DC 4 Winning Numbers and Results (October 2026)

Updated October 24, 2026, 02:56 UTC 5,548 draws on file since October 17, 2020 · from the official source

DC 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 drawsLast 100 draws

Last 50 draws: Oct 7 – Oct 23, 2026. Each digit averages 20 appearances in 50 draws.

Hot 3: 25×;2: 24×;9: 23×;

Cold 1: 14×;8: 16×;6: 18×;

How often each digit came up in each position, last 50 draws

Place	0	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9
1st	1	5	8	5	3	8	4	5	4	7
2nd	10	2	6	5	5	5	5	4	3	5
3rd	3	3	6	7	7	3	6	3	6	6
4th	5	4	4	8	6	4	3	8	3	5

Last 100 draws: Sep 20 – Oct 23, 2026. Each digit averages 40 appearances in 100 draws.

Hot 3: 51×;4: 47×;5: 43×;

Cold 1: 32×;0: 34×;6: 35×;

How often each digit came up in each position, last 100 draws

Place	0	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9
1st	4	9	12	9	10	15	11	9	9	12
2nd	13	4	15	16	12	9	6	10	8	7
3rd	9	8	7	14	11	8	12	8	12	11
4th	8	11	5	12	14	11	6	12	11	10

Overdue 1: 6 draws · usually 1; 9: 5 draws · usually 1; 4: 4 draws · usually 2;

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

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Every digit's count since October 17, 2020 →

Next DC 4 drawing

Friday, October 23 · Night, 11:30 p.m. ET

Sales close 1 minute before each draw.

Draw	Days	Time (ET)	Sales close
Midday	Daily	1:50 p.m.	1:49 p.m.
Evening	Daily	7:50 p.m.	7:49 p.m.
Night	Daily	11:30 p.m.	11:29 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 DC 4 numbers

Enter your ticket and how you played it to check it against the last 120 DC 4 draws, back to September 13, 2026. Prizes are from the lottery's chart below, at the stake you choose.

Your 4 digits, in order

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DC 4 prizes and odds

What each DC 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.

Play	Odds	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	$600	$1,200
6 Way Box (Box) your digits in any order 2 pairs of like digits (6-way)	1 in 1,667	$400	$800
12-Way Box (Box) your digits in any order 2 like digits and 2 different (12-way)	1 in 833.3	$200	$400
24-Way Box (Box) your digits in any order 4 different digits (24-way)	1 in 416.7	$100	$200
Front Three the first three digits, in order	1 in 1,000	$250	$500
Back Three the last three digits, in order	1 in 1,000	$250	$500

Prizes from the game page, odds and prizes on dclottery.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 DC 4 draws

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

How to play DC 4

• DC 4 draws 4 digits, each from 0 to 9 (three times daily).
• Pick four digits and play 50c or $1 on Straight, Box (4-, 6-, 12- or 24-way) or Front/Back Three.
• Three drawings a day, seven days a week.
• No add-ons.

Claiming a prize

A winning DC 4 ticket must be claimed within 180 days from the draw date. Sign the back of a winning ticket: it belongs to whoever holds it. Where to claim in District of Columbia, and what needs an appointment, is on our District of Columbia page. What a win is worth after tax.

DC 4 winning numbers 2026 · Every DC 4 draw since October 17, 2020 →

Hot and cold over the whole run

0 has come up most often, 2,299 times. Each digit averages about 2,219 over 5,548 draws, and whichever digit happens to lead normally finishes around 69 ahead. 0 is 80 ahead, so this is an ordinary spread rather than a streak. 5 has come up least, 2,139 times. The full frequency table, with the chart that shows why →

Frequently asked questions

What are the hottest DC 4 numbers?

Over the 5,548 draws since October 17, 2020, 0 has come up most often — 2,299 times, against an average of 2,219. Whichever digit leads normally ends up around 69 ahead, so that is a normal-sized lead. See the full frequency table.

What are the coldest DC 4 numbers?

5, with 2,139 appearances against an average of 2,219. The gap between the most and least drawn numbers is about what 5,548 draws normally produce.

Which DC 4 numbers are overdue?

1 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 DC 4 drawn?

three times daily. Four digits, drawn at 1:50, 7:50 and 11:30 p.m.

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