What are the hottest Pick 3 numbers?

Over the 8,576 draws since January 27, 2015, 9 has come up most often — 2,629 times, against an average of 2,573. Whichever digit leads normally ends up around 74 ahead, so that is a normal-sized lead. See the full frequency table.

What are the coldest Pick 3 numbers?

7, with 2,507 appearances against an average of 2,573. The gap between the most and least drawn numbers is about what 8,576 draws normally produce.

Which Pick 3 numbers are overdue?

4 has gone the longest without appearing — 9 draws. That does not make it likelier next time: every digit has the same 27.1% chance of turning up in a 3-digit draw, however long it has been.

How often is Pick 3 drawn?

twice daily. Three digits, drawn day and evening.

Pennsylvania Pick 3 Winning Numbers and Results (October 2026)

Updated October 23, 2026, 23:51 UTC 8,576 draws on file since January 27, 2015 · from the official source

Latest draws · October 23, 2026 twice daily

Day --
Evening --

Drawn

twice daily

Numbers

3 digits, 0–9

Draws on file

8,576

Pennsylvania Pick 3 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 29 – Oct 23, 2026. Each digit averages 15 appearances in 50 draws.

Hot 5: 19×;3: 17×;9: 17×;

Cold 6: 11×;8: 12×;7: 13×;

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

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

Hot 5: 35×;2: 34×;3: 33×;

Cold 6: 21×;7: 22×;4: 29×;

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

Overdue 4: 9 draws · usually 2; 8: 7 draws · usually 2; 6: 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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Every digit's count since January 27, 2015 →

Next Pennsylvania Pick 3 drawing

Saturday, October 24 · Day, 1:35 p.m. ET

Draw	Days	Time (ET)	Sales close
Day	Daily	1:35 p.m.	1:05 p.m.
Evening	Daily	6:59 p.m.	6:57 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 Pennsylvania Pick 3 numbers

Enter your ticket and how you played it to check it against the last 120 Pennsylvania Pick 3 draws, back to August 25, 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.

Pennsylvania Pick 3 prizes and odds

What each Pennsylvania Pick 3 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 3 digits there are 1,000 possible results.

Play	Odds	50¢ play	$1 play
Straight your digits in the exact order drawn	1 in 1,000	$250	$500
Box your digits in any order 2 like digits and 1 different (3-way)	1 in 333.3	$80	$160
3 different digits (6-way)	1 in 166.7	$40	$80
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
Super Straight every exact order of your digits, one play each 3 different digits (6-way) · costs 6× the base play	1 in 166.7	$250	$500
2 like digits and 1 different (3-way) · costs 3× the base play	1 in 333.3	$250	$500
Straight/Box exact order pays both halves; any other order pays the box half 3 different digits (6-way) · costs 2× the base play	1 in 166.7exact: 1 in 1,000	$290 any order: $40	—
2 like digits and 1 different (3-way) · costs 2× the base play	1 in 333.3exact: 1 in 1,000	$330 any order: $80	—

Wild Ball (add-on)

Each Day and Evening drawing also draws one Wild Ball digit, which can stand in for any one of the winning digits to make extra winning combinations for tickets that bought it. Its prizes are on the Lottery's Prizes & Chances page. It doubles the cost of the play.

Prizes from the prize chart (PDF) on palottery.pa.gov, read October 18, 2026. Odds are computed from the game's 3 digits and checked against the lottery's printed figures. The lottery's own rules decide every claim.

Last 30 Pennsylvania Pick 3 draws

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

How to play Pennsylvania Pick 3

Pennsylvania Pick 3 draws 3 digits, each from 0 to 9 (twice daily).
Pick three digits and a play type, 50c or $1 a play, for the Day drawing (1:35 p.m.), the Evening drawing (6:59 p.m.) or both.
Play types: Straight, Box (3-way or 6-way), Straight/Box (50c), Super Straight (every order of your digits) and Front or Back Pair.
Wild Ball doubles the cost of a play and draws a digit that can stand in for any one winning digit.

Add-ons sold with Pennsylvania Pick 3: Wild Ball. What each pays is in the prize table above.

Claiming a prize

A winning Pennsylvania Pick 3 ticket must be claimed within one year from the draw date. Sign the back of a winning ticket: it belongs to whoever holds it. The Pennsylvania lottery page lists every game and links to the lottery's own claim rules. What a win is worth after tax.

The short version

The last Pick 3 draw, the Evening draw on October 23, 2026, came up 2 · 2 · 0. We hold 8,576 draws going back to January 27, 2015, and each digit has come up about 2,573 times in that stretch.

Pick 3 winning numbers 2026 · Every Pick 3 draw since January 27, 2015 →

Hot and cold over the whole run

9 has come up most often, 2,629 times. Each digit averages about 2,573 over 8,576 draws, and whichever digit happens to lead normally finishes around 74 ahead. 9 is 56 ahead, so this is an ordinary spread rather than a streak. 7 has come up least, 2,507 times. The full frequency table, with the chart that shows why →

Frequently asked questions

What are the hottest Pick 3 numbers?: Over the 8,576 draws since January 27, 2015, 9 has come up most often — 2,629 times, against an average of 2,573. Whichever digit leads normally ends up around 74 ahead, so that is a normal-sized lead. See the full frequency table.
What are the coldest Pick 3 numbers?: 7, with 2,507 appearances against an average of 2,573. The gap between the most and least drawn numbers is about what 8,576 draws normally produce.
Which Pick 3 numbers are overdue?: 4 has gone the longest without appearing — 9 draws. That does not make it likelier next time: every digit has the same 27.1% chance of turning up in a 3-digit draw, however long it has been.
How often is Pick 3 drawn?: twice daily. Three digits, drawn day and evening.

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