New York Numbers · digit 4
New York Numbers — digit 4
Three digits, 0–9, drawn twice daily by the New York Lottery ("Numbers" — Midday + Evening) since September 1980, the deepest history on the site. Outcome space: 1,000 combinations.
25,679 draws1980-09-02 → 2026-08-22midday: 8,993evening: 16,686
4
digit 4 in New York Numbers
7,758 appearances on record · rank #4 of 10
Times drawn
7,758
rank #4 of 10
Last drawn
2026-08-21
2 draws ago
Current gap
2
draws since last hit
Vs. expected
+0.7%
if draws were perfectly uniform
Myth check
A 2-draw gap doesn’t make digit 4 “due.” Draws are independent: its chance next time is exactly what it always is (1 in 10 per position), regardless of how long it’s been. The above-expected count here is ordinary sampling noise across ten digits.
Appearances by year
1980 → 2026
By position
Where digit 4 lands
Position 1
2,646
Position 2
2,587
Position 3
2,525