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New York Lotto · draw

Wednesday, 28 April 2021

ResultNew York Lotto

Single source
  1. 15
  2. 17
  3. 20
  4. 29
  5. 38
  6. 42
  7. 6

Jackpot$3,600,000

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 1,099 of 1,673 under them

← 2021-04-24All recent draws2021-05-01 →

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 feed15 17 20 29 38 42 + 629 Aug 2026, 09:33 UTC

This draw, read by every tool

What the site’s explorations say about the numbers drawn on 28 April 2021 — each beside what chance predicted. None of it says anything about the next draw.

47oddordinary

How ordinary this draw is

Scored 47 of 100 across six shape features — more typical than about 36% of every possible ticket.

  • sum32th
  • odd48th
  • low77th
  • widest gap4th
  • neighbours29th
  • spread6th
Draw Fingerprints →

Each number, as it stood before this draw

Times drawn before — chance expected 112 of each

15125times
17126times
20106times
29101times
38

Prize breakdown · 2021-04-28

  • Lines in play≈ 1.1Mas the winner counts imply
  • Paid out$34.7Kto 11k winning lines
  • Won something1 in 94lines took a prize
  • Match 60 winnerschance said 0.02

Where the money went

  • Match 532%$11.2K
  • Match 436%$12.6K
  • Match 331%$10.9K
Tier1101001k10k100kWinners1101001k10k100k1M10MPrize each
  1. Match 60≈ 0.02 by chance$3,600,000
  2. Match 5 + Bonus

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94times
42109times

Every number was expected about that many times after 1,098 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 (15, 17, 38, 42) with the draw of 22 February 2017 — its closest relative in 1,098 draws. Chance gave a match this close a 40% likelihood somewhere in that history.

From the draw just before (24 April 2021): nothing carried over. Chance says 49% of draws repeat at least one number.

Carry-over / Déjà Vu →

Sum and shape

161

The numbers add up to 161 — the 32th 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

38 had not appeared for 15 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 1.1× as often as an average ticket — about as popular as most. At 30 million tickets sold, a winner on these numbers would keep about 71% of the jackpot.

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

The Unpopular Numbers Edge →
0≈ 0.14 by chance
$30,572
  • Match 510≈ 7.4 by chance$1,117
  • Match 4467≈ 488 by chance$27.00
  • Match 310,887≈ 11k by chance$1.00
    • Winners, log scale
    • Prize each, log scale
    • Where chance put the count

    The rings take the ≈1.1M lines the counts imply and assume an evenly spread crowd. Furthest from that: Match 3 — 10,887 winners, 2% fewer than the 11k an even spread gives. The real crowd and an even spread agreed closely on this draw.

    Show the published table
    MatchWinnersPrize each
    Match 60$3,600,000
    Match 5 + Bonus0$30,572
    Match 510$1,117
    Match 4467$27.00
    Match 310,887$1.00
    Totals11,364—