Number 20

In Jersey Cash 5 under the 5/45 · since Jun 2020 rules — 2,277 draws, 5 from 1–45.

229times drawn · chance expected 253 −1.60σ

10draws waiting · a wait this long: 35% for any number

9.9average wait between appearances · chance says 9.0

45longest completed wait · 72% chance of one at least that long

20 is drawn as often as chance explains

Drawn 229 times in 2,277 draws against 253.0 expected, −1.60σ. Each draw is independent: after 10 draws away it is exactly as likely tonight as a number drawn yesterday.

Number 20, draw by draw

Drawn 229 times in 2,277 draws · average wait 9.9 draws · longest completed wait 45 · waiting 10 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 smallest14 · chance 21.3
2nd smallest73 · chance 73.7
3rd smallest88 · chance 86.5
4th smallest48 · chance 40.9
5th smallest6 · chance 6.5

Every position’s lane →

The company it keeps

Seen most often with these — chance gives every partner about 20.8 shared draws, and the leaders are simply the ones that came out ahead this time.

45 13 3 14 18 5

It has shared a draw with every one of the other 44 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 45. 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
2026-10-01	7	3rd	5 7 20 25 33
2026-09-23	31	4th	2 5 19 20 28
2026-08-11	5	3rd	13 17 20 38 43
2026-08-06	10	2nd	5 20 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 5/45 tonight whatever it did last week.

2026-01-23	24	3rd	12 17 20 31 39
2025-12-30	8	3rd	14 18 20 38 39
2025-12-21	2	3rd	3 13 20 28 42
2025-12-19	17	3rd	4 18 20 21 34
2025-12-02	20	2nd	3 20 21 30 35
2025-11-12	11	3rd	3 11 20 33 38
2025-11-01	3	2nd	4 20 28 35 40
2025-10-29	13	2nd	17 20 22 33 36
2025-10-16	19	3rd	1 19 20 26 43
2025-09-27	7	3rd	8 18 20 26 35
2025-09-20	12	5th	6 11 13 16 20
2025-09-08	32	4th	8 10 15 20 43
2025-08-07	16	2nd	11 20 26 32 39
2025-07-22	2	3rd	7 13 20 22 36
2025-07-20	4	3rd	5 12 20 37 45
2025-07-16	1	4th	1 2 19 20 34
2025-07-15	4	3rd	7 11 20 30 43
2025-07-11	3	2nd	15 20 25 31 32
2025-07-08	17	3rd	3 9 20 21 45
2025-06-21	12	2nd	11 20 24 26 32
2025-06-09	7	4th	9 12 15 20 42
2025-06-02	12	2nd	3 20 24 29 41
2025-05-21	16	3rd	5 19 20 27 38
2025-05-05	8	1st	20 25 38 40 43
2025-04-27	13	4th	9 16 19 20 45
2025-04-14	5	2nd	12 20 22 26 45
2025-04-09	11	3rd	7 15 20 29 37
2025-03-29	31	3rd	2 7 20 28 37
2025-02-26	6	2nd	14 20 29 30 45
2025-02-20	37	3rd	6 13 20 29 44
2025-01-14	13	4th	2 9 14 20 33
2025-01-01	17	2nd	17 20 21 38 43
2024-12-14	5	3rd	12 13 20 37 45
2024-12-09	1	4th	10 15 18 20 38
2024-12-08	10	3rd	7 19 20 32 39
2024-11-28	13	4th	4 13 18 20 22
2024-11-15	14	2nd	8 20 30 36 39
2024-11-01	4	4th	6 14 17 20 37
2024-10-28	11	4th	3 13 15 20 27
2024-10-17	25	2nd	3 20 21 37 41
2024-09-22	16	4th	8 13 14 20 30
2024-09-06	5	2nd	6 20 25 35 40
2024-09-01	1	4th	1 5 17 20 36
2024-08-31	7	4th	12 16 19 20 25
2024-08-24	5	1st	20 25 30 31 43
2024-08-19	14	4th	1 5 6 20 38
2024-08-05	1	3rd	7 14 20 29 42
2024-08-04	11	2nd	13 20 25 35 44
2024-07-24	10	3rd	7 14 20 26 45
2024-07-14	16	2nd	18 20 21 24 26
2024-06-28	3	3rd	2 16 20 29 41
2024-06-25	9	2nd	18 20 31 42 43
2024-06-16	5	3rd	2 18 20 29 31
2024-06-11	5	4th	5 6 17 20 26
2024-06-06	8	2nd	18 20 22 35 44
2024-05-29	1	2nd	7 20 24 33 45
2024-05-28	3	4th	9 10 13 20 21
2024-05-25	22	3rd	17 19 20 22 45
2024-05-03	4	3rd	15 18 20 30 43
2024-04-29	29	3rd	11 18 20 25 36
2024-03-31	12	4th	6 10 16 20 32
2024-03-19	13	2nd	16 20 21 27 33
2024-03-06	5	4th	5 9 18 20 43
2024-03-01	29	3rd	13 19 20 24 27
2024-02-01	18	2nd	1 20 35 36 40
2024-01-14	22	3rd	6 16 20 21 25
2023-12-22	34	3rd	9 15 20 30 31
2023-11-18	3	3rd	5 10 20 41 44
2023-11-15	20	3rd	3 5 20 23 42
2023-10-26	1	3rd	10 17 20 36 42
2023-10-25	16	3rd	1 3 20 29 32
2023-10-09	5	2nd	18 20 26 28 31
2023-10-04	8	3rd	4 17 20 22 33
2023-09-26	3	4th	2 7 13 20 34
2023-09-23	4	2nd	19 20 23 25 36
2023-09-19	13	5th	6 11 14 17 20
2023-09-06	8	2nd	17 20 36 41 45
2023-08-29	36	2nd	19 20 22 30 42
2023-07-24	1	4th	12 14 15 20 42
2023-07-23	14	2nd	6 20 24 25 34
2023-07-09	45	3rd	1 5 20 32 33
2023-05-25	7	2nd	7 20 31 34 40
2023-05-18	15	2nd	4 20 21 22 45
2023-05-03	15	3rd	9 19 20 22 36
2023-04-18	13	4th	4 8 12 20 26
2023-04-05	4	3rd	3 5 20 30 33
2023-04-01	2	4th	1 4 17 20 37
2023-03-30	11	2nd	3 20 35 39 41
2023-03-19	12	2nd	3 20 21 29 45
2023-03-07	2	3rd	3 6 20 26 30
2023-03-05	8	2nd	16 20 38 42 43
2023-02-25	8	4th	5 8 13 20 24
2023-02-17	13	4th	2 3 12 20 32
2023-02-04	6	4th	6 9 16 20 29
2023-01-29	6	2nd	15 20 22 37 41
2023-01-23	8	3rd	3 8 20 21 36
2023-01-15	4	2nd	14 20 23 24 34
2023-01-11	7	2nd	7 20 31 40 43
2023-01-04	7	2nd	13 20 36 39 45
2022-12-28	1	5th	3 4 8 18 20
2022-12-27	13	3rd	6 8 20 26 32
2022-12-13	5	2nd	1 20 27 43 45
2022-12-08	6	2nd	11 20 26 35 37
2022-12-02	10	4th	13 14 19 20 24
2022-11-22	15	2nd	2 20 29 35 42
2022-11-07	18	1st	20 25 34 43 45
2022-10-20	6	3rd	3 5 20 28 29
2022-10-14	1	2nd	1 20 29 32 45
2022-10-13	5	1st	20 21 28 33 35
2022-10-08	14	4th	4 10 19 20 26
2022-09-24	3	3rd	8 11 20 30 40
2022-09-21	1	1st	20 22 27 38 41
2022-09-20	11	4th	1 3 14 20 31
2022-09-09	8	3rd	7 16 20 24 43
2022-09-01	13	3rd	10 17 20 23 24
2022-08-19	1	3rd	1 16 20 36 45
2022-08-18	7	2nd	2 20 21 25 41
2022-08-11	8	1st	20 29 30 34 40
2022-08-03	8	3rd	10 19 20 42 45
2022-07-26	18	2nd	12 20 31 36 37
2022-07-08	2	4th	2 14 19 20 41
2022-07-06	1	2nd	15 20 21 32 40
2022-07-05	10	4th	4 10 13 20 30
2022-06-25	9	3rd	4 13 20 33 44
2022-06-16	7	1st	20 27 28 32 35
2022-06-09	9	3rd	6 10 20 32 39
2022-05-31	8	2nd	15 20 24 25 27
2022-05-23	11	4th	1 3 4 20 34
2022-05-12	10	2nd	6 20 21 24 36
2022-05-02	17	3rd	5 7 20 26 40
2022-04-15	8	3rd	8 10 20 26 34
2022-04-07	4	3rd	3 14 20 26 42
2022-04-03	16	3rd	9 12 20 22 32
2022-03-18	10	2nd	12 20 21 22 33
2022-03-08	6	3rd	9 17 20 25 26
2022-03-02	16	2nd	13 20 26 33 34
2022-02-14	10	2nd	11 20 28 42 45
2022-02-04	10	3rd	7 9 20 26 30
2022-01-25	10	3rd	6 18 20 21 31
2022-01-15	8	2nd	8 20 27 28 31
2022-01-07	2	2nd	6 20 22 25 45
2022-01-05	2	1st	20 21 34 44 45
2022-01-03	9	4th	8 17 19 20 38
2021-12-24	27	2nd	16 20 39 42 45
2021-11-27	3	5th	3 8 10 17 20
2021-11-24	7	4th	1 2 19 20 26
2021-11-17	9	4th	9 14 17 20 37
2021-11-08	1	3rd	12 17 20 29 35
2021-11-07	9	3rd	13 18 20 29 43
2021-10-29	1	2nd	10 20 31 42 45
2021-10-28	16	2nd	13 20 23 24 35
2021-10-12	10	2nd	9 20 36 41 44
2021-10-02	8	2nd	8 20 30 32 35
2021-09-24	15	2nd	18 20 34 40 41
2021-09-09	12	4th	9 10 19 20 36
2021-08-28	4	3rd	3 12 20 35 43
2021-08-24	34	3rd	15 18 20 39 45
2021-07-21	13	3rd	9 13 20 29 30
2021-07-08	10	4th	5 10 12 20 24
2021-06-28	2	3rd	8 15 20 34 38
2021-06-26	5	4th	5 6 8 20 32
2021-06-21	1	4th	14 15 18 20 38
2021-06-20	11	3rd	3 14 20 34 41
2021-06-09	2	2nd	7 20 29 33 45
2021-06-07	7	2nd	18 20 22 43 44
2021-05-31	6	2nd	13 20 22 32 35
2021-05-25	6	3rd	2 14 20 32 45
2021-05-19	7	3rd	12 13 20 25 35
2021-05-12	1	2nd	3 20 32 35 43
2021-05-11	14	3rd	4 17 20 21 37
2021-04-27	7	4th	1 5 9 20 22
2021-04-20	10	1st	20 22 32 38 42
2021-04-10	11	2nd	7 20 25 32 36
2021-03-30	4	4th	3 10 14 20 37
2021-03-26	2	4th	5 10 18 20 33
2021-03-24	1	3rd	2 11 20 27 38
2021-03-23	26	3rd	11 17 20 22 25
2021-02-25	10	3rd	5 12 20 34 40
2021-02-15	2	3rd	13 16 20 21 29
2021-02-13	1	4th	4 6 14 20 30
2021-02-12	9	3rd	5 14 20 23 35
2021-02-03	2	3rd	6 18 20 35 42
2021-02-01	12	3rd	6 13 20 30 34
2021-01-20	14	3rd	1 18 20 27 40
2021-01-06	32	2nd	14 20 31 32 36
2020-12-04	11	3rd	11 13 20 28 45
2020-11-23	7	2nd	16 20 26 33 34
2020-11-16	5	3rd	2 13 20 38 43
2020-11-11	8	3rd	7 18 20 34 36
2020-11-03	5	2nd	14 20 28 39 42
2020-10-29	10	2nd	18 20 21 30 42
2020-10-19	8	2nd	13 20 24 29 38
2020-10-11	6	4th	9 16 17 20 28
2020-10-05	2	1st	20 26 32 33 44
2020-10-03	4	4th	5 6 10 20 45
2020-09-29	9	5th	7 8 9 15 20
2020-09-20	12	2nd	9 20 29 35 36
2020-09-08	2	3rd	3 18 20 21 26
2020-09-06	1	2nd	5 20 31 36 38
2020-09-05	11	3rd	2 6 20 34 44
2020-08-25	11	2nd	13 20 23 34 40
2020-08-14	7	2nd	10 20 21 28 37
2020-08-07	2	1st	20 24 30 31 45
2020-08-05	28	3rd	7 14 20 42 43
2020-07-08	—	4th	2 8 9 20 23