Bits & Odds

Virginia Pick 3 Hot and Cold Numbers (October 2026)

The most drawn Pick 3 digits are 9 (7,168), 7 (7,160), and 8 (7,157); the least drawn are 4 (7,035), 3 (7,062), and 5 (7,072). That is over 23,705 draws since May 22, 1989, against an average of 7,112 apiece.

Virginia Pick 3 hot and cold numbers, last 50 and 100 draws

For fun: every draw is independent, so hot, cold or overdue digits are no likelier to come up next.

Last 50 draws: Sep 28 – Oct 22, 2026. Each digit averages 15 appearances in 50 draws.

Hot 9: 24×;2: 19×;3: 18×;
Cold 0: 8×;5: 9×;8: 13×;
How often each digit came up in each position, last 50 draws
Place0123456789
1st 3973634366
2nd 3257628638
3rd 25782435410

Last 100 draws: Sep 3 – Oct 22, 2026. Each digit averages 30 appearances in 100 draws.

Hot 2: 39×;3: 35×;6: 35×;
Cold 0: 20×;5: 25×;4: 26×;
How often each digit came up in each position, last 100 draws
Place0123456789
1st 51113614121051113
2nd 108815881510612
3rd 51118144510131010
Overdue 7: 5 draws · usually 2; 8: 4 draws · usually 2; 0: 3 draws · usually 2;

Overdue counts draws since each digit last came up, beside its usual gap; data through the October 22, 2026 draw.

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In short

9 has come up most often, 7,168 times. Each digit averages about 7,112 over 23,705 draws, and whichever digit happens to lead normally finishes around 123 ahead. 9 is 56 ahead, so this is an ordinary spread rather than a streak. 4 has come up least, 7,035 times.

The statistics behind that

Expected count 7111.5, standard deviation 80.0. The leader sits at 0.71 standard deviations against an expected maximum of 1.54 for 10 numbers; a lead at least this large arises by chance about 98% of the time. Goodness of fit to a uniform draw: chi-square 3.2 on 9 degrees of freedom, p = 0.958. 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 7074
1 7128
2 7143
3 7062
4 7035
5 7072
6 7116
7 7160
8 7157
9 7168

well below average below around average above well above · each averages 7,112 appearances; 10 of 10 are close to that

How far above or below average

−240 −160 −80 avg +80 +160 +240 0: drawn 7074 times — 38 below an average of 7112 (−0.47 sd) 1: drawn 7128 times — 17 above an average of 7112 (+0.21 sd) 2: drawn 7143 times — 32 above an average of 7112 (+0.39 sd) 3: drawn 7062 times — 50 below an average of 7112 (−0.62 sd) 4: drawn 7035 times — 77 below an average of 7112 (−0.96 sd) 5: drawn 7072 times — 40 below an average of 7112 (−0.49 sd) 6: drawn 7116 times — 5 above an average of 7112 (+0.06 sd) 7: drawn 7160 times — 49 above an average of 7112 (+0.61 sd) 8: drawn 7157 times — 46 above an average of 7112 (+0.57 sd) 9: drawn 7168 times — 57 above an average of 7112 (+0.71 sd) 49 015

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How far each number is above or below its average of 7,112 appearances. The shaded band is the normal range — where 19 of every 20 numbers land. Every number is inside it. The numbers printed on the chart are the highest, the lowest and anything outside the band.

Most and least drawn are 133 apart. For 10 digits over 23,705 draws that gap normally comes out around 246, so this one is a little narrower than usual.

Hottest, coldest, most overdue

Hot
9
7,168 times · +0.71 sd
Hot
7
7,160 times · +0.61 sd
Hot
8
7,157 times · +0.57 sd
Hot
2
7,143 times · +0.39 sd
Cold
4
7,035 times · -0.96 sd
Cold
3
7,062 times · -0.62 sd
Cold
5
7,072 times · -0.49 sd
Cold
0
7,074 times · -0.47 sd

Longest wait

7 has not been drawn for 5 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 13227 times over this stretch. It does not make 7 any likelier tonight.

Digit 7
5
draws since October 20, 2026
Digit 8
4
draws since October 20, 2026
Digit 0
3
draws since October 21, 2026
Digit 1
3
draws since October 21, 2026

Full frequency table

23,705 draws from May 22, 1989 to October 22, 2026, the whole time this game has drawn three digits, each from 0 to 9. A digit can come up more than once in a draw, and each time counts. Click any heading to sort.

Number Times drawn vs expected Std devs Last drawn Draws since Longest gap Average gap
0 7074 -37.5 -0.47 October 21, 2026 3 29 2.4
1 7128 +16.5 +0.21 October 21, 2026 3 24 2.3
2 7143 +31.5 +0.39 October 21, 2026 2 27 2.3
3 7062 -49.5 -0.62 October 22, 2026 0 27 2.4
4 7035 -76.5 -0.96 October 22, 2026 0 23 2.4
5 7072 -39.5 -0.49 October 22, 2026 0 25 2.4
6 7116 +4.5 +0.06 October 22, 2026 1 25 2.3
7 7160 +48.5 +0.61 October 20, 2026 5 28 2.3
8 7157 +45.5 +0.57 October 20, 2026 4 28 2.3
9 7168 +56.5 +0.71 October 22, 2026 1 26 2.3

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 digit here is 133 appearances, which is about what 23,705 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?
Mostly because we only count draws since the game last changed its set of balls: counting across a change mixes two different games. Pick 3 is published by a single official feed, and every draw here is that feed's record; our sources page says which.
What does the shaded band on the chart mean?
It marks the normal range — where 19 out of 20 digits land when every one is equally likely. With 10 digits on the chart, one sticking out now and then is the usual picture rather than a sign of anything.
How far back does this Pick 3 data go?
Our full history runs back to May 22, 1989 — 23,705 draws. The frequency table on this page uses the 23,705 draws since May 22, 1989, which is every draw of three digits, each from 0 to 9. Browse every draw by year.