Iowa Pick 4 Winning Numbers and Results (October 2026)
Iowa Pick 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 28 – Oct 23, 2026. Each digit averages 20 appearances in 50 draws.
| Place | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 3 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 5 |
| 2nd | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 6 |
| 3rd | 6 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 9 |
| 4th | 7 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 4 |
Last 100 draws: Sep 3 – Oct 23, 2026. Each digit averages 40 appearances in 100 draws.
| Place | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 11 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 14 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
| 2nd | 13 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 11 | 11 |
| 3rd | 9 | 9 | 15 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 16 |
| 4th | 13 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 9 | 6 | 16 | 11 | 8 |
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 Iowa Pick 4 drawing
Saturday, October 24 · Midday, about 12:20 p.m. CT (1:20 p.m. ET)
| Draw | Days | Time (CT) | Sales close |
|---|---|---|---|
| Midday | Daily | about 12:20 p.m.1:20 p.m. ET | 12:00 p.m. |
| Evening | Daily | about 10:00 p.m.11:00 p.m. ET | 9:40 p.m. |
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Enter your ticket and how you played it to check it against the last 120 Iowa Pick 4 draws, back to August 24, 2026. Prizes are from the lottery's chart below, at the stake you choose.
Iowa Pick 4 prizes and odds
What each Iowa Pick 4 play pays for a winning ticket, by how much you staked ($0.50 or $1 or $2 or $3 or $4 or $5 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 | $2 play | $3 play | $4 play | $5 play |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Straight your digits in the exact order drawn | 1 in 10,000 | $3,000 | $6,000 | $12,000 | $18,000 | $24,000 | $30,000 |
| Box 24-Way your digits in any order 4 different digits (24-way) | 1 in 416.7 | $125 | $250 | $500 | $750 | $1,000 | $1,250 |
| Box 12-Way your digits in any order 2 like digits and 2 different (12-way) | 1 in 833.3 | $250 | $500 | $1,000 | $1,500 | $2,000 | $2,500 |
| Box 6-Way your digits in any order 2 pairs of like digits (6-way) | 1 in 1,667 | $500 | $1,000 | $2,000 | $3,000 | $4,000 | $5,000 |
| Box 4-Way your digits in any order 3 like digits and 1 different (4-way) | 1 in 2,500 | $750 | $1,500 | $3,000 | $4,500 | $6,000 | $7,500 |
| Straight/Box 4-Way 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 | $3,750 any order: $750 | $7,500 any order: $1,500 | $15,000 any order: $3,000 | — | — | — |
| Straight/Box 6-Way exact order pays both halves; any other order pays the box half 2 pairs of like digits (6-way) · costs 2× the base play | 1 in 1,667exact: 1 in 10,000 | $3,500 any order: $500 | $7,000 any order: $1,000 | $14,000 any order: $2,000 | — | — | — |
| Straight/Box 12-Way exact order pays both halves; any other order pays the box half 2 like digits and 2 different (12-way) · costs 2× the base play | 1 in 833.3exact: 1 in 10,000 | $3,250 any order: $250 | $6,500 any order: $500 | $13,000 any order: $1,000 | — | — | — |
| Straight/Box 24-Way exact order pays both halves; any other order pays the box half 4 different digits (24-way) · costs 2× the base play | 1 in 416.7exact: 1 in 10,000 | $3,125 any order: $125 | $6,250 any order: $250 | $12,500 any order: $500 | — | — | — |
| Front Pair the first two digits, in order | 1 in 100 | $30 | $60 | $120 | $180 | $240 | $300 |
| Back Pair the last two digits, in order | 1 in 100 | $30 | $60 | $120 | $180 | $240 | $300 |
Last 30 Iowa Pick 4 draws
| Date | Draw | Digits |
|---|---|---|
| October 23, 2026 | Midday | 6-2-9-7 |
| October 22, 2026 | Evening | 2-8-8-7 |
| October 22, 2026 | Midday | 9-0-3-8 |
| October 21, 2026 | Evening | 1-2-7-0 |
| October 21, 2026 | Midday | 3-9-6-0 |
| October 20, 2026 | Evening | 4-7-1-1 |
| October 20, 2026 | Midday | 8-8-8-6 |
| October 19, 2026 | Evening | 2-0-7-7 |
| October 19, 2026 | Midday | 1-8-6-3 |
| October 18, 2026 | Evening | 4-8-5-7 |
| October 18, 2026 | Midday | 0-8-4-7 |
| October 17, 2026 | Evening | 0-0-5-2 |
| October 17, 2026 | Midday | 5-5-7-1 |
| October 16, 2026 | Evening | 6-5-8-5 |
| October 16, 2026 | Midday | 7-4-4-9 |
| October 15, 2026 | Evening | 4-2-8-8 |
| October 15, 2026 | Midday | 3-1-9-1 |
| October 14, 2026 | Evening | 7-1-9-5 |
| October 14, 2026 | Midday | 4-9-7-1 |
| October 13, 2026 | Evening | 6-6-1-7 |
| October 13, 2026 | Midday | 9-4-0-3 |
| October 12, 2026 | Evening | 9-3-6-0 |
| October 12, 2026 | Midday | 8-8-5-3 |
| October 11, 2026 | Evening | 8-9-0-8 |
| October 11, 2026 | Midday | 9-1-9-5 |
| October 10, 2026 | Evening | 4-4-9-9 |
| October 10, 2026 | Midday | 1-8-0-4 |
| October 9, 2026 | Evening | 8-7-1-7 |
| October 9, 2026 | Midday | 3-2-0-3 |
| October 8, 2026 | Evening | 5-6-9-0 |
How to play Iowa Pick 4
- Iowa Pick 4 draws 4 digits, each from 0 to 9 (twice daily).
- Pick four digits 0-9 and a play type: Straight, Box, Straight/Box, Front Pair or Back Pair.
- Plays cost $0.50 (Straight, Box and pairs only), $1, $2, $3, $4 or $5; a $1 Straight pays $6,000 and Box prizes depend on how many digits repeat.
- Drawn twice daily, midday and evening.
Claiming a prize
A winning Iowa Pick 4 ticket must be claimed within 90 days from the draw date. Sign the back of a winning ticket: it belongs to whoever holds it. The Iowa 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 Pick 4 draw, the Midday draw on October 23, 2026, came up 6 · 2 · 9 · 7. We hold 16,469 draws going back to September 21, 2003, and each digit has come up about 6,588 times in that stretch.
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Hot and cold over the whole run
3 has come up most often, 6,709 times. Each digit averages about 6,588 over 16,469 draws, and whichever digit happens to lead normally finishes around 118 ahead. 3 is 121 ahead, so this is an ordinary spread rather than a streak. 2 has come up least, 6,485 times. The full frequency table, with the chart that shows why →
Frequently asked questions
- What are the hottest Pick 4 numbers?
- Over the 16,469 draws since September 21, 2003, 3 has come up most often — 6,709 times, against an average of 6,588. Whichever digit leads normally ends up around 119 ahead, so that is a normal-sized lead. See the full frequency table.
- What are the coldest Pick 4 numbers?
- 2, with 6,485 appearances against an average of 6,588. The gap between the most and least drawn numbers is about what 16,469 draws normally produce.
- Which Pick 4 numbers are overdue?
- 5 has gone the longest without appearing — 9 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 Pick 4 drawn?
- twice daily. Four digits, drawn twice a day: 12:20 and 10 p.m.