Number 20

In Hoosier Lotto under the 6/48 · since Jan 2010 rules — 1,751 draws, 6 from 1–48.

221times drawn · chance expected 219 +0.15σ

2draws waiting · a wait this long: 88% for any number

7.9average wait between appearances · chance says 8.0

45longest completed wait · 46% chance of one at least that long

20 is drawn as often as chance explains

Drawn 221 times in 1,751 draws against 218.9 expected, +0.15σ. Each draw is independent: after 2 draws away it is exactly as likely tonight as a number drawn yesterday.

Number 20, draw by draw

Drawn 221 times in 1,751 draws · average wait 7.9 draws · longest completed wait 45 · 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 smallest13 · chance 14.2
2nd smallest52 · chance 56.0
3rd smallest72 · chance 80.7
4th smallest57 · chance 52.8
5th smallest26 · chance 15.6
6th smallest1 · chance 1.7

Every position’s lane →

The company it keeps

Seen most often with these — chance gives every partner about 23.5 shared draws, and the leaders are simply the ones that came out ahead this time.

9 19 31 3 37 5

It has shared a draw with every one of the other 47 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 48. 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
2026-10-03	1	4th	2 3 6 20 27 31
2026-09-30	1	5th	9 15 17 19 20 30
2026-09-26	3	2nd	1 20 21 27 29 34
2026-09-16

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 6/48 tonight whatever it did last week.

2024-11-09	9	3rd	2 14 20 24 37 41
2024-10-09	6	3rd	5 6 20 34 42 46
2024-09-18	5	3rd	7 17 20 27 36 40
2024-08-31	12	4th	3 5 8 20 33 37
2024-07-20	8	3rd	5 12 20 32 33 38
2024-06-22	5	4th	8 10 13 20 28 31
2024-06-05	14	2nd	8 20 29 36 40 42
2024-04-17	2	4th	1 10 19 20 40 41
2024-04-10	6	3rd	2 12 20 21 35 36
2024-03-20	5	3rd	10 16 20 26 27 33
2024-03-02	7	2nd	6 20 21 24 30 34
2024-02-07	3	4th	3 16 17 20 25 31
2024-01-27	3	3rd	5 10 20 36 39 40
2024-01-17	3	2nd	3 20 26 29 37 42
2024-01-06	8	3rd	2 19 20 24 43 44
2023-12-09	28	2nd	5 20 22 24 32 39
2023-09-02	1	4th	1 2 13 20 26 44
2023-08-30	8	2nd	18 20 34 37 42 43
2023-08-02	3	4th	2 4 8 20 28 38
2023-07-22	1	4th	13 14 15 20 32 35
2023-07-19	25	3rd	4 18 20 21 28 29
2023-04-22	2	4th	2 8 18 20 23 38
2023-04-15	5	5th	3 5 6 19 20 30
2023-03-29	3	3rd	6 19 20 26 31 45
2023-03-18	13	2nd	10 20 31 34 37 40
2023-02-01	3	2nd	19 20 28 29 38 40
2023-01-21	20	3rd	9 11 20 37 38 46
2022-11-12	6	2nd	5 20 25 32 34 38
2022-10-22	3	5th	9 10 11 12 20 34
2022-10-12	6	5th	1 4 9 18 20 34
2022-09-21	19	4th	2 12 17 20 21 24
2022-07-16	5	5th	3 4 5 9 20 36
2022-06-29	7	3rd	17 18 20 25 31 43
2022-06-04	10	4th	7 12 17 20 21 24
2022-04-30	4	4th	14 16 18 20 28 40
2022-04-16	3	3rd	9 14 20 31 45 46
2022-04-06	1	4th	3 4 19 20 26 39
2022-04-02	13	2nd	4 20 21 22 25 39
2022-02-16	1	5th	6 9 12 17 20 35
2022-02-12	13	4th	4 5 17 20 24 31
2021-12-29	4	2nd	11 20 32 34 40 44
2021-12-15	2	3rd	5 14 20 25 29 33
2021-12-08	5	4th	4 5 10 20 36 41
2021-11-20	11	2nd	15 20 23 24 29 30
2021-10-13	13	4th	7 11 13 20 22 26
2021-08-28	8	3rd	9 12 20 35 39 45
2021-07-31	2	3rd	4 9 20 27 31 37
2021-07-24	3	1st	20 22 29 33 40 41
2021-07-14	18	4th	1 6 19 20 24 40
2021-05-12	2	3rd	3 7 20 31 36 43
2021-05-05	2	5th	6 15 16 17 20 31
2021-04-28	14	3rd	8 14 20 29 34 46
2021-03-10	3	5th	1 10 11 15 20 39
2021-02-27	4	3rd	3 5 20 23 30 44
2021-02-13	6	2nd	17 20 21 29 38 40
2021-01-23	17	4th	1 7 18 20 31 42
2020-11-25	13	4th	5 10 17 20 26 33
2020-10-10	15	2nd	19 20 37 44 45 46
2020-08-19	1	4th	3 16 17 20 27 39
2020-08-15	25	1st	20 26 34 35 40 43
2020-05-20	10	4th	12 16 19 20 24 34
2020-04-15	1	3rd	9 14 20 24 30 36
2020-04-11	7	3rd	5 9 20 26 30 44
2020-03-18	2	4th	3 7 13 20 33 38
2020-03-11	19	4th	11 14 16 20 38 41
2020-01-04	2	3rd	2 11 20 31 34 42
2019-12-28	3	2nd	1 20 35 36 37 40
2019-12-18	1	4th	8 11 19 20 21 23
2019-12-14	2	4th	6 7 16 20 35 36
2019-12-07	3	1st	20 23 25 27 28 35
2019-11-27	14	4th	2 7 12 20 29 43
2019-10-09	6	4th	5 8 12 20 36 41
2019-09-18	42	3rd	6 11 20 22 28 31
2019-04-24	2	2nd	11 20 21 29 36 46
2019-04-17	8	3rd	7 12 20 31 39 40
2019-03-20	1	5th	4 8 16 18 20 28
2019-03-16	3	2nd	19 20 24 32 33 46
2019-03-06	14	2nd	9 20 26 34 42 43
2019-01-16	4	2nd	13 20 22 25 45 46
2019-01-02	13	2nd	5 20 21 25 31 37
2018-11-17	9	3rd	10 19 20 29 31 43
2018-10-17	13	5th	1 5 14 17 20 41
2018-09-01	2	5th	2 4 8 11 20 24
2018-08-25	9	2nd	10 20 21 24 29 36
2018-07-25	4	4th	14 15 18 20 42 44
2018-07-11	5	4th	3 5 9 20 31 45
2018-06-23	3	3rd	9 16 20 26 31 44
2018-06-13	15	5th	1 6 13 19 20 33
2018-04-21	45	5th	4 9 10 19 20 37
2017-11-15	1	3rd	9 18 20 25 34 45
2017-11-11	2	4th	4 5 10 20 21 35
2017-11-04	6	4th	6 12 18 20 32 33
2017-10-14	7	4th	8 9 16 20 26 30
2017-09-20	11	2nd	1 20 22 25 33 45
2017-08-12	2	5th	6 7 9 17 20 38
2017-08-05	9	4th	2 10 17 20 23 40
2017-07-05	7	3rd	12 19 20 24 32 45
2017-06-10	9	3rd	6 11 20 33 40 46
2017-05-10	2	3rd	6 14 20 25 32 36
2017-05-03	10	5th	5 7 12 16 20 40
2017-03-29	4	4th	4 8 9 20 33 44
2017-03-15	2	3rd	1 4 20 21 23 34
2017-03-08	4	3rd	4 13 20 22 32 37
2017-02-22	4	4th	6 15 17 20 27 45
2017-02-08	3	3rd	13 18 20 21 24 39
2017-01-28	3	2nd	7 20 28 36 37 46
2017-01-18	2	4th	10 13 19 20 42 46
2017-01-11	3	4th	1 3 17 20 27 32
2016-12-31	10	2nd	12 20 29 34 35 38
2016-11-26	16	4th	3 17 18 20 23 36
2016-10-01	4	3rd	17 19 20 28 39 45
2016-09-17	18	4th	12 16 19 20 29 40
2016-07-16	10	4th	1 9 18 20 30 38
2016-06-11	1	3rd	8 9 20 34 35 37
2016-06-08	6	3rd	5 9 20 26 35 46
2016-05-18	16	5th	3 4 11 18 20 25
2016-03-23	25	3rd	11 15 20 21 23 32
2015-12-26	5	4th	6 10 15 20 36 42
2015-12-09	4	3rd	5 18 20 23 37 47
2015-11-25	13	2nd	12 20 23 26 28 32
2015-10-10	5	2nd	18 20 32 33 44 47
2015-09-23	9	4th	2 7 10 20 31 35
2015-08-22	7	3rd	9 12 20 22 29 44
2015-07-29	7	3rd	3 7 20 39 40 48
2015-07-04	4	2nd	3 20 26 38 42 45
2015-06-20	11	4th	5 6 17 20 29 37
2015-05-13	7	2nd	8 20 35 41 42 48
2015-04-18	23	3rd	11 16 20 33 41 48
2015-01-28	29	3rd	1 19 20 26 31 32
2014-10-18	9	3rd	8 19 20 34 42 45
2014-09-17	10	3rd	4 7 20 23 40 42
2014-08-13	23	3rd	6 9 20 21 22 38
2014-05-24	8	2nd	16 20 25 31 34 40
2014-04-26	6	2nd	16 20 23 29 30 38
2014-04-05	7	1st	20 26 31 40 42 44
2014-03-12	3	3rd	3 12 20 25 26 41
2014-03-01	2	1st	20 25 28 31 41 45
2014-02-22	22	4th	3 9 12 20 27 37
2013-12-07	2	1st	20 21 25 37 44 45
2013-11-30	6	2nd	9 20 22 23 45 46
2013-11-09	5	4th	1 12 17 20 41 48
2013-10-23	9	2nd	13 20 27 37 39 45
2013-09-21	14	3rd	2 7 20 25 31 38
2013-08-03	2	2nd	16 20 29 35 38 48
2013-07-27	2	5th	6 10 15 19 20 22
2013-07-20	9	5th	3 17 18 19 20 42
2013-06-19	13	3rd	17 19 20 30 32 40
2013-05-04	10	4th	2 7 17 20 39 45
2013-03-30	15	3rd	2 15 20 24 25 27
2013-02-06	1	3rd	12 19 20 23 33 43
2013-02-02	2	2nd	17 20 22 32 35 36
2013-01-26	3	4th	3 4 10 20 28 30
2013-01-16	1	5th	2 3 9 13 20 24
2013-01-12	2	3rd	7 8 20 21 27 28
2013-01-05	14	4th	4 11 19 20 27 37
2012-11-17	20	4th	10 14 16 20 24 26
2012-09-08	5	2nd	12 20 28 34 39 48
2012-08-22	1	3rd	4 6 20 25 33 34
2012-08-18	17	2nd	3 20 25 29 35 37
2012-06-20	1	3rd	1 6 20 37 39 44
2012-06-16	3	1st	20 24 27 32 33 48
2012-06-06	15	5th	1 9 16 18 20 25
2012-04-14	6	3rd	12 18 20 35 42 48
2012-03-24	7	1st	20 25 27 32 39 44
2012-02-29	6	4th	6 9 11 20 26 38
2012-02-08	2	3rd	5 14 20 33 45 46
2012-02-01	3	3rd	3 18 20 24 28 44
2012-01-21	3	2nd	4 20 25 30 35 42
2012-01-11	11	1st	20 22 36 42 43 45
2011-12-03	6	2nd	5 20 33 34 35 47
2011-11-12	1	1st	20 22 24 36 41 43
2011-11-09	7	3rd	6 7 20 25 43 45
2011-10-15	2	2nd	6 20 27 35 38 40
2011-10-08	25	3rd	12 19 20 33 43 47
2011-07-13	2	4th	5 17 19 20 39 40
2011-07-06	7	3rd	3 10 20 36 43 44
2011-06-11	7	1st	20 22 31 35 41 44
2011-05-18	12	2nd	19 20 26 30 42 47
2011-04-06	7	2nd	9 20 25 27 36 47
2011-03-12	2	3rd	2 17 20 32 33 35
2011-03-05	5	3rd	3 18 20 26 27 48
2011-02-16	3	3rd	3 4 20 35 44 45
2011-02-05	1	2nd	14 20 23 41 44 47
2011-02-02	7	5th	2 5 10 16 20 48
2011-01-08	7	5th	2 10 11 15 20 34
2010-12-15	10	2nd	8 20 33 37 42 48
2010-11-10	2	3rd	8 14 20 34 36 45
2010-11-03	17	2nd	5 20 22 26 27 37
2010-09-04	9	5th	1 6 9 11 20 22
2010-08-04	9	3rd	1 15 20 21 31 40
2010-07-03	2	4th	5 14 16 20 30 47
2010-06-26	11	4th	5 8 18 20 21 32
2010-05-19	23	2nd	8 20 24 26 32 47
2010-02-27	3	5th	3 7 12 16 20 28
2010-02-17	7	5th	6 11 16 18 20 34
2010-01-23	3	2nd	9 20 21 31 32 36
2010-01-13	—	3rd	3 4 20 26 45 48