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Pick 6 · draw

Thursday, 3 May 2012

ResultPick 6

Single source
  1. 12
  2. 18
  3. 20
  4. 22
  5. 23
  6. 48

Jackpot$14,700,000

Top prizeNot wonnext draw advertised at

Rules6/49 · since Jan 2010draw 244 of 2,041 under them

← 2012-04-30All recent draws2012-05-07 →

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 feed12 18 20 22 23 4829 Aug 2026, 09:33 UTC

This draw, read by every tool

What the site’s explorations say about the numbers drawn on 3 May 2012 — 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.

  • sum42th
  • odd5th
  • low94th
  • widest gap94th
  • neighbours70th
  • spread47th
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Each number, as it stood before this draw

Times drawn before — chance expected 30 of each

1239times
1828times
2034times
2221times
23

Prize breakdown · 2012-05-03

  • Paid out$0to 0 winning lines
  • Match 60 winners$14.7M
Tier110Winners1101001k10k100k1M10M100MPrize each
  1. Match 60$14,700,000
  2. Match 50$2,710
  3. Match 40

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28times
4834times

Every number was expected about that many times after 243 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 3 of 6 numbers (20, 22, 48) with the draw of 2 January 2012 — its closest relative in 243 draws. Chance gave a match this close a 99% likelihood somewhere in that history.

From the draw just before (30 April 2012): 18 carried over. Chance says 56% of draws repeat at least one number.

Carry-over / Déjà Vu →

Sum and shape

143

The numbers add up to 143 — the 41th percentile of all possible tickets, around a middle of 150. Side-by-side numbers: 22–23. 50% of draws have at least one such pair.

Sum Distribution →

The longest wait in this draw

22 had not appeared for 15 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 33% of the jackpot.

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

The Unpopular Numbers Edge →
$57.00
  • Match 30$3.00
    • Winners, log scale
    • Prize each, log scale
    Show the published table
    MatchWinnersPrize each
    Match 60$14,700,000
    Match 50$2,710
    Match 40$57.00
    Match 30$3.00
    Totals0—