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Classic Lotto 47 · draw

Wednesday, 16 September 2020

ResultClassic Lotto 47

Single source
  1. 3
  2. 20
  3. 21
  4. 26
  5. 38
  6. 46

Jackpot$19,050,000

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

Rules6/47 · since Apr 2010draw 1,088 of 1,881 under them

← 2020-09-12All recent draws2020-09-19 →

Where this result came from

SourcesOnly Primary (commercial feed) reported this draw, so there is nothing to check it against. Settled 29 Aug 2026, 09:47 UTC.

  • Primarycommercial feed3 20 21 26 38 4629 Aug 2026, 09:31 UTC

This draw, read by every tool

What the site’s explorations say about the numbers drawn on 16 September 2020 — each beside what chance predicted. None of it says anything about the next draw.

59oddordinary

How ordinary this draw is

Scored 59 of 100 across six shape features — more typical than about 67% of every possible ticket.

  • sum62th
  • odd20th
  • low48th
  • widest gap69th
  • neighbours69th
  • spread91th
Draw Fingerprints →

Each number, as it stood before this draw

Times drawn before — chance expected 139 of each

3133times
20124times
21139times
26139times
38

Prize breakdown · 2020-09-16

  • Lines in play≈ 1.1Mas the winner counts imply
  • Paid out$292.2Kto 24k winning lines
  • Won something1 in 48lines took a prize
  • Match 60 winnerschance said 0.11

Where the money went

  • Match 519%$55K
  • Match 442%$123.7K
  • Match 339%$113.5K
Tier1101001k10k100kWinners1101001k10k100k1M10M100MPrize each
  1. Match 60≈ 0.11 by chance$19,050,000

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154times
46128times

Every number was expected about that many times after 1,087 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 (20, 21, 38, 46) with the draw of 16 May 2020 — its closest relative in 1,087 draws. Chance gave a match this close a 72% likelihood somewhere in that history.

From the draw just before (12 September 2020): 3 carried over. Chance says 58% of draws repeat at least one number.

Carry-over / Déjà Vu →

Sum and shape

154

The numbers add up to 154 — the 62th percentile of all possible tickets, around a middle of 144. Side-by-side numbers: 20–21. 51% of draws have at least one such pair.

Sum Distribution →

The longest wait in this draw

20 had not appeared for 23 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 1.0× as often as an average ticket — about as popular as 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 →
  • Match 522≈ 26 by chance$2,500
  • Match 41,237≈ 1.3k by chance$100
  • Match 322,697≈ 23k by chance$5.00
    • Winners, log scale
    • Prize each, log scale
    • Where chance put the count

    The rings take the ≈1.1M lines the counts imply and assume an evenly spread crowd. Furthest from that: Match 4 — 1,237 winners, 6% fewer than the 1.3k an even spread gives. The real crowd and an even spread agreed closely on this draw.

    Show the published table
    MatchWinnersPrize each
    Match 60$19,050,000
    Match 522$2,500
    Match 41,237$100
    Match 322,697$5.00
    Totals23,956—