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Canada Lotto 6/49 · draw

Wednesday, 4 May 2022

ResultCanada Lotto 6/49

Single source
  1. 4
  2. 21
  3. 22
  4. 36
  5. 41
  6. 43
  7. 31

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 1,288 of 1,753 under them

← 2022-04-30All recent draws2022-05-07 →

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 feed4 21 22 36 41 43 + 3129 Aug 2026, 09:26 UTC

This draw, read by every tool

What the site’s explorations say about the numbers drawn on 4 May 2022 — each beside what chance predicted. None of it says anything about the next draw.

77oddordinary

How ordinary this draw is

Scored 77 of 100 across six shape features — more typical than about 97% of every possible ticket.

  • sum69th
  • odd48th
  • low48th
  • widest gap65th
  • neighbours70th
  • spread62th
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Each number, as it stood before this draw

Times drawn before — chance expected 158 of each

4163times
21173times
22164times
36170times
41

Prize breakdown · 2022-05-04

  • Lines in play≈ 3.7Mas the winner counts imply
  • Paid outCA$2.5Mto 558k winning lines
  • Won something1 in 7lines took a prize
  • Match 60 winnerschance said 0.27

Where the money went

  • Match 412%CA$303.6K
  • Match 325%CA$624.7K
  • Guaranteed Prize Draw40%CA$1M
  • 3 other tiers23%CA$581.8K
Tier1101001k10k100k1MWinners1101001k10k100k1M10MPrize each
  1. Match 60≈ 0.27 by chance

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162times
43152times

Every number was expected about that many times after 1,287 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 (4, 21, 22, 43) with the draw of 26 March 2011 — its closest relative in 1,287 draws. Chance gave a match this close a 72% likelihood somewhere in that history.

From the draw just before (30 April 2022): 43 carried over. Chance says 56% of draws repeat at least one number.

Carry-over / Déjà Vu →

Sum and shape

167

The numbers add up to 167 — the 69th percentile of all possible tickets, around a middle of 150. Side-by-side numbers: 21–22. 50% of draws have at least one such pair.

Sum Distribution →

The longest wait in this draw

4 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 0.6× as often as an average ticket — less popular than most. At 30 million tickets sold, a winner on these numbers would keep about 55% of the jackpot.

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

The Unpopular Numbers Edge →
CA$5,000,000
  • Match 5 + Bonus2≈ 1.6 by chanceCA$95,844
  • Match 560≈ 67 by chanceCA$2,662
  • Match 43,296≈ 3.6k by chanceCA$92.10
  • Match 2 + Bonus46,069≈ 46k by chanceCA$5.00
  • Match 362,471≈ 66k by chanceCA$10.00
  • Match 2445,957≈ 446k by chance—
  • Guaranteed Prize Draw1CA$1,000,000
    • Winners, log scale
    • Prize each, log scale
    • Where chance put the count

    The rings take the ≈3.7M lines the counts imply and assume an evenly spread crowd. Furthest from that: Match 4 — 3,296 winners, 8% fewer than the 3.6k 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 + Bonus2CA$95,844
    Match 560CA$2,662
    Match 43,296CA$92.10
    Match 362,471CA$10.00
    Match 2 + Bonus46,069CA$5.00
    Match 2445,957CA$0.00
    Guaranteed Prize Draw1CA$1,000,000
    Totals557,856—