Nebraska Pick 5 Hot and Cold Numbers (October 2026)

The most drawn Pick 5 numbers are 8 (171), 10 (166), and 26 (165); the least drawn are 29 (119), 38 (129), and 30 (132). That is over 1,168 draws since August 13, 2023, when the game last changed its set of balls, against an average of 146 apiece.

Nebraska Pick 5 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 drawsLast 100 draws

Last 50 draws: Sep 4 – Oct 23, 2026. Each number averages 6.3 appearances in 50 draws.

Hot 34: 12×;7: 12×;19: 11×;10: 10×;14: 10×;

Cold 22: 2×;32: 2×;40: 3×;39: 3×;4: 3×;

Last 100 draws: Jul 16 – Oct 23, 2026. Each number averages 13 appearances in 100 draws.

Hot 34: 19×;33: 18×;10: 17×;11: 17×;17: 17×;

Cold 22: 2×;4: 9×;25: 9×;32: 9×;40: 10×;

Overdue 22: 28 draws · usually 7; 40: 25 draws · usually 7; 39: 24 draws · usually 7; 8: 18 draws · usually 6; 12: 16 draws · usually 6;

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

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Every number's count since August 13, 2023 →

The statistics behind that

Expected count 146.0, standard deviation 11.3. The leader sits at 2.21 standard deviations against an expected maximum of 2.16 for 40 numbers; a lead at least this large arises by chance about 49% of the time. Goodness of fit to a uniform draw: chi-square 38.0 on 39 degrees of freedom, p = 0.516. 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.

well below average below around average above well above · each averages 146 appearances; 38 of 40 are close to that

How far above or below average

Point at a bar — or tap one, or press the arrow keys — to see which number it is.

Most and least drawn are 52 apart. For 40 numbers over 1,168 draws that gap normally comes out around 49, so this one is about what you would expect.

Hottest, coldest, most overdue

Longest wait

22 has not been drawn for 28 draws. Gaps that long are rarer than average for any one number, but with 40 numbers in the game a wait that long has happened about 139 times over this stretch. It does not make 22 any likelier tonight.

Full frequency table

1,168 draws from August 13, 2023 to October 23, 2026, the whole time this game has drawn five numbers from 1 to 40. Click any heading to sort.

Why the count starts in 2023

Pick 5 has changed how many balls it draws, or from how many, once 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 13, 2023, when this game settled on five numbers from 1 to 40.

• Five numbers from 1 to 38 from January 1, 2005 to August 12, 2023 — 6,180 draws (not counted above)

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 52 appearances, which is about what 1,168 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. Pick 5 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 40 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 Pick 5 data go?

Our full history runs back to January 1, 2005 — 7,348 draws. The frequency table on this page uses the 1,168 draws since August 13, 2023, because that is when the game last changed to drawing five numbers from 1 to 40. Browse every draw by year.