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Lotto · draw

Saturday, 8 May 2021

ResultLotto

Single source
  1. 2
  2. 6
  3. 9
  4. 16
  5. 37
  6. 39

Jackpot$2,721,241

Top prizeNot wonnext draw advertised at

Rules6/42 · since Apr 2010draw 1,156 of 2,105 under them

← 2021-05-05All recent draws2021-05-12 →

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 6 9 16 37 3929 Aug 2026, 09:28 UTC

This draw, read by every tool

What the site’s explorations say about the numbers drawn on 8 May 2021 — each beside what chance predicted. None of it says anything about the next draw.

47oddordinary

How ordinary this draw is

Scored 47 of 100 across six shape features — more typical than about 35% of every possible ticket.

  • sum24th
  • odd50th
  • low79th
  • widest gap94th
  • neighbours22th
  • spread83th
Draw Fingerprints →

Each number, as it stood before this draw

Times drawn before — chance expected 165 of each

2172times
6164times
9161times
16180times
37

Prize breakdown · 2021-05-08

  • Lines in play≈ 169kas the winner counts imply
  • Paid out$65.3Kto 4.9k winning lines
  • Won something1 in 34lines took a prize
  • Match 60 winnerschance said 0.03

Where the money went

  • Match 57.7%$5K
  • Match 433%$21.8K
  • Match 359%$38.5K
Tier1101001k10kWinners1101001k10k100k1M10MPrize each
  1. Match 60≈ 0.03 by chance$2,721,241
  2. Match 54 rows folded in

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146times
39156times

Every number was expected about that many times after 1,155 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, 6, 37, 39) with the draw of 9 May 2012 — its closest relative in 1,155 draws. Chance gave a match this close a 88% likelihood somewhere in that history.

From the draw just before (5 May 2021): 2 carried over. Chance says 63% of draws repeat at least one number.

Carry-over / Déjà Vu →

Sum and shape

109

The numbers add up to 109 — the 24th percentile of all possible tickets, around a middle of 129. No two numbers side by side. 56% of draws have at least one such pair.

Sum Distribution →

The longest wait in this draw

37 had not appeared for 27 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 0.9× as often as an average ticket — about as popular as most. At 30 million tickets sold, a winner on these numbers would keep about 19% of the jackpot.

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

The Unpopular Numbers Edge →
6≈ 7.0 by chance
$500to $1,250
  • Match 44 rows folded in306≈ 304 by chance$50.00to $125
  • Match 34 rows folded in4,595≈ 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 — 4,595 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$2,721,241
    Match 5 (5x Multiplier)2$1,250
    Match 5 (4x Multiplier)0$1,000
    Match 5 (3x Multiplier)2$750
    Match 5 (2x Multiplier)2$500
    Match 4 (5x Multiplier)32$125
    Match 4 (4x Multiplier)34$100
    Match 4 (3x Multiplier)95$75.00
    Match 4 (2x Multiplier)145$50.00
    Match 3 (5x Multiplier)442$15.00
    Match 3 (4x Multiplier)466$12.00
    Match 3 (3x Multiplier)1,388$9.00
    Match 3 (2x Multiplier)2,299$6.00
    Totals4,907—