What are the hottest Pick 4 numbers?

Over the 12,243 draws since January 1, 2010, 7 has come up most often — 5,004 times, against an average of 4,897. Whichever digit leads normally ends up around 102 ahead, so that is a normal-sized lead. See the full frequency table.

What are the coldest Pick 4 numbers?

3, with 4,822 appearances against an average of 4,897. The gap between the most and least drawn numbers is about what 12,243 draws normally produce.

Which Pick 4 numbers are overdue?

1 has gone the longest without appearing — 9 draws. That does not make it likelier next time: every digit has the same 34.4% chance of turning up in a 4-digit draw, however long it has been.

How often is Pick 4 drawn?

twice daily. Four digits, drawn midday and evening.

New Jersey Pick 4 Winning Numbers and Results (October 2026)

Updated October 24, 2026, 02:51 UTC 12,243 draws on file since January 1, 2010 · from the official source

Latest draw · October 23, 2026 · Midday twice daily

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Drawn

twice daily

Numbers

4 digits, 0–9

Draws on file

12,243

New Jersey Pick 4 hot and cold numbers

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

Last 50 drawsLast 100 draws

Last 50 draws: Sep 28 – Oct 23, 2026. Each digit averages 20 appearances in 50 draws.

Hot 8: 27×;7: 27×;4: 22×;

Cold 1: 13×;3: 15×;9: 17×;

How often each digit came up in each position, last 50 draws
Place	0	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9
1st	3	2	5	8	4	8	6	7	5	2
2nd	6	5	2	2	3	1	7	9	9	6
3rd	8	4	6	2	8	2	5	3	8	4
4th	4	2	7	3	7	6	3	8	5	5

Last 100 draws: Sep 3 – Oct 23, 2026. Each digit averages 40 appearances in 100 draws.

Hot 7: 53×;8: 44×;4: 43×;

Cold 5: 31×;1: 34×;2: 36×;

How often each digit came up in each position, last 100 draws
Place	0	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9
1st	5	9	9	14	9	10	10	16	10	8
2nd	15	9	4	9	7	2	13	15	14	12
3rd	16	9	11	6	14	6	8	8	12	10
4th	7	7	12	9	13	13	8	14	8	9

Overdue 1: 9 draws · usually 2; 6: 3 draws · usually 1; 7: 3 draws · usually 1;

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

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Every digit's count since January 1, 2010 →

Next New Jersey Pick 4 drawing

Saturday, October 24 · Midday, about 12:59 p.m. ET

Draw	Days	Time (ET)	Sales close
Midday	Daily	about 12:59 p.m.	12:53 p.m.
Evening	Daily	about 10:57 p.m.	10:53 p.m.

Schedule from the lottery's published draw times. A drawing can move on a holiday; the lottery's own schedule decides.

Did I win? Check your New Jersey Pick 4 numbers

Enter your ticket and how you played it to check it against the last 120 New Jersey Pick 4 draws, back to August 24, 2026. Prizes are from the lottery's chart below, at the stake you choose.

Runs in your browser; your numbers are not sent anywhere. Only the lottery's own check is final: sign your ticket and claim it as the lottery says.

New Jersey Pick 4 prizes and odds

What each New Jersey Pick 4 play pays for a winning ticket, by how much you staked ($0.50 or $1 a play). Odds are for one play on one draw: with 4 digits there are 10,000 possible results.

Play	Odds	50¢ play	$1 play
Straight your digits in the exact order drawn	1 in 10,000	$2,500	$5,000
4-Way Box your digits in any order 3 like digits and 1 different (4-way)	1 in 2,500	$600	$1,200
6-Way Box your digits in any order 2 pairs of like digits (6-way)	1 in 1,667	$400	$800
12-Way Box your digits in any order 2 like digits and 2 different (12-way)	1 in 833.3	$200	$400
24-Way Box your digits in any order 4 different digits (24-way)	1 in 416.7	$100	$200
Straight/Box (4-way) exact order pays both halves; any other order pays the box half 3 like digits and 1 different (4-way) · costs 2× the base play	1 in 2,500exact: 1 in 10,000	$3,100 any order: $600	—
Straight/Box (6-way) exact order pays both halves; any other order pays the box half 2 pairs of like digits (6-way) · costs 2× the base play	1 in 1,667exact: 1 in 10,000	$2,900 any order: $400	—
Straight/Box (12-way) exact order pays both halves; any other order pays the box half 2 like digits and 2 different (12-way) · costs 2× the base play	1 in 833.3exact: 1 in 10,000	$2,700 any order: $200	—
Straight/Box (24-way) exact order pays both halves; any other order pays the box half 4 different digits (24-way) · costs 2× the base play	1 in 416.7exact: 1 in 10,000	$2,600 any order: $100	—
4-Way Wheel every exact order of your digits, one play each 3 like digits and 1 different (4-way) · costs 4× the base play	1 in 2,500	$2,500	$5,000
6-Way Wheel every exact order of your digits, one play each 2 pairs of like digits (6-way) · costs 6× the base play	1 in 1,667	$2,500	$5,000
12-Way Wheel every exact order of your digits, one play each 2 like digits and 2 different (12-way) · costs 12× the base play	1 in 833.3	$2,500	$5,000
24-Way Wheel every exact order of your digits, one play each 4 different digits (24-way) · costs 24× the base play	1 in 416.7	$2,500	$5,000
Front Pair the first two digits, in order	1 in 100	$25	$50
Back Pair the last two digits, in order	1 in 100	$25	$50

FIREBALL (add-on)

Adding FIREBALL doubles the cost of the play. One FIREBALL digit is drawn; it can replace any one of the drawn digits, creating extra winning combinations ('Number of Winning Combinations' column); match your numbers to a FIREBALL combination to win the FIREBALL prize. Prizes are 'Based on $0.50 Wager' / '$1.00 Wager' (the base wager; the FIREBALL cost equals it). It doubles the play.

Each FIREBALL win on	50¢ play + FIREBALL	$1 play + FIREBALL
Exact order	$675	$1,350
Any order, 4-way	$170	$340
Any order, 6-way	$112	$224
Any order, 12-way	$56	$112
Any order, 24-way	$28	$56
Front pair	$7	$14
Back pair	$7	$14
Mid pair	$7	$14

Instant Match (add-on)

'For $1 extra per play, you can add Instant Match for a chance to win up to $500 instantly!' Instant, not drawn. It +$1 per play.

Prizes from the game page, odds and prizes on njlottery.com, read October 18, 2026. Odds are computed from the game's 4 digits and checked against the lottery's printed figures. The lottery's own rules decide every claim.

Last 30 New Jersey Pick 4 draws

Date	Draw	Digits
October 23, 2026	Midday	5-8-4-2
October 22, 2026	Evening	2-8-4-4
October 22, 2026	Midday	3-9-0-5
October 21, 2026	Evening	6-0-9-7
October 21, 2026	Midday	5-8-0-5
October 20, 2026	Evening	5-9-8-3
October 20, 2026	Midday	6-6-6-4
October 19, 2026	Evening	3-4-7-8
October 19, 2026	Midday	6-7-6-6
October 18, 2026	Evening	9-1-6-5
October 18, 2026	Midday	4-7-8-4
October 17, 2026	Evening	8-7-6-9
October 17, 2026	Midday	6-0-8-6
October 16, 2026	Evening	5-4-0-7
October 16, 2026	Midday	5-7-8-1
October 15, 2026	Evening	7-3-8-9
October 15, 2026	Midday	4-2-6-4
October 14, 2026	Evening	3-7-4-7
October 14, 2026	Midday	3-9-1-1
October 13, 2026	Evening	6-9-0-4
October 13, 2026	Midday	6-2-0-7
October 12, 2026	Evening	1-1-4-9
October 12, 2026	Midday	5-7-2-2
October 11, 2026	Evening	0-6-8-5
October 11, 2026	Midday	7-1-4-2
October 10, 2026	Evening	2-8-9-2
October 10, 2026	Midday	1-8-3-9
October 9, 2026	Evening	9-6-0-5
October 9, 2026	Midday	7-7-2-4
October 8, 2026	Evening	4-8-1-8

How to play New Jersey Pick 4

New Jersey Pick 4 draws 4 digits, each from 0 to 9 (twice daily).
Pick four digits, wager 50c to $5, Midday and/or Evening.
Straight pays $5,000 on $1; Box pays by order count (4-, 6-, 12- or 24-way); Straight/Box, Wheel and Front/Back Pair are also sold.
FIREBALL doubles the cost for extra winning combinations; Instant Match is a $1 instant add-on.

Add-ons sold with New Jersey Pick 4: FIREBALL, Instant Match. What each pays is in the prize table above.

Claiming a prize

Sign the back of a winning ticket: it belongs to whoever holds it. Where to claim in New Jersey, and what needs an appointment, is on our New Jersey page. What a win is worth after tax.

The short version

The last Pick 4 draw, the Midday draw on October 23, 2026, came up 5 · 8 · 4 · 2. We hold 12,243 draws going back to January 1, 2010, and each digit has come up about 4,897 times in that stretch.

Pick 4 winning numbers 2026 · Every Pick 4 draw since January 1, 2010 →

Hot and cold over the whole run

7 has come up most often, 5,004 times. Each digit averages about 4,897 over 12,243 draws, and whichever digit happens to lead normally finishes around 102 ahead. 7 is 107 ahead, so this is an ordinary spread rather than a streak. 3 has come up least, 4,822 times. The full frequency table, with the chart that shows why →

Frequently asked questions

What are the hottest Pick 4 numbers?: Over the 12,243 draws since January 1, 2010, 7 has come up most often — 5,004 times, against an average of 4,897. Whichever digit leads normally ends up around 102 ahead, so that is a normal-sized lead. See the full frequency table.
What are the coldest Pick 4 numbers?: 3, with 4,822 appearances against an average of 4,897. The gap between the most and least drawn numbers is about what 12,243 draws normally produce.
Which Pick 4 numbers are overdue?: 1 has gone the longest without appearing — 9 draws. That does not make it likelier next time: every digit has the same 34.4% chance of turning up in a 4-digit draw, however long it has been.
How often is Pick 4 drawn?: twice daily. Four digits, drawn midday and evening.

More Pick 4

Past numbers 2026 numbers Hot & cold All New Jersey lottery results New Jersey draw times Tax calculator Methodology Sources

Place	0	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9
1st	5	9	9	14	9	10	10	16	10	8
2nd	15	9	4	9	7	2	13	15	14	12
3rd	16	9	11	6	14	6	8	8	12	10
4th	7	7	12	9	13	13	8	14	8	9

Place	0	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9
1st	5	9	9	14	9	10	10	16	10	8
2nd	15	9	4	9	7	2	13	15	14	12
3rd	16	9	11	6	14	6	8	8	12	10
4th	7	7	12	9	13	13	8	14	8	9