Bits & Odds

Virginia Pick 5 Hot and Cold Numbers (October 2026)

The most drawn Pick 5 digits are 5 (1,321), 4 (1,249), and 9 (1,239); the least drawn are 2 (1,195), 1 (1,219), and 3 (1,219). That is over 2,472 draws since June 5, 2023, against an average of 1,236 apiece.

Virginia Pick 5 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 25 appearances in 50 draws.

Hot 3: 38×;2: 28×;9: 26×;
Cold 5: 19×;7: 20×;6: 22×;
How often each digit came up in each position, last 50 draws
Place0123456789
1st 7458554327
2nd 65412514553
3rd 4395544466
4th 5457535385
5th 3856465535

Last 100 draws: Sep 3 – Oct 22, 2026. Each digit averages 50 appearances in 100 draws.

Hot 3: 67×;9: 53×;4: 51×;
Cold 2: 42×;0: 46×;5: 47×;
How often each digit came up in each position, last 100 draws
Place0123456789
1st 1213714111177810
2nd 12106207810999
3rd 8611912121110813
4th 8610151071271411
5th 614891199141010
Overdue 8: 5 draws · usually 1; 9: 4 draws · usually 1; 2: 3 draws · usually 1;

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

5 has come up most often, 1,321 times. Each digit averages about 1,236 over 2,472 draws, and the front-runner normally finishes around 51 ahead. 5 is 85 ahead — a bigger lead than usual, but still the kind chance hands out. 2 sits at the back with 1,195.

The statistics behind that

Expected count 1236.0, standard deviation 33.4. The leader sits at 2.55 standard deviations against an expected maximum of 1.54 for 10 numbers; a lead at least this large arises by chance about 10% of the time. Goodness of fit to a uniform draw: chi-square 8.9 on 9 degrees of freedom, p = 0.449. 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 1234
1 1219
2 1195
3 1219
4 1249
5 1321
6 1226
7 1227
8 1231
9 1239

well below average below around average above well above · each averages 1,236 appearances; 9 of 10 are close to that

How far above or below average

−100 −67 −33 avg +33 +67 +100 0: drawn 1234 times — 2 below an average of 1236 (−0.06 sd) 1: drawn 1219 times — 17 below an average of 1236 (−0.51 sd) 2: drawn 1195 times — 41 below an average of 1236 (−1.23 sd) 3: drawn 1219 times — 17 below an average of 1236 (−0.51 sd) 4: drawn 1249 times — 13 above an average of 1236 (+0.39 sd) 5: drawn 1321 times — 85 above an average of 1236 (+2.55 sd), outside the normal range 6: drawn 1226 times — 10 below an average of 1236 (−0.30 sd) 7: drawn 1227 times — 9 below an average of 1236 (−0.27 sd) 8: drawn 1231 times — 5 below an average of 1236 (−0.15 sd) 9: drawn 1239 times — 3 above an average of 1236 (+0.09 sd) 25 015

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How far each number is above or below its average of 1,236 appearances. The shaded band is the normal range — where 19 of every 20 numbers land. 1 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 126 apart. For 10 digits over 2,472 draws that gap normally comes out around 103, so this one is about what you would expect.

Hottest, coldest, most overdue

Hot
5
1,321 times · +2.55 sd
Hot
4
1,249 times · +0.39 sd
Hot
9
1,239 times · +0.09 sd
Hot
0
1,234 times · -0.06 sd
Cold
2
1,195 times · -1.23 sd
Cold
3
1,219 times · -0.51 sd
Cold
1
1,219 times · -0.51 sd
Cold
6
1,226 times · -0.30 sd

Longest wait

8 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 727 times over this stretch. It does not make 8 any likelier tonight.

Digit 8
5
draws since October 20, 2026
Digit 9
4
draws since October 20, 2026
Digit 2
3
draws since October 21, 2026
Digit 5
3
draws since October 21, 2026

Full frequency table

2,472 draws from June 5, 2023 to October 22, 2026, the whole time this game has drawn five 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 1234 -2.0 -0.06 October 22, 2026 0 14 1.0
1 1219 -17.0 -0.51 October 21, 2026 2 11 1.0
2 1195 -41.0 -1.23 October 21, 2026 3 25 1.1
3 1219 -17.0 -0.51 October 22, 2026 0 12 1.0
4 1249 +13.0 +0.39 October 22, 2026 1 12 1.0
5 1321 +85.0 +2.55 October 21, 2026 3 11 0.9
6 1226 -10.0 -0.30 October 22, 2026 0 18 1.0
7 1227 -9.0 -0.27 October 22, 2026 1 11 1.0
8 1231 -5.0 -0.15 October 20, 2026 5 15 1.0
9 1239 +3.0 +0.09 October 20, 2026 4 11 1.0

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 126 appearances, which is about what 2,472 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 5 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 5 data go?
Our full history runs back to June 5, 2023 — 2,472 draws. The frequency table on this page uses the 2,472 draws since June 5, 2023, which is every draw of five digits, each from 0 to 9. Browse every draw by year.