NY Lotto Predictions for July 18, 2026 — Hot & Cold Numbers, AI Picks

Last winning numbers · Wednesday, July 15, 2026
17202135375359

The colored ball is the Bonus.

35 & 37 carried straight over from the previous drawing — repeat numbers strike again. There it is again — a back-to-back pair (20–21) landed in this line. And 21 finally woke up, ending a 25-draw drought.

How our last picks did

vs the July 15, 2026 draw
Set 01 Hot Streak 2 of 6
Set 02 Balanced Mix 1 of 6
Set 03 Overdue Watch 1 of 6
Set 04 Pattern Play 0 of 6
Set 05 Wildcard 0 of 6

Graded automatically against the official July 15, 2026 result. Randomness always wins — treat this as entertainment.

Another NY Lotto draw is behind us — time to reset the charts and look forward. Below is our data-driven preview of the July 18, 2026 drawing.

AI-picked sets for July 18, 2026

Putting it all together, our engine generated the following sets for July 18, 2026. Each one follows a different strategy, so pick the philosophy that suits you:

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Hot Streak
Set 01
281115244934

Weighted toward the most frequent numbers of the last 50 draws.

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Balanced Mix
Set 02
324304344595

Follows the dominant odd/even and low/high pattern with a typical sum range.

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Overdue Watch
Set 03
892027383915

Blends the longest-absent numbers with a hot-number core.

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Pattern Play
Set 04
121417345436

Mirrors recent structural trends (consecutive pairs, repeats).

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Wildcard
Set 05
781527535539

A pure random spread across the full number pool.

Bonus watch: most frequent recently — 34 (×3), 3 (×2), 6 (×2)

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What's running hot

Over the last 50 draws, these numbers have shown up more often than any others. Streaks never last forever, but hot numbers are where frequency players start:

Most-drawn numbers · last 50 draws

12× 15
31
38
10
13
18
36
37

Longest overdue

2534 draws ago
4732 draws ago
4525 draws ago
1622 draws ago
3322 draws ago
2821 draws ago
917 draws ago

At the other end of the chart, these numbers have gone quiet. Due-number players watch this list closely:

Draw patterns

Zooming out, the recent draws share some clear structural tendencies:

  • Odd / even: the most common split is 3 odd / 3 even (30% of recent draws; average 3 odd numbers per draw).
  • Low / high: numbers 1–29 vs 30–59 most often land at 2 low / 4 high (28%).
  • Sum range: recent winning lines sum between 98 and 277, with half of all draws inside 157–204 (average 176).
  • Consecutive pairs: at least one back-to-back pair appeared in 42% of recent draws.
  • Repeats: 55% of draws repeated at least one number from the previous drawing.

Full number heatmap

Every number in the NY Lotto pool, shaded by how often it hit in the last 50 draws:

13
27
34
44
52
64
73
87
94
108
116
123
138
145
1512
163
176
188
195
204
215
224
235
246
252
266
277
284
295
305
319
325
332
347
357
368
378
389
395
403
413
423
432
446
455
464
472
484
496
504
517
524
535
545
557
566
574
583
592

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until the NY Lotto drawing

Next NY Lotto drawing: Saturday, July 18, 2026 at 8:15 PM ET. Good luck!

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