Bits & Odds

DC 5 Hot and Cold Numbers (October 2026)

The most drawn DC 5 digits are 6 (2,278), 8 (2,261), and 9 (2,227); the least drawn are 3 (2,093), 4 (2,136), and 0 (2,165). That is over 4,386 draws since October 17, 2020, against an average of 2,193 apiece.

DC 5 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: Sep 30 – Oct 24, 2026. Each digit averages 25 appearances in 50 draws.

Hot 6: 38×;4: 30×;1: 29×;
Cold 7: 13×;8: 20×;0: 22×;
How often each digit came up in each position, last 50 draws
Place0123456789
1st 55246410257
2nd 6636369524
3rd 34781144270
4th 45353107238
5th 4992738233

Last 100 draws: Sep 5 – Oct 24, 2026. Each digit averages 50 appearances in 100 draws.

Hot 6: 61×;1: 59×;4: 57×;
Cold 7: 39×;8: 41×;9: 44×;
How often each digit came up in each position, last 100 draws
Place0123456789
1st 814471212138715
2nd 1612991110131145
3rd 8131015167106132
4th 118117713138814
5th 712148111312698
Overdue 0: 3 draws · usually 1; 5: 2 draws · usually 1; 8: 2 draws · usually 1;

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

6 has come up most often, 2,278 times. Each digit averages about 2,193 over 4,386 draws, and whichever digit happens to lead normally finishes around 68 ahead. 6 is 85 ahead, so this is an ordinary spread rather than a streak. 3 has come up least, 2,093 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 2193.0, standard deviation 44.4. The leader sits at 1.91 standard deviations against an expected maximum of 1.54 for 10 numbers; a lead at least this large arises by chance about 22% of the time. Goodness of fit to a uniform draw: chi-square 14.5 on 9 degrees of freedom, p = 0.105. 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 2165
1 2181
2 2212
3 2093
4 2136
5 2212
6 2278
7 2165
8 2261
9 2227

well below average below around average above well above · each averages 2,193 appearances; 9 of 10 are close to that

How far above or below average

−133 −89 −44 avg +44 +89 +133 0: drawn 2165 times — 28 below an average of 2193 (−0.63 sd) 1: drawn 2181 times — 12 below an average of 2193 (−0.27 sd) 2: drawn 2212 times — 19 above an average of 2193 (+0.43 sd) 3: drawn 2093 times — 100 below an average of 2193 (−2.25 sd), outside the normal range 4: drawn 2136 times — 57 below an average of 2193 (−1.28 sd) 5: drawn 2212 times — 19 above an average of 2193 (+0.43 sd) 6: drawn 2278 times — 85 above an average of 2193 (+1.91 sd) 7: drawn 2165 times — 28 below an average of 2193 (−0.63 sd) 8: drawn 2261 times — 68 above an average of 2193 (+1.53 sd) 9: drawn 2227 times — 34 above an average of 2193 (+0.77 sd) 36 015

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How far each number is above or below its average of 2,193 appearances. The shaded band is the normal range — where 19 of every 20 numbers land. 1 of 10 stick out, and about 1 normally do. The numbers printed on the chart are the highest, the lowest and anything outside the band.

Most and least drawn are 185 apart. For 10 digits over 4,386 draws that gap normally comes out around 137, so this one is a little wider than usual.

Hottest, coldest, most overdue

Hot
6
2,278 times · +1.91 sd
Hot
8
2,261 times · +1.53 sd
Hot
9
2,227 times · +0.77 sd
Hot
2
2,212 times · +0.43 sd
Cold
3
2,093 times · -2.25 sd
Cold
4
2,136 times · -1.28 sd
Cold
7
2,165 times · -0.63 sd
Cold
0
2,165 times · -0.63 sd

Longest wait

0 has not been drawn for 3 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 3698 times over this stretch. It does not make 0 any likelier tonight.

Digit 0
3
draws since October 23, 2026
Digit 5
2
draws since October 23, 2026
Digit 8
2
draws since October 23, 2026
Digit 2
1
draw since October 24, 2026

Full frequency table

4,386 draws from October 17, 2020 to October 24, 2026, all drawn as five 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 2165 -28.0 -0.63 October 23, 2026 3 17 1.0
1 2181 -12.0 -0.27 October 24, 2026 0 16 1.0
2 2212 +19.0 +0.43 October 24, 2026 1 15 1.0
3 2093 -100.0 -2.25 October 24, 2026 1 14 1.1
4 2136 -57.0 -1.28 October 24, 2026 0 16 1.1
5 2212 +19.0 +0.43 October 23, 2026 2 14 1.0
6 2278 +85.0 +1.91 October 24, 2026 1 14 0.9
7 2165 -28.0 -0.63 October 24, 2026 1 15 1.0
8 2261 +68.0 +1.53 October 23, 2026 2 24 0.9
9 2227 +34.0 +0.77 October 24, 2026 0 13 1.0

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 185 appearances, which is about what 4,386 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 5 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 5 data go?
Our full history runs back to October 17, 2020 — 4,386 draws. The frequency table on this page uses the 4,386 draws since October 17, 2020, the first the lottery still publishes. Browse every draw by year.