4D Draw Days in 2026: The Regular Week and Every Approved Special Tuesday Draw
"Is there a draw tonight?" has two answers, depending on which operators you follow. For the classic Malaysian and Singapore operators the week has three draw nights. For two daily operators every night is draw night. And a few times a year the Malaysian calendar gains an extra Tuesday.
The regular week
| Night | Who draws |
|---|---|
| Monday | Grand Dragon Lotto, 9 Lotto |
| Tuesday | Grand Dragon Lotto, 9 Lotto (plus all Malaysian operators on an approved special date) |
| Wednesday | Everyone: Magnum, Da Ma Cai, Sports Toto, Singapore Pools, Sabah 88, Special Cashsweep, Sandakan STC, GD Lotto, 9 Lotto |
| Thursday | Grand Dragon Lotto, 9 Lotto |
| Friday | Grand Dragon Lotto, 9 Lotto |
| Saturday | Everyone |
| Sunday | Everyone |
The Wednesday, Saturday, Sunday pattern has been stable for decades and is written into the operators' licences. Singapore Pools keeps the same three nights, which is convenient for anyone who follows both countries.
Special Tuesday draws
The Malaysian number forecast operators are licensed by the Ministry of Finance, and the Ministry approves a small number of additional draws each year, always on a Tuesday at the normal 7:00pm with the normal prize structure. Operators sell tickets for them in the same way, and results publish at the same pace as a regular night. Singapore Pools does not take part.
The approved special draw dates for 2026 are:
- Tuesday 27 January
- Tuesday 10 February
- Tuesday 17 February
- Tuesday 7 April
- Tuesday 28 July
- Tuesday 1 September
- Tuesday 27 October
- Tuesday 29 December
These dates are stored in our draw calendar, so on each of them the Tonight strip shows every Malaysian operator as drawing, the countdown points at 7:00pm and the live cards open as normal. The schedule page lists the ones still to come.
When a draw moves
Occasionally an operator postpones a regular draw, most often when it coincides with a major public holiday or, rarely, for a technical reason. The operator announces the new date on its site and at outlets, tickets stay valid for the rescheduled draw, and our calendar is updated so the card opens on the right night.
Reading tonight's status
On the home page, each operator in the Tonight strip shows one of four states: Draws tonight (before the window), Drawing now, Final, or No draw tonight with the date of its next one. The countdown above the board always points at the next draw start on the whole board, which on a Monday is simply the daily operators at 7:00pm.
Related questions
Is there a 4D draw tonight?
If tonight is a Wednesday, Saturday or Sunday, yes, for every operator. On other nights only GD Lotto and 9 Lotto draw, unless it is one of the approved special Tuesdays. The Tonight strip on our home page gives the answer for today.
Who approves special draws?
The Malaysian Ministry of Finance, which licenses the number forecast operators. The dates are published at the start of the year and occasionally amended.
Does Singapore Pools have special draws?
Singapore Pools keeps to Wednesday, Saturday and Sunday and does not take part in the Malaysian special Tuesday draws.
General information only, not advice. Draw times and payouts are set by the operators and can change; confirm with them before acting on anything here. Play safe.