Bits & Odds

Pennsylvania Pick 3 Hot and Cold Numbers (October 2026)

The most drawn Pick 3 digits are 9 (2,629), 4 (2,602), and 8 (2,602); the least drawn are 7 (2,507), 3 (2,543), and 1 (2,544). That is over 8,576 draws since January 27, 2015, against an average of 2,573 apiece.

Pennsylvania 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 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
Place0123456789
1st 4775561546
2nd 5268664328
3rd 7634376563

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
Place0123456789
1st 914912912511118
2nd 1091311111275616
3rd 1110121091196139
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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In short

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 lottery publishes about a year of past draws, so this table starts at January 27, 2015 rather than at the last rule change. We store every new draw as it happens, so it deepens by one line a day.

The statistics behind that

Expected count 2572.8, standard deviation 48.1. The leader sits at 1.17 standard deviations against an expected maximum of 1.54 for 10 numbers; a lead at least this large arises by chance about 85% of the time. Goodness of fit to a uniform draw: chi-square 5.0 on 9 degrees of freedom, p = 0.833. 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 2584
1 2544
2 2573
3 2543
4 2602
5 2555
6 2589
7 2507
8 2602
9 2629

well below average below around average above well above · each averages 2,573 appearances; 10 of 10 are close to that

How far above or below average

−144 −96 −48 avg +48 +96 +144 0: drawn 2584 times — 11 above an average of 2573 (+0.23 sd) 1: drawn 2544 times — 29 below an average of 2573 (−0.60 sd) 2: drawn 2573 times — 0 above an average of 2573 (+0.00 sd) 3: drawn 2543 times — 30 below an average of 2573 (−0.62 sd) 4: drawn 2602 times — 29 above an average of 2573 (+0.61 sd) 5: drawn 2555 times — 18 below an average of 2573 (−0.37 sd) 6: drawn 2589 times — 16 above an average of 2573 (+0.34 sd) 7: drawn 2507 times — 66 below an average of 2573 (−1.37 sd) 8: drawn 2602 times — 29 above an average of 2573 (+0.61 sd) 9: drawn 2629 times — 56 above an average of 2573 (+1.17 sd) 79 015

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How far each number is above or below its average of 2,573 appearances. The shaded band is the normal range — where 19 of every 20 numbers land. Every number is inside it. The numbers printed on the chart are the highest, the lowest and anything outside the band.

Most and least drawn are 122 apart. For 10 digits over 8,576 draws that gap normally comes out around 148, so this one is about what you would expect.

Hottest, coldest, most overdue

Hot
9
2,629 times · +1.17 sd
Hot
4
2,602 times · +0.61 sd
Hot
8
2,602 times · +0.61 sd
Hot
6
2,589 times · +0.34 sd
Cold
7
2,507 times · -1.37 sd
Cold
3
2,543 times · -0.62 sd
Cold
1
2,544 times · -0.60 sd
Cold
5
2,555 times · -0.37 sd

Longest wait

4 has not been drawn for 9 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 1351 times over this stretch. It does not make 4 any likelier tonight.

Digit 4
9
draws since October 19, 2026
Digit 8
7
draws since October 20, 2026
Digit 6
4
draws since October 21, 2026
Digit 7
3
draws since October 22, 2026

Full frequency table

8,576 draws from January 27, 2015 to October 23, 2026, all drawn as 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 2584 +11.2 +0.23 October 23, 2026 0 26 2.3
1 2544 -28.8 -0.60 October 22, 2026 2 22 2.4
2 2573 +0.2 +0.00 October 23, 2026 0 32 2.3
3 2543 -29.8 -0.62 October 23, 2026 1 29 2.4
4 2602 +29.2 +0.61 October 19, 2026 9 22 2.3
5 2555 -17.8 -0.37 October 23, 2026 1 24 2.4
6 2589 +16.2 +0.34 October 21, 2026 4 24 2.3
7 2507 -65.8 -1.37 October 22, 2026 3 39 2.4
8 2602 +29.2 +0.61 October 20, 2026 7 24 2.3
9 2629 +56.2 +1.17 October 22, 2026 3 24 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 122 appearances, which is about what 8,576 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 January 27, 2015 — 8,576 draws. The frequency table on this page uses the 8,576 draws since January 27, 2015, the first the lottery still publishes. Browse every draw by year.