North Carolina Pick 4 Winning Numbers and Results (October 2026)
The short version
The last Pick 4 draw, on October 9, 2026, came up 6 · 0 · 9 · 3. We hold 12,088 draws going back to April 17, 2009, and each digit has come up about 4835 times in that stretch.
Recent draws
- October 9, 2026 · Daytime
- October 8, 2026 · Evening
- October 8, 2026 · Daytime
- October 7, 2026 · Evening
- October 7, 2026 · Daytime
- October 6, 2026 · Evening
- October 6, 2026 · Daytime
- October 5, 2026 · Evening
- October 5, 2026 · Daytime
- October 4, 2026 · Evening
Every Pick 4 draw since April 17, 2009 →
Hot, cold and overdue
6 has come up most often, 4,916 times. Each number averages about 4835 over 12,088 draws, and whichever number happens to lead normally finishes around 102 ahead. 6 is 81 ahead, so this is an ordinary spread rather than a streak. 7 has come up least, 4,758 times.
The full frequency table, with the chart that shows why →
Pick 4 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 nclottery.com.
Frequently asked questions
- What are the hottest Pick 4 numbers?
- Over the 12,088 draws since April 17, 2009, 6 has come up most often — 4916 times, against an average of 4835. Whichever number leads normally ends up around 102 ahead, so that is a normal-sized lead. See the full frequency table.
- What are the coldest Pick 4 numbers?
- 7, with 4758 appearances against an average of 4835. The gap between the most and least drawn numbers is about what 12,088 draws normally produce.
- Which Pick 4 numbers are overdue?
- 4 has gone the longest without appearing — 5 draws. That does not make it likelier next time: every number has the same 40.0% chance on every draw, however long it has been.
- How often is Pick 4 drawn?
- twice daily. Four digits, drawn daytime and evening.