Number 20

In Gopher 5 under the 5/47 · since Apr 2010 rules — 2,587 draws, 5 from 1–47.

273times drawn · chance expected 275 −0.14σ

0draws waiting — it came up last time

9.5average wait between appearances · chance says 9.4

68longest completed wait · 14% chance of one at least that long

20 is drawn as often as chance explains

Drawn 273 times in 2,587 draws against 275.2 expected, −0.14σ. 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 273 times in 2,587 draws · average wait 9.5 draws · longest completed wait 68 · 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 smallest31 · chance 29.4
2nd smallest95 · chance 93.0
3rd smallest95 · chance 100.4
4th smallest43 · chance 43.8
5th smallest9 · chance 6.5

Every position’s lane →

The company it keeps

Seen most often with these — chance gives every partner about 23.7 shared draws, and the leaders are simply the ones that came out ahead this time.

2 12 19 27 35 38

It has shared a draw with every one of the other 46 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 47. 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
2026-10-12	7	3rd	1 9 20 32 35
2026-09-25	16	4th	1 9 10 20 24
2026-08-19	11	3rd	9 16 20 21 30
2026-07-24	6	1st	20 23 27 33

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 5/47 tonight whatever it did last week.

2025-02-28	11	2nd	16 20 31 32 39
2025-02-03	2	2nd	17 20 28 32 41
2025-01-29	1	3rd	8 15 20 28 33
2025-01-27	6	3rd	4 11 20 33 34
2025-01-13	10	2nd	7 20 26 31 46
2024-12-20	15	3rd	3 5 20 39 42
2024-11-15	4	3rd	12 17 20 32 33
2024-11-06	8	4th	12 18 19 20 40
2024-10-18	2	3rd	16 19 20 30 45
2024-10-14	2	3rd	12 14 20 23 42
2024-10-09	16	4th	2 13 15 20 36
2024-09-02	23	2nd	7 20 27 41 46
2024-07-10	7	3rd	4 8 20 32 38
2024-06-24	5	4th	4 6 8 20 37
2024-06-12	36	3rd	15 17 20 21 36
2024-03-20	5	2nd	2 20 26 31 32
2024-03-08	2	3rd	1 13 20 21 36
2024-03-04	2	2nd	19 20 22 33 44
2024-02-28	3	2nd	5 20 21 34 46
2024-02-21	15	2nd	2 20 22 26 28
2024-01-17	13	3rd	1 3 20 28 29
2023-12-18	2	3rd	3 13 20 31 35
2023-12-13	29	3rd	4 5 20 37 41
2023-10-06	22	2nd	10 20 23 26 34
2023-08-16	11	2nd	11 20 32 43 44
2023-07-21	12	3rd	2 8 20 27 45
2023-06-23	14	5th	1 2 9 12 20
2023-05-22	6	4th	8 10 12 20 46
2023-05-08	21	2nd	2 20 26 32 38
2023-03-20	3	2nd	2 20 33 39 47
2023-03-13	4	2nd	12 20 26 33 43
2023-03-03	4	4th	8 9 13 20 47
2023-02-22	7	3rd	8 11 20 22 44
2023-02-06	30	2nd	15 20 28 32 33
2022-11-28	3	5th	2 3 14 18 20
2022-11-21	1	2nd	13 20 27 38 39
2022-11-18	5	4th	3 5 12 20 34
2022-11-07	8	3rd	2 15 20 27 43
2022-10-21	11	3rd	5 9 20 27 39
2022-09-26	9	4th	6 8 9 20 34
2022-09-05	19	2nd	8 20 27 30 40
2022-07-22	7	2nd	17 20 38 41 47
2022-07-06	3	3rd	7 17 20 24 35
2022-06-29	2	2nd	19 20 31 39 40
2022-06-24	5	2nd	14 20 23 30 33
2022-06-13	11	3rd	1 19 20 22 31
2022-05-18	3	2nd	16 20 29 37 40
2022-05-11	11	3rd	2 15 20 35 40
2022-04-15	6	3rd	5 19 20 25 26
2022-04-01	16	1st	20 35 36 37 38
2022-02-23	10	3rd	11 16 20 27 37
2022-01-31	7	2nd	11 20 29 31 43
2022-01-14	6	3rd	10 17 20 28 42
2021-12-31	3	4th	2 9 17 20 21
2021-12-24	4	3rd	10 16 20 28 31
2021-12-15	2	3rd	15 19 20 26 43
2021-12-10	2	4th	2 12 13 20 34
2021-12-06	2	3rd	5 9 20 24 44
2021-12-01	3	1st	20 23 26 45 46
2021-11-24	15	3rd	12 19 20 38 41
2021-10-20	1	2nd	5 20 21 26 28
2021-10-18	2	3rd	7 11 20 39 40
2021-10-13	6	4th	1 14 19 20 41
2021-09-29	17	3rd	4 17 20 21 44
2021-08-20	1	4th	3 13 16 20 30
2021-08-18	38	3rd	2 17 20 22 33
2021-05-21	15	2nd	19 20 21 31 46
2021-04-16	1	3rd	3 7 20 34 35
2021-04-14	7	3rd	14 19 20 28 44
2021-03-29	1	1st	20 24 28 36 46
2021-03-26	9	3rd	2 5 20 39 44
2021-03-05	7	1st	20 28 34 37 39
2021-02-17	4	3rd	6 12 20 37 39
2021-02-08	4	2nd	7 20 26 38 39
2021-01-29	2	3rd	8 16 20 25 38
2021-01-25	6	2nd	5 20 29 33 41
2021-01-11	1	5th	2 4 12 13 20
2021-01-08	12	4th	1 2 12 20 29
2020-12-11	4	3rd	4 14 20 36 39
2020-12-02	10	2nd	19 20 33 39 46
2020-11-09	6	2nd	9 20 25 29 35
2020-10-26	2	3rd	5 9 20 27 31
2020-10-21	13	2nd	10 20 22 41 44
2020-09-21	2	1st	20 27 33 41 47
2020-09-16	1	3rd	16 19 20 31 38
2020-09-14	10	1st	20 21 25 34 47
2020-08-21	2	4th	3 4 15 20 28
2020-08-17	16	3rd	5 6 20 27 34
2020-07-10	7	1st	20 27 33 38 42
2020-06-24	10	3rd	2 19 20 22 44
2020-06-01	2	3rd	2 5 20 21 26
2020-05-27	11	1st	20 22 32 36 37
2020-05-01	6	3rd	3 14 20 29 41
2020-04-17	9	2nd	11 20 27 38 40
2020-03-27	3	2nd	11 20 27 37 43
2020-03-20	1	3rd	1 15 20 29 31
2020-03-18	18	3rd	3 15 20 22 37
2020-02-05	11	3rd	6 12 20 25 35
2020-01-10	7	2nd	8 20 23 27 37
2019-12-25	3	3rd	10 19 20 29 40
2019-12-18	23	1st	20 24 31 43 47
2019-10-25	2	3rd	7 13 20 24 45
2019-10-21	11	3rd	5 16 20 30 43
2019-09-25	23	3rd	3 19 20 35 37
2019-08-02	9	2nd	18 20 40 45 47
2019-07-12	6	1st	20 22 23 24 34
2019-06-28	23	2nd	16 20 32 38 42
2019-05-06	6	1st	20 31 38 39 44
2019-04-22	1	3rd	4 11 20 26 40
2019-04-19	10	2nd	4 20 28 34 38
2019-03-27	4	1st	20 23 29 32 46
2019-03-18	9	2nd	2 20 36 41 43
2019-02-25	4	2nd	12 20 25 42 44
2019-02-15	8	2nd	2 20 31 34 43
2019-01-28	25	2nd	2 20 25 27 42
2018-11-30	3	4th	2 11 16 20 30
2018-11-23	6	2nd	1 20 26 33 34
2018-11-09	4	3rd	7 13 20 23 33
2018-10-31	4	3rd	2 8 20 36 41
2018-10-22	15	3rd	7 8 20 26 30
2018-09-17	7	5th	9 13 17 18 20
2018-08-31	5	3rd	3 4 20 24 45
2018-08-20	8	3rd	3 6 20 23 46
2018-08-01	13	1st	20 35 36 40 45
2018-07-02	2	1st	20 21 27 40 43
2018-06-27	21	3rd	12 15 20 27 40
2018-05-09	20	2nd	11 20 24 26 44
2018-03-23	8	3rd	8 14 20 30 45
2018-03-05	2	3rd	5 7 20 42 45
2018-02-28	33	2nd	16 20 22 38 43
2017-12-13	4	2nd	3 20 27 33 38
2017-12-04	4	4th	8 9 17 20 42
2017-11-24	2	4th	4 16 19 20 35
2017-11-20	4	2nd	5 20 22 29 31
2017-11-10	4	2nd	6 20 21 22 26
2017-11-01	8	3rd	1 7 20 26 36
2017-10-13	23	2nd	15 20 31 36 44
2017-08-21	7	2nd	13 20 27 33 38
2017-08-04	5	3rd	13 14 20 40 41
2017-07-24	8	2nd	10 20 23 30 36
2017-07-05	12	4th	3 5 16 20 36
2017-06-07	1	2nd	5 20 27 30 46
2017-06-05	3	3rd	7 19 20 43 47
2017-05-29	3	2nd	15 20 23 24 43
2017-05-22	31	2nd	17 20 29 37 44
2017-03-10	2	2nd	7 20 36 40 43
2017-03-06	1	4th	5 11 14 20 37
2017-03-03	2	2nd	4 20 26 30 31
2017-02-27	15	2nd	3 20 30 41 47
2017-01-23	6	3rd	9 16 20 33 45
2017-01-09	2	3rd	11 13 20 35 40
2017-01-04	24	5th	1 9 10 16 20
2016-11-09	22	3rd	2 15 20 33 42
2016-09-19	11	2nd	12 20 24 34 38
2016-08-24	21	4th	6 13 17 20 27
2016-07-06	15	4th	7 9 12 20 39
2016-06-01	9	2nd	2 20 31 35 39
2016-05-11	3	2nd	6 20 32 35 46
2016-05-04	1	3rd	3 15 20 28 47
2016-05-02	7	2nd	11 20 38 44 46
2016-04-15	34	5th	1 7 12 19 20
2016-01-27	6	2nd	14 20 27 36 37
2016-01-13	44	1st	20 21 25 40 47
2015-10-02	2	3rd	3 11 20 24 32
2015-09-28	11	2nd	14 20 21 34 42
2015-09-02	12	3rd	7 16 20 25 44
2015-08-05	5	1st	20 23 32 41 43
2015-07-24	4	3rd	3 18 20 31 38
2015-07-15	8	2nd	19 20 24 38 47
2015-06-26	19	1st	20 26 27 31 43
2015-05-13	26	2nd	7 20 25 33 37
2015-03-13	20	2nd	14 20 25 26 40
2015-01-26	68	3rd	4 15 20 32 47
2014-08-20	3	4th	2 5 6 20 34
2014-08-13	25	2nd	1 20 24 32 37
2014-06-16	7	1st	20 33 36 37 45
2014-05-30	14	1st	20 22 27 29 45
2014-04-28	5	2nd	4 20 34 37 41
2014-04-16	7	1st	20 29 30 45 46
2014-03-31	2	3rd	17 19 20 26 37
2014-03-26	30	4th	1 14 17 20 27
2014-01-15	2	1st	20 29 35 38 47
2014-01-10	6	2nd	9 20 26 37 41
2013-12-27	24	4th	6 10 16 20 25
2013-11-01	10	3rd	16 19 20 31 41
2013-10-09	2	5th	10 17 18 19 20
2013-10-04	1	3rd	9 17 20 31 41
2013-10-02	2	2nd	16 20 22 30 36
2013-09-27	31	2nd	8 20 22 33 43
2013-07-17	5	3rd	5 6 20 40 47
2013-07-05	19	2nd	11 20 32 34 35
2013-05-22	14	4th	2 8 9 20 25
2013-04-19	4	2nd	3 20 21 38 45
2013-04-10	13	4th	6 15 17 20 34
2013-03-11	1	3rd	3 12 20 31 47
2013-03-08	8	2nd	9 20 23 25 41
2013-02-18	26	1st	20 30 35 39 45
2012-12-19	12	1st	20 24 37 39 47
2012-11-21	5	4th	11 14 19 20 36
2012-11-09	10	4th	9 13 17 20 31
2012-10-17	3	2nd	13 20 32 40 46
2012-10-10	13	1st	20 25 32 42 47
2012-09-10	24	4th	2 5 19 20 47
2012-07-16	1	3rd	4 6 20 23 43
2012-07-13	5	3rd	13 14 20 30 31
2012-07-02	1	2nd	15 20 22 31 35
2012-06-29	26	2nd	9 20 26 28 46
2012-04-30	24	3rd	13 16 20 35 45
2012-03-05	17	4th	6 17 19 20 30
2012-01-25	12	3rd	5 14 20 36 37
2011-12-28	12	3rd	3 13 20 45 47
2011-11-30	7	2nd	11 20 24 31 47
2011-11-14	10	4th	6 14 19 20 41
2011-10-21	3	2nd	2 20 24 43 45
2011-10-14	1	3rd	14 17 20 38 47
2011-10-12	13	2nd	6 20 22 26 44
2011-09-12	7	4th	7 12 15 20 21
2011-08-26	7	3rd	3 12 20 30 40
2011-08-10	16	3rd	9 15 20 33 46
2011-07-04	8	1st	20 21 43 46 47
2011-06-15	4	2nd	7 20 34 43 47
2011-06-06	6	4th	6 13 14 20 35
2011-05-23	4	3rd	7 10 20 37 44
2011-05-13	2	3rd	10 16 20 32 38
2011-05-09	10	1st	20 25 44 45 46
2011-04-15	9	2nd	12 20 37 42 45
2011-03-25	17	2nd	12 20 21 25 35
2011-02-14	5	5th	2 5 12 19 20
2011-02-02	11	2nd	1 20 26 30 35
2011-01-07	5	2nd	19 20 21 25 30
2010-12-27	13	3rd	7 13 20 35 39
2010-11-26	4	2nd	13 20 22 30 34
2010-11-17	4	2nd	5 20 34 45 47
2010-11-08	3	2nd	9 20 21 25 44
2010-11-01	4	4th	3 9 17 20 41
2010-10-22	1	2nd	16 20 27 33 44
2010-10-20	2	2nd	10 20 21 28 35
2010-10-15	5	4th	4 7 15 20 36
2010-10-04	1	2nd	12 20 24 31 37
2010-10-01	6	2nd	8 20 34 35 38
2010-09-17	7	4th	11 18 19 20 28
2010-09-01	12	2nd	6 20 33 44 45
2010-08-04	6	3rd	11 12 20 22 38
2010-07-21	1	3rd	7 11 20 39 44
2010-07-19	6	4th	1 7 9 20 25
2010-07-05	5	4th	3 10 11 20 32
2010-06-23	5	4th	2 13 19 20 27
2010-06-11	17	4th	1 5 9 20 24
2010-05-03	—	3rd	10 12 20 44 45