 22 42 43 46 + 529 Aug 2026, 09:26 UTC

This draw, read by every tool

What the site’s explorations say about the numbers drawn on 8 December 2012 — each beside what chance predicted. None of it says anything about the next draw.

48oddordinary

How ordinary this draw is

Scored 48 of 100 across six shape features — more typical than about 40% of every possible ticket.

  • sum69th
  • odd5th
  • low48th
  • widest gap81th
  • neighbours70th
  • spread87th
Draw Fingerprints →

Each number, as it stood before this draw

Times drawn before — chance expected 37 of each

237times
1242times
2243times
4233times
43

Prize breakdown · 2012-12-08

  • Lines in play≈ 8.9Mas the winner counts imply
  • Paid outCA$24.5Mto 275k winning lines
  • Won something1 in 33lines took a prize
  • Match 61 winnerchance said 0.64

Where the money went

  • Match 687%CA$21.3M
  • Match 2 + Bonus2.4%CA$596.0K
  • Match 36.0%CA$1.5M
  • 3 other tiers4.9%CA$1.2M
Tier1101001k10k100k1MWinners1101001k10k100k1M10M100MPrize each
  1. Match 61≈ 0.64 by chance

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25times
4633times

Every number was expected about that many times after 306 draws, and they scatter around it. Warm means more than expected, cool means fewer — and a cold number arriving is exactly what cold numbers do.

Frequency Explorer →

Its nearest twin

Shares 3 of 6 numbers (2, 22, 42) with the draw of 25 February 2012 — its closest relative in 306 draws. Chance gave a match this close a 100% likelihood somewhere in that history.

From the draw just before (5 December 2012): 46 carried over. Chance says 56% of draws repeat at least one number.

Carry-over / Déjà Vu →

Sum and shape

167

The numbers add up to 167 — the 69th percentile of all possible tickets, around a middle of 150. Side-by-side numbers: 42–43. 50% of draws have at least one such pair.

Sum Distribution →

The longest wait in this draw

12 had not appeared for 24 draws. A number waits about 8 on average, and a wait this long was not a signal — the machine has no memory of it.

Gap & “Overdue” Tracker →

How many people held it

A line like this is played about 0.7× as often as an average ticket — less popular than most. At 30 million tickets sold, a winner on these numbers would keep about 52% of the jackpot.

Illustrative model, calibrated to published studies — not live sales.

The Unpopular Numbers Edge →
CA$21,254,833
  • Match 5 + Bonus8≈ 3.8 by chanceCA$44,663
  • Match 5201≈ 161 by chanceCA$1,469
  • Match 48,465≈ 8.7k by chanceCA$66.10
  • Match 2 + Bonus119,205≈ 110k by chanceCA$5.00
  • Match 3146,845≈ 158k by chanceCA$10.00
    • Winners, log scale
    • Prize each, log scale
    • Where chance put the count

    The rings take the ≈8.9M lines the counts imply and assume an evenly spread crowd. Furthest from that: Match 2 + Bonus — 119,205 winners, 8% more than the 110k an even spread gives. The real crowd and an even spread agreed closely on this draw.

    Show the published table
    MatchWinnersPrize each
    Match 61CA$21,254,833
    Match 5 + Bonus8CA$44,663
    Match 5201CA$1,469
    Match 48,465CA$66.10
    Match 3146,845CA$10.00
    Match 2 + Bonus119,205CA$5.00
    Match 20—
    Guaranteed Prize Draw0—
    Totals0—