Number 20

In Cash4Life under the 5/60 + 1/4 · since May 2015 rules — 2,862 draws, 5 from 1–60.

219times drawn · chance expected 239 −1.32σ

0draws waiting — it came up last time

13.0average wait between appearances · chance says 12.0

94longest completed wait · 6% chance of one at least that long

20 is drawn as often as chance explains

Drawn 219 times in 2,862 draws against 238.5 expected, −1.32σ. Each draw is independent: after 0 draws away it is exactly as likely tonight as a number drawn yesterday.

Number 20, draw by draw

Drawn 219 times in 2,862 draws · average wait 13.0 draws · longest completed wait 94 · drawn in the most recent draw

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 smallest52 · chance 44.0
2nd smallest83 · chance 90.3
3rd smallest58 · chance 64.2
4th smallest24 · chance 18.7
5th smallest2 · chance 1.9

Every position’s lane →

The company it keeps

Seen most often with these — chance gives every partner about 14.8 shared draws, and the leaders are simply the ones that came out ahead this time.

34 57 12 18 30 17

It has shared a draw with every one of the other 59 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 60. 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
2026-02-21	12	1st	20 25 30 52 55
2026-02-09	19	2nd	2 20 29 33 43
2026-01-21	34	2nd	1 20 27 49 60
2025-12-18	38	1st	20 26 46 57

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 5/60 tonight whatever it did last week.

2025-04-03	17	1st	20 24 38 47 52
2025-03-17	24	2nd	17 20 27 30 46
2025-02-21	1	1st	20 24 36 45 53
2025-02-20	8	3rd	6 18 20 36 56
2025-02-12	2	1st	20 24 34 49 58
2025-02-10	19	4th	13 15 17 20 55
2025-01-22	8	3rd	4 7 20 45 56
2025-01-14	34	4th	2 7 17 20 52
2024-12-11	2	3rd	6 14 20 21 57
2024-12-09	4	1st	20 26 33 43 54
2024-12-05	20	3rd	5 19 20 29 45
2024-11-15	9	2nd	17 20 23 32 34
2024-11-06	4	3rd	17 18 20 26 59
2024-11-02	16	2nd	15 20 27 30 48
2024-10-17	12	2nd	17 20 34 40 46
2024-10-05	17	1st	20 27 28 35 38
2024-09-18	20	3rd	17 19 20 49 50
2024-08-29	3	2nd	5 20 33 40 48
2024-08-26	11	3rd	8 15 20 40 41
2024-08-15	5	2nd	4 20 49 57 60
2024-08-10	8	3rd	8 13 20 25 39
2024-08-02	32	1st	20 22 34 35 43
2024-07-01	2	2nd	3 20 34 46 57
2024-06-29	31	2nd	13 20 27 39 60
2024-05-29	72	3rd	15 19 20 43 45
2024-03-18	27	3rd	5 11 20 23 57
2024-02-20	49	2nd	5 20 23 32 43
2024-01-02	20	2nd	12 20 33 53 54
2023-12-13	94	2nd	5 20 23 48 53
2023-09-10	9	1st	20 21 25 43 45
2023-09-01	2	3rd	7 18 20 31 46
2023-08-30	29	4th	3 16 18 20 46
2023-08-01	10	2nd	17 20 35 51 52
2023-07-22	6	1st	20 39 41 42 60
2023-07-16	25	2nd	12 20 28 44 47
2023-06-21	20	1st	20 26 29 41 44
2023-06-01	3	1st	20 24 37 41 52
2023-05-29	14	1st	20 32 37 43 57
2023-05-15	24	3rd	1 6 20 46 54
2023-04-21	2	3rd	5 13 20 26 40
2023-04-19	12	3rd	17 19 20 44 57
2023-04-07	17	3rd	10 17 20 21 54
2023-03-21	6	1st	20 32 36 45 56
2023-03-15	3	2nd	10 20 24 47 50
2023-03-12	4	2nd	16 20 25 40 56
2023-03-08	15	3rd	2 15 20 39 42
2023-02-21	16	2nd	7 20 30 31 52
2023-02-05	23	2nd	18 20 34 36 44
2023-01-13	2	4th	1 13 16 20 50
2023-01-11	44	2nd	13 20 26 44 46
2022-11-28	6	1st	20 24 40 48 59
2022-11-22	16	3rd	4 12 20 45 53
2022-11-06	18	2nd	12 20 27 32 33
2022-10-19	45	1st	20 29 30 48 59
2022-09-04	8	3rd	10 11 20 28 36
2022-08-27	4	3rd	5 19 20 23 38
2022-08-23	12	2nd	6 20 21 34 49
2022-08-11	6	4th	2 7 13 20 52
2022-08-05	4	2nd	6 20 21 26 57
2022-08-01	2	2nd	11 20 36 40 46
2022-07-30	12	1st	20 24 31 39 60
2022-07-18	10	2nd	7 20 22 30 46
2022-07-08	8	2nd	7 20 25 42 45
2022-06-30	8	3rd	6 9 20 31 34
2022-06-22	2	3rd	14 16 20 26 34
2022-06-20	1	2nd	13 20 32 44 57
2022-06-19	11	3rd	1 6 20 36 51
2022-06-08	2	4th	12 13 16 20 42
2022-06-06	23	2nd	13 20 48 49 51
2022-05-14	17	4th	4 6 10 20 26
2022-04-27	21	1st	20 26 30 44 50
2022-04-06	53	2nd	18 20 43 53 60
2022-02-12	1	1st	20 21 25 30 41
2022-02-11	4	2nd	19 20 25 55 57
2022-02-07	1	2nd	18 20 22 43 59
2022-02-06	2	4th	2 3 14 20 26
2022-02-04	3	1st	20 22 24 37 39
2022-02-01	23	1st	20 24 30 41 53
2022-01-09	1	1st	20 32 33 42 52
2022-01-08	4	1st	20 33 34 40 59
2022-01-04	30	4th	5 13 19 20 29
2021-12-05	9	2nd	14 20 31 32 34
2021-11-26	16	1st	20 23 27 38 40
2021-11-10	11	1st	20 31 39 42 46
2021-10-30	9	1st	20 33 37 45 48
2021-10-21	9	2nd	7 20 35 52 60
2021-10-12	11	2nd	9 20 22 53 57
2021-10-01	1	2nd	4 20 39 40 60
2021-09-30	1	3rd	15 18 20 21 52
2021-09-29	7	2nd	17 20 22 32 56
2021-09-22	31	1st	20 30 47 50 55
2021-08-22	15	1st	20 27 31 37 39
2021-08-07	1	3rd	5 14 20 23 37
2021-08-06	10	3rd	4 9 20 33 43
2021-07-27	25	2nd	12 20 22 55 59
2021-07-02	14	5th	1 9 12 13 20
2021-06-18	4	2nd	11 20 26 56 57
2021-06-14	37	2nd	18 20 45 57 60
2021-05-08	1	3rd	1 9 20 49 56
2021-05-07	1	2nd	14 20 21 30 47
2021-05-06	9	4th	6 9 16 20 25
2021-04-27	35	3rd	2 11 20 27 41
2021-03-23	20	4th	4 6 12 20 51
2021-03-03	13	3rd	15 16 20 42 57
2021-02-18	26	1st	20 27 32 41 55
2021-01-23	34	2nd	15 20 29 37 55
2020-12-20	23	1st	20 21 36 47 53
2020-11-27	12	3rd	12 14 20 28 51
2020-11-15	1	2nd	19 20 32 35 49
2020-11-14	2	2nd	19 20 47 56 60
2020-11-12	1	1st	20 25 38 49 51
2020-11-11	5	2nd	7 20 30 41 56
2020-11-06	21	2nd	19 20 22 31 35
2020-10-16	6	3rd	1 2 20 36 37
2020-10-10	15	3rd	5 14 20 31 42
2020-09-25	1	2nd	12 20 34 35 56
2020-09-24	2	2nd	18 20 43 45 60
2020-09-22	10	4th	1 8 17 20 56
2020-09-12	5	3rd	11 14 20 22 32
2020-09-07	7	3rd	1 2 20 37 56
2020-08-31	16	3rd	12 16 20 34 40
2020-08-15	5	3rd	4 10 20 45 54
2020-08-10	37	4th	2 7 9 20 55
2020-07-04	9	5th	3 9 18 19 20
2020-06-25	4	1st	20 37 43 45 50
2020-06-21	2	3rd	14 17 20 40 47
2020-06-19	7	1st	20 38 40 47 49
2020-06-12	1	3rd	1 15 20 34 56
2020-06-11	34	1st	20 35 44 50 51
2020-05-08	18	2nd	12 20 30 34 47
2020-04-20	2	3rd	11 17 20 22 52
2020-04-18	2	1st	20 28 37 41 44
2020-04-16	9	4th	6 12 18 20 22
2020-04-07	17	1st	20 37 38 49 55
2020-03-21	28	2nd	14 20 50 56 57
2020-02-22	8	3rd	15 17 20 33 34
2020-02-14	10	1st	20 42 46 57 59
2020-02-04	4	3rd	8 18 20 22 28
2020-01-31	3	1st	20 22 40 50 53
2020-01-28	15	4th	4 9 18 20 56
2020-01-13	2	4th	7 8 16 20 35
2020-01-11	13	2nd	17 20 23 46 57
2019-12-29	27	3rd	1 19 20 25 36
2019-12-02	47	2nd	15 20 36 44 46
2019-10-16	6	2nd	10 20 30 32 50
2019-10-10	5	2nd	15 20 26 46 50
2019-10-05	7	3rd	1 5 20 21 57
2019-09-28	1	2nd	18 20 42 51 58
2019-09-27	12	1st	20 26 38 40 60
2019-09-15	12	1st	20 34 42 46 48
2019-09-03	26	3rd	5 16 20 29 45
2019-08-08	2	2nd	4 20 37 40 44
2019-08-06	11	1st	20 26 29 34 60
2019-07-26	12	2nd	3 20 29 40 57
2019-07-14	4	3rd	12 18 20 30 44
2019-07-10	21	2nd	9 20 34 58 60
2019-05-20	8	4th	4 11 14 20 24
2019-04-22	13	2nd	17 20 24 33 57
2019-03-07	8	3rd	7 14 20 38 58
2019-02-07	9	1st	20 28 50 51 60
2019-01-07	23	1st	20 27 34 57 59
2018-10-18	24	4th	7 8 16 20 44
2018-07-26	2	2nd	2 20 33 38 45
2018-07-19	2	3rd	9 12 20 38 52
2018-07-12	1	2nd	1 20 28 48 56
2018-07-09	45	4th	9 12 16 20 60
2018-02-01	9	2nd	10 20 21 25 52
2018-01-01	24	3rd	12 18 20 31 38
2017-10-09	10	2nd	18 20 38 42 44
2017-09-04	2	3rd	2 11 20 36 46
2017-08-28	4	3rd	4 9 20 42 46
2017-08-14	2	2nd	8 20 31 36 39
2017-08-07	4	2nd	6 20 25 32 50
2017-07-24	21	2nd	7 20 21 41 59
2017-05-11	4	2nd	6 20 30 34 36
2017-04-27	5	2nd	2 20 27 29 53
2017-04-10	19	1st	20 22 37 55 56
2017-02-02	1	2nd	13 20 24 37 58
2017-01-30	22	2nd	11 20 31 34 51
2016-11-14	1	3rd	3 10 20 30 43
2016-11-10	1	4th	6 7 17 20 44
2016-11-07	4	3rd	9 11 20 37 60
2016-10-24	11	3rd	1 2 20 40 55
2016-09-15	19	2nd	11 20 54 59 60
2016-07-11	16	2nd	16 20 25 27 43
2016-05-16	2	2nd	4 20 25 32 45
2016-05-09	5	1st	20 23 38 48 56
2016-04-21	7	3rd	6 12 20 40 53
2016-03-28	22	1st	20 33 49 53 56
2016-01-11	16	2nd	4 20 30 34 36
2015-11-16	3	2nd	6 20 28 34 40
2015-11-05	3	2nd	13 20 25 31 51
2015-10-26	6	2nd	17 20 45 49 58
2015-10-05	9	2nd	8 20 34 41 43
2015-09-03	—	1st	20 33 46 49 51