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Classic Lotto 47 · draw

Saturday, 22 May 2021

ResultClassic Lotto 47

Single source
  1. 16
  2. 17
  3. 25
  4. 37
  5. 42
  6. 46

Jackpot$9,850,000

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 1,159 of 1,881 under them

← 2021-05-19All recent draws2021-05-26 →

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 feed16 17 25 37 42 4629 Aug 2026, 09:31 UTC

This draw, read by every tool

What the site’s explorations say about the numbers drawn on 22 May 2021 — each beside what chance predicted. None of it says anything about the next draw.

55oddordinary

How ordinary this draw is

Scored 55 of 100 across six shape features — more typical than about 58% of every possible ticket.

  • sum89th
  • odd48th
  • low20th
  • widest gap30th
  • neighbours69th
  • spread26th
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Each number, as it stood before this draw

Times drawn before — chance expected 148 of each

16136times
17143times
25135times
37145times
42

Prize breakdown · 2021-05-22

  • Lines in play≈ 724kas the winner counts imply
  • Paid out$204.4Kto 15k winning lines
  • Won something1 in 48lines took a prize
  • Match 60 winnerschance said 0.07

Where the money went

  • Match 527%$55K
  • Match 438%$77.5K
  • Match 335%$71.9K
Tier1101001k10k100kWinners1101001k10k100k1M10MPrize each
  1. Match 60≈ 0.07 by chance$9,850,000
  2. Match 5

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127times
46136times

Every number was expected about that many times after 1,158 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 (16, 25, 37, 42) with the draw of 4 November 2020 — its closest relative in 1,158 draws. Chance gave a match this close a 74% likelihood somewhere in that history.

From the draw just before (19 May 2021): 17 carried over. Chance says 58% of draws repeat at least one number.

Carry-over / Déjà Vu →

Sum and shape

183

The numbers add up to 183 — the 89th percentile of all possible tickets, around a middle of 144. Side-by-side numbers: 16–17. 51% of draws have at least one such pair.

Sum Distribution →

The longest wait in this draw

25 had not appeared for 25 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 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 52% of the jackpot.

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

The Unpopular Numbers Edge →
22≈ 17 by chance
$2,500
  • Match 4775≈ 830 by chance$100
  • Match 314,378≈ 14k by chance$5.00
    • Winners, log scale
    • Prize each, log scale
    • Where chance put the count

    The rings take the ≈724k lines the counts imply and assume an evenly spread crowd. Furthest from that: Match 4 — 775 winners, 7% fewer than the 830 an even spread gives. The real crowd and an even spread agreed closely on this draw.

    Show the published table
    MatchWinnersPrize each
    Match 60$9,850,000
    Match 522$2,500
    Match 4775$100
    Match 314,378$5.00
    Totals15,175—