New Jersey Pick 6 Hot and Cold Numbers (October 2026)

The most drawn Pick 6 numbers are 14 (86), 10 (85), and 36 (84); the least drawn are 11 (49), 35 (51), and 24 (56). That is over 534 draws since April 7, 2022, when the game last changed its set of balls, against an average of 70 apiece.

The statistics behind that

Expected count 69.7, standard deviation 7.8. The leader sits at 2.10 standard deviations against an expected maximum of 2.22 for 46 numbers; a lead at least this large arises by chance about 31% of the time. Goodness of fit to a uniform draw: chi-square 48.4 on 45 degrees of freedom, p = 0.338. 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 number averages 70 draws; 43 of 46 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 37 apart. For 46 numbers over 534 draws that gap normally comes out around 34, so this one is about what you would expect.

Hottest, coldest, most overdue

Longest wait

29 has not been drawn for 24 draws. Gaps that long are rarer than average for any one number, but with 46 numbers in the game a wait that long has happened about 112 times over this stretch. It does not make 29 any likelier tonight.

Full frequency table

534 draws from April 7, 2022 to October 3, 2026, the whole time this game has drawn 6 numbers from 46. Click any heading to sort.

Why the count starts in 2022

Pick 6 has changed how many balls it draws, and from how many, 2 times. 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 April 7, 2022, when this game settled on 6 numbers from 46.

• 6/49 from January 1, 2010 to April 4, 2022 — 1,279 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 37 appearances, which is about what 534 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?

Two reasons, both on our sources page. We only count draws since the game last changed its set of balls, because counting across a change mixes two different games. And we check 1 official sources against each other — one of them is missing draws the others have.

What does the shaded band on the chart mean?

It marks the normal range — where 19 out of 20 numbers land when every ball is equally likely. With 46 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 6 data go?

Our full history runs to January 4, 2010 — 1,813 draws. The frequency table on this page uses the 534 draws since April 7, 2022, because that is when this pool last changed size. Browse every draw by year.