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Canada Lotto 6/49 · draw

Wednesday, 14 December 2016

ResultCanada Lotto 6/49

Single source
  1. 20
  2. 22
  3. 40
  4. 41
  5. 42
  6. 47
  7. 15

JackpotCA$7,000,000

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 726 of 1,753 under them

← 2016-12-10All recent draws2016-12-17 →

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 feed20 22 40 41 42 47 + 1529 Aug 2026, 09:26 UTC

This draw, read by every tool

What the site’s explorations say about the numbers drawn on 14 December 2016 — each beside what chance predicted. None of it says anything about the next draw.

30oddordinary

How ordinary this draw is

Scored 30 of 100 across six shape features — more typical than about 9% of every possible ticket.

  • sum97th
  • odd20th
  • low20th
  • widest gap71th
  • neighbours94th
  • spread14th
Draw Fingerprints →

Each number, as it stood before this draw

Times drawn before — chance expected 89 of each

20105times
2295times
4095times
4193times
42

Prize breakdown · 2016-12-14

  • Lines in play≈ 4.0Mas the winner counts imply
  • Paid outCA$2.7Mto 603k winning lines
  • Won something1 in 7lines took a prize
  • Match 60 winnerschance said 0.29

Where the money went

  • Match 414%CA$371.6K
  • Match 325%CA$668.6K
  • Guaranteed Prize Draw37%CA$1M
  • 3 other tiers25%CA$677.1K
Tier1101001k10k100k1MWinners1101001k10k100k1M10MPrize each
  1. Match 60≈ 0.29 by chance

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84times
4783times

Every number was expected about that many times after 725 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 (40, 41, 47) with the draw of 10 December 2016 — its closest relative in 725 draws. Chance gave a match this close a 100% likelihood somewhere in that history.

From the draw just before (10 December 2016): 40, 41, 47 carried over. Chance says 56% of draws repeat at least one number.

Carry-over / Déjà Vu →

Sum and shape

212

The numbers add up to 212 — the 97th percentile of all possible tickets, around a middle of 150. Side-by-side numbers: 40–41, 41–42. 50% of draws have at least one such pair.

Sum Distribution →

The longest wait in this draw

22 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 65% of the jackpot.

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

The Unpopular Numbers Edge →
CA$7,000,000
  • Match 5 + Bonus3≈ 1.7 by chanceCA$78,258
  • Match 567≈ 72 by chanceCA$2,920
  • Match 43,590≈ 3.9k by chanceCA$104
  • Match 2 + Bonus49,339≈ 50k by chanceCA$5.00
  • Match 366,858≈ 71k by chanceCA$10.00
  • Match 2482,808≈ 483k by chance—
  • Guaranteed Prize Draw1CA$1,000,000
    • Winners, log scale
    • Prize each, log scale
    • Where chance put the count

    The rings take the ≈4.0M lines the counts imply and assume an evenly spread crowd. Furthest from that: Match 4 — 3,590 winners, 8% fewer than the 3.9k an even spread gives. The real crowd and an even spread agreed closely on this draw.

    Show the published table
    MatchWinnersPrize each
    Match 60CA$7,000,000
    Match 5 + Bonus3CA$78,258
    Match 567CA$2,920
    Match 43,590CA$104
    Match 366,858CA$10.00
    Match 2 + Bonus49,339CA$5.00
    Match 2482,808CA$0.00
    Guaranteed Prize Draw1CA$1,000,000
    Totals0—