Lotto America Winning Numbers and Results (October 2026)
Lotto America hot and cold numbers
For fun: every draw is independent, so hot, cold or overdue numbers are no likelier to come up next.
Last 50 draws: Jun 29 – Oct 21, 2026. Each number averages 4.8 appearances in 50 draws.
Last 100 draws: Mar 4 – Oct 21, 2026. Each number averages 9.6 appearances in 100 draws.
Overdue counts draws since each number last came up, beside its usual gap; data through the October 21, 2026 draw.
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When Lotto America is drawn
Drawn about 9:15 p.m. Central (10:15 p.m. Eastern), Monday, Wednesday and Saturday, at an electronic drawing system in a dedicated draw room in Johnston, Iowa. The next drawing after the one shown above is Saturday, October 24, 2026. Ticket sales close before the drawing, at a time each lottery sets for itself, so check the cutoff where you buy. The operator publishes no live stream of the drawing; the numbers are posted once it is held.
The advertised jackpot for the October 21, 2026 drawing was $2.35 million, as the lottery's own results feed published it. It rolls from one drawing to the next until it is won.
Lotto America prizes and odds
A $1 play picks five numbers and a Star Ball. The odds below are worked out from the 5/52 matrix and the 1/10 Star Ball drum, and agree with the operator's own chart. Overall, 1 in 9.63 plays wins something.
| Match | Prize | Odds |
|---|---|---|
| 5 + Star Ball | Jackpot (starts at $2,000,000) | 1 in 25,989,600 |
| 5 | $20,000 | 1 in 2,887,733 |
| 4 + Star Ball | $1,000 | 1 in 110,594 |
| 4 | $100 | 1 in 12,288 |
| 3 + Star Ball | $20 | 1 in 2,404 |
| 3 | $5 | 1 in 267.14 |
| 2 + Star Ball | $5 | 1 in 160.28 |
| 1 + Star Ball | $2 | 1 in 29.14 |
| Star Ball only | $2 | 1 in 16.94 |
| Any prize | — | 1 in 9.63 |
Last 30 Lotto America draws
| Date | Numbers | Star Ball |
|---|---|---|
| October 21, 2026 | 04 18 38 44 51 | 1 |
| October 19, 2026 | 14 18 38 39 47 | 9 |
| October 17, 2026 | 32 39 41 45 52 | 2 |
| October 14, 2026 | 06 10 14 29 34 | 9 |
| October 12, 2026 | 04 22 26 40 45 | 8 |
| October 10, 2026 | 01 09 16 21 23 | 2 |
| October 7, 2026 | 07 10 19 20 43 | 3 |
| October 5, 2026 | 01 19 22 37 47 | 2 |
| October 3, 2026 | 12 13 21 40 49 | 2 |
| September 30, 2026 | 16 23 38 39 48 | 2 |
| September 28, 2026 | 07 12 39 45 47 | 9 |
| September 26, 2026 | 22 27 31 49 51 | 3 |
| September 23, 2026 | 13 24 32 41 48 | 5 |
| September 21, 2026 | 22 23 33 45 49 | 9 |
| September 19, 2026 | 14 21 24 27 44 | 7 |
| September 16, 2026 | 05 22 30 33 50 | 9 |
| September 14, 2026 | 01 10 26 47 52 | 8 |
| September 12, 2026 | 02 08 15 43 52 | 9 |
| September 9, 2026 | 03 04 44 47 49 | 4 |
| September 7, 2026 | 01 15 24 35 42 | 9 |
| September 5, 2026 | 20 21 27 32 44 | 3 |
| September 2, 2026 | 02 04 16 39 45 | 6 |
| August 31, 2026 | 08 22 27 30 34 | 4 |
| August 29, 2026 | 07 10 25 30 33 | 2 |
| August 26, 2026 | 05 08 36 37 45 | 5 |
| August 24, 2026 | 07 13 23 35 44 | 3 |
| August 22, 2026 | 20 23 36 42 50 | 4 |
| August 19, 2026 | 23 31 40 41 45 | 1 |
| August 17, 2026 | 05 08 10 24 27 | 4 |
| August 15, 2026 | 08 18 19 40 41 | 10 |
The short version
The last Lotto America draw, on October 21, 2026, came up 4 · 18 · 38 · 44 · 51 with a Star Ball of 1. We hold 202 draws going back to July 9, 2025, and each number has come up about 19 times in that stretch.
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Hot and cold over the whole run
1 has come up most often, 27 times. Each number averages about 19 over 202 draws, and whichever number happens to lead normally finishes around 9 ahead. 1 is 8 ahead, so this is an ordinary spread rather than a streak. 38 has come up least, 10 times. The full frequency table, with the chart that shows why →
Where Lotto America is sold
16 lotteries sell Lotto America, and one drawing serves all of them. A winning ticket is claimed from the lottery that sold it. Each state's page has that lottery's own games and results beside this one.
Frequently asked questions
- Which states sell Lotto America?
- 16 lotteries sell it: Delaware, District of Columbia, Idaho, Iowa, Kansas, Maine, Minnesota, Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Tennessee, West Virginia. One drawing serves all of them, and a winning ticket is claimed from the lottery that sold it.
- What time is the Lotto America drawing?
- About 9:15 p.m. Central (10:15 p.m. Eastern), Monday, Wednesday and Saturday, at an electronic drawing system in a dedicated draw room in Johnston, Iowa. Ticket sales close earlier, at a time each lottery sets for itself.
- What are the odds of winning Lotto America?
- 1 in 25,989,600 for the top prize (5 + Star Ball), and 1 in 9.63 of winning any prize. Every tier is in the table above, worked out from the 5/52 matrix rather than copied.
- How much is the Lotto America jackpot?
- $2.35 million for the October 21, 2026 drawing, as the lottery's own feed advertised it. It rolls until someone matches all five numbers and the Star Ball.
- What are the hottest Lotto America numbers?
- Over the 202 draws since July 9, 2025, 1 has come up most often — 27 times, against an average of 19. Whichever number leads normally ends up around 9 ahead, so that is a normal-sized lead. See the full frequency table.
- What are the coldest Lotto America numbers?
- 38, with 10 appearances against an average of 19. The gap between the most and least drawn numbers is about what 202 draws normally produce.
- Which Lotto America numbers are overdue?
- 28 has gone the longest without appearing — 41 draws. That does not make it likelier next time: every number has the same 9.6% chance of being drawn, however long it has been.
- How often is Lotto America drawn?
- Monday · Wednesday · Saturday. Five numbers from 52 plus a Star Ball from 10, drawn Monday, Wednesday and Saturday; the jackpot starts at $2 million and rolls until it is won.