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Canada Lotto 6/49 · draw

Wednesday, 3 May 2017

ResultCanada Lotto 6/49

Single source
  1. 1
  2. 5
  3. 7
  4. 16
  5. 28
  6. 46
  7. 30

JackpotCA$22,000,000

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 766 of 1,753 under them

← 2017-04-29All recent draws2017-05-06 →

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 feed1 5 7 16 28 46 + 3029 Aug 2026, 09:26 UTC

This draw, read by every tool

What the site’s explorations say about the numbers drawn on 3 May 2017 — each beside what chance predicted. None of it says anything about the next draw.

47oddordinary

How ordinary this draw is

Scored 47 of 100 across six shape features — more typical than about 37% of every possible ticket.

  • sum8th
  • odd48th
  • low77th
  • widest gap71th
  • neighbours25th
  • spread91th
Draw Fingerprints →

Each number, as it stood before this draw

Times drawn before — chance expected 94 of each

180times
581times
799times
1689times
28

Prize breakdown · 2017-05-03

  • Lines in play≈ 6.6Mas the winner counts imply
  • Paid outCA$5.9Mto 1.0M winning lines
  • Won something1 in 7lines took a prize
  • Match 60 winnerschance said 0.47

Where the money went

  • Match 321%CA$1.2M
  • Match 240%CA$2.4M
  • Guaranteed Prize Draw17%CA$1M
  • 4 other tiers22%CA$1.3M
Tier1101001k10k100k1MWinners1101001k10k100k1M10M100MPrize each
  1. Match 60≈ 0.47 by chance

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99times
4693times

Every number was expected about that many times after 765 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 (1, 16, 46) with the draw of 15 February 2017 — its closest relative in 765 draws. Chance gave a match this close a 100% likelihood somewhere in that history.

From the draw just before (29 April 2017): 46 carried over. Chance says 56% of draws repeat at least one number.

Carry-over / Déjà Vu →

Sum and shape

103

The numbers add up to 103 — the 8th percentile of all possible tickets, around a middle of 150. No two numbers side by side. 50% of draws have at least one such pair.

Sum Distribution →

The longest wait in this draw

1 had not appeared for 22 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 1.7× as often as an average ticket — more popular than most. At 30 million tickets sold, a winner on these numbers would keep about 26% of the jackpot.

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

The Unpopular Numbers Edge →
CA$22,000,000
  • Match 5 + Bonus5≈ 2.8 by chanceCA$54,631
  • Match 5119≈ 119 by chanceCA$1,913
  • Match 46,882≈ 6.4k by chanceCA$62.80
  • Match 2 + Bonus78,777≈ 81k by chanceCA$5.00
  • Match 3124,195≈ 117k by chanceCA$10.00
  • Match 2792,565≈ 793k 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 ≈6.6M lines the counts imply and assume an evenly spread crowd. Furthest from that: Match 4 — 6,882 winners, 8% more than the 6.4k an even spread gives. The real crowd and an even spread agreed closely on this draw.

    Show the published table
    MatchWinnersPrize each
    Match 60CA$22,000,000
    Match 5 + Bonus5CA$54,631
    Match 5119CA$1,913
    Match 46,882CA$62.80
    Match 3124,195CA$10.00
    Match 2 + Bonus78,777CA$5.00
    Match 2792,565CA$3.00
    Guaranteed Prize Draw1CA$1,000,000
    Totals0—