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Canada Lotto 6/49 · draw

Wednesday, 22 March 2017

ResultCanada Lotto 6/49

Single source
  1. 2
  2. 3
  3. 5
  4. 27
  5. 40
  6. 46
  7. 28

JackpotCA$9,046,417

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 754 of 1,753 under them

← 2017-03-18All recent draws2017-03-25 →

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 3 5 27 40 46 + 2829 Aug 2026, 09:26 UTC

This draw, read by every tool

What the site’s explorations say about the numbers drawn on 22 March 2017 — each beside what chance predicted. None of it says anything about the next draw.

57oddordinary

How ordinary this draw is

Scored 57 of 100 across six shape features — more typical than about 63% of every possible ticket.

  • sum21th
  • odd48th
  • low48th
  • widest gap88th
  • neighbours70th
  • spread87th
Draw Fingerprints →

Each number, as it stood before this draw

Times drawn before — chance expected 92 of each

297times
396times
579times
2798times
40

Prize breakdown · 2017-03-22

  • Lines in play≈ 4.9Mas the winner counts imply
  • Paid outCA$4.6Mto 736k winning lines
  • Won something1 in 7lines took a prize
  • Match 60 winnerschance said 0.35

Where the money went

  • Match 319%CA$864.5K
  • Match 238%CA$1.8M
  • Guaranteed Prize Draw22%CA$1M
  • 4 other tiers22%CA$1M
Tier1101001k10k100k1MWinners1101001k10k100k1M10MPrize each
  1. Match 60≈ 0.35 by chance

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98times
4689times

Every number was expected about that many times after 753 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 (3, 5, 27, 46) with the draw of 17 December 2011 — its closest relative in 753 draws. Chance gave a match this close a 52% likelihood somewhere in that history.

From the draw just before (18 March 2017): nothing carried over. Chance says 56% of draws repeat at least one number.

Carry-over / Déjà Vu →

Sum and shape

123

The numbers add up to 123 — the 21th percentile of all possible tickets, around a middle of 150. Side-by-side numbers: 2–3. 50% of draws have at least one such pair.

Sum Distribution →

The longest wait in this draw

27 had not appeared for 21 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 1.2× as often as an average ticket — more popular than most. At 30 million tickets sold, a winner on these numbers would keep about 35% of the jackpot.

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

The Unpopular Numbers Edge →
CA$9,046,417
  • Match 5 + Bonus2≈ 2.1 by chanceCA$106,361
  • Match 572≈ 88 by chanceCA$2,462
  • Match 44,294≈ 4.7k by chanceCA$78.40
  • Match 2 + Bonus58,002≈ 60k by chanceCA$5.00
  • Match 386,454≈ 86k by chanceCA$10.00
  • Match 2587,323≈ 587k 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 ≈4.9M lines the counts imply and assume an evenly spread crowd. Furthest from that: Match 4 — 4,294 winners, 9% fewer than the 4.7k an even spread gives. The real crowd and an even spread agreed closely on this draw.

    Show the published table
    MatchWinnersPrize each
    Match 60CA$9,046,417
    Match 5 + Bonus2CA$106,361
    Match 572CA$2,462
    Match 44,294CA$78.40
    Match 386,454CA$10.00
    Match 2 + Bonus58,002CA$5.00
    Match 2587,323CA$3.00
    Guaranteed Prize Draw1CA$1,000,000
    Totals0—