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Louisiana Pick 4 Winning Numbers and Results (October 2026)

Updated 10,043 draws on file since March 1, 1999 · from the official source

Latest draw · October 22, 2026 Daily
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Drawn
Daily
Numbers
4 digits, 0–9
Draws on file
10,043

Louisiana 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 3 – Oct 22, 2026. Each digit averages 20 appearances in 50 draws.

Hot 3: 24×;5: 22×;6: 22×;
Cold 2: 16×;4: 17×;0: 18×;
How often each digit came up in each position, last 50 draws
Place0123456789
1st 4653466574
2nd 5277526754
3rd 4637493635
4th 5717457365

Last 100 draws: Jul 15 – Oct 22, 2026. Each digit averages 40 appearances in 100 draws.

Hot 3: 47×;7: 44×;5: 44×;
Cold 2: 34×;9: 34×;0: 36×;
How often each digit came up in each position, last 100 draws
Place0123456789
1st 810119129148136
2nd 81011131110813610
3rd 1012912814611117
4th 10931310119121211
Overdue 6: 6 draws · usually 1; 5: 5 draws · usually 2; 7: 3 draws · usually 2;

Overdue counts draws since each digit last came up, beside its usual gap; data through the October 22, 2026 draw.

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Next Louisiana Pick 4 drawing

Saturday, October 24, sales close 9:30 p.m. CT

Louisiana publishes the 9:30 p.m. sales cutoff, not the draw time; the results air at 9:59 p.m. There is no draw on Christmas Day or Easter Sunday.

DrawDaysSales close
Louisiana Pick 4 Daily 9:30 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 Louisiana Pick 4 numbers

Enter your ticket and how you played it to check it against the last 61 Louisiana Pick 4 draws, back to August 23, 2026. Prizes are from the lottery's chart below, at the stake you choose.

Your 4 digits, in order

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Louisiana Pick 4 prizes and odds

What each Louisiana Pick 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 (Exact Order) (Straight) your digits in the exact order drawn 1 in 10,000 $2,500 $5,000
4-Way Box (Box (Any Order)) your digits in any order 3 like digits and 1 different (4-way) 1 in 2,500 $600 $1,200
6-Way Box (Box (Any Order)) your digits in any order 2 pairs of like digits (6-way) 1 in 1,667 $400 $800
12-Way Box (Box (Any Order)) your digits in any order 2 like digits and 2 different (12-way) 1 in 833.3 $200 $400
24-Way Box (Box (Any Order)) your digits in any order 4 different digits (24-way) 1 in 416.7 $100 $200
4-Way Straight/Box (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 $3,100 any order: $600 —
6-Way Straight/Box (Straight/Box) 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 $2,900 any order: $400 —
12-Way Straight/Box (Straight/Box) 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 $2,700 any order: $200 —
24-Way Straight/Box (Straight/Box) 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 $2,600 any order: $100 —
4-Way Combo 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 Combo 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 Combo 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 Combo 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 louisianalottery.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 Louisiana Pick 4 draws

How to play Louisiana Pick 4

  • Louisiana Pick 4 draws 4 digits, each from 0 to 9 (Daily).
  • Pick a four-digit number and play it Straight, Box, Straight/Box ($1) or Combo for 50¢ or $1.
  • Combo costs 4 to 24 times the base wager depending on the digits.
  • One drawing a night.

Claiming a prize

A winning Louisiana Pick 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 Louisiana, and what needs an appointment, is on our Louisiana page. What a win is worth after tax.

The short version

The last Pick 4 draw, on October 22, 2026, came up 2 · 0 · 9 · 0. We hold 10,043 draws going back to March 1, 1999, and each digit has come up about 4,017 times in that stretch.

Pick 4 winning numbers 2026 · Every Pick 4 draw since March 1, 1999 →

Hot and cold over the whole run

8 has come up most often, 4,099 times. Each digit averages about 4,017 over 10,043 draws, and whichever digit happens to lead normally finishes around 93 ahead. 8 is 82 ahead, so this is an ordinary spread rather than a streak. 1 has come up least, 3,938 times. The full frequency table, with the chart that shows why →

Frequently asked questions

What are the hottest Pick 4 numbers?
Over the 10,043 draws since March 1, 1999, 8 has come up most often — 4,099 times, against an average of 4,017. Whichever digit leads normally ends up around 93 ahead, so that is a normal-sized lead. See the full frequency table.
What are the coldest Pick 4 numbers?
1, with 3,938 appearances against an average of 4,017. The gap between the most and least drawn numbers is about what 10,043 draws normally produce.
Which Pick 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 Pick 4 drawn?
Daily. Four digits, drawn every night.

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