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Canada Lotto 6/49 · draw

Wednesday, 8 August 2018

ResultCanada Lotto 6/49

Single source
  1. 9
  2. 18
  3. 21
  4. 22
  5. 29
  6. 37
  7. 17

JackpotCA$9,151,624

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 898 of 1,753 under them

← 2018-08-04All recent draws2018-08-11 →

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 feed9 18 21 22 29 37 + 1729 Aug 2026, 09:26 UTC

This draw, read by every tool

What the site’s explorations say about the numbers drawn on 8 August 2018 — each beside what chance predicted. None of it says anything about the next draw.

45oddordinary

How ordinary this draw is

Scored 45 of 100 across six shape features — more typical than about 31% of every possible ticket.

  • sum34th
  • odd77th
  • low77th
  • widest gap8th
  • neighbours70th
  • spread16th
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Each number, as it stood before this draw

Times drawn before — chance expected 110 of each

9118times
1898times
21122times
22118times
29

Prize breakdown · 2018-08-08

  • Lines in play≈ 5.0Mas the winner counts imply
  • Paid outCA$4.6Mto 755k winning lines
  • Won something1 in 7lines took a prize
  • Match 60 winnerschance said 0.36

Where the money went

  • Match 319%CA$881.1K
  • Match 239%CA$1.8M
  • Guaranteed Prize Draw22%CA$1M
  • 3 other tiers19%CA$878.8K
Tier1101001k10k100k1MWinners1101001k10k100k1M10MPrize each
  1. Match 60≈ 0.36 by chance

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99times
37106times

Every number was expected about that many times after 897 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, 18, 21, 37) with the draw of 14 February 2015 — its closest relative in 897 draws. Chance gave a match this close a 59% likelihood somewhere in that history.

From the draw just before (4 August 2018): 9, 21 carried over. Chance says 56% of draws repeat at least one number.

Carry-over / Déjà Vu →

Sum and shape

136

The numbers add up to 136 — the 33th percentile of all possible tickets, around a middle of 150. Side-by-side numbers: 21–22. 50% of draws have at least one such pair.

Sum Distribution →

The longest wait in this draw

18 had not appeared for 27 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 1.4× as often as an average ticket — more popular than most. At 30 million tickets sold, a winner on these numbers would keep about 32% of the jackpot.

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

The Unpopular Numbers Edge →
CA$9,151,624
  • Match 5 + Bonus0≈ 2.1 by chanceCA$230,333
  • Match 580≈ 90 by chanceCA$2,399
  • Match 44,862≈ 4.8k by chanceCA$75.00
  • Match 2 + Bonus64,443≈ 61k by chanceCA$5.00
  • Match 388,105≈ 88k by chanceCA$10.00
  • Match 2597,013≈ 597k 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 ≈5.0M lines the counts imply and assume an evenly spread crowd. Furthest from that: Match 2 + Bonus — 64,443 winners, 5% more than the 61k an even spread gives. The real crowd and an even spread agreed closely on this draw.

    Show the published table
    MatchWinnersPrize each
    Match 60CA$9,151,624
    Match 5 + Bonus0CA$230,333
    Match 580CA$2,399
    Match 44,862CA$75.00
    Match 388,105CA$10.00
    Match 2 + Bonus64,443CA$5.00
    Match 2597,013CA$3.00
    Guaranteed Prize Draw1CA$1,000,000
    Totals0—