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Lotto Max · draw

Tuesday, 18 August 2026

ResultLotto Max

Single source
  1. 4
  2. 13
  3. 21
  4. 26
  5. 39
  6. 43
  7. 48
  8. 5

JackpotCA$50,000,000

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

Rules7/52 + 1/52 · since Apr 2026draw 37 of 52 under them

← 2026-08-14All recent draws2026-08-21 →

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 feed4 13 21 26 39 43 48 + 53 Oct 2026, 10:31 UTC

This draw, read by every tool

What the site’s explorations say about the numbers drawn on 18 August 2026 — each beside what chance predicted. None of it says anything about the next draw.

66oddordinary

How ordinary this draw is

Scored 66 of 100 across six shape features — more typical than about 88% of every possible ticket.

  • sum59th
  • odd65th
  • low65th
  • widest gap34th
  • neighbours20th
  • spread68th
Draw Fingerprints →

Each number, as it stood before this draw

Times drawn before — chance expected 5 of each

44times
136times
214times
263times
39

Prize breakdown · 2026-08-18

  • Lines in play≈ 17Mas the winner counts imply
  • Paid outCA$3.4Mto 736k winning lines
  • Won something1 in 23lines took a prize
  • Match 70 winnerschance said 0.13

Where the money went

  • Match 58.0%CA$271.0K
  • Match 435%CA$1.2M
  • Match 3 + Bonus36%CA$1.2M
  • 4 other tiers21%CA$714.0K
Tier1101001k10k100k1MWinners1101001k10k100k1M10M100MPrize each
  1. Match 70≈ 0.13 by chance

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5times
438times
486times

Every number was expected about that many times after 36 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 7 numbers (4, 21, 26, 48) with the draw of 5 May 2026 — its closest relative in 36 draws. Chance gave a match this close a 13% likelihood somewhere in that history.

From the draw just before (14 August 2026): 13, 39 carried over. Chance says 66% of draws repeat at least one number.

Carry-over / Déjà Vu →

Sum and shape

194

The numbers add up to 194 — the 58th percentile of all possible tickets, around a middle of 186. No two numbers side by side. 60% of draws have at least one such pair.

Sum Distribution →

The longest wait in this draw

4 had not appeared for 16 draws. A number waits about 7 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 94% of the jackpot.

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

The Unpopular Numbers Edge →
CA$50,000,000
  • Match 6 + Bonus2≈ 0.90 by chanceCA$91,108
  • Match 646≈ 40 by chanceCA$4,036
  • Match 5 + Bonus105≈ 119 by chanceCA$1,149
  • Match 52,598≈ 2.5k by chanceCA$104
  • Match 4 + Bonus4,175≈ 4.2k by chanceCA$54.00
  • Match 459,431≈ 59k by chanceCA$20.00
  • Match 3 + Bonus60,154≈ 59k by chanceCA$20.00
  • Match 3609,561≈ 610k by chance—
    • Winners, log scale
    • Prize each, log scale
    • Where chance put the count

    The rings take the ≈17M lines the counts imply and assume an evenly spread crowd. Furthest from that: Match 5 — 2,598 winners, 2% more than the 2.5k an even spread gives. The real crowd and an even spread agreed closely on this draw.

    Show the published table
    MatchWinnersPrize each
    Match 70CA$50,000,000
    Match 6 + Bonus2CA$91,108
    Match 646CA$4,036
    Match 5 + Bonus105CA$1,149
    Match 52,598CA$104
    Match 4 + Bonus4,175CA$54.00
    Match 459,431CA$20.00
    Match 3 + Bonus60,154CA$20.00
    Match 3609,561—
    Totals736,072—