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Canada Lotto 6/49 · draw

Saturday, 18 December 2021

ResultCanada Lotto 6/49

Single source
  1. 2
  2. 10
  3. 15
  4. 16
  5. 20
  6. 49
  7. 18

JackpotCA$10,855,867

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 1,249 of 1,753 under them

← 2021-12-15All recent draws2021-12-22 →

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 10 15 16 20 49 + 1829 Aug 2026, 09:26 UTC

This draw, read by every tool

What the site’s explorations say about the numbers drawn on 18 December 2021 — each beside what chance predicted. None of it says anything about the next draw.

24oddordinary

How ordinary this draw is

Scored 24 of 100 across six shape features — more typical than about 4% of every possible ticket.

  • sum13th
  • odd20th
  • low94th
  • widest gap98th
  • neighbours70th
  • spread98th
Draw Fingerprints →

Each number, as it stood before this draw

Times drawn before — chance expected 153 of each

2151times
10165times
15167times
16151times
20

Prize breakdown · 2021-12-18

  • Lines in play≈ 5.0Mas the winner counts imply
  • Paid outCA$3Mto 765k winning lines
  • Won something1 in 7lines took a prize
  • Match 60 winnerschance said 0.36

Where the money went

  • Match 412%CA$365.9K
  • Match 330%CA$920.6K
  • Guaranteed Prize Draw33%CA$1M
  • 3 other tiers24%CA$739.5K
Tier1101001k10k100k1MWinners1101001k10k100k1M10M100MPrize each
  1. Match 60≈ 0.36 by chance

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158times
49153times

Every number was expected about that many times after 1,248 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 (15, 16, 20, 49) with the draw of 27 February 2021 — its closest relative in 1,248 draws. Chance gave a match this close a 71% likelihood somewhere in that history.

From the draw just before (15 December 2021): nothing carried over. Chance says 56% of draws repeat at least one number.

Carry-over / Déjà Vu →

Sum and shape

112

The numbers add up to 112 — the 12th percentile of all possible tickets, around a middle of 150. Side-by-side numbers: 15–16. 50% of draws have at least one such pair.

Sum Distribution →

The longest wait in this draw

16 had not appeared for 12 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 1.5× as often as an average ticket — more popular than most. At 30 million tickets sold, a winner on these numbers would keep about 29% of the jackpot.

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

The Unpopular Numbers Edge →
CA$10,855,867
  • Match 5 + Bonus3≈ 2.2 by chanceCA$76,979
  • Match 593≈ 91 by chanceCA$2,069
  • Match 45,139≈ 4.9k by chanceCA$71.20
  • Match 2 + Bonus63,217≈ 62k by chanceCA$5.00
  • Match 392,058≈ 89k by chanceCA$10.00
  • Match 2604,377≈ 604k by chance—
  • Guaranteed Prize Draw1CA$1,000,000
    • Winners, log scale
    • Prize each, log scale
    • Where chance put the count

    The rings take the ≈5.0M lines the counts imply and assume an evenly spread crowd. Furthest from that: Match 4 — 5,139 winners, 5% more than the 4.9k an even spread gives. The real crowd and an even spread agreed closely on this draw.

    Show the published table
    MatchWinnersPrize each
    Match 60CA$10,855,867
    Match 5 + Bonus3CA$76,979
    Match 593CA$2,069
    Match 45,139CA$71.20
    Match 392,058CA$10.00
    Match 2 + Bonus63,217CA$5.00
    Match 2604,377CA$0.00
    Guaranteed Prize Draw1CA$1,000,000
    Totals764,888—