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New York Lotto · draw

Wednesday, 20 May 2026

ResultNew York Lotto

Single source
  1. 5
  2. 15
  3. 20
  4. 27
  5. 46
  6. 53
  7. 34

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 1,627 of 1,670 under them

← 2026-05-16All recent draws2026-05-23 →

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 feed5 15 20 27 46 53 + 3418 Oct 2026, 03:40 UTC

This draw, read by every tool

What the site’s explorations say about the numbers drawn on 20 May 2026 — each beside what chance predicted. None of it says anything about the next draw.

63oddordinary

How ordinary this draw is

Scored 63 of 100 across six shape features — more typical than about 76% of every possible ticket.

  • sum37th
  • odd77th
  • low77th
  • widest gap55th
  • neighbours29th
  • spread67th
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Each number, as it stood before this draw

Times drawn before — chance expected 165 of each

5171times
15184times
20161times
27193times
46

Prize breakdown · 2026-05-20

  • Lines in play≈ 876kas the winner counts imply
  • Paid out$27.7Kto 9.3k winning lines
  • Won something1 in 94lines took a prize
  • Match 60 winnerschance said 0.02

Where the money went

  • Match 532%$8.8K
  • Match 436%$9.9K
  • Match 332%$9K
Tier1101001k10kWinners1101001k10k100k1M10MPrize each
  1. Match 60≈ 0.02 by chance$2,400,000
  2. Match 5 + Bonus

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160times
53177times

Every number was expected about that many times after 1,626 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 (15, 20, 27, 53) with the draw of 2 July 2022 — its closest relative in 1,626 draws. Chance gave a match this close a 53% likelihood somewhere in that history.

From the draw just before (16 May 2026): 27 carried over. Chance says 49% of draws repeat at least one number.

Carry-over / Déjà Vu →

Sum and shape

166

The numbers add up to 166 — the 36th percentile of all possible tickets, around a middle of 180. No two numbers side by side. 43% of draws have at least one such pair.

Sum Distribution →

The longest wait in this draw

53 had not appeared for 30 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 69% of the jackpot.

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

The Unpopular Numbers Edge →
0≈ 0.12 by chance
$133,856
  • Match 59≈ 6.1 by chance$978
  • Match 4381≈ 402 by chance$26.00
  • Match 38,960≈ 9.1k by chance$1.00
    • Winners, log scale
    • Prize each, log scale
    • Where chance put the count

    The rings take the ≈876k lines the counts imply and assume an evenly spread crowd. Furthest from that: Match 3 — 8,960 winners, 2% fewer than the 9.1k an even spread gives. The real crowd and an even spread agreed closely on this draw.

    Show the published table
    MatchWinnersPrize each
    Match 60$2,400,000
    Match 5 + Bonus0$133,856
    Match 59$978
    Match 4381$26.00
    Match 38,960$1.00
    Totals9,350—