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Canada Lotto 6/49 · draw

Saturday, 23 January 2016

ResultCanada Lotto 6/49

Single source
  1. 21
  2. 31
  3. 34
  4. 37
  5. 38
  6. 44
  7. 9

JackpotCA$10,498,160

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 633 of 1,751 under them

← 2016-01-20All recent draws2016-01-27 →

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 feed21 31 34 37 38 44 + 929 Aug 2026, 09:26 UTC

This draw, read by every tool

What the site’s explorations say about the numbers drawn on 23 January 2016 — each beside what chance predicted. None of it says anything about the next draw.

36oddordinary

How ordinary this draw is

Scored 36 of 100 across six shape features — more typical than about 15% of every possible ticket.

  • sum95th
  • odd48th
  • low5th
  • widest gap13th
  • neighbours70th
  • spread6th
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Each number, as it stood before this draw

Times drawn before — chance expected 77 of each

2184times
3174times
3473times
3774times
38

Prize breakdown · 2016-01-23

  • Lines in play≈ 5.1Mas the winner counts imply
  • Paid outCA$5.0Mto 771k winning lines
  • Won something1 in 7lines took a prize
  • Match 60 winnerschance said 0.37

Where the money went

  • Match 317%CA$850.5K
  • Match 237%CA$1.8M
  • Guaranteed Prize Draw20%CA$1.0M
  • 4 other tiers26%CA$1.3M
Tier1101001k10k100k1MWinners1101001k10k100k1M10M100MPrize each
  1. Match 60≈ 0.37 by chance

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84times
4483times

Every number was expected about that many times after 632 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 4 of 6 numbers (21, 34, 37, 38) with the draw of 16 January 2013 — its closest relative in 632 draws. Chance gave a match this close a 46% likelihood somewhere in that history.

From the draw just before (20 January 2016): nothing carried over. Chance says 56% of draws repeat at least one number.

Carry-over / Déjà Vu →

Sum and shape

205

The numbers add up to 205 — the 95th percentile of all possible tickets, around a middle of 150. Side-by-side numbers: 37–38. 50% of draws have at least one such pair.

Sum Distribution →

The longest wait in this draw

31 had not appeared for 9 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 0.4× as often as an average ticket — less popular than most. At 30 million tickets sold, a winner on these numbers would keep about 67% of the jackpot.

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

The Unpopular Numbers Edge →
CA$10,498,160
  • Match 5 + Bonus2≈ 2.2 by chanceCA$143,068
  • Match 584≈ 92 by chanceCA$2,839
  • Match 44,524≈ 5.0k by chanceCA$100
  • Match 2 + Bonus67,369≈ 63k by chanceCA$5.00
  • Match 385,048≈ 90k by chanceCA$10.00
  • Match 2613,575≈ 614k by chanceCA$3.00
  • Guaranteed Prize Draw1CA$1,000,000
    • Winners, log scale
    • Prize each, log scale
    • Where chance put the count

    The rings take the ≈5.1M lines the counts imply and assume an evenly spread crowd. Furthest from that: Match 4 — 4,524 winners, 9% fewer than the 5.0k an even spread gives. The real crowd and an even spread agreed closely on this draw.

    Show the published table
    MatchWinnersPrize each
    Match 60CA$10,498,160
    Match 5 + Bonus2CA$143,068
    Match 584CA$2,839
    Match 44,524CA$100
    Match 385,048CA$10.00
    Match 2 + Bonus67,369CA$5.00
    Match 2613,575CA$3.00
    Guaranteed Prize Draw1CA$1,000,000
    Totals0—