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Canada Lotto 6/49 · draw

Wednesday, 17 February 2021

ResultCanada Lotto 6/49

Single source
  1. 7
  2. 16
  3. 18
  4. 43
  5. 45
  6. 48
  7. 14

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 1,162 of 1,755 under them

← 2021-02-13All recent draws2021-02-20 →

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 feed7 16 18 43 45 48 + 1429 Aug 2026, 09:26 UTC

This draw, read by every tool

What the site’s explorations say about the numbers drawn on 17 February 2021 — each beside what chance predicted. None of it says anything about the next draw.

58oddordinary

How ordinary this draw is

Scored 58 of 100 across six shape features — more typical than about 66% of every possible ticket.

  • sum79th
  • odd48th
  • low48th
  • widest gap94th
  • neighbours25th
  • spread72th
Draw Fingerprints →

Each number, as it stood before this draw

Times drawn before — chance expected 142 of each

7139times
16141times
18132times
43137times
45

Prize breakdown · 2021-02-17

  • Lines in play≈ 4.0Mas the winner counts imply
  • Paid outCA$2.6Mto 601k winning lines
  • Won something1 in 7lines took a prize
  • Match 60 winnerschance said 0.29

Where the money went

  • Match 412%CA$310.4K
  • Match 326%CA$680.4K
  • Guaranteed Prize Draw39%CA$1M
  • 3 other tiers23%CA$602.4K
Tier1101001k10k100k1MWinners1101001k10k100k1M10MPrize each
  1. Match 60≈ 0.29 by chance

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166times
48151times

Every number was expected about that many times after 1,161 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 (16, 18, 45, 48) with the draw of 21 December 2019 — its closest relative in 1,161 draws. Chance gave a match this close a 68% likelihood somewhere in that history.

From the draw just before (13 February 2021): 16, 45 carried over. Chance says 56% of draws repeat at least one number.

Carry-over / Déjà Vu →

Sum and shape

177

The numbers add up to 177 — the 79th 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

7 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 0.7× as often as an average ticket — less popular than most. At 30 million tickets sold, a winner on these numbers would keep about 51% of the jackpot.

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

The Unpopular Numbers Edge →
CA$5,000,000
  • Match 5 + Bonus4≈ 1.7 by chanceCA$49,019
  • Match 554≈ 72 by chanceCA$3,026
  • Match 43,678≈ 3.9k by chanceCA$84.40
  • Match 2 + Bonus48,577≈ 49k by chanceCA$5.00
  • Match 368,043≈ 71k by chanceCA$10.00
  • Match 2480,462≈ 480k by chance—
  • Guaranteed Prize Draw1CA$1,000,000
    • Winners, log scale
    • Prize each, log scale
    • Where chance put the count

    The rings take the ≈4.0M lines the counts imply and assume an evenly spread crowd. Furthest from that: Match 4 — 3,678 winners, 5% fewer than the 3.9k an even spread gives. The real crowd and an even spread agreed closely on this draw.

    Show the published table
    MatchWinnersPrize each
    Match 60CA$5,000,000
    Match 5 + Bonus4CA$49,019
    Match 554CA$3,026
    Match 43,678CA$84.40
    Match 368,043CA$10.00
    Match 2 + Bonus48,577CA$5.00
    Match 2480,462CA$0.00
    Guaranteed Prize Draw1CA$1,000,000
    Totals600,819—