Bits & Odds

New York Win 4 Hot and Cold Numbers (October 2026)

The most drawn Win 4 numbers are 0 (10,199), 2 (10,158), and 7 (10,035); the least drawn are 3 (9,688), 9 (9,885), and 6 (9,908). That is over 24,940 draws since July 21, 1981, when the game last changed its set of balls, against an average of 9976 apiece.

In short

0 has come up most often, 10,199 times. Each number averages about 9976 over 24,940 draws, and the front-runner normally finishes around 146 ahead. 0 is 223 ahead — a bigger lead than usual, but still the kind chance hands out. 3 sits at the back with 9,688.

The statistics behind that

Expected count 9976.0, standard deviation 94.8. The leader sits at 2.35 standard deviations against an expected maximum of 1.54 for 10 numbers; a lead at least this large arises by chance about 2% of the time. Goodness of fit to a uniform draw: chi-square 20.8 on 9 degrees of freedom, p = 0.014. 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.

0 10199
1 9975
2 10158
3 9688
4 10023
5 9945
6 9908
7 10035
8 9944
9 9885

well below average below around average above well above · each number averages 9976 draws; 8 of 10 are close to that

How far above or below average

−284 −190 −95 avg +95 +190 +284 0: drawn 10199 times — 223 above an average of 9976 (+2.35 sd), outside the normal range 1: drawn 9975 times — 1 below an average of 9976 (−0.01 sd) 2: drawn 10158 times — 182 above an average of 9976 (+1.92 sd) 3: drawn 9688 times — 288 below an average of 9976 (−3.04 sd), outside the normal range 4: drawn 10023 times — 47 above an average of 9976 (+0.50 sd) 5: drawn 9945 times — 31 below an average of 9976 (−0.33 sd) 6: drawn 9908 times — 68 below an average of 9976 (−0.72 sd) 7: drawn 10035 times — 59 above an average of 9976 (+0.62 sd) 8: drawn 9944 times — 32 below an average of 9976 (−0.34 sd) 9: drawn 9885 times — 91 below an average of 9976 (−0.96 sd) 03 015

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

How far each number is above or below its average of 9976 draws. The shaded band is the normal range — where 19 of every 20 numbers land. 2 of 10 stick out, and about 1 normally do. The numbers printed on the chart are the highest, the lowest and anything outside the band.

Most and least drawn are 511 apart. For 10 numbers over 24,940 draws that gap normally comes out around 292, so this one is a little wider than usual.

Hottest, coldest, most overdue

Hot
0
10199 draws · +2.35 sd
Hot
2
10158 draws · +1.92 sd
Hot
7
10035 draws · +0.62 sd
Hot
4
10023 draws · +0.50 sd
Cold
3
9688 draws · -3.04 sd
Cold
9
9885 draws · -0.96 sd
Cold
6
9908 draws · -0.72 sd
Cold
8
9944 draws · -0.34 sd

Longest wait

9 has not been drawn for 6 draws. Gaps that long are rarer than average for any one number, but with 10 numbers in the game a wait that long has happened about 6841 times over this stretch. It does not make 9 any likelier tonight.

Number 9
6
draws since September 30, 2026
Number 4
5
draws since October 1, 2026
Number 7
4
draws since October 1, 2026
Number 3
3
draws since October 2, 2026

Full frequency table

24,940 draws from July 21, 1981 to October 3, 2026, the whole time this game has drawn 4 numbers from 10. Click any heading to sort.

Number Times drawn vs expected Std devs Last drawn Draws since Longest gap Average gap
0 10199 +223.0 +2.35 October 3, 2026 0 28 1.4
1 9975 -1.0 -0.01 October 3, 2026 0 26 1.5
2 10158 +182.0 +1.92 October 3, 2026 1 24 1.5
3 9688 -288.0 -3.04 October 2, 2026 3 20 1.6
4 10023 +47.0 +0.50 October 1, 2026 5 18 1.5
5 9945 -31.0 -0.33 October 2, 2026 2 24 1.5
6 9908 -68.0 -0.72 October 3, 2026 0 21 1.5
7 10035 +59.0 +0.62 October 1, 2026 4 21 1.5
8 9944 -32.0 -0.34 October 2, 2026 2 22 1.5
9 9885 -91.0 -0.96 September 30, 2026 6 24 1.5

Why the count starts in 1981

Win 4 has changed how many balls it draws, and from how many, 1 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 July 21, 1981, when this game settled on 4 numbers from 10.

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 511 appearances, which is about what 24,940 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 10 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 Win 4 data go?
Our full history runs to July 21, 1981 — 24,940 draws. The frequency table on this page uses the 24,940 draws since July 21, 1981, because that is when this pool last changed size. Browse every draw by year.