Bits & Odds

DC 3 Hot and Cold Numbers (October 2026)

The most drawn DC 3 digits are 4 (1,718), 8 (1,705), and 6 (1,688); the least drawn are 0 (1,610), 2 (1,623), and 3 (1,630). That is over 5,552 draws since October 17, 2020, against an average of 1,666 apiece.

DC 3 hot and cold numbers, last 50 and 100 draws

For fun: every draw is independent, so hot, cold or overdue digits are no likelier to come up next.

Last 50 draws: Oct 8 – Oct 24, 2026. Each digit averages 15 appearances in 50 draws.

Hot 5: 24×;2: 20×;0: 18×;
Cold 8: 9×;1: 10×;6: 12×;
How often each digit came up in each position, last 50 draws
Place0123456789
1st 7593472526
2nd 6262995542
3rd 5357585336

Last 100 draws: Sep 21 – Oct 24, 2026. Each digit averages 30 appearances in 100 draws.

Hot 5: 41×;2: 34×;4: 33×;
Cold 1: 21×;8: 22×;9: 29×;
How often each digit came up in each position, last 100 draws
Place0123456789
1st 129166711912612
2nd 125991516108106
3rd 879141114119611
Overdue 6: 6 draws · usually 2; 9: 4 draws · usually 2; 7: 3 draws · usually 2;

Overdue counts draws since each digit last came up, beside its usual gap; data through the October 24, 2026 draw.

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In short

4 has come up most often, 1,718 times. Each digit averages about 1,666 over 5,552 draws, and whichever digit happens to lead normally finishes around 60 ahead. 4 is 52 ahead, so this is an ordinary spread rather than a streak. 0 has come up least, 1,610 times.

The lottery publishes about a year of past draws, so this table starts at October 17, 2020 rather than at the last rule change. We store every new draw as it happens, so it deepens by one line a day.

The statistics behind that

Expected count 1665.6, standard deviation 38.7. The leader sits at 1.35 standard deviations against an expected maximum of 1.54 for 10 numbers; a lead at least this large arises by chance about 81% of the time. Goodness of fit to a uniform draw: chi-square 8.2 on 9 degrees of freedom, p = 0.517. How we calculate it.

Every number at a glance

Shaded by how far above or below its average each number is — red for more often than average, blue for less. Most sit in the middle.

0 1610
1 1669
2 1623
3 1630
4 1718
5 1686
6 1688
7 1684
8 1705
9 1643

well below average below around average above well above · each averages 1,666 appearances; 10 of 10 are close to that

How far above or below average

−116 −77 −39 avg +39 +77 +116 0: drawn 1610 times — 56 below an average of 1666 (−1.44 sd) 1: drawn 1669 times — 3 above an average of 1666 (+0.09 sd) 2: drawn 1623 times — 43 below an average of 1666 (−1.10 sd) 3: drawn 1630 times — 36 below an average of 1666 (−0.92 sd) 4: drawn 1718 times — 52 above an average of 1666 (+1.35 sd) 5: drawn 1686 times — 20 above an average of 1666 (+0.53 sd) 6: drawn 1688 times — 22 above an average of 1666 (+0.58 sd) 7: drawn 1684 times — 18 above an average of 1666 (+0.47 sd) 8: drawn 1705 times — 39 above an average of 1666 (+1.02 sd) 9: drawn 1643 times — 23 below an average of 1666 (−0.58 sd) 04 015

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How far each number is above or below its average of 1,666 appearances. The shaded band is the normal range — where 19 of every 20 numbers land. Every number is inside it. The numbers printed on the chart are the highest, the lowest and anything outside the band.

Most and least drawn are 108 apart. For 10 digits over 5,552 draws that gap normally comes out around 119, so this one is about what you would expect.

Hottest, coldest, most overdue

Hot
4
1,718 times · +1.35 sd
Hot
8
1,705 times · +1.02 sd
Hot
6
1,688 times · +0.58 sd
Hot
5
1,686 times · +0.53 sd
Cold
0
1,610 times · -1.44 sd
Cold
2
1,623 times · -1.10 sd
Cold
3
1,630 times · -0.92 sd
Cold
9
1,643 times · -0.58 sd

Longest wait

6 has not been drawn for 6 draws. Gaps that long are rarer than average for any one number, but with 10 numbers in the game a wait that long has happened about 2258 times over this stretch. It does not make 6 any likelier tonight.

Digit 6
6
draws since October 22, 2026
Digit 9
4
draws since October 23, 2026
Digit 7
3
draws since October 23, 2026
Digit 0
2
draws since October 24, 2026

Full frequency table

5,552 draws from October 17, 2020 to October 24, 2026, all drawn as three digits, each from 0 to 9. A digit can come up more than once in a draw, and each time counts. Click any heading to sort.

Number Times drawn vs expected Std devs Last drawn Draws since Longest gap Average gap
0 1610 -55.6 -1.44 October 24, 2026 2 28 2.5
1 1669 +3.4 +0.09 October 24, 2026 2 33 2.3
2 1623 -42.6 -1.10 October 24, 2026 1 23 2.4
3 1630 -35.6 -0.92 October 24, 2026 0 29 2.4
4 1718 +52.4 +1.35 October 24, 2026 2 23 2.2
5 1686 +20.4 +0.53 October 24, 2026 0 25 2.3
6 1688 +22.4 +0.58 October 22, 2026 6 19 2.3
7 1684 +18.4 +0.47 October 23, 2026 3 31 2.3
8 1705 +39.4 +1.02 October 24, 2026 0 22 2.3
9 1643 -22.6 -0.58 October 23, 2026 4 20 2.4

How we calculate all of this.

Frequently asked questions

Do hot and cold numbers predict anything?
No. The gap between the most and least drawn digit here is 108 appearances, which is about what 5,552 draws produce on their own. The table is worth looking at; it is not worth betting on.
Why do your frequencies differ from other sites?
Mostly because we only count draws since the game last changed its set of balls: counting across a change mixes two different games. DC 3 is published by a single official feed, and every draw here is that feed's record; our sources page says which.
What does the shaded band on the chart mean?
It marks the normal range — where 19 out of 20 digits land when every one is equally likely. With 10 digits on the chart, one sticking out now and then is the usual picture rather than a sign of anything.
How far back does this DC 3 data go?
Our full history runs back to October 17, 2020 — 5,552 draws. The frequency table on this page uses the 5,552 draws since October 17, 2020, the first the lottery still publishes. Browse every draw by year.