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Canada Lotto 6/49 · draw

Wednesday, 24 May 2017

ResultCanada Lotto 6/49

Single source
  1. 3
  2. 5
  3. 9
  4. 22
  5. 37
  6. 46
  7. 10

JackpotCA$12,715,949

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 772 of 1,753 under them

← 2017-05-20All recent draws2017-05-27 →

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 feed3 5 9 22 37 46 + 1029 Aug 2026, 09:26 UTC

This draw, read by every tool

What the site’s explorations say about the numbers drawn on 24 May 2017 — each beside what chance predicted. None of it says anything about the next draw.

53oddordinary

How ordinary this draw is

Scored 53 of 100 across six shape features — more typical than about 51% of every possible ticket.

  • sum20th
  • odd77th
  • low77th
  • widest gap50th
  • neighbours25th
  • spread82th
Draw Fingerprints →

Each number, as it stood before this draw

Times drawn before — chance expected 94 of each

399times
583times
997times
22100times
37

Prize breakdown · 2017-05-24

  • Lines in play≈ 5.1Mas the winner counts imply
  • Paid outCA$17.6Mto 780k winning lines
  • Won something1 in 7lines took a prize
  • Match 61 winnerchance said 0.36

Where the money went

  • Match 672%CA$12.7M
  • Match 210%CA$1.8M
  • Guaranteed Prize Draw5.7%CA$1M
  • 5 other tiers12%CA$2M
Tier1101001k10k100k1MWinners1101001k10k100k1M10M100MPrize each
  1. Match 61≈ 0.36 by chance

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91times
4694times

Every number was expected about that many times after 771 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 (9, 22, 37, 46) with the draw of 26 March 2016 — its closest relative in 771 draws. Chance gave a match this close a 53% likelihood somewhere in that history.

From the draw just before (20 May 2017): 5 carried over. Chance says 56% of draws repeat at least one number.

Carry-over / Déjà Vu →

Sum and shape

122

The numbers add up to 122 — the 20th 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

3 had not appeared for 14 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$12,715,949
  • Match 5 + Bonus1≈ 2.2 by chanceCA$217,339
  • Match 5108≈ 92 by chanceCA$1,677
  • Match 45,173≈ 4.9k by chanceCA$66.50
  • Match 2 + Bonus68,415≈ 63k by chanceCA$5.00
  • Match 394,278≈ 90k by chanceCA$10.00
  • Match 2612,168≈ 612k 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 2 + Bonus — 68,415 winners, 9% more than the 63k an even spread gives. The real crowd and an even spread agreed closely on this draw.

    Show the published table
    MatchWinnersPrize each
    Match 61CA$12,715,949
    Match 5 + Bonus1CA$217,339
    Match 5108CA$1,677
    Match 45,173CA$66.50
    Match 394,278CA$10.00
    Match 2 + Bonus68,415CA$5.00
    Match 2612,168CA$3.00
    Guaranteed Prize Draw1CA$1,000,000
    Totals0—