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Lotto · draw

Wednesday, 18 May 2022

ResultLotto

Single source
  1. 17
  2. 20
  3. 24
  4. 34
  5. 35
  6. 39

Top prizeNot wonnext draw advertised at

Rules6/42 · since Apr 2010draw 1,262 of 2,103 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, 09:40 UTC.

  • Primarycommercial feed17 20 24 34 35 3929 Aug 2026, 09:28 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.

49oddordinary

How ordinary this draw is

Scored 49 of 100 across six shape features — more typical than about 41% of every possible ticket.

  • sum92th
  • odd50th
  • low21th
  • widest gap23th
  • neighbours65th
  • spread10th
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Each number, as it stood before this draw

Times drawn before — chance expected 180 of each

17192times
20177times
24174times
34184times
35

Prize breakdown · 2022-05-18

  • Lines in play≈ 198kas the winner counts imply
  • Paid out$74.4Kto 5.8k winning lines
  • Won something1 in 34lines took a prize
  • Match 60 winnerschance said 0.04

Where the money went

  • Match 55.0%$3.8K
  • Match 434%$25.6K
  • Match 361%$45.1K
Tier1101001k10kWinners1101001k10k100k1M10MPrize each
  1. Match 60≈ 0.04 by chance$6,169,962
  2. Match 54 rows folded in

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169times
39165times

Every number was expected about that many times after 1,261 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 (17, 20, 35, 39) with the draw of 16 September 2020 — its closest relative in 1,261 draws. Chance gave a match this close a 90% likelihood somewhere in that history.

From the draw just before (14 May 2022): 17, 34, 35 carried over. Chance says 63% of draws repeat at least one number.

Carry-over / Déjà Vu →

Sum and shape

169

The numbers add up to 169 — the 92th percentile of all possible tickets, around a middle of 129. Side-by-side numbers: 34–35. 56% of draws have at least one such pair.

Sum Distribution →

The longest wait in this draw

24 had not appeared for 13 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 0.5× as often as an average ticket — less popular than most. At 30 million tickets sold, a winner on these numbers would keep about 35% of the jackpot.

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

The Unpopular Numbers Edge →
5≈ 8.2 by chance
$500to $1,250
  • Match 44 rows folded in377≈ 357 by chance$50.00to $125
  • Match 34 rows folded in5,391≈ 5.4k by chance$6.00to $15.00
    • Winners, log scale
    • Prize each, log scale
    • Where chance put the count

    The rings take the ≈198k lines the counts imply and assume an evenly spread crowd. Furthest from that: Match 3 — 5,391 winners, 0% more than the 5.4k an even spread gives. The real crowd and an even spread agreed closely on this draw.

    Show the published table
    MatchWinnersPrize each
    Match 60$6,169,962
    Match 5 (5x Multiplier)1$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)28$125
    Match 4 (4x Multiplier)33$100
    Match 4 (3x Multiplier)118$75.00
    Match 4 (2x Multiplier)198$50.00
    Match 3 (5x Multiplier)546$15.00
    Match 3 (4x Multiplier)500$12.00
    Match 3 (3x Multiplier)1,629$9.00
    Match 3 (2x Multiplier)2,716$6.00
    Totals5,773—