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Lotto · draw

Wednesday, 5 May 2021

ResultLotto

Single source
  1. 2
  2. 4
  3. 5
  4. 24
  5. 26
  6. 27

Jackpot$2,571,578

Top prizeNot wonnext draw advertised at

Rules6/42 · since Apr 2010draw 1,155 of 2,105 under them

← 2021-05-01All recent draws2021-05-08 →

Where this result came from

SourcesOnly Primary (commercial feed) reported this draw, so there is nothing to check it against. Settled 29 Aug 2026, 09:40 UTC.

  • Primarycommercial feed2 4 5 24 26 2729 Aug 2026, 09:28 UTC

This draw, read by every tool

What the site’s explorations say about the numbers drawn on 5 May 2021 — each beside what chance predicted. None of it says anything about the next draw.

39oddordinary

How ordinary this draw is

Scored 39 of 100 across six shape features — more typical than about 20% of every possible ticket.

  • sum7th
  • odd21th
  • low50th
  • widest gap89th
  • neighbours92th
  • spread19th
Draw Fingerprints →

Each number, as it stood before this draw

Times drawn before — chance expected 165 of each

2171times
4174times
5167times
24159times
26

Prize breakdown · 2021-05-05

  • Lines in play≈ 169kas the winner counts imply
  • Paid out$65.5Kto 5.0k winning lines
  • Won something1 in 34lines took a prize
  • Match 60 winnerschance said 0.03

Where the money went

  • Match 55.3%$3.5K
  • Match 436%$23.5K
  • Match 359%$38.5K
Tier1101001k10kWinners1101001k10k100k1M10MPrize each
  1. Match 60≈ 0.03 by chance$2,571,578
  2. Match 54 rows folded in

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150times
27154times

Every number was expected about that many times after 1,154 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 (2, 4, 5, 27) with the draw of 25 February 2015 — its closest relative in 1,154 draws. Chance gave a match this close a 88% likelihood somewhere in that history.

From the draw just before (1 May 2021): 4, 5, 27 carried over. Chance says 63% of draws repeat at least one number.

Carry-over / Déjà Vu →

Sum and shape

88

The numbers add up to 88 — the 7th percentile of all possible tickets, around a middle of 129. Side-by-side numbers: 4–5, 26–27. 56% of draws have at least one such pair.

Sum Distribution →

The longest wait in this draw

26 had not appeared for 25 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 2.4× as often as an average ticket — more popular than most. At 30 million tickets sold, a winner on these numbers would keep about 7% of the jackpot.

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

The Unpopular Numbers Edge →
5≈ 7.0 by chance
$500to $1,250
  • Match 44 rows folded in338≈ 305 by chance$50.00to $125
  • Match 34 rows folded in4,607≈ 4.6k by chance$6.00to $15.00
    • Winners, log scale
    • Prize each, log scale
    • Where chance put the count

    The rings take the ≈169k lines the counts imply and assume an evenly spread crowd. Furthest from that: Match 3 — 4,607 winners, 0% more than the 4.6k an even spread gives. The real crowd and an even spread agreed closely on this draw.

    Show the published table
    MatchWinnersPrize each
    Match 60$2,571,578
    Match 5 (5x Multiplier)0$1,250
    Match 5 (4x Multiplier)1$1,000
    Match 5 (3x Multiplier)2$750
    Match 5 (2x Multiplier)2$500
    Match 4 (5x Multiplier)32$125
    Match 4 (4x Multiplier)32$100
    Match 4 (3x Multiplier)104$75.00
    Match 4 (2x Multiplier)170$50.00
    Match 3 (5x Multiplier)443$15.00
    Match 3 (4x Multiplier)435$12.00
    Match 3 (3x Multiplier)1,430$9.00
    Match 3 (2x Multiplier)2,299$6.00
    Totals4,950—