Louisiana Lotto Hot and Cold Numbers (October 2026)

The most drawn Louisiana Lotto numbers are 8 (113), 10 (107), and 2 (106); the least drawn are 5 (67), 40 (72), and 6 (77). That is over 648 draws since August 5, 2020, when the game last changed its set of balls, against an average of 93 apiece.

Louisiana Lotto hot and cold numbers, last 50 and 100 draws

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

Last 50 drawsLast 100 draws

Last 50 draws: May 6 – Oct 24, 2026. Each number averages 7.1 appearances in 50 draws.

Hot 19: 15×;24: 13×;15: 12×;2: 12×;7: 11×;

Cold 5: 1×;9: 4×;39: 4×;34: 4×;12: 4×;

Last 100 draws: Nov 12, 2025 – Oct 24, 2026. Each number averages 14 appearances in 100 draws.

Hot 29: 22×;15: 22×;7: 21×;6: 20×;19: 20×;

Cold 5: 3×;38: 9×;21: 9×;37: 9×;40: 9×;

Overdue 9: 34 draws · usually 7; 39: 27 draws · usually 6; 34: 22 draws · usually 6; 5: 21 draws · usually 8; 12: 18 draws · usually 6;

Overdue counts draws since each number last came up, beside its usual gap; data through the October 24, 2026 draw.

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Every number's count since August 5, 2020 →

The statistics behind that

Expected count 92.6, standard deviation 8.9. The leader sits at 2.29 standard deviations against an expected maximum of 2.18 for 42 numbers; a lead at least this large arises by chance about 16% of the time. Goodness of fit to a uniform draw: chi-square 48.1 on 41 degrees of freedom, p = 0.207. 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 averages 93 appearances; 39 of 42 are close to that

How far above or below average

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

Most and least drawn are 46 apart. For 42 numbers over 648 draws that gap normally comes out around 39, so this one is about what you would expect.

Hottest, coldest, most overdue

Longest wait

9 has not been drawn for 34 draws. Gaps that long are rarer than average for any one number, but with 42 numbers in the game a wait that long has happened about 21 times over this stretch. It does not make 9 any likelier tonight.

Full frequency table

648 draws from August 5, 2020 to October 24, 2026, the whole time this game has drawn six numbers from 1 to 42. Click any heading to sort.

Why the count starts in 2020

Louisiana Lotto has changed how many balls it draws, or from how many, twice in the draws we hold. 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 August 5, 2020, when this game settled on six numbers from 1 to 42.

• Six numbers from 1 to 44 from February 1, 1992 to April 15, 1998 — 394 draws (not counted above)
• Six numbers from 1 to 40 from April 18, 1998 to August 1, 2020 — 2,321 draws (not counted above)

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 46 appearances, which is about what 648 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. Louisiana Lotto 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 numbers land when every one is equally likely. With 42 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 Louisiana Lotto data go?

Our full history runs back to February 1, 1992 — 3,363 draws. The frequency table on this page uses the 648 draws since August 5, 2020, because that is when the game last changed to drawing six numbers from 1 to 42. Browse every draw by year.