Daily 3 Hot and Cold Numbers (September 2026)
How often every Daily 3 number has come up since March 15, 2026 — 362 draws, with the average shown beside each count.
In short
6 has come up most often, 124 times. Each number averages about 109 over 362 draws, and whichever number happens to lead normally finishes around 15 ahead. 6 is 15 ahead, so this is an ordinary spread rather than a streak. 8 has come up least, 96 times.
The California Lottery publishes about a year of past draws, so this table starts at March 15, 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 108.6, standard deviation 9.9. The leader sits at 1.56 standard deviations against an expected maximum of 1.54 for 10 numbers; a lead at least this large arises by chance about 72% of the time. Goodness of fit to a uniform draw: chi-square 7.4 on 9 degrees of freedom, p = 0.599. 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.
well below average below around average above well above · each number averages 109 draws; 10 of 10 are close to that
How far above or below average
Most and least drawn are 28 apart. For 10 numbers over 362 draws that gap normally comes out around 30, so this one is about what you would expect.
Hottest, coldest, most overdue
Longest wait
8 has not been drawn for 12 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 22 times over this stretch. It does not make 8 any likelier tonight.
Full frequency table
362 draws from March 15, 2026 to September 12, 2026, the whole time this game has drawn 3 numbers from 10. Click any heading to sort.
| Number | Times drawn | vs expected | Std devs | Last drawn | Draws since | Longest gap | Average gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 119 | +10.4 | +1.05 | September 10, 2026 | 3 | 14 | 2.0 |
| 1 | 112 | +3.4 | +0.34 | September 11, 2026 | 2 | 19 | 2.2 |
| 2 | 106 | -2.6 | -0.26 | September 11, 2026 | 2 | 13 | 2.4 |
| 3 | 102 | -6.6 | -0.67 | September 10, 2026 | 3 | 17 | 2.5 |
| 4 | 113 | +4.4 | +0.45 | September 12, 2026 | 0 | 17 | 2.2 |
| 5 | 103 | -5.6 | -0.57 | September 12, 2026 | 0 | 19 | 2.5 |
| 6 | 124 | +15.4 | +1.56 | September 9, 2026 | 6 | 15 | 1.8 |
| 7 | 99 | -9.6 | -0.97 | September 11, 2026 | 1 | 28 | 2.7 |
| 8 | 96 | -12.6 | -1.27 | September 6, 2026 | 12 | 14 | 2.7 |
| 9 | 112 | +3.4 | +0.34 | September 12, 2026 | 0 | 16 | 2.2 |
Frequently asked questions
- Do hot and cold numbers predict anything?
- No. The gap between the most and least drawn number here is 28 appearances, which is about what 362 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?
- Two reasons, both on our sources page. We only count draws since the game last changed its set of balls, because counting across a change mixes two different games. And we check 1 official sources against each other — one of them is missing draws the others have.
- What does the shaded band on the chart mean?
- It marks the normal range — where 19 out of 20 numbers land when every ball is equally likely. With 10 numbers on the chart, two or three sticking out above or below it is the usual picture rather than a sign of anything.
- How far back does this Daily 3 data go?
- Our full history runs to March 15, 2026 — 362 draws. The frequency table on this page uses the 362 draws since January 1, 1992, because that is when this pool last changed size. Browse every draw by year.