New York Win 4 · digit 5
New York Win 4 — digit 5
Four digits, 0–9, drawn twice daily by the New York Lottery ("Win 4" — Midday + Evening) since July 1981. Outcome space: 10,000 combinations.
24,956 draws1981-07-21 → 2026-10-11midday: 9,043evening: 15,913
5
digit 5 in New York Win 4
9,950 appearances on record · rank #7 of 10
Times drawn
9,950
rank #7 of 10
Last drawn
2026-10-08
6 draws ago
Current gap
6
draws since last hit
Vs. expected
-0.3%
if draws were perfectly uniform
Myth check
A 6-draw gap doesn’t make digit 5 “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 below-expected count here is ordinary sampling noise across ten digits.
Appearances by year
1981 → 2026
By position
Where digit 5 lands
Position 1
2,434
Position 2
2,559
Position 3
2,483
Position 4
2,474