New York Numbers Winning Numbers and Results (October 2026)
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The short version
The last Numbers draw, on October 3, 2026, came up 8 · 5 · 7. We hold 25,763 draws going back to September 2, 1980, and each digit has come up about 7729 times in that stretch.
Recent draws
- October 3, 2026 · Evening
- October 3, 2026 · Midday
- October 2, 2026 · Evening
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- October 1, 2026 · Evening
- October 1, 2026 · Midday
- September 30, 2026 · Evening
- September 30, 2026 · Midday
- September 29, 2026 · Evening
- September 29, 2026 · Midday
Every Numbers draw since September 2, 1980 →
Hot, cold and overdue
8 has come up most often, 7,825 times. Each number averages about 7729 over 25,763 draws, and whichever number happens to lead normally finishes around 128 ahead. 8 is 96 ahead, so this is an ordinary spread rather than a streak. 6 has come up least, 7,554 times.
The full frequency table, with the chart that shows why →
Numbers is sold as a straight or box play, and what a matching ticket pays depends on which you bought. We publish the draws and the frequencies rather than a prize table that would be wrong for most tickets. The official prize structure is on nylottery.ny.gov.
Frequently asked questions
- What are the hottest Numbers numbers?
- Over the 25,763 draws since September 2, 1980, 8 has come up most often — 7825 times, against an average of 7729. Whichever number leads normally ends up around 128 ahead, so that is a normal-sized lead. See the full frequency table.
- What are the coldest Numbers numbers?
- 6, with 7554 appearances against an average of 7729. The gap between the most and least drawn numbers is about what 25,763 draws normally produce.
- Which Numbers numbers are overdue?
- 3 has gone the longest without appearing — 10 draws. That does not make it likelier next time: every number has the same 30.0% chance on every draw, however long it has been.
- How often is Numbers drawn?
- twice daily. New York's three-digit game, drawn midday and evening since 1980.