Number 20

In Cash 5 under the 5/43 · since Nov 2018 rules — 2,787 draws, 5 from 1–43.

335times drawn · chance expected 324 +0.65σ

1draws waiting · a wait this long: >99% for any number

8.3average wait between appearances · chance says 8.6

65longest completed wait · 12% chance of one at least that long

20 is drawn as often as chance explains

Drawn 335 times in 2,787 draws against 324.1 expected, +0.65σ. Each draw is independent: after 1 draws away it is exactly as likely tonight as a number drawn yesterday.

Number 20, draw by draw

Drawn 335 times in 2,787 draws · average wait 8.3 draws · longest completed wait 65 · waiting 1 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 smallest30 · chance 26.5
2nd smallest105 · chance 100.7
3rd smallest121 · chance 129.5
4th smallest73 · chance 66.7
5th smallest6 · chance 11.6

Every position’s lane →

The company it keeps

Seen most often with these — chance gives every partner about 31.9 shared draws, and the leaders are simply the ones that came out ahead this time.

3 31 4 11 27 13

It has shared a draw with every one of the other 42 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 43. 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
2026-10-11	3	2nd	1 20 23 36 38
2026-10-08	25	4th	2 4 5 20 30
2026-09-13	5	4th	8 12 19 20 23
2026-09-08	12	1st	20 24 25 26

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 5/43 tonight whatever it did last week.

2026-03-14	20	2nd	9 20 29 30 41
2026-02-22	1	3rd	3 9 20 32 35
2026-02-21	10	3rd	1 15 20 32 40
2026-02-11	1	4th	2 4 7 20 26
2026-02-10	4	4th	8 9 10 20 31
2026-02-06	2	2nd	8 20 23 32 35
2026-02-04	3	3rd	1 2 20 27 35
2026-02-01	13	3rd	7 8 20 25 33
2026-01-19	7	1st	20 34 35 36 41
2026-01-12	8	3rd	12 19 20 23 43
2026-01-04	16	2nd	14 20 21 26 34
2025-12-19	9	3rd	1 9 20 29 36
2025-12-10	6	2nd	4 20 34 37 42
2025-12-04	13	3rd	1 12 20 21 28
2025-11-21	7	2nd	13 20 31 35 42
2025-11-14	5	3rd	5 7 20 28 37
2025-11-09	22	1st	20 23 39 42 43
2025-10-18	1	4th	3 5 19 20 30
2025-10-17	3	2nd	3 20 28 31 37
2025-10-14	2	2nd	17 20 27 37 38
2025-10-12	16	3rd	10 17 20 41 43
2025-09-26	4	2nd	14 20 27 33 38
2025-09-22	1	2nd	8 20 31 36 42
2025-09-21	5	4th	3 8 10 20 38
2025-09-16	2	2nd	8 20 24 31 37
2025-09-14	11	3rd	4 9 20 30 38
2025-09-03	46	4th	2 5 16 20 32
2025-07-19	22	1st	20 30 31 36 37
2025-06-27	2	3rd	3 18 20 32 35
2025-06-25	1	2nd	11 20 24 29 40
2025-06-24	2	4th	2 10 13 20 24
2025-06-22	18	4th	5 9 10 20 34
2025-06-04	3	2nd	9 20 36 40 41
2025-06-01	1	2nd	11 20 25 32 33
2025-05-31	7	1st	20 25 31 38 39
2025-05-24	1	3rd	13 14 20 27 33
2025-05-23	16	2nd	3 20 22 26 31
2025-05-07	3	3rd	12 15 20 23 41
2025-05-04	5	3rd	3 11 20 35 42
2025-04-29	3	1st	20 28 35 37 40
2025-04-26	4	2nd	5 20 30 31 43
2024-12-30	8	2nd	16 20 23 24 29
2024-12-22	6	2nd	13 20 30 33 35
2024-12-16	1	2nd	10 20 22 24 25
2024-12-15	6	1st	20 22 37 39 42
2024-12-09	5	3rd	7 14 20 35 41
2024-12-04	10	3rd	3 17 20 27 32
2024-11-24	19	3rd	2 12 20 22 29
2024-11-05	28	4th	8 11 15 20 25
2024-10-08	1	3rd	7 10 20 22 33
2024-10-07	7	2nd	10 20 24 34 41
2024-09-30	10	1st	20 21 22 33 38
2024-09-20	16	2nd	3 20 22 32 34
2024-09-04	11	1st	20 22 24 31 38
2024-08-24	10	2nd	14 20 21 25 31
2024-08-14	20	2nd	6 20 21 22 23
2024-07-25	65	3rd	13 14 20 31 33
2024-05-21	10	2nd	19 20 23 26 33
2024-05-11	14	5th	7 9 13 19 20
2024-04-27	1	2nd	11 20 21 26 28
2024-04-26	7	2nd	11 20 27 29 38
2024-04-19	12	3rd	1 10 20 26 37
2024-04-07	5	2nd	19 20 23 24 39
2024-04-02	5	2nd	16 20 22 35 43
2024-03-28	4	2nd	6 20 27 30 41
2024-03-24	1	4th	6 17 19 20 38
2024-03-23	16	3rd	2 6 20 27 43
2024-03-07	3	3rd	7 12 20 29 39
2024-03-04	7	1st	20 23 26 33 34
2024-02-26	14	3rd	6 15 20 30 40
2024-02-12	3	4th	6 11 19 20 29
2024-02-09	15	4th	6 13 19 20 35
2024-01-25	11	3rd	5 13 20 24 40
2024-01-14	3	2nd	13 20 27 29 32
2024-01-11	6	3rd	11 12 20 27 28
2024-01-05	25	2nd	6 20 28 31 42
2023-12-11	16	4th	11 14 17 20 22
2023-11-25	28	3rd	1 7 20 26 30
2023-10-28	2	4th	1 8 16 20 31
2023-10-26	7	3rd	3 14 20 22 40
2023-10-19	12	4th	7 11 18 20 21
2023-10-07	3	3rd	1 4 20 21 23
2023-10-04	1	2nd	19 20 26 29 33
2023-10-03	4	3rd	8 18 20 21 32
2023-09-29	3	4th	3 10 16 20 36
2023-09-26	1	3rd	6 13 20 22 33
2023-09-25	2	4th	6 8 9 20 22
2023-09-23	6	2nd	15 20 25 26 32
2023-09-17	2	3rd	2 4 20 30 33
2023-09-15	9	2nd	13 20 24 28 35
2023-09-06	6	3rd	5 6 20 23 29
2023-08-31	9	2nd	19 20 22 34 43
2023-08-22	2	1st	20 25 31 41 42
2023-08-20	17	4th	1 3 9 20 37
2023-08-03	2	2nd	3 20 23 31 37
2023-08-01	1	3rd	4 18 20 35 43
2023-07-31	5	4th	3 4 19 20 29
2023-07-26	9	4th	4 17 18 20 23
2023-07-17	6	2nd	18 20 27 36 40
2023-07-11	6	3rd	2 8 20 21 27
2023-07-05	3	2nd	11 20 30 34 40
2023-07-02	14	4th	3 6 14 20 33
2023-06-18	6	3rd	10 14 20 23 36
2023-06-12	15	3rd	1 2 20 21 42
2023-05-28	4	3rd	3 6 20 33 42
2023-05-24	6	4th	9 11 17 20 37
2023-05-18	6	3rd	18 19 20 31 42
2023-05-12	12	3rd	12 19 20 31 40
2023-04-30	1	3rd	9 13 20 24 41
2023-04-29	13	4th	1 9 19 20 33
2023-04-16	5	3rd	7 13 20 21 29
2023-04-11	2	3rd	1 3 20 24 25
2023-04-09	4	3rd	11 15 20 25 41
2023-04-05	6	2nd	2 20 21 37 41
2023-03-30	23	2nd	12 20 28 33 43
2023-03-07	8	4th	5 15 17 20 21
2023-02-27	4	2nd	14 20 22 40 43
2023-02-23	5	3rd	13 16 20 25 31
2023-02-18	8	4th	5 6 15 20 40
2023-02-10	8	2nd	6 20 32 36 39
2023-02-02	14	2nd	19 20 27 31 42
2023-01-19	1	3rd	1 8 20 26 34
2023-01-18	9	2nd	12 20 29 38 40
2023-01-09	13	3rd	15 16 20 25 29
2022-12-27	4	3rd	11 19 20 26 34
2022-12-23	25	3rd	10 17 20 26 32
2022-11-28	3	4th	5 9 12 20 30
2022-11-25	8	2nd	1 20 29 34 39
2022-11-17	5	2nd	8 20 24 26 30
2022-11-12	1	3rd	10 11 20 26 38
2022-11-11	12	4th	5 6 19 20 30
2022-10-30	1	1st	20 28 31 41 43
2022-10-29	2	3rd	6 19 20 27 28
2022-10-27	4	3rd	5 9 20 26 43
2022-10-23	11	1st	20 22 23 27 36
2022-10-12	13	4th	3 8 16 20 41
2022-09-29	3	3rd	2 9 20 38 42
2022-09-26	6	3rd	13 18 20 24 40
2022-09-20	22	3rd	15 16 20 33 40
2022-08-29	3	4th	3 11 16 20 39
2022-08-26	1	3rd	1 11 20 29 39
2022-08-25	6	1st	20 24 25 31 35
2022-08-19	9	1st	20 25 39 42 43
2022-08-10	24	5th	6 7 11 18 20
2022-07-17	3	3rd	9 13 20 28 33
2022-07-14	6	3rd	3 13 20 30 43
2022-07-08	5	3rd	3 17 20 30 42
2022-07-03	10	2nd	8 20 25 38 43
2022-06-23	8	2nd	2 20 26 39 41
2022-06-15	12	2nd	13 20 22 36 43
2022-06-03	4	3rd	13 18 20 26 28
2022-05-30	7	3rd	5 10 20 23 25
2022-05-23	11	2nd	4 20 28 32 36
2022-05-12	4	3rd	7 16 20 23 35
2022-05-08	17	3rd	10 11 20 21 27
2022-04-21	8	4th	10 11 15 20 21
2022-04-13	15	3rd	3 9 20 24 42
2022-03-29	8	5th	4 8 10 17 20
2022-03-21	25	3rd	8 11 20 36 42
2022-02-24	3	1st	20 26 29 35 36
2022-02-21	12	4th	1 5 19 20 37
2022-02-09	2	3rd	3 11 20 27 36
2022-02-07	24	3rd	4 6 20 22 40
2022-01-14	16	3rd	8 9 20 27 28
2021-12-29	1	3rd	12 15 20 27 41
2021-12-28	14	3rd	13 15 20 28 41
2021-12-14	2	1st	20 26 27 33 37
2021-12-12	17	3rd	13 14 20 26 42
2021-11-25	9	3rd	5 13 20 32 39
2021-11-16	3	3rd	6 14 20 25 35
2021-11-13	15	2nd	4 20 26 28 41
2021-10-29	14	2nd	4 20 21 29 33
2021-10-15	20	5th	3 5 6 18 20
2021-09-25	10	3rd	7 11 20 22 39
2021-09-15	4	2nd	3 20 24 26 30
2021-09-11	30	4th	9 11 15 20 39
2021-08-12	2	1st	20 24 26 29 31
2021-08-10	6	2nd	17 20 28 32 33
2021-08-04	16	3rd	4 16 20 23 31
2021-07-19	3	3rd	3 5 20 36 41
2021-07-16	3	4th	3 15 17 20 33
2021-07-13	1	2nd	4 20 22 25 33
2021-07-12	6	2nd	19 20 31 35 38
2021-07-06	6	3rd	11 17 20 31 35
2021-06-30	24	4th	10 14 19 20 23
2021-06-06	7	2nd	14 20 33 36 39
2021-05-30	4	4th	1 7 19 20 22
2021-05-26	5	2nd	8 20 24 29 32
2021-05-21	3	2nd	2 20 25 27 28
2021-05-18	19	3rd	12 14 20 35 38
2021-04-29	4	2nd	12 20 22 31 37
2021-04-25	1	2nd	13 20 31 38 41
2021-04-24	1	2nd	5 20 22 26 42
2021-04-23	1	3rd	2 10 20 21 24
2021-04-22	6	2nd	2 20 31 36 43
2021-04-16	22	2nd	14 20 25 26 41
2021-03-25	12	4th	9 12 16 20 35
2021-03-13	3	3rd	5 11 20 21 26
2021-03-10	1	2nd	18 20 25 28 29
2021-03-09	3	2nd	3 20 25 30 43
2021-03-06	1	4th	1 12 15 20 43
2021-03-05	1	4th	3 14 15 20 36
2021-03-04	2	3rd	6 13 20 33 36
2021-03-02	17	3rd	9 15 20 27 34
2021-02-13	4	2nd	13 20 29 33 43
2021-02-09	13	3rd	4 11 20 22 35
2021-01-27	28	2nd	8 20 25 32 38
2020-12-30	11	4th	1 4 16 20 37
2020-12-19	1	2nd	1 20 28 29 43
2020-12-18	1	2nd	14 20 24 26 34
2020-12-17	8	4th	7 11 12 20 37
2020-12-09	7	2nd	4 20 35 36 43
2020-12-02	3	4th	3 4 12 20 28
2020-11-29	1	2nd	1 20 26 28 34
2020-11-28	9	3rd	5 14 20 23 33
2020-11-19	20	4th	3 6 19 20 24
2020-10-30	7	2nd	11 20 21 35 37
2020-10-23	2	4th	6 11 16 20 41
2020-10-21	1	3rd	3 15 20 38 40
2020-10-20	19	4th	3 4 8 20 24
2020-10-01	2	2nd	11 20 30 31 37
2020-09-29	3	2nd	4 20 26 28 39
2020-09-26	2	4th	4 15 19 20 22
2020-09-24	42	2nd	2 20 27 35 40
2020-08-13	1	2nd	9 20 24 40 43
2020-08-12	12	1st	20 21 27 34 42
2020-07-31	9	3rd	7 17 20 27 31
2020-07-22	2	4th	3 11 15 20 29
2020-07-20	7	3rd	9 15 20 36 37
2020-07-13	2	2nd	3 20 23 30 34
2020-07-11	5	2nd	19 20 29 35 36
2020-07-06	1	4th	5 11 19 20 27
2020-07-05	8	5th	4 9 16 18 20
2020-06-27	5	4th	2 3 18 20 35
2020-06-22	7	4th	7 13 17 20 34
2020-06-15	2	4th	5 10 17 20 27
2020-06-13	21	2nd	6 20 25 34 42
2020-05-23	19	3rd	5 12 20 33 41
2020-05-04	6	3rd	4 17 20 27 38
2020-04-28	6	3rd	9 19 20 32 37
2020-04-22	17	2nd	5 20 22 24 28
2020-04-05	4	3rd	5 14 20 34 40
2020-04-01	4	3rd	1 15 20 31 39
2020-03-28	2	3rd	2 12 20 26 27
2020-03-26	8	1st	20 25 27 33 36
2020-03-18	4	4th	4 6 11 20 21
2020-03-14	1	3rd	4 19 20 31 36
2020-03-13	12	4th	9 13 19 20 23
2020-03-01	22	4th	3 6 13 20 42
2020-02-08	7	1st	20 21 23 25 34
2020-02-01	15	4th	1 10 15 20 27
2020-01-17	22	2nd	11 20 28 35 43
2019-12-26	39	3rd	13 16 20 35 38
2019-11-17	3	3rd	1 19 20 34 41
2019-11-14	1	2nd	9 20 21 26 41
2019-11-13	20	3rd	3 13 20 35 36
2019-10-24	1	5th	5 13 16 19 20
2019-10-23	1	3rd	11 13 20 22 39
2019-10-22	2	2nd	19 20 22 23 33
2019-10-20	10	1st	20 21 31 32 35
2019-10-10	5	3rd	3 17 20 27 34
2019-10-05	3	4th	1 6 19 20 24
2019-10-02	6	2nd	12 20 27 28 36
2019-09-26	4	2nd	15 20 23 25 31
2019-09-22	10	4th	2 11 12 20 29
2019-09-12	5	4th	4 14 16 20 42
2019-09-07	1	2nd	10 20 22 25 37
2019-09-06	2	4th	6 13 18 20 43
2019-09-04	4	2nd	4 20 31 35 40
2019-08-31	3	2nd	15 20 23 27 38
2019-08-28	16	4th	8 13 18 20 39
2019-08-12	25	3rd	10 18 20 29 33
2019-07-18	5	4th	5 11 19 20 25
2019-07-13	1	4th	2 4 15 20 43
2019-07-12	5	2nd	4 20 24 29 34
2019-07-07	1	3rd	3 9 20 36 39
2019-07-06	3	3rd	4 5 20 25 29
2019-07-03	1	2nd	17 20 24 29 32
2019-07-02	1	2nd	5 20 26 32 39
2019-07-01	8	3rd	5 16 20 22 43
2019-06-23	2	3rd	2 19 20 23 30
2019-06-21	5	3rd	3 16 20 29 30
2019-06-16	7	1st	20 27 29 31 42
2019-06-09	3	1st	20 33 37 41 42
2019-06-06	19	2nd	14 20 21 30 32
2019-05-18	3	3rd	7 18 20 21 42
2019-05-15	1	1st	20 21 24 41 43
2019-05-14	11	2nd	2 20 24 28 43
2019-05-03	1	2nd	2 20 25 26 33
2019-05-02	2	3rd	4 18 20 36 39
2019-04-30	1	3rd	6 10 20 21 42
2019-04-29	9	3rd	4 8 20 24 33
2019-04-20	4	4th	9 10 18 20 23
2019-04-16	2	3rd	11 17 20 23 39
2019-04-14	3	4th	4 11 13 20 31
2019-04-11	19	1st	20 21 33 37 43
2019-03-23	3	3rd	1 4 20 34 36
2019-03-20	5	4th	13 16 17 20 21
2019-03-15	25	3rd	4 13 20 28 39
2019-02-18	13	2nd	14 20 26 37 39
2019-02-05	3	3rd	8 14 20 29 39
2019-02-02	8	1st	20 25 29 31 36
2019-01-25	8	4th	3 8 9 20 40
2019-01-17	4	3rd	9 19 20 29 31
2019-01-13	6	4th	4 7 16 20 23
2019-01-07	25	2nd	13 20 30 32 37
2018-12-13	2	4th	7 18 19 20 41
2018-12-11	22	3rd	7 10 20 29 36
2018-11-19	5	2nd	18 20 27 34 39
2018-11-14	1	3rd	4 16 20 29 38
2018-11-13	—	4th	5 6 13 20 22