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New York Lotto · draw

Wednesday, 17 August 2022

ResultNew York Lotto

Single source
  1. 2
  2. 35
  3. 36
  4. 37
  5. 43
  6. 49
  7. 56

Jackpot$2,700,000

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 1,235 of 1,672 under them

← 2022-08-13All recent draws2022-08-20 →

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 feed2 35 36 37 43 49 + 5629 Aug 2026, 09:33 UTC

This draw, read by every tool

What the site’s explorations say about the numbers drawn on 17 August 2022 — each beside what chance predicted. None of it says anything about the next draw.

34oddordinary

How ordinary this draw is

Scored 34 of 100 across six shape features — more typical than about 13% of every possible ticket.

  • sum71th
  • odd77th
  • low5th
  • widest gap97th
  • neighbours96th
  • spread63th
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Each number, as it stood before this draw

Times drawn before — chance expected 125 of each

2131times
35121times
36126times
37124times
43

Prize breakdown · 2022-08-17

  • Lines in play≈ 922kas the winner counts imply
  • Paid out$32.1Kto 9.8k winning lines
  • Won something1 in 94lines took a prize
  • Match 60 winnerschance said 0.02

Where the money went

  • Match 533%$10.7K
  • Match 437%$12K
  • Match 329%$9.4K
Tier1101001k10kWinners1101001k10k100k1M10MPrize each
  1. Match 60≈ 0.02 by chance$2,700,000
  2. Match 5 + Bonus

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130times
49126times

Every number was expected about that many times after 1,234 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 (2, 37, 43, 49) with the draw of 24 April 2019 — its closest relative in 1,234 draws. Chance gave a match this close a 44% likelihood somewhere in that history.

From the draw just before (13 August 2022): nothing carried over. Chance says 49% of draws repeat at least one number.

Carry-over / Déjà Vu →

Sum and shape

202

The numbers add up to 202 — the 70th percentile of all possible tickets, around a middle of 180. Side-by-side numbers: 35–36, 36–37. 43% of draws have at least one such pair.

Sum Distribution →

The longest wait in this draw

36 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 0.4× as often as an average ticket — less popular than most. At 30 million tickets sold, a winner on these numbers would keep about 88% of the jackpot.

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

The Unpopular Numbers Edge →
0≈ 0.12 by chance
$58,191
  • Match 57≈ 6.4 by chance$1,522
  • Match 4388≈ 423 by chance$31.00
  • Match 39,426≈ 9.6k by chance$1.00
    • Winners, log scale
    • Prize each, log scale
    • Where chance put the count

    The rings take the ≈922k lines the counts imply and assume an evenly spread crowd. Furthest from that: Match 3 — 9,426 winners, 2% fewer than the 9.6k an even spread gives. The real crowd and an even spread agreed closely on this draw.

    Show the published table
    MatchWinnersPrize each
    Match 60$2,700,000
    Match 5 + Bonus0$58,191
    Match 57$1,522
    Match 4388$31.00
    Match 39,426$1.00
    Totals9,821—