Bits & Odds

Virginia Pick 3 Hot and Cold Numbers (October 2026)

The most drawn Pick 3 digits are 9 (7,169), 7 (7,161), and 8 (7,157); the least drawn are 4 (7,035), 3 (7,065), and 5 (7,073). That is over 23,709 draws since May 22, 1989, against an average of 7,113 apiece.

Virginia 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 30 – Oct 24, 2026. Each digit averages 15 appearances in 50 draws.

Hot 9: 25×;3: 20×;2: 18×;
Cold 0: 9×;5: 10×;8: 12×;
How often each digit came up in each position, last 50 draws
Place0123456789
1st 4764634457
2nd 3347628638
3rd 24892533410

Last 100 draws: Sep 5 – Oct 24, 2026. Each digit averages 30 appearances in 100 draws.

Hot 2: 39×;6: 37×;9: 34×;
Cold 0: 22×;5: 24×;8: 26×;
How often each digit came up in each position, last 100 draws
Place0123456789
1st 61112714101061014
2nd 119814881610610
3rd 51119124611121010
Overdue 8: 8 draws · usually 2; 4: 4 draws · usually 2; 9: 3 draws · usually 2;

Overdue counts draws since each digit last came up, beside its usual gap; data through the October 24, 2026 draw.

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In short

9 has come up most often, 7,169 times. Each digit averages about 7,113 over 23,709 draws, and whichever digit happens to lead normally finishes around 123 ahead. 9 is 56 ahead, so this is an ordinary spread rather than a streak. 4 has come up least, 7,035 times.

The statistics behind that

Expected count 7112.7, standard deviation 80.0. The leader sits at 0.70 standard deviations against an expected maximum of 1.54 for 10 numbers; a lead at least this large arises by chance about 98% of the time. Goodness of fit to a uniform draw: chi-square 3.1 on 9 degrees of freedom, p = 0.959. 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 7076
1 7129
2 7144
3 7065
4 7035
5 7073
6 7118
7 7161
8 7157
9 7169

well below average below around average above well above · each averages 7,113 appearances; 10 of 10 are close to that

How far above or below average

−240 −160 −80 avg +80 +160 +240 0: drawn 7076 times — 37 below an average of 7113 (−0.46 sd) 1: drawn 7129 times — 16 above an average of 7113 (+0.20 sd) 2: drawn 7144 times — 31 above an average of 7113 (+0.39 sd) 3: drawn 7065 times — 48 below an average of 7113 (−0.60 sd) 4: drawn 7035 times — 78 below an average of 7113 (−0.97 sd) 5: drawn 7073 times — 40 below an average of 7113 (−0.50 sd) 6: drawn 7118 times — 5 above an average of 7113 (+0.07 sd) 7: drawn 7161 times — 48 above an average of 7113 (+0.60 sd) 8: drawn 7157 times — 44 above an average of 7113 (+0.55 sd) 9: drawn 7169 times — 56 above an average of 7113 (+0.70 sd) 49 015

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How far each number is above or below its average of 7,113 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 134 apart. For 10 digits over 23,709 draws that gap normally comes out around 246, so this one is a little narrower than usual.

Hottest, coldest, most overdue

Hot
9
7,169 times · +0.70 sd
Hot
7
7,161 times · +0.60 sd
Hot
8
7,157 times · +0.55 sd
Hot
2
7,144 times · +0.39 sd
Cold
4
7,035 times · -0.97 sd
Cold
3
7,065 times · -0.60 sd
Cold
5
7,073 times · -0.50 sd
Cold
0
7,076 times · -0.46 sd

Longest wait

8 has not been drawn for 8 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 5125 times over this stretch. It does not make 8 any likelier tonight.

Digit 8
8
draws since October 20, 2026
Digit 4
4
draws since October 22, 2026
Digit 9
3
draws since October 23, 2026
Digit 3
2
draws since October 23, 2026

Full frequency table

23,709 draws from May 22, 1989 to October 24, 2026, the whole time this game has drawn 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 7076 -36.7 -0.46 October 24, 2026 1 29 2.4
1 7129 +16.3 +0.20 October 24, 2026 0 24 2.3
2 7144 +31.3 +0.39 October 24, 2026 1 27 2.3
3 7065 -47.7 -0.60 October 23, 2026 2 27 2.4
4 7035 -77.7 -0.97 October 22, 2026 4 23 2.4
5 7073 -39.7 -0.50 October 24, 2026 0 25 2.4
6 7118 +5.3 +0.07 October 24, 2026 1 25 2.3
7 7161 +48.3 +0.60 October 24, 2026 0 28 2.3
8 7157 +44.3 +0.55 October 20, 2026 8 28 2.3
9 7169 +56.3 +0.70 October 23, 2026 3 26 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 134 appearances, which is about what 23,709 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 May 22, 1989 — 23,709 draws. The frequency table on this page uses the 23,709 draws since May 22, 1989, which is every draw of three digits, each from 0 to 9. Browse every draw by year.