Number 20

In Megabucks under the 6/49 · since Jan 2010 rules — 1,903 draws, 6 from 1–49.

230times drawn · chance expected 233 −0.21σ

5draws waiting · a wait this long: 59% for any number

8.2average wait between appearances · chance says 8.2

55longest completed wait · 18% chance of one at least that long

20 is drawn as often as chance explains

Drawn 230 times in 1,903 draws against 233.0 expected, −0.21σ. Each draw is independent: after 5 draws away it is exactly as likely tonight as a number drawn yesterday.

Number 20, draw by draw

Drawn 230 times in 1,903 draws · average wait 8.2 draws · longest completed wait 55 · waiting 5 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 smallest19 · chance 16.0
2nd smallest50 · chance 60.6
3rd smallest82 · chance 83.9
4th smallest60 · chance 52.8
5th smallest17 · chance 15.1
6th smallest2 · chance 1.6

Every position’s lane →

The company it keeps

Seen most often with these — chance gives every partner about 24.0 shared draws, and the leaders are simply the ones that came out ahead this time.

3 23 31 37 6 11

It has shared a draw with every one of the other 48 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 49. 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
2026-09-28	1	1st	20 21 26 32 39 44
2026-09-26	6	2nd	17 20 22 28 34 43
2026-09-12	14	3rd	5 16 20 22 41 43
2026-08-10	7	4th	10 11 12 20 29 41
2026-07-25	7	4th	7 9 14 20 23 28
2026-07-08	1	5th	2 7 13 19 20 31
2026-07-06	4	3rd	11 15 20 27 32 37
2026-06-27	5	3rd	8 10 20 37 38 40
2026-06-15	3	4th	3 16 18 20 38 40
2026-06-08	12	4th	15 18 19 20 36 42
2026-05-11	10	4th	4 7 15 20 24 25
2026-04-18	7	3rd	9 11 20 23 24 38
2026-04-01	8	3rd	7 8 20 22 24 35
2026-03-14	2	2nd	17 20 21 25 26 36
2026-03-09	3	3rd	8 18 20 27 39 41
2026-03-02	1	4th	4 9 17 20 36 37
2026-02-28	7	2nd	5 20 25 27 28 31
2026-02-11	17	3rd	10 17 20 27 29 35
2026-01-03	8	3rd	2 18 20 24 27 33
2025-12-15	5	2nd	13 20 21 24 31 41
2025-12-03	17	3rd	10 17 20 23 29 34
2025-10-25	1	3rd	5 7 20 30 39 41
2025-10-22	9	4th	2 9 13 20 30 32
2025-10-01	7	5th	6 10 11 17 20 38

The other 206 appearances

2025-09-15	1	4th	8 13 16 20 23 42
2025-09-13	30	1st	20 21 23 35 39 44
2025-07-05	7	3rd	3 16 20 33 39 43
2025-06-18	7	1st	20 23 24 25 26 41
2025-06-02	9	2nd	1 20 24 25 37 38
2025-05-12	14	4th	3 6 7 20 22 37
2025-04-09	1	6th	2 4 6 11 18 20
2025-04-07	3	4th	6 16 19 20 21 39
2025-03-31	2	4th	2 3 11 20 30 34
2025-03-26	13	3rd	12 18 20 28 31 34
2025-02-24	2	4th	3 5 13 20 22 26
2025-02-19	4	4th	2 6 13 20 25 28
2025-02-10	12	4th	1 4 6 20 40 44
2025-01-13	1	3rd	10 12 20 27 40 43
2025-01-11	4	3rd	1 10 20 21 28 29
2025-01-01	13	3rd	6 16 20 31 36 40
2024-12-02	30	3rd	15 17 20 27 30 38
2024-09-23	1	3rd	1 15 20 28 32 37
2024-09-21	5	3rd	2 17 20 31 32 38
2024-09-09	21	3rd	11 16 20 22 28 31
2024-07-22	4	2nd	15 20 24 30 31 40
2024-07-13	2	4th	12 15 18 20 23 24
2024-07-08	17	3rd	6 19 20 24 39 41
2024-05-29	5	4th	3 9 12 20 23 32
2024-05-18	3	3rd	9 17 20 24 31 34
2024-05-11	5	1st	20 26 29 30 34 41
2024-04-29	2	5th	2 6 16 19 20 27
2024-04-24	24	4th	10 13 14 20 36 37
2024-02-28	2	5th	3 5 8 18 20 41
2024-02-24	3	4th	7 10 16 20 21 32
2024-02-17	3	5th	1 3 10 14 20 27
2024-02-10	6	4th	5 6 10 20 36 39
2024-01-27	7	3rd	2 9 20 23 29 31
2024-01-10	12	2nd	19 20 25 28 40 42
2023-12-13	8	4th	1 6 19 20 37 41
2023-11-25	1	3rd	12 14 20 24 32 41
2023-11-22	13	2nd	17 20 24 31 38 39
2023-10-14	17	1st	20 28 30 40 46 49
2023-08-16	2	3rd	7 11 20 25 33 45
2023-08-09	2	3rd	6 9 20 24 35 47
2023-08-02	13	3rd	2 3 20 23 39 43
2023-06-17	3	3rd	5 6 20 22 40 42
2023-06-07	4	2nd	10 20 21 31 37 43
2023-05-24	5	3rd	7 9 20 32 36 43
2023-05-06	7	2nd	2 20 25 37 45 47
2023-04-12	1	2nd	12 20 23 24 28 39
2023-04-08	8	4th	3 6 12 20 29 45
2023-03-11	12	1st	20 29 33 39 40 45
2023-01-28	15	4th	7 16 18 20 37 41
2022-12-07	1	4th	4 7 19 20 21 30
2022-12-03	2	1st	20 25 30 34 44 47
2022-11-26	4	1st	20 28 30 31 32 38
2022-11-12	10	2nd	3 20 23 25 33 45
2022-10-08	5	2nd	15 20 26 29 35 40
2022-09-21	7	5th	4 17 18 19 20 22
2022-08-27	3	2nd	14 20 21 24 44 48
2022-08-17	10	2nd	4 20 35 46 47 49
2022-07-13	2	4th	2 3 19 20 22 25
2022-07-06	20	4th	4 15 19 20 34 44
2022-04-27	1	2nd	19 20 23 30 34 35
2022-04-23	8	1st	20 28 30 32 33 44
2022-03-26	15	4th	1 14 17 20 44 45
2022-02-02	4	4th	3 10 19 20 25 31
2022-01-19	5	3rd	3 14 20 26 30 45
2022-01-01	3	3rd	10 11 20 27 28 41
2021-12-22	14	1st	20 29 31 34 43 45
2021-11-03	8	1st	20 25 31 42 44 45
2021-10-06	5	2nd	7 20 23 30 33 40
2021-09-18	5	3rd	3 19 20 33 37 39
2021-09-01	2	3rd	2 7 20 21 23 41
2021-08-25	8	2nd	2 20 26 31 42 49
2021-07-28	2	4th	11 16 19 20 30 36
2021-07-21	6	3rd	3 16 20 25 38 47
2021-06-30	13	2nd	17 20 21 29 33 35
2021-05-15	13	1st	20 22 23 29 42 45
2021-03-31	7	2nd	8 20 27 42 43 45
2021-03-06	10	3rd	10 18 20 40 48 49
2021-01-30	3	3rd	4 9 20 25 32 38
2021-01-20	15	3rd	4 10 20 33 39 47
2020-11-28	14	2nd	17 20 28 29 37 47
2020-10-10	2	3rd	3 16 20 37 45 48
2020-10-03	11	4th	1 2 15 20 38 49
2020-08-26	6	3rd	3 5 20 36 40 49
2020-08-05	5	2nd	3 20 26 28 40 47
2020-07-18	16	2nd	16 20 38 45 47 49
2020-05-23	29	4th	3 13 17 20 39 40
2020-02-12	10	4th	8 10 19 20 38 45
2020-01-08	24	4th	5 11 16 20 37 47
2019-10-16	17	3rd	5 13 20 21 33 40
2019-08-17	2	4th	2 5 10 20 26 49
2019-08-10	2	4th	2 4 18 20 34 36
2019-08-03	55	3rd	12 17 20 25 40 49
2019-01-23	3	4th	6 10 16 20 44 49
2019-01-12	8	2nd	15 20 26 27 41 49
2018-12-15	11	2nd	11 20 21 34 40 48
2018-11-07	3	4th	3 4 9 20 23 39
2018-10-27	4	2nd	15 20 23 32 33 35
2018-10-13	11	3rd	9 17 20 22 44 46
2018-09-05	3	4th	7 12 13 20 25 36
2018-08-25	3	3rd	5 15 20 23 24 46
2018-08-15	23	4th	1 3 12 20 36 48
2018-05-26	35	4th	2 4 8 20 36 37
2018-01-24	7	3rd	1 10 20 23 28 49
2017-12-30	1	3rd	8 11 20 21 24 25
2017-12-27	9	3rd	4 6 20 21 37 38
2017-11-25	2	2nd	1 20 27 36 41 42
2017-11-18	12	3rd	9 14 20 26 30 43
2017-10-07	1	2nd	14 20 24 36 37 42
2017-10-04	18	3rd	4 14 20 23 31 48
2017-08-02	38	3rd	9 11 20 23 26 46
2017-03-22	5	5th	1 6 14 17 20 38
2017-03-04	10	4th	17 18 19 20 44 47
2017-01-28	7	2nd	14 20 21 27 43 45
2017-01-04	1	5th	7 8 13 19 20 34
2016-12-31	2	4th	8 11 16 20 25 42
2016-12-24	10	4th	4 6 10 20 36 47
2016-11-19	4	4th	8 9 15 20 41 43
2016-11-05	8	3rd	2 19 20 24 32 33
2016-10-08	35	3rd	3 18 20 37 38 45
2016-06-08	1	4th	5 13 17 20 30 48
2016-06-04	4	3rd	9 15 20 24 32 42
2016-05-21	24	1st	20 22 33 35 43 46
2016-02-27	30	2nd	11 20 29 34 42 43
2015-11-14	11	3rd	5 9 20 21 42 47
2015-10-07	19	3rd	14 16 20 22 39 42
2015-08-01	6	5th	3 7 15 18 20 41
2015-07-11	1	6th	2 6 13 15 18 20
2015-07-08	2	3rd	2 10 20 37 39 44
2015-07-01	7	2nd	19 20 21 23 30 31
2015-06-06	4	5th	6 7 13 15 20 23
2015-05-23	4	2nd	12 20 24 29 31 32
2015-05-09	5	2nd	17 20 27 46 47 48
2015-04-22	1	3rd	13 16 20 29 44 49
2015-04-18	7	5th	3 6 9 19 20 45
2015-03-25	3	2nd	3 20 28 33 35 46
2015-03-14	18	1st	20 25 32 37 39 43
2015-01-10	14	5th	3 6 8 17 20 24
2014-11-22	1	4th	7 14 18 20 24 25
2014-11-19	4	4th	4 8 15 20 29 44
2014-11-05	7	4th	4 6 18 20 25 42
2014-10-11	5	2nd	6 20 27 37 38 45
2014-09-24	2	4th	3 11 12 20 22 35
2014-09-17	4	3rd	1 8 20 22 23 31
2014-09-03	15	3rd	5 11 20 26 27 29
2014-07-12	2	4th	10 14 15 20 37 43
2014-07-05	6	3rd	6 12 20 30 45 47
2014-06-14	1	3rd	4 17 20 23 27 46
2014-06-11	9	3rd	6 18 20 28 31 40
2014-05-10	15	3rd	6 8 20 32 46 48
2014-03-19	11	3rd	9 10 20 24 25 34
2014-02-08	5	3rd	4 6 20 23 39 46
2014-01-22	1	2nd	4 20 21 23 26 38
2014-01-18	5	3rd	12 14 20 30 32 37
2014-01-01	6	3rd	3 12 20 28 31 45
2013-12-11	6	4th	1 2 14 20 46 47
2013-11-20	2	3rd	14 16 20 28 31 42
2013-11-13	7	3rd	5 17 20 27 29 35
2013-10-19	13	5th	3 8 12 17 20 47
2013-09-04	2	2nd	11 20 25 29 42 45
2013-08-28	3	1st	20 22 26 29 30 39
2013-08-17	3	3rd	3 11 20 35 41 48
2013-08-07	2	3rd	4 9 20 38 41 42
2013-07-31	5	5th	5 13 14 18 20 22
2013-07-13	21	2nd	2 20 33 44 45 47
2013-05-01	5	3rd	11 18 20 23 28 40
2013-04-13	4	3rd	1 10 20 31 35 49
2013-03-30	11	2nd	3 20 26 30 37 48
2013-02-20	2	3rd	12 14 20 36 37 40
2013-02-13	9	3rd	3 18 20 23 31 42
2013-01-12	1	4th	1 4 5 20 32 45
2013-01-09	16	2nd	1 20 31 35 42 45
2012-11-14	3	1st	20 21 34 35 40 45
2012-11-03	2	3rd	2 11 20 25 31 39
2012-10-27	10	4th	1 4 11 20 37 39
2012-09-22	4	2nd	3 20 21 41 42 44
2012-09-08	5	3rd	4 9 20 21 27 42
2012-08-22	9	3rd	10 15 20 21 25 40
2012-07-21	1	2nd	5 20 26 41 46 47
2012-07-18	16	5th	1 8 11 14 20 34
2012-05-23	9	2nd	6 20 35 38 42 43
2012-04-21	5	4th	1 11 16 20 32 36
2012-04-04	11	1st	20 29 30 31 37 40
2012-02-25	25	4th	4 11 13 20 22 41
2011-11-30	14	3rd	9 18 20 27 28 39
2011-10-12	8	2nd	16 20 30 31 34 46
2011-09-14	7	2nd	3 20 26 34 41 42
2011-08-20	3	3rd	8 17 20 24 42 43
2011-08-10	4	4th	2 8 19 20 24 33
2011-07-27	12	5th	5 8 9 16 20 38
2011-06-15	8	4th	7 9 19 20 29 37
2011-05-18	1	4th	7 11 13 20 29 45
2011-05-14	9	1st	20 21 26 29 32 44
2011-04-13	2	2nd	10 20 32 35 48 49
2011-04-06	4	5th	8 11 12 16 20 48
2011-03-23	5	4th	2 9 19 20 21 26
2011-03-05	21	4th	3 6 7 20 28 43
2010-12-22	45	2nd	5 20 22 30 31 43
2010-07-17	9	3rd	7 12 20 31 32 41
2010-06-16	14	3rd	12 14 20 25 26 37
2010-04-28	2	1st	20 29 30 41 44 46
2010-04-21	3	4th	11 18 19 20 34 46
2010-04-10	5	3rd	1 13 20 28 42 49
2010-03-24	1	2nd	7 20 21 30 37 49
2010-03-20	6	3rd	4 12 20 30 33 44
2010-02-27	1	2nd	2 20 23 36 47 49
2010-02-24	—	2nd	1 20 23 32 40 47

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 6/49 tonight whatever it did last week.

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