Bits & Odds

Kentucky Pick 4 Hot and Cold Numbers (October 2026)

The most drawn Pick 4 digits are 3 (166), 6 (164), and 8 (163); the least drawn are 0 (140), 2 (143), and 9 (143). That is over 380 draws since April 18, 2026, against an average of 152 apiece.

Kentucky Pick 4 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 20 appearances in 50 draws.

Hot 2: 25×;3: 24×;5: 23×;
Cold 9: 12×;1: 17×;0: 17×;
How often each digit came up in each position, last 50 draws
Place0123456789
1st 2597335556
2nd 3355545983
3rd 44556108332
4th 8567462471

Last 100 draws: Sep 5 – Oct 24, 2026. Each digit averages 40 appearances in 100 draws.

Hot 5: 48×;3: 46×;4: 44×;
Cold 9: 26×;8: 36×;1: 38×;
How often each digit came up in each position, last 100 draws
Place0123456789
1st 591215713119910
2nd 810109118916910
3rd 127712141712793
4th 1412131012108993
Overdue 3: 8 draws · usually 1; 9: 6 draws · usually 2; 1: 4 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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Every digit's count since April 18, 2026 →

In short

3 has come up most often, 166 times. Each digit averages about 152 over 380 draws, and whichever digit happens to lead normally finishes around 18 ahead. 3 is 14 ahead, so this is an ordinary spread rather than a streak. 0 has come up least, 140 times.

The lottery publishes about 180 days of past draws, so this table starts at April 18, 2026 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 152.0, standard deviation 11.7. The leader sits at 1.20 standard deviations against an expected maximum of 1.54 for 10 numbers; a lead at least this large arises by chance about 93% of the time. Goodness of fit to a uniform draw: chi-square 6.9 on 9 degrees of freedom, p = 0.651. 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.

0 140
1 144
2 143
3 166
4 144
5 155
6 164
7 158
8 163
9 143

well below average below around average above well above · each averages 152 appearances; 10 of 10 are close to that

How far above or below average

−35 −23 −12 avg +12 +23 +35 0: drawn 140 times — 12 below an average of 152 (−1.03 sd) 1: drawn 144 times — 8 below an average of 152 (−0.68 sd) 2: drawn 143 times — 9 below an average of 152 (−0.77 sd) 3: drawn 166 times — 14 above an average of 152 (+1.20 sd) 4: drawn 144 times — 8 below an average of 152 (−0.68 sd) 5: drawn 155 times — 3 above an average of 152 (+0.26 sd) 6: drawn 164 times — 12 above an average of 152 (+1.03 sd) 7: drawn 158 times — 6 above an average of 152 (+0.51 sd) 8: drawn 163 times — 11 above an average of 152 (+0.94 sd) 9: drawn 143 times — 9 below an average of 152 (−0.77 sd) 03 015

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How far each number is above or below its average of 152 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 26 apart. For 10 digits over 380 draws that gap normally comes out around 36, so this one is about what you would expect.

Hottest, coldest, most overdue

Hot
3
166 times · +1.20 sd
Hot
6
164 times · +1.03 sd
Hot
8
163 times · +0.94 sd
Hot
7
158 times · +0.51 sd
Cold
0
140 times · -1.03 sd
Cold
9
143 times · -0.77 sd
Cold
2
143 times · -0.77 sd
Cold
4
144 times · -0.68 sd

Longest wait

3 has not been drawn for 8 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 45 times over this stretch. It does not make 3 any likelier tonight.

Digit 3
8
draws since October 20, 2026
Digit 9
6
draws since October 21, 2026
Digit 1
4
draws since October 22, 2026
Digit 7
3
draws since October 23, 2026

Full frequency table

380 draws from April 18, 2026 to October 24, 2026, all drawn as four 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
0 140 -12.0 -1.03 October 24, 2026 0 17 1.7
1 144 -8.0 -0.68 October 22, 2026 4 9 1.6
2 143 -9.0 -0.77 October 23, 2026 2 11 1.6
3 166 +14.0 +1.20 October 20, 2026 8 15 1.3
4 144 -8.0 -0.68 October 23, 2026 2 20 1.6
5 155 +3.0 +0.26 October 24, 2026 0 14 1.5
6 164 +12.0 +1.03 October 24, 2026 0 13 1.3
7 158 +6.0 +0.51 October 23, 2026 3 10 1.4
8 163 +11.0 +0.94 October 24, 2026 0 9 1.3
9 143 -9.0 -0.77 October 21, 2026 6 15 1.6

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 26 appearances, which is about what 380 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. Pick 4 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 Pick 4 data go?
Our full history runs back to April 18, 2026 — 380 draws. The frequency table on this page uses the 380 draws since April 18, 2026, the first the lottery still publishes. Browse every draw by year.