Bits & Odds

Louisiana Lotto Hot and Cold Numbers (October 2026)

The most drawn Louisiana Lotto numbers are 8 (113), 10 (107), and 2 (106); the least drawn are 5 (67), 40 (72), and 6 (77). That is over 647 draws since August 5, 2020, when the game last changed its set of balls, against an average of 92 apiece.

Louisiana Lotto hot and cold numbers, last 50 and 100 draws

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

Last 50 draws: May 2 – Oct 21, 2026. Each number averages 7.1 appearances in 50 draws.

Hot 19: 16×;24: 13×;15: 12×;2: 12×;7: 11×;
Cold 5: 1×;9: 4×;39: 4×;34: 4×;12: 4×;

Last 100 draws: Nov 8, 2025 – Oct 21, 2026. Each number averages 14 appearances in 100 draws.

Hot 29: 22×;15: 22×;19: 21×;7: 21×;6: 20×;
Cold 5: 3×;38: 9×;21: 9×;37: 9×;40: 9×;
Overdue 9: 33 draws · usually 7; 39: 26 draws · usually 6; 34: 21 draws · usually 6; 5: 20 draws · usually 8; 1: 17 draws · usually 6;

Overdue counts draws since each number last came up, beside its usual gap; data through the October 21, 2026 draw.

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Every number's count since August 5, 2020 →

In short

8 has come up most often, 113 times. Each number averages about 92 over 647 draws, and whichever number happens to lead normally finishes around 19 ahead. 8 is 21 ahead, so this is an ordinary spread rather than a streak. 5 has come up least, 67 times.

The statistics behind that

Expected count 92.4, standard deviation 8.9. The leader sits at 2.31 standard deviations against an expected maximum of 2.18 for 42 numbers; a lead at least this large arises by chance about 16% of the time. Goodness of fit to a uniform draw: chi-square 47.8 on 41 degrees of freedom, p = 0.216. 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.

1 90
2 106
3 101
4 100
5 67
6 77
7 98
8 113
9 79
10 107
11 100
12 97
13 82
14 89
15 104
16 103
17 96
18 89
19 97
20 97
21 101
22 97
23 87
24 91
25 84
26 90
27 104
28 101
29 89
30 91
31 91
32 90
33 86
34 92
35 100
36 86
37 83
38 97
39 86
40 72
41 85
42 87

well below average below around average above well above · each averages 92 appearances; 39 of 42 are close to that

How far above or below average

−27 −18 −9 avg +9 +18 +27 1: drawn 90 times — 2 below an average of 92 (−0.27 sd) 2: drawn 106 times — 14 above an average of 92 (+1.52 sd) 3: drawn 101 times — 9 above an average of 92 (+0.96 sd) 4: drawn 100 times — 8 above an average of 92 (+0.85 sd) 5: drawn 67 times — 25 below an average of 92 (−2.86 sd), outside the normal range 6: drawn 77 times — 15 below an average of 92 (−1.73 sd) 7: drawn 98 times — 6 above an average of 92 (+0.63 sd) 8: drawn 113 times — 21 above an average of 92 (+2.31 sd), outside the normal range 9: drawn 79 times — 13 below an average of 92 (−1.51 sd) 10: drawn 107 times — 15 above an average of 92 (+1.64 sd) 11: drawn 100 times — 8 above an average of 92 (+0.85 sd) 12: drawn 97 times — 5 above an average of 92 (+0.51 sd) 13: drawn 82 times — 10 below an average of 92 (−1.17 sd) 14: drawn 89 times — 3 below an average of 92 (−0.39 sd) 15: drawn 104 times — 12 above an average of 92 (+1.30 sd) 16: drawn 103 times — 11 above an average of 92 (+1.19 sd) 17: drawn 96 times — 4 above an average of 92 (+0.40 sd) 18: drawn 89 times — 3 below an average of 92 (−0.39 sd) 19: drawn 97 times — 5 above an average of 92 (+0.51 sd) 20: drawn 97 times — 5 above an average of 92 (+0.51 sd) 21: drawn 101 times — 9 above an average of 92 (+0.96 sd) 22: drawn 97 times — 5 above an average of 92 (+0.51 sd) 23: drawn 87 times — 5 below an average of 92 (−0.61 sd) 24: drawn 91 times — 1 below an average of 92 (−0.16 sd) 25: drawn 84 times — 8 below an average of 92 (−0.95 sd) 26: drawn 90 times — 2 below an average of 92 (−0.27 sd) 27: drawn 104 times — 12 above an average of 92 (+1.30 sd) 28: drawn 101 times — 9 above an average of 92 (+0.96 sd) 29: drawn 89 times — 3 below an average of 92 (−0.39 sd) 30: drawn 91 times — 1 below an average of 92 (−0.16 sd) 31: drawn 91 times — 1 below an average of 92 (−0.16 sd) 32: drawn 90 times — 2 below an average of 92 (−0.27 sd) 33: drawn 86 times — 6 below an average of 92 (−0.72 sd) 34: drawn 92 times — 0 below an average of 92 (−0.05 sd) 35: drawn 100 times — 8 above an average of 92 (+0.85 sd) 36: drawn 86 times — 6 below an average of 92 (−0.72 sd) 37: drawn 83 times — 9 below an average of 92 (−1.06 sd) 38: drawn 97 times — 5 above an average of 92 (+0.51 sd) 39: drawn 86 times — 6 below an average of 92 (−0.72 sd) 40: drawn 72 times — 20 below an average of 92 (−2.29 sd), outside the normal range 41: drawn 85 times — 7 below an average of 92 (−0.83 sd) 42: drawn 87 times — 5 below an average of 92 (−0.61 sd) 5840 1510152025303540

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How far each number is above or below its average of 92 appearances. The shaded band is the normal range — where 19 of every 20 numbers land. 3 of 42 stick out, and about 2 normally do. The numbers printed on the chart are the highest, the lowest and anything outside the band.

Most and least drawn are 46 apart. For 42 numbers over 647 draws that gap normally comes out around 39, so this one is about what you would expect.

Hottest, coldest, most overdue

Hot
8
113 times · +2.31 sd
Hot
10
107 times · +1.64 sd
Hot
2
106 times · +1.52 sd
Hot
15
104 times · +1.30 sd
Cold
5
67 times · -2.86 sd
Cold
40
72 times · -2.29 sd
Cold
6
77 times · -1.73 sd
Cold
9
79 times · -1.51 sd

Longest wait

9 has not been drawn for 33 draws. Gaps that long are rarer than average for any one number, but with 42 numbers in the game a wait that long has happened about 24 times over this stretch. It does not make 9 any likelier tonight.

Number 9
33
draws since June 27, 2026
Number 39
26
draws since July 22, 2026
Number 34
21
draws since August 8, 2026
Number 5
20
draws since August 12, 2026

Full frequency table

647 draws from August 5, 2020 to October 21, 2026, the whole time this game has drawn six numbers from 1 to 42. Click any heading to sort.

Number Times drawn vs expected Std devs Last drawn Draws since Longest gap Average gap
1 90 -2.4 -0.27 August 22, 2026 17 33 6.0
2 106 +13.6 +1.52 October 10, 2026 3 21 5.1
3 101 +8.6 +0.96 October 14, 2026 2 25 5.4
4 100 +7.6 +0.85 September 19, 2026 9 27 5.4
5 67 -25.4 -2.86 August 12, 2026 20 39 8.3
6 77 -15.4 -1.73 October 21, 2026 0 40 7.5
7 98 +5.6 +0.63 October 17, 2026 1 39 5.6
8 113 +20.6 +2.31 October 7, 2026 4 25 4.7
9 79 -13.4 -1.51 June 27, 2026 33 46 6.8
10 107 +14.6 +1.64 September 16, 2026 10 28 5.0
11 100 +7.6 +0.85 September 30, 2026 6 48 5.4
12 97 +4.6 +0.51 August 22, 2026 17 25 5.5
13 82 -10.4 -1.17 September 26, 2026 7 39 6.8
14 89 -3.4 -0.39 October 3, 2026 5 31 6.2
15 104 +11.6 +1.30 October 17, 2026 1 38 5.2
16 103 +10.6 +1.19 September 30, 2026 6 31 5.2
17 96 +3.6 +0.40 October 21, 2026 0 42 5.8
18 89 -3.4 -0.39 August 26, 2026 16 25 6.1
19 97 +4.6 +0.51 October 21, 2026 0 35 5.5
20 97 +4.6 +0.51 October 3, 2026 5 36 5.6
21 101 +8.6 +0.96 September 26, 2026 7 35 5.4
22 97 +4.6 +0.51 October 17, 2026 1 41 5.7
23 87 -5.4 -0.61 September 2, 2026 14 30 6.0
24 91 -1.4 -0.16 October 14, 2026 2 59 6.1
25 84 -8.4 -0.95 October 21, 2026 0 39 6.7
26 90 -2.4 -0.27 October 14, 2026 2 33 6.2
27 104 +11.6 +1.30 October 17, 2026 1 23 5.3
28 101 +8.6 +0.96 September 16, 2026 10 26 5.3
29 89 -3.4 -0.39 October 21, 2026 0 43 6.3
30 91 -1.4 -0.16 September 30, 2026 6 33 6.0
31 91 -1.4 -0.16 October 17, 2026 1 20 6.0
32 90 -2.4 -0.27 September 9, 2026 12 51 6.1
33 86 -6.4 -0.72 September 26, 2026 7 28 6.5
34 92 -0.4 -0.05 August 8, 2026 21 26 5.8
35 100 +7.6 +0.85 October 17, 2026 1 25 5.5
36 86 -6.4 -0.72 October 14, 2026 2 37 6.4
37 83 -9.4 -1.06 October 7, 2026 4 26 6.6
38 97 +4.6 +0.51 September 2, 2026 14 36 5.5
39 86 -6.4 -0.72 July 22, 2026 26 32 6.1
40 72 -20.4 -2.29 October 14, 2026 2 39 7.9
41 85 -7.4 -0.83 October 7, 2026 4 33 6.6
42 87 -5.4 -0.61 October 21, 2026 0 28 6.5

Why the count starts in 2020

Louisiana Lotto has changed how many balls it draws, or from how many, twice in the draws we hold. Counting across a change mixes two different games — a ball that did not exist yet cannot be behind. So everything above covers only the stretch since August 5, 2020, when this game settled on six numbers from 1 to 42.

How we calculate all of this.

Frequently asked questions

Do hot and cold numbers predict anything?
No. The gap between the most and least drawn number here is 46 appearances, which is about what 647 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?
Mostly because we only count draws since the game last changed its set of balls: counting across a change mixes two different games. Louisiana Lotto is published by a single official feed, and every draw here is that feed's record; our sources page says which.
What does the shaded band on the chart mean?
It marks the normal range — where 19 out of 20 numbers land when every one is equally likely. With 42 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 Louisiana Lotto data go?
Our full history runs back to February 1, 1992 — 3,362 draws. The frequency table on this page uses the 647 draws since August 5, 2020, because that is when the game last changed to drawing six numbers from 1 to 42. Browse every draw by year.