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Canada Lotto 6/49 · draw

Wednesday, 10 October 2018

ResultCanada Lotto 6/49

Single source
  1. 3
  2. 15
  3. 16
  4. 20
  5. 22
  6. 23
  7. 24

JackpotCA$7,000,000

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 916 of 1,753 under them

← 2018-10-06All recent draws2018-10-13 →

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 15 16 20 22 23 + 2429 Aug 2026, 09:26 UTC

This draw, read by every tool

What the site’s explorations say about the numbers drawn on 10 October 2018 — each beside what chance predicted. None of it says anything about the next draw.

30oddordinary

How ordinary this draw is

Scored 30 of 100 across six shape features — more typical than about 8% of every possible ticket.

  • sum6th
  • odd48th
  • low99th
  • widest gap26th
  • neighbours94th
  • spread3th
Draw Fingerprints →

Each number, as it stood before this draw

Times drawn before — chance expected 112 of each

3120times
15125times
16107times
20122times
22

Prize breakdown · 2018-10-10

  • Lines in play≈ 4.9Mas the winner counts imply
  • Paid outCA$11.7Mto 749k winning lines
  • Won something1 in 7lines took a prize
  • Match 61 winnerchance said 0.35

Where the money went

  • Match 660%CA$7M
  • Match 215%CA$1.8M
  • Guaranteed Prize Draw8.5%CA$1M
  • 5 other tiers17%CA$2M
Tier1101001k10k100k1MWinners1101001k10k100k1M10MPrize each
  1. Match 61≈ 0.35 by chance

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119times
23122times

Every number was expected about that many times after 915 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 (3, 15, 16, 20) with the draw of 24 September 2011 — its closest relative in 915 draws. Chance gave a match this close a 59% likelihood somewhere in that history.

From the draw just before (6 October 2018): 20, 23 carried over. Chance says 56% of draws repeat at least one number.

Carry-over / Déjà Vu →

Sum and shape

99

The numbers add up to 99 — the 6th percentile of all possible tickets, around a middle of 150. Side-by-side numbers: 15–16, 22–23. 50% of draws have at least one such pair.

Sum Distribution →

The longest wait in this draw

22 had not appeared for 18 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 2.9× as often as an average ticket — more popular than most. At 30 million tickets sold, a winner on these numbers would keep about 16% of the jackpot.

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

The Unpopular Numbers Edge →
CA$7,000,000
  • Match 5 + Bonus2≈ 2.1 by chanceCA$107,754
  • Match 597≈ 89 by chanceCA$1,851
  • Match 45,168≈ 4.8k by chanceCA$66.00
  • Match 2 + Bonus61,694≈ 61k by chanceCA$5.00
  • Match 390,800≈ 87k by chanceCA$10.00
  • Match 2591,503≈ 592k 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 ≈4.9M lines the counts imply and assume an evenly spread crowd. Furthest from that: Match 4 — 5,168 winners, 8% more than the 4.8k an even spread gives. The real crowd and an even spread agreed closely on this draw.

    Show the published table
    MatchWinnersPrize each
    Match 61CA$7,000,000
    Match 5 + Bonus2CA$107,754
    Match 597CA$1,851
    Match 45,168CA$66.00
    Match 390,800CA$10.00
    Match 2 + Bonus61,694CA$5.00
    Match 2591,503CA$3.00
    Guaranteed Prize Draw1CA$1,000,000
    Totals0—