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Delaware Play 4 Winning Numbers and Results (October 2026)

Updated 26,080 draws on file since January 11, 1980 · from the official source

Latest draws · October 23, 2026 twice daily
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  • Night ---
Drawn
twice daily
Numbers
4 digits, 0–9
Draws on file
26,080

Delaware Play 4 hot and cold numbers

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

Last 50 draws: Sep 29 – Oct 23, 2026. Each digit averages 20 appearances in 50 draws.

Hot 0: 30×;8: 24×;3: 24×;
Cold 9: 11×;7: 13×;6: 16×;
How often each digit came up in each position, last 50 draws
Place0123456789
1st 10359452363
2nd 6775446272
3rd 6634664384
4th 8686624532

Last 100 draws: Sep 4 – Oct 23, 2026. Each digit averages 40 appearances in 100 draws.

Hot 8: 52×;0: 49×;3: 48×;
Cold 9: 27×;6: 33×;4: 34×;
How often each digit came up in each position, last 100 draws
Place0123456789
1st 15881491059148
2nd 13159979910145
3rd 7136121110951710
4th 1410141378101374
Overdue 6: 6 draws · usually 2; 2: 4 draws · usually 2; 1: 3 draws · usually 1;

Overdue counts draws since each digit last came up, beside its usual gap; data through the October 23, 2026 draw.

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Next Delaware Play 4 drawing

Saturday, October 24 · Day, 1:58 p.m. ET

DrawDaysTime (ET)Sales close
Day Daily 1:58 p.m. 1:40 p.m.
Night Daily 7:57 p.m. 7:30 p.m.

Schedule from the lottery's published draw times. A drawing can move on a holiday; the lottery's own schedule decides.

Did I win? Check your Delaware Play 4 numbers

Enter your ticket and how you played it to check it against the last 120 Delaware Play 4 draws, back to August 25, 2026. Prizes are from the lottery's chart below, at the stake you choose.

Your 4 digits, in order

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Delaware Play 4 prizes and odds

What each Delaware Play 4 play pays for a winning ticket, by how much you staked ($0.50 or $1 a play). Odds are for one play on one draw: with 4 digits there are 10,000 possible results.

PlayOdds 50¢ play$1 play
Straight your digits in the exact order drawn 1 in 10,000 $2,500 $5,000
4-Way Box (Box) your digits in any order 3 like digits and 1 different (4-way) 1 in 2,500 $625 $1,250
6-Way Box (Box) your digits in any order 2 pairs of like digits (6-way) 1 in 1,667 $417 $834
12-Way Box (Box) your digits in any order 2 like digits and 2 different (12-way) 1 in 833.3 $208 $416
24-Way Box (Box) your digits in any order 4 different digits (24-way) 1 in 416.7 $104 $208
Straight/Box exact order pays both halves; any other order pays the box half 3 like digits and 1 different (4-way) · costs 2× the base play 1 in 2,500exact: 1 in 10,000 $3,125 any order: $625 —
2 pairs of like digits (6-way) · costs 2× the base play 1 in 1,667exact: 1 in 10,000 $2,917 any order: $417 —
2 like digits and 2 different (12-way) · costs 2× the base play 1 in 833.3exact: 1 in 10,000 $2,708 any order: $208 —
4 different digits (24-way) · costs 2× the base play 1 in 416.7exact: 1 in 10,000 $2,604 any order: $104 —
4-Way Combination every exact order of your digits, one play each 3 like digits and 1 different (4-way) · costs 4× the base play 1 in 2,500 $2,500 $5,000
6-Way Combination every exact order of your digits, one play each 2 pairs of like digits (6-way) · costs 6× the base play 1 in 1,667 $2,500 $5,000
12-Way Combination every exact order of your digits, one play each 2 like digits and 2 different (12-way) · costs 12× the base play 1 in 833.3 $2,500 $5,000
24-Way Combination every exact order of your digits, one play each 4 different digits (24-way) · costs 24× the base play 1 in 416.7 $2,500 $5,000

Prizes from the prize chart on delottery.com, read October 18, 2026. Odds are computed from the game's 4 digits and checked against the lottery's printed figures. The lottery's own rules decide every claim.

Last 30 Delaware Play 4 draws

Date Draw Digits
October 23, 2026 Night 5-0-7-8
October 23, 2026 Day 0-0-5-3
October 22, 2026 Night 9-4-5-9
October 22, 2026 Day 8-1-8-3
October 21, 2026 Night 2-5-5-0
October 21, 2026 Day 8-5-0-7
October 20, 2026 Night 3-8-6-5
October 20, 2026 Day 0-6-6-2
October 19, 2026 Night 3-2-2-7
October 19, 2026 Day 0-2-4-4
October 18, 2026 Night 0-6-0-0
October 18, 2026 Day 3-2-1-1
October 17, 2026 Night 4-3-4-1
October 17, 2026 Day 7-7-1-4
October 16, 2026 Night 5-8-4-4
October 16, 2026 Day 0-2-4-7
October 15, 2026 Night 8-0-3-2
October 15, 2026 Day 5-8-4-4
October 14, 2026 Night 3-6-0-9
October 14, 2026 Day 4-9-3-4
October 13, 2026 Night 5-7-8-3
October 13, 2026 Day 7-1-4-0
October 12, 2026 Night 9-5-5-0
October 12, 2026 Day 1-0-3-4
October 11, 2026 Night 9-0-7-1
October 11, 2026 Day 7-1-2-6
October 10, 2026 Night 1-3-2-2
October 10, 2026 Day 3-6-8-1
October 9, 2026 Night 3-3-8-2
October 9, 2026 Day 3-1-8-2

How to play Delaware Play 4

  • Delaware Play 4 draws 4 digits, each from 0 to 9 (twice daily).
  • Pick a four-digit number and bet 50c or $1 on Straight, Box or Combination; Straight/Box is a 50c straight plus a 50c box for $1.
  • Day and Night drawings every day.
  • No add-ons.

Claiming a prize

A winning Delaware Play 4 ticket must be claimed within one year from the draw date. Sign the back of a winning ticket: it belongs to whoever holds it. The Delaware lottery page lists every game and links to the lottery's own claim rules. What a win is worth after tax.

The short version

The last Play 4 draw, the Night draw on October 23, 2026, came up 5 · 0 · 7 · 8. We hold 26,080 draws going back to January 11, 1980, and each digit has come up about 10,432 times in that stretch.

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Hot and cold over the whole run

0 has come up most often, 10,593 times. Each digit averages about 10,432 over 26,080 draws, and whichever digit happens to lead normally finishes around 149 ahead. 0 is 161 ahead, so this is an ordinary spread rather than a streak. 7 has come up least, 10,244 times. The full frequency table, with the chart that shows why →

Frequently asked questions

What are the hottest Play 4 numbers?
Over the 26,080 draws since January 11, 1980, 0 has come up most often — 10,593 times, against an average of 10,432. Whichever digit leads normally ends up around 149 ahead, so that is a normal-sized lead. See the full frequency table.
What are the coldest Play 4 numbers?
7, with 10,244 appearances against an average of 10,432. The gap between the most and least drawn numbers is about what 26,080 draws normally produce.
Which Play 4 numbers are overdue?
6 has gone the longest without appearing — 6 draws. That does not make it likelier next time: every digit has the same 34.4% chance of turning up in a 4-digit draw, however long it has been.
How often is Play 4 drawn?
twice daily. Four digits, drawn day and night.

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