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Canada Lotto 6/49 · draw

Wednesday, 21 March 2018

ResultCanada Lotto 6/49

Single source
  1. 1
  2. 5
  3. 9
  4. 12
  5. 39
  6. 41
  7. 28

JackpotCA$20,481,126

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

Rules6/49 + 1/49 · since Jan 2010draw 858 of 1,755 under them

← 2018-03-17All recent draws2018-03-24 →

Where this result came from

SourcesOnly Primary (commercial feed) reported this draw, so there is nothing to check it against. Settled 29 Aug 2026, 09:37 UTC.

  • Primarycommercial feed1 5 9 12 39 41 + 2829 Aug 2026, 09:26 UTC

This draw, read by every tool

What the site’s explorations say about the numbers drawn on 21 March 2018 — each beside what chance predicted. None of it says anything about the next draw.

33oddordinary

How ordinary this draw is

Scored 33 of 100 across six shape features — more typical than about 12% of every possible ticket.

  • sum10th
  • odd94th
  • low77th
  • widest gap97th
  • neighbours25th
  • spread67th
Draw Fingerprints →

Each number, as it stood before this draw

Times drawn before — chance expected 105 of each

187times
590times
9110times
12104times
39

Prize breakdown · 2018-03-21

  • Lines in play≈ 6.3Mas the winner counts imply
  • Paid outCA$26.2Mto 952k winning lines
  • Won something1 in 7lines took a prize
  • Match 61 winnerchance said 0.45

Where the money went

  • Match 678%CA$20.5M
  • Match 34.4%CA$1.2M
  • Match 28.6%CA$2.3M
  • 5 other tiers8.9%CA$2.3M
Tier1101001k10k100k1MWinners1101001k10k100k1M10M100MPrize each
  1. Match 61≈ 0.45 by chance

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99times
41112times

Every number was expected about that many times after 857 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 (1, 9, 12, 39) with the draw of 16 September 2015 — its closest relative in 857 draws. Chance gave a match this close a 57% likelihood somewhere in that history.

From the draw just before (17 March 2018): nothing carried over. Chance says 56% of draws repeat at least one number.

Carry-over / Déjà Vu →

Sum and shape

107

The numbers add up to 107 — the 9th percentile of all possible tickets, around a middle of 150. No two numbers side by side. 50% of draws have at least one such pair.

Sum Distribution →

The longest wait in this draw

5 had not appeared for 55 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 1.3× as often as an average ticket — more popular than most. At 30 million tickets sold, a winner on these numbers would keep about 34% of the jackpot.

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

The Unpopular Numbers Edge →
CA$20,481,126
  • Match 5 + Bonus1≈ 2.7 by chanceCA$274,028
  • Match 5110≈ 113 by chanceCA$2,076
  • Match 46,468≈ 6.1k by chanceCA$67.10
  • Match 2 + Bonus77,447≈ 77k by chanceCA$5.00
  • Match 3115,258≈ 111k by chanceCA$10.00
  • Match 2752,597≈ 753k by chanceCA$3.00
  • Guaranteed Prize Draw1CA$1,000,000
    • Winners, log scale
    • Prize each, log scale
    • Where chance put the count

    The rings take the ≈6.3M lines the counts imply and assume an evenly spread crowd. Furthest from that: Match 4 — 6,468 winners, 7% more than the 6.1k an even spread gives. The real crowd and an even spread agreed closely on this draw.

    Show the published table
    MatchWinnersPrize each
    Match 61CA$20,481,126
    Match 5 + Bonus1CA$274,028
    Match 5110CA$2,076
    Match 46,468CA$67.10
    Match 3115,258CA$10.00
    Match 2 + Bonus77,447CA$5.00
    Match 2752,597CA$3.00
    Guaranteed Prize Draw1CA$1,000,000
    Totals0—