Number 20

In Dakota Cash under the 5/35 · since Apr 2010 rules — 1,724 draws, 5 from 1–35.

266times drawn · chance expected 246 +1.36σ

6draws waiting · a wait this long: 46% for any number

6.5average wait between appearances · chance says 7.0

62longest completed wait · 2% chance of one at least that long

20 is drawn as often as chance explains

Drawn 266 times in 1,724 draws against 246.3 expected, +1.36σ. Each draw is independent: after 6 draws away it is exactly as likely tonight as a number drawn yesterday.

Number 20, draw by draw

Drawn 266 times in 1,724 draws · average wait 6.5 draws · longest completed wait 62 · waiting 6 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 large number the high positions more often. That is the shape of sorting, not of the machine.

1st smallest10 · chance 7.8
2nd smallest55 · chance 49.6
3rd smallest93 · chance 103.0
4th smallest82 · chance 83.4
5th smallest26 · chance 22.2

Every position’s lane →

The company it keeps

Seen most often with these — chance gives every partner about 31.3 shared draws, and the leaders are simply the ones that came out ahead this time.

35 15 24 9 10 13

It has shared a draw with every one of the other 34 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 35. 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
2026-09-19	7	5th	4 5 10 14 20
2026-08-26	7	4th	1 5 10 20 24
2026-08-01	6	3rd	6 16 20 30 34
2026-07-11	15	5th	1 2 10

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 5/35 tonight whatever it did last week.

2025-06-28	16	2nd	17 20 27 29 30
2025-05-03	1	4th	4 9 13 20 35
2025-04-30	1	2nd	1 20 21 29 34
2025-04-26	7	4th	7 13 14 20 28
2025-04-02	1	3rd	2 10 20 25 26
2025-03-29	7	3rd	3 15 20 26 30
2025-03-05	7	2nd	5 20 22 28 32
2025-02-08	1	2nd	11 20 26 28 34
2025-02-05	5	2nd	19 20 22 30 35
2025-01-18	1	4th	8 11 19 20 34
2025-01-15	3	3rd	13 18 20 27 33
2025-01-04	1	1st	20 26 29 31 35
2025-01-01	1	3rd	6 18 20 27 35
2024-12-28	6	3rd	5 10 20 27 32
2024-12-07	4	3rd	7 10 20 26 35
2024-11-23	2	2nd	18 20 28 30 33
2024-11-16	1	5th	1 11 15 16 20
2024-11-13	14	3rd	5 19 20 24 29
2024-09-25	12	2nd	15 20 24 25 29
2024-08-14	2	1st	20 21 28 29 33
2024-08-07	5	2nd	10 20 25 27 29
2024-07-20	1	2nd	10 20 22 24 28
2024-07-17	7	2nd	16 20 21 24 25
2024-06-22	1	2nd	15 20 25 27 33
2024-06-19	4	4th	14 17 18 20 30
2024-06-05	6	2nd	12 20 23 24 28
2024-05-15	1	2nd	6 20 29 33 34
2024-05-11	2	2nd	7 20 23 28 30
2024-05-04	18	3rd	11 12 20 34 35
2024-03-02	2	3rd	3 10 20 32 35
2024-02-24	1	4th	5 7 18 20 27
2024-02-21	1	5th	2 5 6 10 20
2024-02-17	4	2nd	10 20 27 29 35
2024-02-03	17	2nd	17 20 26 27 34
2023-12-06	2	3rd	17 19 20 21 23
2023-11-29	6	4th	7 8 14 20 30
2023-11-08	1	3rd	9 17 20 27 31
2023-11-04	5	3rd	3 18 20 22 26
2023-10-18	5	3rd	10 18 20 22 35
2023-09-30	10	2nd	5 20 26 33 35
2023-08-26	8	5th	1 9 14 17 20
2023-07-29	8	3rd	1 4 20 28 31
2023-07-01	3	3rd	14 19 20 26 27
2023-06-21	4	4th	1 3 11 20 31
2023-06-07	62	3rd	1 19 20 22 24
2022-11-02	2	2nd	14 20 24 32 34
2022-10-26	1	5th	3 9 17 18 20
2022-10-22	8	5th	6 7 14 15 20
2022-09-24	1	4th	12 13 16 20 30
2022-09-21	2	4th	9 15 19 20 31
2022-09-14	2	1st	20 22 26 29 30
2022-09-07	3	3rd	4 11 20 31 35
2022-08-27	6	4th	3 15 17 20 34
2022-08-06	2	5th	1 4 5 17 20
2022-07-30	7	4th	8 14 15 20 31
2022-07-06	23	3rd	7 15 20 29 35
2022-04-16	3	3rd	7 13 20 25 29
2022-04-06	3	4th	4 11 15 20 33
2022-03-26	7	2nd	1 20 26 31 33
2022-03-02	2	3rd	14 19 20 31 34
2022-02-23	25	3rd	4 10 20 28 30
2021-11-27	6	2nd	4 20 30 32 34
2021-11-06	5	4th	13 15 18 20 35
2021-10-20	1	3rd	16 17 20 22 30
2021-10-16	30	3rd	7 19 20 24 25
2021-07-03	1	5th	2 5 15 16 20
2021-06-30	1	4th	1 6 8 20 28
2021-06-26	20	2nd	17 20 24 26 32
2021-04-17	27	1st	20 28 29 31 35
2021-01-13	3	4th	1 11 19 20 25
2021-01-02	2	4th	10 15 18 20 28
2020-12-26	1	2nd	10 20 22 32 34
2020-12-23	14	3rd	10 11 20 22 23
2020-11-04	2	5th	1 9 14 19 20
2020-10-28	1	3rd	2 12 20 23 24
2020-10-24	7	4th	2 14 18 20 28
2020-09-30	5	5th	2 9 12 14 20
2020-09-12	1	2nd	13 20 23 25 28
2020-09-09	7	3rd	11 13 20 30 35
2020-08-15	13	3rd	9 12 20 22 28
2020-07-01	10	4th	3 13 18 20 28
2020-05-27	8	3rd	16 17 20 24 31
2020-04-29	17	4th	3 11 16 20 28
2020-02-29	2	2nd	4 20 21 25 28
2020-02-22	4	4th	4 17 19 20 35
2020-02-08	7	2nd	1 20 21 24 26
2020-01-15	21	1st	20 21 22 23 31
2019-11-02	2	1st	20 22 25 27 33
2019-10-26	3	4th	3 15 16 20 29
2019-10-16	2	4th	4 9 19 20 27
2019-10-09	2	4th	1 13 15 20 24
2019-10-02	4	3rd	6 8 20 28 29
2019-09-18	17	3rd	1 3 20 24 31
2019-07-20	11	1st	20 24 27 33 35
2019-06-12	1	4th	2 3 7 20 32
2019-06-08	3	1st	20 21 26 32 34
2019-05-29	2	3rd	2 3 20 25 27
2019-05-22	15	4th	8 9 14 20 21
2019-03-30	6	2nd	9 20 25 29 32
2019-03-09	6	5th	2 8 10 12 20
2019-02-16	9	2nd	13 20 21 28 32
2019-01-16	8	5th	11 13 14 18 20
2018-12-19	5	3rd	17 19 20 22 24
2018-12-01	3	4th	3 6 7 20 26
2018-11-21	7	4th	6 7 17 20 26
2018-10-27	10	2nd	12 20 24 25 33
2018-09-22	19	4th	3 12 13 20 22
2018-07-18	1	3rd	10 19 20 28 32
2018-07-14	9	3rd	1 9 20 24 27
2018-06-13	3	4th	4 5 11 20 28
2018-06-02	21	4th	5 9 11 20 21
2018-03-21	32	3rd	2 11 20 26 34
2017-11-29	5	3rd	10 15 20 32 35
2017-11-11	19	2nd	7 20 23 25 35
2017-09-06	8	2nd	16 20 23 24 30
2017-08-09	4	4th	10 14 15 20 33
2017-07-26	14	3rd	3 5 20 32 35
2017-06-07	6	4th	6 10 15 20 25
2017-05-17	5	4th	4 9 15 20 30
2017-04-29	5	3rd	6 18 20 27 32
2017-04-12	2	3rd	3 10 20 25 26
2017-04-05	2	3rd	1 11 20 27 35
2017-03-29	13	4th	8 9 15 20 26
2017-02-11	1	5th	1 7 8 13 20
2017-02-08	2	3rd	9 17 20 21 29
2017-02-01	1	2nd	18 20 21 25 28
2017-01-28	20	3rd	2 17 20 22 30
2016-11-19	1	3rd	9 13 20 26 31
2016-11-16	4	3rd	11 16 20 23 34
2016-11-02	15	5th	7 8 13 18 20
2016-09-10	3	3rd	11 14 20 21 34
2016-08-31	8	3rd	2 13 20 27 29
2016-08-03	1	2nd	5 20 21 26 35
2016-07-30	6	3rd	4 12 20 21 34
2016-07-09	11	3rd	3 6 20 24 27
2016-06-01	11	3rd	8 10 20 29 35
2016-04-23	8	4th	3 12 13 20 27
2016-03-26	13	4th	2 6 9 20 22
2016-02-10	6	5th	11 16 17 19 20
2016-01-20	4	2nd	8 20 26 27 31
2016-01-06	3	3rd	4 7 20 25 30
2015-12-26	12	3rd	2 4 20 21 34
2015-11-14	13	4th	3 4 13 20 25
2015-09-30	4	5th	6 8 9 13 20
2015-09-16	2	4th	3 8 10 20 30
2015-09-09	5	4th	2 5 13 20 27
2015-08-22	5	3rd	11 15 20 24 29
2015-08-05	5	3rd	4 18 20 22 35
2015-07-18	3	3rd	2 8 20 30 35
2015-07-08	11	4th	2 15 18 20 21
2015-05-30	9	4th	13 15 19 20 29
2015-04-29	2	5th	3 6 14 15 20
2015-04-22	4	3rd	9 17 20 23 34
2015-04-08	4	3rd	4 9 20 31 35
2015-03-25	3	2nd	7 20 27 29 35
2015-03-14	2	3rd	2 4 20 22 28
2015-03-07	6	3rd	1 8 20 29 32
2015-02-14	1	4th	4 8 13 20 26
2015-02-11	3	2nd	8 20 28 34 35
2015-01-31	7	3rd	6 19 20 22 31
2015-01-07	11	3rd	3 14 20 22 27
2014-11-29	4	2nd	10 20 21 24 28
2014-11-15	1	2nd	18 20 21 25 32
2014-11-12	7	5th	5 7 11 14 20
2014-10-18	9	4th	5 7 12 20 23
2014-09-17	4	2nd	4 20 21 22 26
2014-09-03	2	5th	2 5 11 12 20
2014-08-27	10	4th	4 10 17 20 21
2014-07-23	1	3rd	5 8 20 22 34
2014-07-19	2	4th	9 14 17 20 35
2014-07-12	11	4th	9 10 13 20 33
2014-06-04	1	3rd	2 8 20 30 31
2014-05-31	9	2nd	9 20 32 33 34
2014-04-30	6	4th	2 9 18 20 35
2014-04-09	1	5th	1 6 10 14 20
2014-04-05	19	4th	1 4 8 20 21
2014-01-29	2	3rd	5 15 20 27 29
2014-01-22	2	3rd	7 13 20 24 25
2014-01-15	5	2nd	6 20 21 26 29
2013-12-28	3	3rd	9 14 20 25 31
2013-12-18	4	4th	2 7 11 20 24
2013-12-04	2	4th	3 9 11 20 24
2013-11-27	4	3rd	2 4 20 26 33
2013-11-13	5	2nd	3 20 21 24 30
2013-10-26	13	3rd	1 8 20 22 30
2013-09-11	10	3rd	4 13 20 32 35
2013-08-07	4	4th	4 7 12 20 30
2013-07-24	3	4th	15 16 19 20 29
2013-07-13	2	4th	2 10 19 20 33
2013-07-06	2	3rd	13 17 20 23 29
2013-06-29	1	3rd	3 4 20 22 27
2013-06-26	1	2nd	11 20 22 26 27
2013-06-22	5	2nd	9 20 23 25 35
2013-06-05	9	3rd	1 16 20 22 27
2013-05-04	7	4th	8 12 13 20 31
2013-04-10	2	4th	2 14 15 20 28
2013-04-03	2	1st	20 26 27 33 34
2013-03-27	9	4th	3 13 15 20 29
2013-02-23	21	3rd	16 18 20 21 35
2012-12-12	4	5th	10 12 16 19 20
2012-11-28	2	2nd	2 20 21 31 35
2012-11-21	3	2nd	17 20 26 34 35
2012-11-10	22	3rd	3 17 20 29 35
2012-08-25	8	4th	8 13 18 20 25
2012-07-28	11	3rd	11 13 20 33 35
2012-06-20	1	3rd	14 18 20 25 33
2012-06-16	8	4th	1 2 16 20 21
2012-05-19	2	4th	12 18 19 20 28
2012-05-12	4	3rd	6 9 20 24 30
2012-04-28	15	3rd	5 10 20 34 35
2012-03-07	4	4th	9 15 17 20 22
2012-02-22	3	4th	8 11 18 20 34
2012-02-11	1	3rd	1 4 20 29 35
2012-02-08	5	4th	3 11 12 20 22
2012-01-21	2	2nd	2 20 21 23 32
2012-01-14	3	4th	6 8 17 20 30
2012-01-04	10	4th	5 7 15 20 28
2011-11-30	6	3rd	10 14 20 24 32
2011-11-09	15	4th	1 9 15 20 23
2011-09-17	3	3rd	6 13 20 27 30
2011-09-07	4	5th	1 3 7 12 20
2011-08-24	3	4th	1 10 19 20 23
2011-08-13	3	5th	4 7 15 16 20
2011-08-03	2	2nd	4 20 27 33 34
2011-07-27	7	4th	7 9 18 20 25
2011-07-02	12	4th	5 10 19 20 22
2011-05-21	9	2nd	8 20 22 24 31
2011-04-20	13	4th	11 14 16 20 26
2011-03-05	18	4th	6 11 18 20 22
2011-01-01	8	3rd	14 19 20 21 35
2010-12-04	4	4th	1 3 13 20 21
2010-11-20	16	1st	20 25 27 29 32
2010-09-25	3	4th	8 17 18 20 28
2010-09-15	2	4th	10 14 15 20 32
2010-09-08	10	3rd	16 18 20 24 26
2010-08-04	9	2nd	5 20 22 28 29
2010-07-03	1	3rd	9 15 20 30 35
2010-06-30	14	2nd	3 20 21 22 32
2010-05-12	2	4th	2 10 18 20 24
2010-05-05	2	2nd	7 20 21 24 26
2010-04-28	1	4th	9 16 17 20 28
2010-04-24	—	4th	5 14 18 20 26