Bits & Odds

Montana Big Sky Bonus Hot and Cold Numbers (October 2026)

The most drawn Big Sky Bonus numbers are 22 (36), 10 (33), and 24 (33); the least drawn are 3 (16), 8 (17), and 13 (17). That is over 190 draws since April 17, 2026, against an average of 25 apiece.

Montana Big Sky Bonus 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 draws: Sep 4 – Oct 23, 2026. Each number averages 6.5 appearances in 50 draws.

Hot 10: 13×;31: 10×;4: 10×;22: 9×;26: 9×;
Cold 12: 3×;13: 3×;3: 3×;25: 3×;9: 4×;
Hot Bonus Number 13: 6×;2: 5×;14: 5×;
Cold Bonus Number 11: 0×;8: 1×;16: 1×;

Last 100 draws: Jul 16 – Oct 23, 2026. Each number averages 13 appearances in 100 draws.

Hot 10: 21×;4: 20×;22: 19×;26: 18×;20: 18×;
Cold 23: 6×;9: 8×;13: 8×;3: 8×;5: 8×;
Hot Bonus Number 2: 12×;13: 12×;12: 9×;
Cold Bonus Number 16: 1×;8: 3×;6: 4×;
Overdue 9: 23 draws · usually 6; 12: 23 draws · usually 7; 27: 16 draws · usually 7; 13: 15 draws · usually 10; 3: 12 draws · usually 10;
Overdue Bonus Number 11: 60 draws · usually 9;8: 49 draws · usually 14;16: 44 draws · usually 27;

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

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In short

22 has come up most often, 36 times. Each number averages about 25 over 190 draws, and whichever number happens to lead normally finishes around 10 ahead. 22 is 11 ahead, so this is an ordinary spread rather than a streak. 3 has come up least, 16 times.

The statistics behind that

Expected count 24.5, standard deviation 4.6. The leader sits at 2.49 standard deviations against an expected maximum of 2.06 for 31 numbers; a lead at least this large arises by chance about 33% of the time. Goodness of fit to a uniform draw: chi-square 37.6 on 30 degrees of freedom, p = 0.159. 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.

1 22
2 26
3 16
4 27
5 20
6 24
7 24
8 17
9 24
10 33
11 24
12 22
13 17
14 23
15 21
16 27
17 23
18 31
19 19
20 28
21 26
22 36
23 17
24 33
25 31
26 28
27 23
28 20
29 26
30 21
31 31

well below average below around average above well above · each averages 25 appearances; 30 of 31 are close to that

How far above or below average

−14 −9 −5 avg +5 +9 +14 1: drawn 22 times — 3 below an average of 25 (−0.55 sd) 2: drawn 26 times — 1 above an average of 25 (+0.32 sd) 3: drawn 16 times — 9 below an average of 25 (−1.84 sd) 4: drawn 27 times — 2 above an average of 25 (+0.54 sd) 5: drawn 20 times — 5 below an average of 25 (−0.98 sd) 6: drawn 24 times — 1 below an average of 25 (−0.11 sd) 7: drawn 24 times — 1 below an average of 25 (−0.11 sd) 8: drawn 17 times — 8 below an average of 25 (−1.63 sd) 9: drawn 24 times — 1 below an average of 25 (−0.11 sd) 10: drawn 33 times — 8 above an average of 25 (+1.84 sd) 11: drawn 24 times — 1 below an average of 25 (−0.11 sd) 12: drawn 22 times — 3 below an average of 25 (−0.55 sd) 13: drawn 17 times — 8 below an average of 25 (−1.63 sd) 14: drawn 23 times — 2 below an average of 25 (−0.33 sd) 15: drawn 21 times — 4 below an average of 25 (−0.76 sd) 16: drawn 27 times — 2 above an average of 25 (+0.54 sd) 17: drawn 23 times — 2 below an average of 25 (−0.33 sd) 18: drawn 31 times — 6 above an average of 25 (+1.40 sd) 19: drawn 19 times — 6 below an average of 25 (−1.19 sd) 20: drawn 28 times — 3 above an average of 25 (+0.75 sd) 21: drawn 26 times — 1 above an average of 25 (+0.32 sd) 22: drawn 36 times — 11 above an average of 25 (+2.48 sd), outside the normal range 23: drawn 17 times — 8 below an average of 25 (−1.63 sd) 24: drawn 33 times — 8 above an average of 25 (+1.84 sd) 25: drawn 31 times — 6 above an average of 25 (+1.40 sd) 26: drawn 28 times — 3 above an average of 25 (+0.75 sd) 27: drawn 23 times — 2 below an average of 25 (−0.33 sd) 28: drawn 20 times — 5 below an average of 25 (−0.98 sd) 29: drawn 26 times — 1 above an average of 25 (+0.32 sd) 30: drawn 21 times — 4 below an average of 25 (−0.76 sd) 31: drawn 31 times — 6 above an average of 25 (+1.40 sd) 322 151015202530

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How far each number is above or below its average of 25 appearances. The shaded band is the normal range — where 19 of every 20 numbers land. 1 of 31 stick out, and about 2 normally do. The numbers printed on the chart are the highest, the lowest and anything outside the band.

Most and least drawn are 20 apart. For 31 numbers over 190 draws that gap normally comes out around 19, so this one is about what you would expect.

Hottest, coldest, most overdue

Hot
22
36 times · +2.48 sd
Hot
10
33 times · +1.84 sd
Hot
24
33 times · +1.84 sd
Hot
18
31 times · +1.40 sd
Cold
3
16 times · -1.84 sd
Cold
23
17 times · -1.63 sd
Cold
13
17 times · -1.63 sd
Cold
8
17 times · -1.63 sd

Longest wait

9 has not been drawn for 23 draws. Gaps that long are rarer than average for any one number, but with 31 numbers in the game a wait that long has happened about 32 times over this stretch. It does not make 9 any likelier tonight.

Number 9
23
draws since September 30, 2026
Number 12
23
draws since September 30, 2026
Number 27
16
draws since October 7, 2026
Number 13
15
draws since October 8, 2026

Full frequency table

190 draws from April 17, 2026 to October 23, 2026, the whole time this game has drawn four numbers from 1 to 31. Click any heading to sort.

Number Times drawn vs expected Std devs Last drawn Draws since Longest gap Average gap
1 22 -2.5 -0.55 October 15, 2026 8 29 7.6
2 26 +1.5 +0.32 October 17, 2026 6 21 6.1
3 16 -8.5 -1.84 October 11, 2026 12 27 10.5
4 27 +2.5 +0.54 October 19, 2026 4 23 5.8
5 20 -4.5 -0.98 October 22, 2026 1 30 8.8
6 24 -0.5 -0.11 October 11, 2026 12 25 6.4
7 24 -0.5 -0.11 October 12, 2026 11 18 6.2
8 17 -7.5 -1.63 October 13, 2026 10 34 10.2
9 24 -0.5 -0.11 September 30, 2026 23 27 5.7
10 33 +8.5 +1.84 October 23, 2026 0 21 4.9
11 24 -0.5 -0.11 October 21, 2026 2 22 7.0
12 22 -2.5 -0.55 September 30, 2026 23 23 6.9
13 17 -7.5 -1.63 October 8, 2026 15 44 9.8
14 23 -1.5 -0.33 October 19, 2026 4 24 6.5
15 21 -3.5 -0.76 October 21, 2026 2 32 8.3
16 27 +2.5 +0.54 October 18, 2026 5 13 6.0
17 23 -1.5 -0.33 October 11, 2026 12 23 7.0
18 31 +6.5 +1.40 October 16, 2026 7 19 4.7
19 19 -5.5 -1.19 October 18, 2026 5 29 8.4
20 28 +3.5 +0.75 October 12, 2026 11 27 5.5
21 26 +1.5 +0.32 October 14, 2026 9 37 6.0
22 36 +11.5 +2.48 October 22, 2026 1 18 3.9
23 17 -7.5 -1.63 October 23, 2026 0 26 10.6
24 33 +8.5 +1.84 October 23, 2026 0 21 4.8
25 31 +6.5 +1.40 October 17, 2026 6 17 5.0
26 28 +3.5 +0.75 October 22, 2026 1 15 5.6
27 23 -1.5 -0.33 October 7, 2026 16 27 6.9
28 20 -4.5 -0.98 October 19, 2026 4 26 8.5
29 26 +1.5 +0.32 October 18, 2026 5 19 6.3
30 21 -3.5 -0.76 October 13, 2026 10 33 6.3
31 31 +6.5 +1.40 October 23, 2026 0 25 5.3

Bonus Number numbers

Drawn from a separate machine, 1 from 16, over the 190 draws since April 17, 2026 .

2 has come up most often, 17 times. Each number averages about 12 over 190 draws, and whichever number happens to lead normally finishes around 6 ahead. 2 is 5 ahead, so this is an ordinary spread rather than a streak. 16 has come up least, 6 times.

The statistics behind that

Expected count 11.9, standard deviation 3.3. The leader sits at 1.54 standard deviations against an expected maximum of 1.77 for 16 numbers; a lead at least this large arises by chance about 73% of the time. Goodness of fit to a uniform draw: chi-square 18.3 on 15 degrees of freedom, p = 0.247.

1 11
2 17
3 12
4 8
5 14
6 9
7 11
8 9
9 8
10 14
11 13
12 16
13 17
14 17
15 8
16 6

well below average below around average above well above · each averages 12 appearances; 16 of 16 are close to that

Number Times drawn Std devs Last drawn Draws since
1 11 -0.26 October 6, 2026 17
2 17 +1.54 October 23, 2026 0
3 12 +0.04 October 15, 2026 8
4 8 -1.16 October 21, 2026 2
5 14 +0.64 October 5, 2026 18
6 9 -0.86 October 22, 2026 1
7 11 -0.26 October 18, 2026 5
8 9 -0.86 September 4, 2026 49
9 8 -1.16 October 14, 2026 9
10 14 +0.64 October 19, 2026 4
11 13 +0.34 August 24, 2026 60
12 16 +1.24 October 16, 2026 7
13 17 +1.54 October 10, 2026 13
14 17 +1.54 October 20, 2026 3
15 8 -1.16 October 13, 2026 10
16 6 -1.76 September 9, 2026 44

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 20 appearances, which is about what 190 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. Big Sky Bonus 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 31 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 Big Sky Bonus data go?
Our full history runs back to April 17, 2026 — 190 draws. The frequency table on this page uses the 190 draws since April 17, 2026, which is every draw of four numbers from 1 to 31. Browse every draw by year.