Pennsylvania Pick 3 Hot and Cold Numbers (September 2026)
The most drawn Pick 3 numbers are 9 (2,606), 4 (2,583), and 8 (2,583); the least drawn are 7 (2,491), 1 (2,521), and 3 (2,521). That is over 8,508 draws since January 27, 2015, against an average of 2552 apiece.
In short
9 has come up most often, 2,606 times. Each number averages about 2552 over 8,508 draws, and whichever number happens to lead normally finishes around 74 ahead. 9 is 54 ahead, so this is an ordinary spread rather than a streak. 7 has come up least, 2,491 times.
The lottery publishes about a year of past draws, so this table starts at January 27, 2015 rather than at the last rule change. We store every new draw as it happens, so it deepens by one line a day.
The statistics behind that
Expected count 2552.4, standard deviation 47.9. The leader sits at 1.12 standard deviations against an expected maximum of 1.54 for 10 numbers; a lead at least this large arises by chance about 89% of the time. Goodness of fit to a uniform draw: chi-square 5.1 on 9 degrees of freedom, p = 0.826. 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 2552 draws; 10 of 10 are close to that
How far above or below average
Most and least drawn are 115 apart. For 10 numbers over 8,508 draws that gap normally comes out around 148, so this one is about what you would expect.
Hottest, coldest, most overdue
Longest wait
9 has not been drawn for 10 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 977 times over this stretch. It does not make 9 any likelier tonight.
Full frequency table
8,508 draws from January 27, 2015 to September 19, 2026, the whole time this game has drawn 3 numbers from 10. Click any heading to sort.
| Number | Times drawn | vs expected | Std devs | Last drawn | Draws since | Longest gap | Average gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 2563 | +10.6 | +0.22 | September 19, 2026 | 1 | 26 | 2.3 |
| 1 | 2521 | -31.4 | -0.66 | September 19, 2026 | 0 | 22 | 2.4 |
| 2 | 2553 | +0.6 | +0.01 | September 19, 2026 | 0 | 32 | 2.3 |
| 3 | 2521 | -31.4 | -0.66 | September 18, 2026 | 3 | 29 | 2.4 |
| 4 | 2583 | +30.6 | +0.64 | September 19, 2026 | 0 | 22 | 2.3 |
| 5 | 2528 | -24.4 | -0.51 | September 19, 2026 | 1 | 24 | 2.4 |
| 6 | 2575 | +22.6 | +0.47 | September 19, 2026 | 1 | 24 | 2.3 |
| 7 | 2491 | -61.4 | -1.28 | September 18, 2026 | 2 | 39 | 2.4 |
| 8 | 2583 | +30.6 | +0.64 | September 18, 2026 | 3 | 24 | 2.3 |
| 9 | 2606 | +53.6 | +1.12 | September 14, 2026 | 10 | 24 | 2.3 |
Frequently asked questions
- Do hot and cold numbers predict anything?
- No. The gap between the most and least drawn number here is 115 appearances, which is about what 8,508 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 Pick 3 data go?
- Our full history runs to January 27, 2015 — 8,508 draws. The frequency table on this page uses the 8,508 draws since January 1, 2015, because that is when this pool last changed size. Browse every draw by year.