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Lottery Numbers Repeating from the Last Draw
Do numbers from the last draw come up again more or less often than chance? The tool above counts repeats in our saved archives and compares them with the exact law.
Chance alone gives 0.73 on average (6 × 6 / 49); a draw repeats at least one number of the previous one 55.5% of the time in our archive, against 56.4% by chance.
Every game we have: our archive / chance alone
| Game | Numbers repeated, average | At least one repeated | Test p-value | Draws compared with the one before |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lotto Max 7 of 50 | 1.01 / 0.98 | 69.3% / 67.7% | 0.75 | 721 |
| Lotto 6/49 6 of 49 | 0.72 / 0.73 | 55.5% / 56.4% | 0.86 | 1,860 |
| Daily Grand 5 of 49 | 0.52 / 0.51 | 44.3% / 43.0% | 0.20 | 1,046 |
| Québec Max 7 of 50 | 0.96 / 0.98 | 67.3% / 67.7% | 0.68 | 721 |
| Québec 49 6 of 49 | 0.76 / 0.73 | 57.9% / 56.4% | 0.26 | 1,860 |
| Tout ou rien 12 of 24 | 5.98 / 6.00 | 100.0% / 100.0% | 0.53 | 4,367 |
| Banco 20 of 70 | 5.71 / 5.71 | 100.0% / 100.0% | 0.81 | 6,513 |
| Keno (WCLC) 20 of 80 | 5.00 / 5.00 | 99.9% / 99.9% | 0.91 | 94,928 |
Each draw is compared with the draw just before it, with the same drum; a draw missing from our copy breaks the chain. The test is a chi-square of how many numbers repeat against the exact law (hypergeometric): a p-value above 0.05 means the archive looks like chance alone.
Unofficial: a copy of published results – verify with the official source. Official source: wclc.com, lotoquebec.com.
Snapshot of our saved copy: every game up to its newest saved draw (Oct 29, 2026 to Nov 1, 2026).
One game in detail
Lotto 6/49
6 of 49, 1,861 draws Jan 3, 2009 – Oct 31, 2026
1,860 draws compared with the one before. Average repeated: 0.72 (chance alone: 0.73).
| Numbers repeated | Chance alone | Our archive | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0 of 6 | 43.6% | 44.5% (828) | |
| 1 of 6 | 41.3% | 40.6% (756) | |
| 2 of 6 | 13.2% | 12.9% (240) | |
| 3 of 6 | 1.8% | 1.9% (36) | |
| 4 of 6 | 0.1% | 0.0% (0) |
- chance alone (exact)
Chi-square test: 0.8 with 3 degrees of freedom, p = 0.86: well within what chance alone gives.
Unofficial: a copy of published results – verify with the official source. Official source: wclc.com, lotoquebec.com. Copy updated Nov 2, 2026
Draws up to the end of last year come from the yearly archives of Loto-Québec; newer draws from the WCLC results pages, checked against Loto-Québec.
Numbers from the last draw are neither more nor less likely next time: every draw starts from the full drum.
The average number of repeats
Average repeats = numbers drawn × numbers drawn ÷ numbers in the pool
Example: Lotto 6/49 main numbers: chance alone gives an average of 0.73 numbers repeated from the draw before.
How many numbers repeat by chance
| Game | Average repeated by chance | What it means |
|---|---|---|
| Lotto 6/49 | 0.73 | At least one repeat in 56.4% of draws |
| WCLC Keno | 5.00 | Several repeats in a draw are normal |
| Tout ou rien | 6.00 | Several repeats in a draw are normal |
Lotto 6/49 counts main numbers only. These values come from the exact (hypergeometric) law, not from the archive.
Our archive vs chance alone
Our saved archive
- Lotto 6/49 main numbers
- Average numbers repeated: 0.72
- Draws with at least one repeat: 55.5%
- Test p-value 0.86: no sign of a difference from chance
Chance alone (exact law)
- Lotto 6/49 main numbers
- Average numbers repeated: 0.73
- Draws with at least one repeat: 56.4%
- What you expect if every draw is independent
Words used on this page
- Repeated number
- A number drawn in this draw and also in the draw just before it.
- Hypergeometric law
- The exact chance of each possible count of repeats when numbers are drawn without putting them back.
- Chi-square test
- Compares the repeat counts in the archive with the counts chance alone predicts.
- P-value
- How often chance alone gives a gap at least this big. A high value means no sign of a pattern.
- Unofficial copy
- Our saved results are not official. The tool links the official results of WCLC and Loto-Québec.
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Sources
- OLG – Lotto Max Game Conditions · checked Nov 2, 2026
- Loto-Québec – Règles des loteries · checked Nov 2, 2026
- WCLC – Legal · checked Nov 2, 2026
- Loto-Québec – Conditions of use · checked Nov 2, 2026
- OLG – Lotto 6/49 Game Conditions · checked Nov 2, 2026
- OLG – Conditions de jeu du Lotto 6/49 · checked Nov 2, 2026
- WCLC – KENO Game Conditions and Prize Structure Statement (2016) · checked Nov 2, 2026
- WCLC – KENO page · checked Nov 2, 2026
Questions
Do lottery numbers repeat from the previous draw?
Yes, by chance alone. In Lotto 6/49 the chance that a draw repeats at least one main number of the draw before is 56.4%. Our archive shows 55.5%, in line with chance.
Are numbers from the last draw more or less likely to come up?
Neither. In Lotto 6/49 each number has a 12.2% chance to be among the next main numbers, whatever happened in the draw before.
Should you avoid numbers from the last draw?
Choosing or skipping them does not change the odds. Every combination has the same chance in every draw, including numbers that just came up.
How many numbers usually repeat in keno?
In WCLC Keno, chance alone gives an average of 5.00 numbers repeated from the draw before. Seeing several repeats is what chance predicts, not a pattern.