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New York Lotto · draw

Wednesday, 4 May 2022

ResultNew York Lotto

Single source
  1. 1
  2. 5
  3. 22
  4. 23
  5. 45
  6. 49
  7. 19

Jackpot$11,200,000

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

Rules6/59 + 1/59 · since Oct 2010draw 1,205 of 1,673 under them

← 2022-04-30All recent draws2022-05-07 →

Where this result came from

SourcesOnly Primary (commercial feed) reported this draw, so there is nothing to check it against. Settled 29 Aug 2026, 09:50 UTC.

  • Primarycommercial feed1 5 22 23 45 49 + 1929 Aug 2026, 09:33 UTC

This draw, read by every tool

What the site’s explorations say about the numbers drawn on 4 May 2022 — each beside what chance predicted. None of it says anything about the next draw.

45oddordinary

How ordinary this draw is

Scored 45 of 100 across six shape features — more typical than about 31% of every possible ticket.

  • sum19th
  • odd94th
  • low77th
  • widest gap72th
  • neighbours75th
  • spread67th
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Each number, as it stood before this draw

Times drawn before — chance expected 122 of each

1129times
5131times
22111times
23126times
45

Prize breakdown · 2022-05-04

  • Lines in play≈ 1.4Mas the winner counts imply
  • Paid out$43.6Kto 15k winning lines
  • Won something1 in 94lines took a prize
  • Match 60 winnerschance said 0.03

Where the money went

  • Match 532%$13.8K
  • Match 435%$15.4K
  • Match 333%$14.4K
Tier1101001k10k100kWinners1101001k10k100k1M10M100MPrize each
  1. Match 60≈ 0.03 by chance$11,200,000

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99times
49123times

Every number was expected about that many times after 1,204 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.

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Its nearest twin

Shares 4 of 6 numbers (1, 5, 22, 45) with the draw of 26 October 2011 — its closest relative in 1,204 draws. Chance gave a match this close a 43% likelihood somewhere in that history.

From the draw just before (30 April 2022): 5 carried over. Chance says 49% of draws repeat at least one number.

Carry-over / Déjà Vu →

Sum and shape

145

The numbers add up to 145 — the 19th percentile of all possible tickets, around a middle of 180. Side-by-side numbers: 22–23. 43% of draws have at least one such pair.

Sum Distribution →

The longest wait in this draw

45 had not appeared for 27 draws. A number waits about 10 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 1.2× as often as an average ticket — more popular than most. At 30 million tickets sold, a winner on these numbers would keep about 68% of the jackpot.

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

The Unpopular Numbers Edge →
  • Match 5 + Bonus0≈ 0.19 by chance$72,886
  • Match 56≈ 9.8 by chance$2,302
  • Match 4617≈ 646 by chance$25.00
  • Match 314,408≈ 15k by chance$1.00
    • Winners, log scale
    • Prize each, log scale
    • Where chance put the count

    The rings take the ≈1.4M lines the counts imply and assume an evenly spread crowd. Furthest from that: Match 4 — 617 winners, 5% fewer than the 646 an even spread gives. The real crowd and an even spread agreed closely on this draw.

    Show the published table
    MatchWinnersPrize each
    Match 60$11,200,000
    Match 5 + Bonus0$72,886
    Match 56$2,302
    Match 4617$25.00
    Match 314,408$1.00
    Totals15,031—