New York Lotto in numbers: facts for the press
Up-to-date, quotable New York Lotto key figures, calculated automatically from the official draw results, as of 24.10.2026. You may reuse the texts and the chart freely with the credit “Source: Lottochaos.com” and a link to this page.
1 : 45,057,474
The odds of winning the New York Lotto jackpot are 1 in 45,057,474 per line.
433,245 years of waiting
Playing one line in every draw (104 draws a year), it would take on average about 433,245 years to hit the jackpot once.
1 : 92.0
In New York Lotto, roughly one line in 92.0 wins a prize of any kind (odds 1 in 92.0).
2,621 draws
Since the first draw on 12.09.2001, New York Lotto has held 2,621 draws.
31 312×
The most drawn New York Lotto number is 31: 312 times in 2,621 draws since 12.09.2001 (expected by pure chance: 266.5).
33 226×
The least drawn is 33: 226 times in 2,621 draws since 12.09.2001 (expected: 266.5).
30 draws absent
Number 51 has not been drawn for 30 draws (last on 11.07.2026). That does not make it “due”: every number has the same chance in every draw.
83 draws absent
Longest absence of a number since 12.09.2001: 58 missed 83 draws in a row (17.03.2012 to 05.01.2013).
27 + 50 43×
The most frequent pair is 27 and 50: drawn together 43 times (expected: 23.0).
51 62×
Bonus number: 51 is the most frequent (62 times since 12.09.2001).
0
No New York Lotto winning combination has ever been drawn twice (2,621 draws).
Chart: how often has each number been drawn?
The dashed line shows the value expected by pure chance. Deviations of this size are normal in genuinely random draws.
Method and sources
Figures are based on the official draw results and prize breakdowns of the operators and are recalculated automatically after every draw. Frequencies refer to the current 6/59 format (statistics since 12.09.2001). Lottochaos is an independent statistics site with no gambling offer; past draws do not allow any prediction.
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