New York Take 5 Hot and Cold Numbers (October 2026)

The most drawn Take 5 numbers are 18 (1,708), 6 (1,697), and 7 (1,693); the least drawn are 30 (1,563), 28 (1,571), and 24 (1,580). That is over 12,682 draws since January 17, 1992, against an average of 1,626 apiece.

New York Take 5 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: Sep 28 – Oct 22, 2026. Each number averages 6.4 appearances in 50 draws.

Hot 36: 11×;37: 10×;28: 10×;18: 10×;3: 9×;

Cold 25: 3×;6: 3×;23: 3×;17: 3×;10: 3×;

Last 100 draws: Sep 3 – Oct 22, 2026. Each number averages 13 appearances in 100 draws.

Hot 36: 22×;21: 19×;20: 17×;12: 16×;14: 16×;

Cold 6: 7×;4: 7×;34: 8×;23: 9×;17: 9×;

Overdue 25: 31 draws · usually 7; 6: 24 draws · usually 6; 23: 22 draws · usually 7; 17: 21 draws · usually 7; 10: 19 draws · usually 7;

Overdue counts draws since each number last came up, beside its usual gap; data through the October 22, 2026 draw.

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The statistics behind that

Expected count 1625.9, standard deviation 37.6. The leader sits at 2.18 standard deviations against an expected maximum of 2.15 for 39 numbers; a lead at least this large arises by chance about 69% of the time. Goodness of fit to a uniform draw: chi-square 35.7 on 38 degrees of freedom, p = 0.578. 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 1,626 appearances; 38 of 39 are close to that

How far above or below average

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Most and least drawn are 145 apart. For 39 numbers over 12,682 draws that gap normally comes out around 162, so this one is about what you would expect.

Hottest, coldest, most overdue

Longest wait

25 has not been drawn for 31 draws. Gaps that long are rarer than average for any one number, but with 39 numbers in the game a wait that long has happened about 902 times over this stretch. It does not make 25 any likelier tonight.

Full frequency table

12,682 draws from January 17, 1992 to October 22, 2026, the whole time this game has drawn five numbers from 1 to 39. Click any heading to sort.

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 145 appearances, which is about what 12,682 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. Take 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 numbers land when every one is equally likely. With 39 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 Take 5 data go?

Our full history runs back to January 17, 1992 — 12,682 draws. The frequency table on this page uses the 12,682 draws since January 17, 1992, which is every draw of five numbers from 1 to 39. Browse every draw by year.