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Canada Lotto 6/49 · draw

Saturday, 20 May 2017

ResultCanada Lotto 6/49

Single source
  1. 5
  2. 8
  3. 10
  4. 20
  5. 33
  6. 34
  7. 45

JackpotCA$9,836,209

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 771 of 1,753 under them

← 2017-05-17All recent draws2017-05-24 →

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 feed5 8 10 20 33 34 + 4529 Aug 2026, 09:26 UTC

This draw, read by every tool

What the site’s explorations say about the numbers drawn on 20 May 2017 — each beside what chance predicted. None of it says anything about the next draw.

46oddordinary

How ordinary this draw is

Scored 46 of 100 across six shape features — more typical than about 33% of every possible ticket.

  • sum11th
  • odd20th
  • low77th
  • widest gap33th
  • neighbours70th
  • spread19th
Draw Fingerprints →

Each number, as it stood before this draw

Times drawn before — chance expected 94 of each

582times
8102times
1094times
20109times
33

Prize breakdown · 2017-05-20

  • Lines in play≈ 5.5Mas the winner counts imply
  • Paid outCA$5.1Mto 828k winning lines
  • Won something1 in 7lines took a prize
  • Match 60 winnerschance said 0.39

Where the money went

  • Match 319%CA$997.1K
  • Match 239%CA$2M
  • Guaranteed Prize Draw20%CA$1M
  • 4 other tiers22%CA$1.1M
Tier1101001k10k100k1MWinners1101001k10k100k1M10MPrize each
  1. Match 60≈ 0.39 by chance

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98times
3488times

Every number was expected about that many times after 770 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 (5, 20, 33, 34) with the draw of 2 December 2015 — its closest relative in 770 draws. Chance gave a match this close a 53% likelihood somewhere in that history.

From the draw just before (17 May 2017): nothing carried over. Chance says 56% of draws repeat at least one number.

Carry-over / Déjà Vu →

Sum and shape

110

The numbers add up to 110 — the 11th percentile of all possible tickets, around a middle of 150. Side-by-side numbers: 33–34. 50% of draws have at least one such pair.

Sum Distribution →

The longest wait in this draw

20 had not appeared for 26 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 1.3× as often as an average ticket — more popular than most. At 30 million tickets sold, a winner on these numbers would keep about 34% of the jackpot.

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

The Unpopular Numbers Edge →
CA$9,836,209
  • Match 5 + Bonus3≈ 2.4 by chanceCA$80,606
  • Match 590≈ 99 by chanceCA$2,239
  • Match 45,498≈ 5.3k by chanceCA$69.60
  • Match 2 + Bonus61,518≈ 68k by chanceCA$5.00
  • Match 399,714≈ 97k by chanceCA$10.00
  • Match 2661,080≈ 661k 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 ≈5.5M lines the counts imply and assume an evenly spread crowd. Furthest from that: Match 2 + Bonus — 61,518 winners, 9% fewer than the 68k an even spread gives. The real crowd and an even spread agreed closely on this draw.

    Show the published table
    MatchWinnersPrize each
    Match 60CA$9,836,209
    Match 5 + Bonus3CA$80,606
    Match 590CA$2,239
    Match 45,498CA$69.60
    Match 399,714CA$10.00
    Match 2 + Bonus61,518CA$5.00
    Match 2661,080CA$3.00
    Guaranteed Prize Draw1CA$1,000,000
    Totals0—