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Canada Lotto 6/49 · draw

Wednesday, 5 January 2022

ResultCanada Lotto 6/49

Single source
  1. 2
  2. 5
  3. 8
  4. 29
  5. 36
  6. 45
  7. 23

JackpotCA$28,330,160

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 1,254 of 1,753 under them

← 2022-01-01All recent draws2022-01-08 →

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 feed2 5 8 29 36 45 + 2329 Aug 2026, 09:26 UTC

This draw, read by every tool

What the site’s explorations say about the numbers drawn on 5 January 2022 — each beside what chance predicted. None of it says anything about the next draw.

59oddordinary

How ordinary this draw is

Scored 59 of 100 across six shape features — more typical than about 67% of every possible ticket.

  • sum23th
  • odd48th
  • low48th
  • widest gap85th
  • neighbours25th
  • spread82th
Draw Fingerprints →

Each number, as it stood before this draw

Times drawn before — chance expected 153 of each

2153times
5135times
8155times
29138times
36

Prize breakdown · 2022-01-05

  • Lines in play≈ 5.6Mas the winner counts imply
  • Paid outCA$3.2Mto 844k winning lines
  • Won something1 in 7lines took a prize
  • Match 60 winnerschance said 0.40

Where the money went

  • Match 412%CA$400.2K
  • Match 331%CA$999.2K
  • Guaranteed Prize Draw31%CA$1M
  • 3 other tiers26%CA$822K
Tier1101001k10k100k1MWinners1101001k10k100k1M10M100MPrize each
  1. Match 60≈ 0.40 by chance

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165times
45181times

Every number was expected about that many times after 1,253 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, 5, 29) with the draw of 20 January 2021 — its closest relative in 1,253 draws. Chance gave a match this close a 100% likelihood somewhere in that history.

From the draw just before (1 January 2022): 8 carried over. Chance says 56% of draws repeat at least one number.

Carry-over / Déjà Vu →

Sum and shape

125

The numbers add up to 125 — the 22th 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

29 had not appeared for 13 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 1.2× as often as an average ticket — more popular than most. At 30 million tickets sold, a winner on these numbers would keep about 36% of the jackpot.

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

The Unpopular Numbers Edge →
CA$28,330,160
  • Match 5 + Bonus1≈ 2.4 by chanceCA$252,871
  • Match 596≈ 100 by chanceCA$2,195
  • Match 45,372≈ 5.4k by chanceCA$74.50
  • Match 2 + Bonus71,685≈ 68k by chanceCA$5.00
  • Match 399,919≈ 98k by chanceCA$10.00
  • Match 2667,050≈ 667k by chance—
  • Guaranteed Prize Draw1CA$1,000,000
    • Winners, log scale
    • Prize each, log scale
    • Where chance put the count

    The rings take the ≈5.6M lines the counts imply and assume an evenly spread crowd. Furthest from that: Match 2 + Bonus — 71,685 winners, 5% more than the 68k an even spread gives. The real crowd and an even spread agreed closely on this draw.

    Show the published table
    MatchWinnersPrize each
    Match 60CA$28,330,160
    Match 5 + Bonus1CA$252,871
    Match 596CA$2,195
    Match 45,372CA$74.50
    Match 399,919CA$10.00
    Match 2 + Bonus71,685CA$5.00
    Match 2667,050CA$0.00
    Guaranteed Prize Draw1CA$1,000,000
    Totals844,124—