Number 20

In Health Lottery under the 5/50 + 1/50 · since May 2013 rules — 3,269 draws, 5 from 1–50.

335times drawn · chance expected 327 +0.47σ

2draws waiting · a wait this long: 90% for any number

9.7average wait between appearances · chance says 10.0

70longest completed wait · 21% chance of one at least that long

20 is drawn as often as chance explains

Drawn 335 times in 3,269 draws against 326.9 expected, +0.47σ. Each draw is independent: after 2 draws away it is exactly as likely tonight as a number drawn yesterday. It has also come out as the bonus ball 67 times, counted separately.

Number 20, draw by draw

Drawn 335 times in 3,269 draws · average wait 9.7 draws · longest completed wait 70 · waiting 2 draws now

a completed wait — darker is longer the wait still running — a lower bound, not a finished gap

Where it lands in a sorted draw

Sort a draw and 20 has a favourite seat — chance gives a small number the low positions more often. That is the shape of sorting, not of the machine.

1st smallest41 · chance 43.3
2nd smallest120 · chance 122.0
3rd smallest124 · chance 117.6
4th smallest42 · chance 46.0
5th smallest8 · chance 6.1

Every position’s lane →

The company it keeps

Seen most often with these — chance gives every partner about 27.3 shared draws, and the leaders are simply the ones that came out ahead this time.

17 41 44 26 36 4

It has shared a draw with every one of the other 49 numbers; chance expected about 0.0 still unmet by now. Every pair →

How many people play it

Under the crowd model, 20 is picked about 1.28× as often as an indifferent choice — 13th most popular of 50. That changes nothing about whether it comes up, and everything about how many ways a jackpot on it would be shared.

Numbers 1–31 — the birthday zone ×1.22
Round numbers (multiples of 10) ×1.05

The model and its sources → · What people believe about 20 →

Every draw it appeared in

Date	Wait	Position	The draw
2026-10-15	12	2nd	2 20 32 35 47
2026-10-03	14	1st	20 24 29 34 48
2026-09-19	6	4th	4 8 17 20 24
2026-09-13	3	2nd	9 20 23

What this cannot tell you

Nothing here predicts the next draw. A number’s history is a record of a fair machine’s past, and the machine keeps none of it: 20 is drawn with probability 5/50 tonight whatever it did last week.

2025-12-09	29	3rd	6 18 20 32 44
2025-11-10	40	2nd	8 20 29 36 41
2025-10-01	8	3rd	1 19 20 36 50
2025-09-23	5	2nd	19 20 27 30 48
2025-09-18	4	1st	20 26 29 32 46
2025-09-14	5	3rd	9 12 20 33 43
2025-09-09	9	1st	20 27 29 36 40
2025-08-31	1	2nd	18 20 24 35 44
2025-08-30	9	3rd	8 12 20 29 37
2025-08-21	40	2nd	6 20 29 34 35
2025-07-12	13	3rd	9 19 20 23 31
2025-06-29	1	2nd	12 20 39 49 50
2025-06-28	14	3rd	5 13 20 40 41
2025-06-14	19	1st	20 23 30 32 41
2025-05-22	30	2nd	19 20 33 44 47
2025-04-10	4	3rd	8 11 20 28 37
2025-04-04	3	5th	1 2 4 5 20
2025-04-01	24	1st	20 29 31 36 50
2025-02-26	4	3rd	17 18 20 29 36
2025-02-20	12	1st	20 21 25 37 41
2025-02-04	4	4th	1 5 11 20 24
2025-01-29	5	3rd	17 19 20 39 41
2025-01-22	16	4th	6 13 19 20 49
2024-12-31	1	3rd	9 19 20 24 32
2024-12-28	9	2nd	11 20 24 27 41
2024-12-17	2	2nd	15 20 41 48 50
2024-12-13	1	2nd	14 20 25 35 37
2024-12-12	19	3rd	10 14 20 26 31
2024-11-15	2	1st	20 23 24 31 34
2024-11-13	7	3rd	4 18 20 23 29
2024-11-02	8	2nd	18 20 29 34 50
2024-10-23	2	2nd	3 20 35 39 45
2024-10-19	10	4th	5 11 18 20 21
2024-10-05	9	3rd	10 16 20 42 50
2024-09-24	16	2nd	18 20 25 41 47
2024-08-31	2	3rd	1 6 20 23 34
2024-08-29	6	3rd	6 12 20 40 43
2024-08-21	2	3rd	1 15 20 22 36
2024-08-17	1	4th	4 5 17 20 34
2024-08-16	11	4th	4 8 18 20 25
2024-08-01	2	3rd	8 18 20 25 48
2024-07-30	1	5th	7 9 11 16 20
2024-07-27	1	3rd	3 14 20 27 32
2024-07-26	4	3rd	3 9 20 26 46
2024-07-20	1	3rd	6 14 20 34 45
2024-07-19	6	2nd	13 20 34 37 43
2024-07-11	15	3rd	10 17 20 35 40
2024-06-20	1	2nd	9 20 40 44 45
2024-06-19	2	3rd	9 14 20 34 42
2024-06-15	3	5th	4 9 10 12 20
2024-06-12	2	2nd	8 20 22 44 50
2024-06-08	5	2nd	3 20 31 33 45
2024-06-01	34	1st	20 23 27 31 32
2024-04-16	11	2nd	4 20 31 34 37
2024-03-30	11	3rd	4 11 20 30 31
2024-03-15	7	2nd	3 20 23 24 46
2024-03-06	34	3rd	15 18 20 46 49
2024-01-18	47	3rd	2 19 20 27 44
2023-11-14	6	3rd	9 12 20 23 50
2023-11-04	4	2nd	15 20 21 31 41
2023-10-31	5	3rd	1 7 20 27 44
2023-10-24	3	1st	20 21 40 41 45
2023-10-19	11	4th	2 4 11 20 21
2023-10-04	14	4th	13 16 17 20 32
2023-09-14	21	1st	20 22 26 45 46
2023-08-16	7	3rd	14 15 20 26 45
2023-08-05	5	2nd	2 20 21 29 43
2023-07-29	5	3rd	1 18 20 36 38
2023-07-22	1	1st	20 23 32 43 44
2023-07-21	16	3rd	4 6 20 27 32
2023-06-29	15	2nd	10 20 21 22 37
2023-06-08	4	4th	2 5 14 20 42
2023-06-02	2	3rd	6 10 20 26 27
2023-05-31	4	3rd	7 12 20 25 38
2023-05-25	2	1st	20 22 25 26 28
2023-05-23	16	2nd	4 20 39 44 50
2023-04-29	17	3rd	4 11 20 41 42
2023-04-06	1	3rd	1 13 20 23 41
2023-04-05	2	2nd	8 20 26 36 39
2023-04-01	6	3rd	1 17 20 26 40
2023-03-24	1	2nd	9 20 34 36 37
2023-03-23	22	2nd	5 20 32 39 40
2023-02-21	4	3rd	11 19 20 21 49
2023-02-15	2	2nd	6 20 35 37 48
2023-02-11	3	3rd	3 19 20 26 40
2023-02-08	29	2nd	19 20 26 33 40
2022-12-29	19	2nd	2 20 21 30 40
2022-12-02	1	2nd	11 20 26 27 33
2022-12-01	4	2nd	18 20 30 31 49
2022-11-25	6	1st	20 24 28 29 30
2022-11-17	4	3rd	7 10 20 22 31
2022-11-11	3	2nd	19 20 24 35 48
2022-11-08	11	2nd	15 20 32 37 38
2022-10-22	5	2nd	13 20 28 32 45
2022-10-15	8	3rd	12 16 20 25 38
2022-10-05	41	2nd	15 20 24 31 46
2022-08-09	4	2nd	6 20 21 27 36
2022-08-03	7	2nd	16 20 26 36 43
2022-07-23	32	4th	2 18 19 20 27
2022-06-09	5	3rd	15 17 20 40 47
2022-06-02	2	4th	5 6 17 20 26
2022-05-31	3	1st	20 29 41 44 50
2022-05-26	17	3rd	3 19 20 48 49
2022-05-03	15	3rd	1 6 20 23 46
2022-04-12	1	2nd	11 20 30 40 45
2022-04-09	9	2nd	10 20 21 30 41
2022-03-29	7	3rd	12 14 20 31 41
2022-03-18	27	2nd	7 20 30 31 43
2022-02-09	2	2nd	12 20 33 42 44
2022-02-05	31	2nd	11 20 23 38 50
2021-12-24	3	3rd	10 15 20 23 47
2021-12-21	2	3rd	6 14 20 33 41
2021-12-17	5	3rd	10 17 20 25 45
2021-12-10	2	1st	20 30 31 45 46
2021-12-08	4	3rd	4 17 20 35 36
2021-12-02	2	2nd	2 20 41 42 45
2021-11-30	21	3rd	9 10 20 25 46
2021-10-30	3	3rd	2 16 20 33 41
2021-10-27	23	2nd	5 20 27 30 41
2021-09-24	2	2nd	10 20 33 35 44
2021-09-22	10	3rd	9 15 20 30 37
2021-09-08	7	2nd	17 20 27 36 40
2021-08-28	2	3rd	1 2 20 44 46
2021-08-26	6	2nd	12 20 26 32 50
2021-08-18	4	3rd	11 13 20 36 38
2021-08-12	16	3rd	3 9 20 34 49
2021-07-21	2	4th	2 3 9 20 43
2021-07-17	12	2nd	9 20 22 39 49
2021-07-01	20	2nd	7 20 25 42 47
2021-06-03	6	1st	20 26 27 28 37
2021-05-26	1	2nd	1 20 33 36 43
2021-05-25	8	3rd	2 13 20 32 48
2021-05-13	3	2nd	14 20 36 43 50
2021-05-08	10	5th	6 8 10 14 20
2021-04-24	2	1st	20 28 31 37 38
2021-04-22	1	1st	20 23 32 38 46
2021-04-21	4	2nd	11 20 30 37 40
2021-04-15	2	4th	5 8 12 20 34
2021-04-13	3	2nd	6 20 23 38 44
2021-04-08	4	3rd	7 12 20 27 36
2021-04-02	8	4th	5 18 19 20 41
2021-03-23	14	4th	11 13 17 20 45
2021-03-03	1	5th	2 15 17 18 20
2021-03-02	10	2nd	15 20 34 41 46
2021-02-16	1	1st	20 24 27 48 50
2021-02-13	2	3rd	8 10 20 25 44
2021-02-11	5	1st	20 36 37 38 41
2021-02-04	6	1st	20 24 33 40 44
2021-01-27	4	1st	20 25 36 43 47
2021-01-21	8	3rd	5 17 20 24 49
2021-01-09	6	3rd	7 12 20 46 48
2021-01-01	16	2nd	9 20 33 42 50
2020-12-10	1	2nd	5 20 29 32 48
2020-12-09	48	1st	20 32 43 44 48
2020-10-02	1	3rd	6 12 20 24 44
2020-10-01	1	4th	2 4 12 20 32
2020-09-30	6	2nd	4 20 41 43 50
2020-09-22	11	1st	20 21 37 42 46
2020-09-05	1	2nd	17 20 27 30 32
2020-09-04	6	3rd	9 10 20 24 42
2020-08-27	2	2nd	3 20 22 32 39
2020-08-25	8	1st	20 33 37 40 42
2020-08-13	12	3rd	4 12 20 23 44
2020-07-28	2	3rd	17 18 20 27 29
2020-07-24	9	3rd	7 14 20 27 34
2020-07-11	11	4th	4 9 14 20 48
2020-06-26	3	2nd	3 20 31 36 38
2020-06-23	11	3rd	10 19 20 28 45
2020-06-06	25	3rd	1 2 20 42 44
2020-05-02	4	1st	20 26 34 41 42
2020-04-28	3	4th	4 8 19 20 45
2020-04-23	44	4th	6 10 11 20 33
2020-02-21	24	3rd	2 14 20 32 45
2020-01-18	11	3rd	8 10 20 25 34
2020-01-03	7	2nd	4 20 26 29 32
2019-12-25	7	2nd	19 20 23 38 42
2019-12-14	13	1st	20 34 41 45 49
2019-11-27	10	1st	20 27 28 36 48
2019-11-13	9	3rd	14 17 20 39 40
2019-10-31	8	3rd	7 18 20 24 47
2019-10-19	1	3rd	5 12 20 24 33
2019-10-18	1	2nd	1 20 23 25 37
2019-10-17	5	2nd	7 20 26 31 50
2019-10-10	3	3rd	16 18 20 25 28
2019-10-05	7	1st	20 22 29 34 39
2019-09-26	22	4th	9 14 15 20 30
2019-08-27	9	3rd	8 19 20 21 23
2019-08-14	2	2nd	7 20 25 36 50
2019-08-10	1	2nd	12 20 31 38 46
2019-08-09	22	2nd	12 20 32 39 48
2019-07-10	6	3rd	1 2 20 25 38
2019-07-02	23	2nd	13 20 36 37 45
2019-05-30	3	2nd	8 20 21 31 38
2019-05-25	7	3rd	8 16 20 33 45
2019-05-16	2	5th	6 10 16 17 20
2019-05-14	2	2nd	1 20 22 23 45
2019-05-10	1	3rd	5 7 20 24 36
2019-05-09	3	2nd	16 20 31 37 46
2019-05-04	44	2nd	8 20 34 36 38
2019-03-05	33	2nd	18 20 30 33 38
2019-01-17	3	2nd	8 20 27 35 50
2019-01-12	25	5th	1 8 11 17 20
2018-12-08	12	4th	11 16 17 20 35
2018-11-22	1	4th	4 7 14 20 22
2018-11-21	11	4th	7 13 19 20 36
2018-11-06	6	3rd	10 15 20 43 50
2018-10-27	13	3rd	16 19 20 29 40
2018-10-10	9	3rd	1 3 20 28 50
2018-09-27	4	3rd	4 9 20 40 46
2018-09-21	20	3rd	4 9 20 26 50
2018-08-24	3	2nd	17 20 21 23 32
2018-08-21	1	3rd	1 11 20 35 45
2018-08-18	2	2nd	3 20 26 43 48
2018-08-16	12	3rd	4 16 20 31 47
2018-07-31	7	2nd	10 20 34 36 43
2018-07-20	2	3rd	3 12 20 41 49
2018-07-18	1	2nd	2 20 22 40 45
2018-07-17	11	3rd	15 18 20 27 49
2018-06-30	3	3rd	8 15 20 30 43
2018-06-27	2	3rd	8 10 20 22 30
2018-06-23	15	3rd	11 17 20 23 24
2018-06-02	10	1st	20 23 31 36 44
2018-05-19	5	4th	8 16 17 20 21
2018-05-12	6	3rd	6 11 20 41 46
2018-05-04	12	2nd	6 20 24 28 44
2018-04-18	3	4th	6 8 14 20 26
2018-04-13	19	2nd	19 20 47 49 50
2018-03-17	15	2nd	16 20 26 34 47
2018-02-24	21	3rd	1 11 20 23 45
2018-01-26	36	2nd	5 20 23 32 40
2017-12-07	4	2nd	4 20 25 33 45
2017-12-01	18	2nd	8 20 34 35 41
2017-11-07	4	2nd	12 20 22 37 41
2017-11-01	14	4th	4 7 15 20 37
2017-10-12	8	2nd	17 20 25 40 41
2017-09-30	2	2nd	14 20 38 40 48
2017-09-28	9	3rd	2 13 20 44 47
2017-09-15	18	2nd	14 20 21 38 45
2017-08-22	28	2nd	8 20 29 35 42
2017-07-13	7	3rd	13 19 20 32 35
2017-07-04	13	4th	3 5 8 20 40
2017-06-15	3	1st	20 26 28 35 48
2017-06-10	4	3rd	5 13 20 24 32
2017-06-06	3	4th	1 6 12 20 47
2017-06-01	11	2nd	14 20 34 37 46
2017-05-17	12	3rd	8 14 20 21 44
2017-04-29	7	2nd	2 20 24 37 48
2017-04-20	2	1st	20 28 40 44 46
2017-04-18	31	4th	1 11 17 20 34
2017-03-04	10	2nd	17 20 21 24 29
2017-02-18	8	4th	2 3 18 20 44
2017-02-08	4	1st	20 30 36 45 49
2017-02-02	7	3rd	5 15 20 22 28
2017-01-24	20	3rd	10 19 20 29 35
2016-12-27	18	1st	20 22 26 35 39
2016-12-01	10	3rd	10 14 20 21 42
2016-11-17	5	3rd	2 19 20 28 38
2016-11-10	1	3rd	9 14 20 24 44
2016-11-09	32	3rd	3 17 20 30 33
2016-09-24	4	4th	9 11 17 20 26
2016-09-20	4	3rd	1 5 20 31 49
2016-09-14	5	4th	4 15 17 20 27
2016-09-07	19	3rd	7 19 20 29 37
2016-08-06	14	2nd	17 20 27 42 47
2016-07-19	8	4th	12 13 17 20 44
2016-07-07	16	3rd	13 17 20 29 39
2016-06-15	5	2nd	3 20 21 28 46
2016-06-08	4	2nd	1 20 26 30 49
2016-06-02	4	3rd	1 9 20 41 48
2016-05-27	7	2nd	2 20 25 26 28
2016-05-18	5	3rd	10 16 20 30 49
2016-05-11	7	3rd	2 6 20 27 43
2016-04-30	9	2nd	7 20 30 42 43
2016-04-19	3	2nd	11 20 21 24 44
2016-04-14	11	3rd	12 16 20 21 36
2016-03-30	7	3rd	5 9 20 32 35
2016-03-19	7	4th	6 8 12 20 42
2016-03-10	15	2nd	4 20 28 44 46
2016-02-18	2	1st	20 23 27 38 43
2016-02-16	9	4th	11 15 17 20 39
2016-02-03	10	3rd	7 13 20 29 32
2016-01-20	17	3rd	12 17 20 26 28
2015-12-24	10	2nd	14 20 27 40 48
2015-12-10	7	3rd	2 15 20 30 44
2015-12-01	11	1st	20 25 31 45 46
2015-11-14	7	4th	5 9 19 20 28
2015-11-05	7	3rd	1 4 20 43 44
2015-10-24	5	4th	3 9 11 20 28
2015-10-14	16	3rd	1 13 20 26 38
2015-09-05	18	4th	7 10 11 20 29
2015-07-18	12	3rd	5 11 20 25 42
2015-06-06	2	3rd	14 18 20 28 35
2015-05-30	5	1st	20 23 26 27 31
2015-05-13	24	3rd	1 17 20 37 50
2015-02-18	5	2nd	14 20 26 38 48
2015-01-31	9	3rd	13 18 20 28 45
2014-12-31	4	4th	3 14 18 20 41
2014-12-17	5	3rd	7 14 20 22 34
2014-11-29	1	3rd	11 19 20 41 44
2014-11-26	14	2nd	8 20 25 30 33
2014-10-08	8	2nd	5 20 34 44 46
2014-09-10	35	2nd	12 20 25 42 47
2014-05-10	2	1st	20 38 39 45 50
2014-05-03	5	4th	4 11 16 20 50
2014-04-16	5	3rd	10 16 20 43 46
2014-03-29	1	2nd	9 20 33 35 42
2014-03-26	34	2nd	10 20 39 41 50
2013-11-27	18	3rd	14 18 20 28 46
2013-09-25	6	3rd	6 9 20 43 48
2013-09-04	11	3rd	10 17 20 38 46
2013-07-27	—	2nd	2 20 26 30 49