Bits & Odds

Maryland Pick 3 Hot and Cold Numbers (October 2026)

The most drawn Pick 3 digits are 6 (8,588), 5 (8,474), and 7 (8,445); the least drawn are 1 (8,316), 3 (8,321), and 2 (8,328). That is over 28,000 draws since July 29, 1976, against an average of 8,400 apiece.

Maryland 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 29 – Oct 23, 2026. Each digit averages 15 appearances in 50 draws.

Hot 4: 20×;8: 19×;2: 17×;
Cold 0: 8×;9: 9×;5: 15×;
How often each digit came up in each position, last 50 draws
Place0123456789
1st 3686335565
2nd 3275993552
3rd 2725838582

Last 100 draws: Sep 4 – Oct 23, 2026. Each digit averages 30 appearances in 100 draws.

Hot 4: 37×;6: 35×;3: 33×;
Cold 0: 23×;1: 26×;9: 27×;
How often each digit came up in each position, last 100 draws
Place0123456789
1st 1091194814101015
2nd 107131414128985
3rd 3107101911139117
Overdue 6: 6 draws · usually 2; 9: 5 draws · usually 2; 0: 4 draws · usually 2;

Overdue counts draws since each digit last came up, beside its usual gap; data through the October 23, 2026 draw.

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In short

6 has come up most often, 8,588 times. Each digit averages about 8,400 over 28,000 draws, and whichever digit happens to lead normally finishes around 134 ahead. 6 is 188 ahead, so this is an ordinary spread rather than a streak. 1 has come up least, 8,316 times.

The statistics behind that

Expected count 8400.0, standard deviation 86.9. The leader sits at 2.16 standard deviations against an expected maximum of 1.54 for 10 numbers; a lead at least this large arises by chance about 27% of the time. Goodness of fit to a uniform draw: chi-square 8.5 on 9 degrees of freedom, p = 0.485. 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 8350
1 8316
2 8328
3 8321
4 8404
5 8474
6 8588
7 8445
8 8381
9 8393

well below average below around average above well above · each averages 8,400 appearances; 9 of 10 are close to that

How far above or below average

−261 −174 −87 avg +87 +174 +261 0: drawn 8350 times — 50 below an average of 8400 (−0.57 sd) 1: drawn 8316 times — 84 below an average of 8400 (−0.97 sd) 2: drawn 8328 times — 72 below an average of 8400 (−0.83 sd) 3: drawn 8321 times — 79 below an average of 8400 (−0.91 sd) 4: drawn 8404 times — 4 above an average of 8400 (+0.05 sd) 5: drawn 8474 times — 74 above an average of 8400 (+0.85 sd) 6: drawn 8588 times — 188 above an average of 8400 (+2.16 sd), outside the normal range 7: drawn 8445 times — 45 above an average of 8400 (+0.52 sd) 8: drawn 8381 times — 19 below an average of 8400 (−0.22 sd) 9: drawn 8393 times — 7 below an average of 8400 (−0.08 sd) 16 015

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How far each number is above or below its average of 8,400 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 272 apart. For 10 digits over 28,000 draws that gap normally comes out around 268, so this one is about what you would expect.

Hottest, coldest, most overdue

Hot
6
8,588 times · +2.16 sd
Hot
5
8,474 times · +0.85 sd
Hot
7
8,445 times · +0.52 sd
Hot
4
8,404 times · +0.05 sd
Cold
1
8,316 times · -0.97 sd
Cold
3
8,321 times · -0.91 sd
Cold
2
8,328 times · -0.83 sd
Cold
0
8,350 times · -0.57 sd

Longest wait

6 has not been drawn for 6 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 11389 times over this stretch. It does not make 6 any likelier tonight.

Digit 6
6
draws since October 20, 2026
Digit 9
5
draws since October 21, 2026
Digit 0
4
draws since October 21, 2026
Digit 3
4
draws since October 21, 2026

Full frequency table

28,000 draws from July 29, 1976 to October 23, 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 8350 -50.0 -0.57 October 21, 2026 4 30 2.4
1 8316 -84.0 -0.97 October 23, 2026 0 28 2.4
2 8328 -72.0 -0.83 October 23, 2026 0 32 2.4
3 8321 -79.0 -0.91 October 21, 2026 4 25 2.4
4 8404 +4.0 +0.05 October 23, 2026 0 29 2.3
5 8474 +74.0 +0.85 October 23, 2026 1 31 2.3
6 8588 +188.0 +2.16 October 20, 2026 6 25 2.3
7 8445 +45.0 +0.52 October 23, 2026 1 29 2.3
8 8381 -19.0 -0.22 October 21, 2026 4 27 2.3
9 8393 -7.0 -0.08 October 21, 2026 5 33 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 272 appearances, which is about what 28,000 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 July 29, 1976 — 28,000 draws. The frequency table on this page uses the 28,000 draws since July 29, 1976, which is every draw of three digits, each from 0 to 9. Browse every draw by year.