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Montana Cash · draw

Wednesday, 20 May 2026

ResultMontana Cash

Single source
  1. 2
  2. 37
  3. 39
  4. 42
  5. 43

Jackpot$130,000

The crowdHeld about as often as an average linefrom the prize table, not from a model of how people pick

Top prizeNot wonnext draw advertised at

Rules5/45 · since May 2014draw 1,255 of 1,298 under them

← 2026-05-16All recent draws2026-05-23 →

Where this result came from

SourcesOnly Primary (commercial feed) reported this draw, so there is nothing to check it against. Settled 29 Aug 2026, 09:49 UTC.

  • Primarycommercial feed2 37 39 42 4318 Oct 2026, 09:00 UTC

This draw, read by every tool

What the site’s explorations say about the numbers drawn on 20 May 2026 — each beside what chance predicted. None of it says anything about the next draw.

26oddordinary

How ordinary this draw is

Scored 26 of 100 across six shape features — more typical than about 6% of every possible ticket.

  • sum96th
  • odd65th
  • low9th
  • widest gap100th
  • neighbours78th
  • spread93th
Draw Fingerprints →

Each number, as it stood before this draw

Times drawn before — chance expected 139 of each

2138times
37135times
39141times
42122times
43

Prize breakdown · 2026-05-20

  • Lines in play≈ 39kas the winner counts imply
  • Paid out$4.4Kto 3.4k winning lines
  • Won something1 in 12lines took a prize
  • Match 50 winnerschance said 0.03

Where the money went

  • Match 423%$1K
  • Match 35.2%$228
  • Match 272%$3.1K
Tier1101001k10kWinners1101001k10k100k1MPrize each
  1. Match 50≈ 0.03 by chance$120,000
  2. Match 4

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152times

Every number was expected about that many times after 1,254 draws, and they scatter around it. Warm means more than expected, cool means fewer — and a cold number arriving is exactly what cold numbers do.

Frequency Explorer →

Its nearest twin

Shares 4 of 5 numbers (2, 37, 42, 43) with the draw of 23 August 2023 — its closest relative in 1,254 draws. Chance gave a match this close a 19% likelihood somewhere in that history.

From the draw just before (16 May 2026): nothing carried over. Chance says 46% of draws repeat at least one number.

Carry-over / Déjà Vu →

Sum and shape

163

The numbers add up to 163 — the 96th percentile of all possible tickets, around a middle of 115. Side-by-side numbers: 42–43. 39% of draws have at least one such pair.

Sum Distribution →

The longest wait in this draw

43 had not appeared for 32 draws. A number waits about 9 on average, and a wait this long was not a signal — the machine has no memory of it.

Gap & “Overdue” Tracker →

How many people held it

A line like this is played about 0.4× as often as an average ticket — less popular than most. At 30 million tickets sold, a winner on these numbers would keep about 11% of the jackpot.

Illustrative model, calibrated to published studies — not live sales.

The Unpopular Numbers Edge →
5≈ 6.4 by chance
$200
  • Match 3228≈ 248 by chance$1.00
  • Match 23,143≈ 3.1k by chance$1.00
  • Match 5 with Max Cash0$218,130
    • Winners, log scale
    • Prize each, log scale
    • Where chance put the count

    The rings take the ≈39k lines the counts imply and assume an evenly spread crowd. Furthest from that: Match 2 — 3,143 winners, 0% fewer than the 3.1k an even spread gives. The real crowd and an even spread agreed closely on this draw.

    Show the published table
    MatchWinnersPrize each
    Match 5 with Max Cash0$218,130
    Match 50$120,000
    Match 45$200
    Match 3228$1.00
    Match 23,143$1.00
    Totals3,376—
    Next Jackpot with Max Cash0—