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Canada Lotto 6/49 · draw

Wednesday, 21 August 2019

ResultCanada Lotto 6/49

Single source
  1. 2
  2. 17
  3. 24
  4. 25
  5. 40
  6. 43
  7. 16

JackpotCA$5,000,000

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 1,006 of 1,754 under them

← 2019-08-17All recent draws2019-08-24 →

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 feed2 17 24 25 40 43 + 1629 Aug 2026, 09:26 UTC

This draw, read by every tool

What the site’s explorations say about the numbers drawn on 21 August 2019 — each beside what chance predicted. None of it says anything about the next draw.

76oddordinary

How ordinary this draw is

Scored 76 of 100 across six shape features — more typical than about 96% of every possible ticket.

  • sum51th
  • odd48th
  • low77th
  • widest gap50th
  • neighbours70th
  • spread72th
Draw Fingerprints →

Each number, as it stood before this draw

Times drawn before — chance expected 123 of each

2121times
17117times
24131times
25117times
40

Prize breakdown · 2019-08-21

  • Lines in play≈ 3.9Mas the winner counts imply
  • Paid outCA$9Mto 587k winning lines
  • Won something1 in 7lines took a prize
  • Match 61 winnerchance said 0.28

Where the money went

  • Match 656%CA$5M
  • Match 216%CA$1.4M
  • Guaranteed Prize Draw11%CA$1M
  • 5 other tiers17%CA$1.6M
Tier1101001k10k100k1MWinners1101001k10k100k1M10MPrize each
  1. Match 61≈ 0.28 by chance

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132times
43115times

Every number was expected about that many times after 1,005 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 (2, 25, 40) with the draw of 21 November 2018 — its closest relative in 1,005 draws. Chance gave a match this close a 100% likelihood somewhere in that history.

From the draw just before (17 August 2019): nothing carried over. Chance says 56% of draws repeat at least one number.

Carry-over / Déjà Vu →

Sum and shape

151

The numbers add up to 151 — the 51th percentile of all possible tickets, around a middle of 150. Side-by-side numbers: 24–25. 50% of draws have at least one such pair.

Sum Distribution →

The longest wait in this draw

25 had not appeared for 25 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 0.9× as often as an average ticket — about as popular as most. At 30 million tickets sold, a winner on these numbers would keep about 43% of the jackpot.

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

The Unpopular Numbers Edge →
CA$5,000,000
  • Match 5 + Bonus2≈ 1.7 by chanceCA$95,270
  • Match 556≈ 70 by chanceCA$2,835
  • Match 43,431≈ 3.8k by chanceCA$87.90
  • Match 2 + Bonus48,770≈ 48k by chanceCA$5.00
  • Match 366,091≈ 69k by chanceCA$10.00
  • Match 2468,663≈ 469k 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 ≈3.9M lines the counts imply and assume an evenly spread crowd. Furthest from that: Match 4 — 3,431 winners, 9% fewer than the 3.8k an even spread gives. The real crowd and an even spread agreed closely on this draw.

    Show the published table
    MatchWinnersPrize each
    Match 61CA$5,000,000
    Match 5 + Bonus2CA$95,270
    Match 556CA$2,835
    Match 43,431CA$87.90
    Match 366,091CA$10.00
    Match 2 + Bonus48,770CA$5.00
    Match 2468,663CA$3.00
    Guaranteed Prize Draw1CA$1,000,000
    Totals0—