Number 20

In Lotto under the 6/42 · since Apr 2010 rules — 1,878 draws, 6 from 1–42.

259times drawn · chance expected 268 −0.61σ

13draws waiting · a wait this long: 16% for any number

7.2average wait between appearances · chance says 7.0

39longest completed wait · 52% chance of one at least that long

20 is drawn as often as chance explains

Drawn 259 times in 1,878 draws against 268.3 expected, −0.61σ. Each draw is independent: after 13 draws away it is exactly as likely tonight as a number drawn yesterday.

Number 20, draw by draw

Drawn 259 times in 1,878 draws · average wait 7.2 draws · longest completed wait 39 · waiting 13 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 smallest9 · chance 9.1
2nd smallest37 · chance 48.0
3rd smallest96 · chance 91.0
4th smallest73 · chance 77.4
5th smallest38 · chance 29.5
6th smallest6 · chance 4.0

Every position’s lane →

The company it keeps

Seen most often with these — chance gives every partner about 31.6 shared draws, and the leaders are simply the ones that came out ahead this time.

19 33 16 18 17 29

It has shared a draw with every one of the other 41 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 42. 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
2026-09-09	3	4th	13 15 16 20 21 29
2026-09-02	6	5th	6 7 15 16 20 30
2026-08-19	4	2nd	6 20 22 27 36 37
2026-08-10	11	5th	1

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 6/42 tonight whatever it did last week.

2025-06-11	3	5th	2 4 8 18 20 26
2025-06-04	8	3rd	5 18 20 25 39 40
2025-05-17	9	3rd	2 8 20 24 29 32
2025-04-26	14	3rd	12 16 20 29 33 38
2025-03-24	11	3rd	1 10 20 25 37 38
2025-02-26	10	2nd	18 20 22 27 30 32
2025-02-03	39	3rd	5 11 20 23 25 27
2024-11-02	4	3rd	3 17 20 23 35 39
2024-10-23	8	3rd	8 18 20 25 27 40
2024-10-05	1	3rd	9 16 20 26 27 35
2024-10-02	4	4th	6 12 19 20 21 33
2024-09-23	3	3rd	7 12 20 31 32 33
2024-09-16	13	5th	8 9 15 16 20 28
2024-08-17	1	5th	13 14 15 17 20 38
2024-08-14	2	4th	8 10 19 20 33 40
2024-08-10	26	4th	4 11 19 20 28 35
2024-06-10	14	6th	2 4 6 12 17 20
2024-05-08	3	4th	9 10 14 20 35 38
2024-05-01	7	3rd	7 19 20 22 28 40
2024-04-15	4	3rd	6 7 20 24 27 37
2024-04-06	5	4th	3 9 16 20 23 35
2024-03-25	2	5th	5 9 14 19 20 38
2024-03-20	10	4th	6 10 11 20 21 29
2024-02-26	2	4th	3 6 16 20 32 36
2024-02-21	13	2nd	4 20 25 31 38 40
2024-01-22	2	3rd	5 11 20 22 25 40
2024-01-17	9	4th	3 9 10 20 38 39
2023-12-27	1	5th	4 6 14 15 20 27
2023-12-23	11	5th	7 11 16 17 20 24
2023-11-27	11	5th	4 10 11 19 20 36
2023-11-01	12	4th	1 4 8 20 27 28
2023-10-04	10	3rd	4 11 20 26 32 36
2023-09-06	14	3rd	2 19 20 34 36 37
2023-07-19	7	2nd	14 20 22 23 38 39
2023-06-24	18	2nd	10 20 22 25 31 35
2023-04-22	2	2nd	12 20 21 25 35 39
2023-04-15	2	2nd	18 20 22 33 37 39
2023-04-08	10	3rd	10 13 20 22 29 35
2023-03-04	1	3rd	9 11 20 22 27 32
2023-03-01	6	2nd	2 20 26 33 35 37
2023-02-08	6	5th	3 5 13 18 20 23
2023-01-18	2	1st	20 21 25 26 33 39
2023-01-11	2	3rd	2 11 20 30 31 34
2023-01-04	4	4th	3 10 11 20 26 37
2022-12-21	8	5th	9 10 14 16 20 39
2022-11-23	3	4th	1 3 16 20 23 37
2022-11-12	7	3rd	5 12 20 22 25 28
2022-10-19	9	3rd	14 17 20 26 27 37
2022-09-17	1	5th	5 16 17 19 20 29
2022-09-14	4	3rd	7 13 20 21 27 29
2022-08-31	12	4th	1 6 18 20 26 30
2022-07-20	4	4th	10 11 19 20 36 37
2022-07-06	4	4th	8 11 15 20 23 35
2022-06-22	2	3rd	13 17 20 24 27 33
2022-06-15	1	4th	6 17 19 20 25 37
2022-06-11	3	5th	2 9 17 19 20 29
2022-06-01	4	3rd	4 18 20 21 32 33
2022-05-18	6	2nd	17 20 24 34 35 39
2022-04-27	24	4th	4 11 16 20 33 37
2022-02-02	8	5th	6 8 9 18 20 29
2022-01-05	1	4th	3 7 13 20 25 28
2022-01-01	1	2nd	18 20 25 27 33 34
2021-12-29	2	3rd	16 18 20 33 34 38
2021-12-18	8	4th	10 14 17 20 24 36
2021-11-20	9	3rd	2 17 20 21 24 38
2021-10-20	12	4th	6 7 9 20 28 29
2021-09-08	5	4th	3 6 18 20 35 40
2021-08-21	9	3rd	7 19 20 23 31 40
2021-07-21	9	5th	1 3 4 5 20 38
2021-06-19	14	3rd	3 6 20 22 29 38
2021-05-01	5	4th	4 5 8 20 21 27
2021-04-14	6	3rd	2 5 20 24 29 30
2021-03-24	1	3rd	7 10 20 21 33 35
2021-03-20	18	5th	7 10 11 18 20 33
2021-01-16	11	4th	6 9 16 20 29 33
2020-12-09	10	2nd	17 20 23 24 29 31
2020-11-04	1	1st	20 21 28 32 33 35
2020-10-31	7	3rd	2 6 20 24 26 32
2020-10-07	6	4th	3 12 14 20 21 23
2020-09-16	3	3rd	17 19 20 35 39 40
2020-09-05	1	4th	10 13 17 20 34 35
2020-09-02	19	3rd	3 17 20 23 27 32
2020-06-27	2	4th	6 10 19 20 31 37
2020-06-20	4	4th	7 14 16 20 28 30
2020-06-06	2	6th	1 8 11 16 18 20
2020-05-30	3	2nd	7 20 22 24 33 38
2020-05-20	3	3rd	6 13 20 21 26 34
2020-05-09	3	4th	4 5 9 20 27 33
2020-04-29	2	3rd	8 18 20 26 30 32
2020-04-22	1	3rd	2 6 20 26 28 35
2020-04-18	13	3rd	4 11 20 25 29 34
2020-03-04	6	2nd	18 20 21 22 30 32
2020-02-12	3	3rd	6 14 20 21 23 30
2020-02-01	4	5th	6 7 14 16 20 28
2020-01-18	28	4th	2 4 16 20 27 38
2019-10-09	1	4th	13 15 17 20 36 39
2019-10-05	18	4th	3 10 19 20 24 35
2019-08-03	1	3rd	6 14 20 22 29 31
2019-07-31	27	4th	1 2 3 20 26 40
2019-04-27	26	4th	13 14 18 20 41 42
2019-01-26	3	3rd	4 16 20 25 29 33
2019-01-16	4	3rd	1 4 20 25 30 31
2019-01-02	14	4th	7 8 15 20 22 41
2018-11-14	9	5th	2 9 16 18 20 33
2018-10-13	5	2nd	7 20 28 33 36 38
2018-09-26	1	6th	2 5 7 11 19 20
2018-09-22	2	3rd	17 19 20 24 27 40
2018-09-15	2	5th	4 10 11 12 20 24
2018-09-08	7	4th	4 13 19 20 28 39
2018-08-15	15	2nd	3 20 21 22 24 42
2018-06-23	27	3rd	6 9 20 23 25 33
2018-03-21	8	3rd	14 18 20 31 33 34
2018-02-21	10	3rd	18 19 20 23 35 42
2018-01-17	8	2nd	16 20 23 26 28 40
2017-12-20	4	3rd	10 12 20 23 25 31
2017-12-06	20	5th	1 5 14 18 20 21
2017-09-27	8	4th	4 5 9 20 35 36
2017-08-30	1	2nd	14 20 24 35 36 39
2017-08-26	16	5th	1 7 8 19 20 38
2017-07-01	9	3rd	1 14 20 34 39 42
2017-05-31	3	2nd	14 20 22 24 25 28
2017-05-20	12	3rd	7 12 20 34 39 42
2017-04-08	5	5th	9 11 13 17 20 38
2017-03-22	5	2nd	19 20 26 36 37 38
2017-03-04	9	3rd	8 13 20 28 37 40
2017-02-01	5	4th	4 13 18 20 30 33
2017-01-14	3	3rd	6 10 20 24 25 29
2017-01-04	5	4th	2 3 17 20 22 30
2016-12-17	11	5th	2 14 16 19 20 32
2016-11-09	5	1st	20 25 28 31 34 42
2016-10-22	14	3rd	5 18 20 38 40 42
2016-09-03	20	2nd	11 20 26 32 33 41
2016-06-25	2	4th	3 4 19 20 23 27
2016-06-18	4	2nd	17 20 34 39 41 42
2016-06-04	1	3rd	7 19 20 21 36 39
2016-06-01	6	5th	2 11 15 17 20 23
2016-05-11	4	2nd	15 20 27 30 36 42
2016-04-27	8	3rd	14 19 20 26 40 41
2016-03-30	1	4th	2 5 18 20 35 39
2016-03-26	1	2nd	4 20 22 28 34 41
2016-03-23	11	2nd	3 20 21 22 39 42
2016-02-13	1	1st	20 27 33 35 37 39
2016-02-10	3	4th	1 8 19 20 29 41
2016-01-30	4	3rd	8 9 20 24 30 36
2016-01-16	15	3rd	12 17 20 25 28 34
2015-11-25	12	5th	5 11 12 13 20 24
2015-10-14	9	4th	2 13 17 20 21 35
2015-09-12	10	1st	20 21 24 33 37 38
2015-08-08	9	5th	5 8 10 16 20 42
2015-07-08	27	2nd	17 20 21 24 36 41
2015-04-04	13	4th	3 16 17 20 23 26
2015-02-18	3	3rd	1 2 20 24 39 42
2015-02-07	3	4th	3 10 18 20 27 31
2015-01-28	7	4th	9 10 14 20 27 40
2015-01-03	7	4th	3 13 19 20 32 41
2014-12-10	3	5th	2 12 15 19 20 30
2014-11-29	1	2nd	10 20 26 27 34 42
2014-11-26	11	4th	5 8 12 20 32 40
2014-10-18	5	3rd	9 10 20 26 29 36
2014-10-01	12	3rd	16 19 20 23 33 37
2014-08-20	11	4th	2 10 19 20 26 30
2014-07-12	13	6th	3 4 8 11 18 20
2014-05-28	5	2nd	11 20 27 33 37 41
2014-05-10	35	3rd	5 17 20 31 37 38
2014-01-08	2	3rd	11 17 20 23 30 39
2014-01-01	2	4th	3 15 17 20 28 40
2013-12-21	3	4th	7 16 17 20 23 29
2013-12-11	15	4th	6 13 17 20 31 32
2013-10-19	1	3rd	12 14 20 26 29 32
2013-10-16	3	1st	20 27 31 34 37 39
2013-10-05	2	4th	4 7 16 20 34 40
2013-09-28	4	3rd	14 15 20 22 30 31
2013-09-14	15	4th	9 12 13 20 22 27
2013-07-24	9	2nd	12 20 28 31 37 40
2013-06-22	4	3rd	3 4 20 21 28 33
2013-06-08	11	3rd	2 7 20 29 34 38
2013-05-01	3	3rd	4 19 20 22 31 32
2013-04-20	1	3rd	16 18 20 25 27 32
2013-04-17	3	4th	8 15 19 20 34 40
2013-04-06	1	3rd	7 12 20 24 27 32
2013-04-03	6	2nd	1 20 25 27 36 42
2013-03-13	3	3rd	10 18 20 34 35 37
2013-03-02	13	2nd	10 20 21 29 30 36
2013-01-16	2	3rd	4 19 20 29 32 33
2013-01-09	2	2nd	10 20 21 23 30 42
2013-01-02	1	3rd	6 7 20 33 34 41
2012-12-29	16	3rd	14 16 20 21 33 40
2012-11-03	5	3rd	15 17 20 22 33 42
2012-10-17	5	6th	5 7 15 16 19 20
2012-09-29	17	3rd	6 13 20 23 28 31
2012-08-01	1	4th	4 16 18 20 25 31
2012-07-28	7	3rd	8 9 20 37 39 41
2012-07-04	3	3rd	8 13 20 26 31 33
2012-06-23	1	3rd	5 11 20 34 39 42
2012-06-20	11	3rd	1 16 20 28 29 32
2012-05-12	12	3rd	1 16 20 22 24 28
2012-03-31	6	3rd	2 13 20 22 24 33
2012-03-10	4	3rd	11 18 20 27 31 42
2012-02-25	8	5th	6 13 18 19 20 35
2012-01-28	4	3rd	15 17 20 34 40 41
2012-01-14	12	2nd	11 20 22 23 29 38
2011-12-03	2	3rd	1 9 20 22 23 36
2011-11-26	7	1st	20 21 25 33 37 42
2011-11-02	2	4th	10 11 16 20 24 39
2011-10-26	2	2nd	3 20 24 25 31 37
2011-10-19	5	5th	3 4 6 10 20 42
2011-10-01	3	5th	5 7 13 15 20 27
2011-09-21	1	3rd	6 19 20 23 29 42
2011-09-17	10	5th	8 9 16 19 20 42
2011-08-13	1	5th	4 9 13 19 20 24
2011-08-10	4	3rd	4 13 20 28 33 40
2011-07-27	16	3rd	9 16 20 30 32 33
2011-06-01	11	5th	4 7 12 18 20 37
2011-04-23	3	3rd	5 18 20 29 30 38
2011-04-13	11	3rd	9 16 20 22 28 31
2011-03-05	1	2nd	11 20 28 29 34 41
2011-03-02	2	3rd	5 6 20 29 36 38
2011-02-23	11	4th	5 8 15 20 33 36
2011-01-15	1	4th	2 15 17 20 26 33
2011-01-12	5	4th	2 12 16 20 37 40
2010-12-22	2	4th	12 18 19 20 37 41
2010-12-15	2	5th	1 8 17 19 20 31
2010-12-08	10	4th	7 15 18 20 28 33
2010-11-03	1	4th	3 8 11 20 24 37
2010-10-30	5	4th	1 13 14 20 33 39
2010-10-13	3	4th	11 13 16 20 25 29
2010-10-02	6	3rd	2 14 20 22 25 39
2010-09-11	1	3rd	1 3 20 31 32 41
2010-09-08	2	3rd	10 18 20 22 23 37
2010-09-01	7	5th	5 7 8 18 20 40
2010-08-07	7	2nd	3 20 29 32 41 42
2010-07-14	1	3rd	11 17 20 22 29 34
2010-07-10	19	4th	2 7 8 20 24 28
2010-05-05	6	4th	4 10 11 20 34 42
2010-04-14	—	4th	5 9 14 20 26 29