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Canada Lotto 6/49 · draw

Wednesday, 5 May 2021

ResultCanada Lotto 6/49

Single source
  1. 5
  2. 22
  3. 23
  4. 26
  5. 43
  6. 46
  7. 4

JackpotCA$18,937,875

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 1,184 of 1,751 under them

← 2021-05-01All recent draws2021-05-08 →

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 feed5 22 23 26 43 46 + 429 Aug 2026, 09:26 UTC

This draw, read by every tool

What the site’s explorations say about the numbers drawn on 5 May 2021 — 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.

  • sum67th
  • odd48th
  • low48th
  • widest gap65th
  • neighbours70th
  • spread72th
Draw Fingerprints →

Each number, as it stood before this draw

Times drawn before — chance expected 145 of each

5126times
22155times
23165times
26135times
43

Prize breakdown · 2021-05-05

  • Lines in play≈ 5.1Mas the winner counts imply
  • Paid outCA$3.1Mto 779k winning lines
  • Won something1 in 7lines took a prize
  • Match 60 winnerschance said 0.37

Where the money went

  • Match 413%CA$391.4K
  • Match 329%CA$891.6K
  • Guaranteed Prize Draw32%CA$1.0M
  • 3 other tiers26%CA$794.4K
Tier1101001k10k100k1MWinners1101001k10k100k1M10M100MPrize each
  1. Match 60≈ 0.37 by chance

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142times
46143times

Every number was expected about that many times after 1,183 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 (22, 23, 26, 46) with the draw of 9 March 2019 — its closest relative in 1,183 draws. Chance gave a match this close a 69% likelihood somewhere in that history.

From the draw just before (1 May 2021): nothing carried over. Chance says 56% of draws repeat at least one number.

Carry-over / Déjà Vu →

Sum and shape

165

The numbers add up to 165 — the 67th percentile of all possible tickets, around a middle of 150. Side-by-side numbers: 22–23. 50% of draws have at least one such pair.

Sum Distribution →

The longest wait in this draw

46 had not appeared for 19 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 45% of the jackpot.

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

The Unpopular Numbers Edge →
CA$18,937,875
  • Match 5 + Bonus2≈ 2.2 by chanceCA$123,647
  • Match 570≈ 93 by chanceCA$2,944
  • Match 44,648≈ 5.0k by chanceCA$84.20
  • Match 2 + Bonus68,215≈ 63k by chanceCA$5.00
  • Match 389,160≈ 91k by chanceCA$10.00
  • Match 2616,922≈ 617k by chance—
  • Guaranteed Prize Draw1CA$1,000,000
    • Winners, log scale
    • Prize each, log scale
    • Where chance put the count

    The rings take the ≈5.1M lines the counts imply and assume an evenly spread crowd. Furthest from that: Match 2 + Bonus — 68,215 winners, 8% more than the 63k an even spread gives. The real crowd and an even spread agreed closely on this draw.

    Show the published table
    MatchWinnersPrize each
    Match 60CA$18,937,875
    Match 5 + Bonus2CA$123,647
    Match 570CA$2,944
    Match 44,648CA$84.20
    Match 389,160CA$10.00
    Match 2 + Bonus68,215CA$5.00
    Match 2616,922CA$0.00
    Guaranteed Prize Draw1CA$1,000,000
    Totals779,018—