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Canada Lotto 6/49 · draw

Wednesday, 18 May 2022

ResultCanada Lotto 6/49

Single source
  1. 14
  2. 22
  3. 24
  4. 28
  5. 42
  6. 48
  7. 23

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 1,292 of 1,753 under them

← 2022-05-14All recent draws2022-05-21 →

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 feed14 22 24 28 42 48 + 2329 Aug 2026, 09:26 UTC

This draw, read by every tool

What the site’s explorations say about the numbers drawn on 18 May 2022 — 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 64% of every possible ticket.

  • sum80th
  • odd0th
  • low48th
  • widest gap42th
  • neighbours25th
  • spread37th
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Each number, as it stood before this draw

Times drawn before — chance expected 158 of each

14138times
22165times
24162times
28166times
42

Prize breakdown · 2022-05-18

  • Lines in play≈ 3.6Mas the winner counts imply
  • Paid outCA$2.5Mto 545k winning lines
  • Won something1 in 7lines took a prize
  • Match 60 winnerschance said 0.26

Where the money went

  • Match 412%CA$295.9K
  • Match 325%CA$623.2K
  • Guaranteed Prize Draw40%CA$1M
  • 3 other tiers23%CA$559.9K
Tier1101001k10k100k1MWinners1101001k10k100k1M10MPrize each
  1. Match 60≈ 0.26 by chance

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149times
48167times

Every number was expected about that many times after 1,291 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 (14, 24, 42, 48) with the draw of 7 February 2015 — its closest relative in 1,291 draws. Chance gave a match this close a 72% likelihood somewhere in that history.

From the draw just before (14 May 2022): 14 carried over. Chance says 56% of draws repeat at least one number.

Carry-over / Déjà Vu →

Sum and shape

178

The numbers add up to 178 — 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

24 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 0.8× as often as an average ticket — less popular than most. At 30 million tickets sold, a winner on these numbers would keep about 48% 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$93,427
  • Match 551≈ 65 by chanceCA$3,053
  • Match 43,302≈ 3.5k by chanceCA$89.60
  • Match 2 + Bonus43,472≈ 45k by chanceCA$5.00
  • Match 362,324≈ 64k by chanceCA$10.00
  • Match 2435,789≈ 436k by chance—
  • Guaranteed Prize Draw1CA$1,000,000
    • Winners, log scale
    • Prize each, log scale
    • Where chance put the count

    The rings take the ≈3.6M lines the counts imply and assume an evenly spread crowd. Furthest from that: Match 4 — 3,302 winners, 6% fewer than the 3.5k 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$93,427
    Match 551CA$3,053
    Match 43,302CA$89.60
    Match 362,324CA$10.00
    Match 2 + Bonus43,472CA$5.00
    Match 2435,789CA$0.00
    Guaranteed Prize Draw1CA$1,000,000
    Totals544,941—