NY Lotto Workbench: Patterns from the August 26, 2026 Draw

Welcome to the NY Lotto analysis desk. Below we break the last 50 draws into charts and patterns: which numbers dominate, which have vanished, and how the totals are trending.
The result
Official NY Lotto result for August 26, 2026.
The draw skewed low this time, summing to just 116 versus a recent average of 175. Watch the carry-over: 30 appeared in back-to-back draws. The draw also produced a consecutive pair (14–15), a pattern that shows up more often than most players expect.
Frequency map
Start with raw frequency. Across the last 50 draws, here is how often each number has appeared:
Current leaders: 15 (11×), 10 (9×), 30 (9×), 31 (9×), 14 (8×).
Shape of the draws
Beyond single numbers, the shape of recent lines has been remarkably consistent. The structural read:
Across the last 50 draws, the most common odd/even split was 3 odd out of 6 (seen in 28% of draws), with an average of 3 odd numbers per line. 3 of the numbers typically landed in the lower half (1–29). 44% of draws contained at least one consecutive pair, and 53% repeated at least one number from the draw before.
Appearances by play-slip section (rows of ten).
Appearances by last digit (·0 through ·9).
Sum trend
Now the trend curve. The chart below tracks the total of each drawn line over recent draws:
Line totals have averaged 175 over the window, ranging from 98 to 277; the middle half of results landed between 149 and 194. Over the most recent 20 draws the total has been holding steady (regression slope -0.2 per draw around an average of 169).
Gap report
Every number has a clock on it. The current absence leaders:
47 currently leads the absence table at 44 draws without an appearance, followed by 33 (34), 39 (26), 40 (25). On the other side, a neighbor effect showed up in 71% of recent draws — a number one above or below a previous hit appearing next time out.
Two reference sets
We keep picks minimal here. Two reference lines for August 29, 2026, built straight from the stats above:
Illustrative only — every combination has the same chance in a random drawing.
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