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Canada Lotto 6/49 · draw

Saturday, 23 December 2017

ResultCanada Lotto 6/49

Single source
  1. 8
  2. 11
  3. 22
  4. 29
  5. 39
  6. 40
  7. 30

JackpotCA$17,281,744

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 833 of 1,753 under them

← 2017-12-20All recent draws2017-12-27 →

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 feed8 11 22 29 39 40 + 3029 Aug 2026, 09:26 UTC

This draw, read by every tool

What the site’s explorations say about the numbers drawn on 23 December 2017 — each beside what chance predicted. None of it says anything about the next draw.

74oddordinary

How ordinary this draw is

Scored 74 of 100 across six shape features — more typical than about 95% of every possible ticket.

  • sum49th
  • odd48th
  • low48th
  • widest gap19th
  • neighbours70th
  • spread29th
Draw Fingerprints →

Each number, as it stood before this draw

Times drawn before — chance expected 102 of each

8110times
11100times
22108times
2996times
39

Prize breakdown · 2017-12-23

  • Lines in play≈ 7.4Mas the winner counts imply
  • Paid outCA$23.9Mto 1.1M winning lines
  • Won something1 in 7lines took a prize
  • Match 61 winnerchance said 0.53

Where the money went

  • Match 672%CA$17.3M
  • Match 35.4%CA$1.3M
  • Match 211%CA$2.7M
  • 5 other tiers11%CA$2.7M
Tier1101001k10k100k1MWinners1101001k10k100k1M10M100MPrize each
  1. Match 61≈ 0.53 by chance

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93times
40113times

Every number was expected about that many times after 832 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 (8, 22, 40) with the draw of 7 October 2017 — its closest relative in 832 draws. Chance gave a match this close a 100% likelihood somewhere in that history.

From the draw just before (20 December 2017): nothing carried over. Chance says 56% of draws repeat at least one number.

Carry-over / Déjà Vu →

Sum and shape

149

The numbers add up to 149 — the 48th percentile of all possible tickets, around a middle of 150. Side-by-side numbers: 39–40. 50% of draws have at least one such pair.

Sum Distribution →

The longest wait in this draw

22 had not appeared for 10 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 1.1× as often as an average ticket — about as popular as most. At 30 million tickets sold, a winner on these numbers would keep about 38% of the jackpot.

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

The Unpopular Numbers Edge →
CA$17,281,744
  • Match 5 + Bonus4≈ 3.2 by chanceCA$89,167
  • Match 5115≈ 133 by chanceCA$2,585
  • Match 46,719≈ 7.2k by chanceCA$84.00
  • Match 2 + Bonus89,189≈ 91k by chanceCA$5.00
  • Match 3128,660≈ 130k by chanceCA$10.00
  • Match 2887,124≈ 887k 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 ≈7.4M lines the counts imply and assume an evenly spread crowd. Furthest from that: Match 4 — 6,719 winners, 6% fewer than the 7.2k an even spread gives. The real crowd and an even spread agreed closely on this draw.

    Show the published table
    MatchWinnersPrize each
    Match 61CA$17,281,744
    Match 5 + Bonus4CA$89,167
    Match 5115CA$2,585
    Match 46,719CA$84.00
    Match 3128,660CA$10.00
    Match 2 + Bonus89,189CA$5.00
    Match 2887,124CA$3.00
    Guaranteed Prize Draw1CA$1,000,000
    Totals0—