Number 20

In Lotto Texas under the 6/54 · since Jan 2010 rules — 2,019 draws, 6 from 1–54.

211times drawn · chance expected 224 −0.94σ

7draws waiting · a wait this long: 49% for any number

9.5average wait between appearances · chance says 9.0

57longest completed wait · 25% chance of one at least that long

20 is drawn as often as chance explains

Drawn 211 times in 2,019 draws against 224.3 expected, −0.94σ. Each draw is independent: after 7 draws away it is exactly as likely tonight as a number drawn yesterday.

Number 20, draw by draw

Drawn 211 times in 2,019 draws · average wait 9.5 draws · longest completed wait 57 · waiting 7 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 smallest20 · chance 20.5
2nd smallest50 · chance 64.8
3rd smallest85 · chance 75.2
4th smallest44 · chance 40.0
5th smallest11 · chance 9.7
6th smallest1 · chance 0.9

Every position’s lane →

The company it keeps

Seen most often with these — chance gives every partner about 19.9 shared draws, and the leaders are simply the ones that came out ahead this time.

9 41 17 15 19 37

It has shared a draw with every one of the other 53 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 54. 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
2026-09-23	9	1st	20 32 39 41 43 47
2026-09-02	3	3rd	7 19 20 23 25 39
2026-08-26	3	3rd	11 12 20 26 40 48
2026-08-19	17	1st

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 6/54 tonight whatever it did last week.

2025-01-11	4	5th	1 12 15 18 20 46
2025-01-01	3	1st	20 22 29 37 41 45
2024-12-25	6	1st	20 23 30 42 50 52
2024-12-11	26	3rd	14 18 20 34 36 54
2024-10-12	2	2nd	14 20 23 30 42 45
2024-10-07	38	2nd	5 20 22 25 29 32
2024-07-10	1	3rd	6 13 20 29 34 36
2024-07-08	15	3rd	3 18 20 21 41 52
2024-06-03	1	2nd	17 20 32 38 39 45
2024-06-01	1	3rd	2 3 20 21 31 40
2024-05-29	19	3rd	7 10 20 25 40 45
2024-04-15	12	3rd	5 18 20 24 50 51
2024-03-18	6	3rd	3 16 20 29 31 40
2024-03-04	3	4th	3 15 16 20 31 34
2024-02-26	8	2nd	1 20 25 31 33 34
2024-02-07	3	4th	3 8 9 20 27 53
2024-01-31	17	5th	7 9 18 19 20 41
2023-12-23	2	2nd	14 20 22 26 29 49
2023-12-18	3	3rd	8 19 20 24 37 40
2023-12-11	28	3rd	15 19 20 39 41 49
2023-10-07	3	4th	10 14 15 20 50 54
2023-09-30	2	4th	4 5 11 20 41 43
2023-09-25	13	3rd	3 17 20 43 49 54
2023-08-26	10	3rd	17 19 20 40 41 45
2023-08-02	37	3rd	12 13 20 31 41 42
2023-05-08	15	2nd	17 20 24 25 35 42
2023-04-03	1	4th	9 11 17 20 29 43
2023-04-01	4	3rd	16 17 20 28 36 47
2023-03-22	3	5th	4 10 13 19 20 45
2023-03-15	12	4th	6 15 19 20 27 54
2023-02-15	1	4th	3 10 19 20 34 37
2023-02-13	21	3rd	6 9 20 22 38 48
2022-12-26	11	2nd	5 20 26 46 48 49
2022-11-30	2	3rd	12 18 20 25 35 52
2022-11-26	20	4th	4 11 12 20 39 41
2022-10-10	4	4th	7 13 15 20 22 34
2022-10-01	14	4th	14 16 19 20 32 52
2022-08-29	1	4th	6 8 9 20 36 45
2022-08-27	3	3rd	15 18 20 32 37 51
2022-08-20	12	3rd	2 13 20 33 42 45
2022-07-23	1	4th	6 7 14 20 26 31
2022-07-20	5	2nd	12 20 29 33 37 48
2022-07-09	4	3rd	14 19 20 42 43 54
2022-06-29	9	3rd	9 10 20 21 28 48
2022-06-08	6	2nd	19 20 30 34 46 54
2022-05-25	6	2nd	19 20 26 37 38 44
2022-05-11	13	4th	9 12 18 20 29 54
2022-04-11	11	3rd	5 6 20 21 22 40
2022-03-16	2	3rd	9 19 20 25 30 33
2022-03-12	8	4th	4 12 17 20 44 46
2022-02-21	32	3rd	14 19 20 32 50 52
2021-12-08	2	3rd	5 9 20 26 38 40
2021-12-04	2	3rd	15 17 20 27 52 53
2021-11-29	14	3rd	1 11 20 23 31 36
2021-10-27	1	2nd	8 20 25 46 47 51
2021-10-25	20	1st	20 23 25 26 44 45
2021-09-08	6	2nd	10 20 38 42 47 52
2021-08-25	2	3rd	9 19 20 31 45 48
2021-08-21	3	2nd	1 20 23 27 34 54
2021-08-11	3	2nd	10 20 23 38 41 42
2021-07-31	16	4th	2 6 10 20 21 53
2021-06-05	2	3rd	5 11 20 24 27 46
2021-05-29	6	1st	20 23 29 37 39 52
2021-05-08	11	3rd	9 10 20 27 33 53
2021-03-31	3	3rd	1 13 20 25 32 49
2021-03-20	3	3rd	4 9 20 28 34 37
2021-03-10	11	3rd	5 10 20 47 51 52
2021-01-30	8	2nd	14 20 34 46 47 51
2021-01-02	7	4th	13 14 18 20 44 52
2020-12-09	3	1st	20 34 39 43 51 54
2020-11-28	15	4th	9 13 17 20 26 28
2020-10-07	7	3rd	3 12 20 34 36 43
2020-09-12	2	1st	20 27 31 33 36 40
2020-09-05	5	5th	4 9 16 17 20 35
2020-08-19	11	1st	20 24 29 31 33 51
2020-07-11	3	2nd	9 20 45 50 52 53
2020-07-01	22	3rd	6 17 20 32 35 53
2020-04-15	3	1st	20 21 27 44 47 49
2020-04-04	1	4th	4 5 15 20 43 54
2020-04-01	4	3rd	1 19 20 31 35 45
2020-03-18	12	3rd	8 17 20 29 30 39
2020-02-05	4	2nd	15 20 21 22 27 32
2020-01-22	1	3rd	4 13 20 35 48 51
2020-01-18	2	2nd	17 20 27 33 35 45
2020-01-11	2	3rd	5 13 20 25 27 31
2020-01-04	30	2nd	17 20 21 25 27 44
2019-09-21	14	2nd	2 20 31 43 45 54
2019-08-03	1	4th	6 17 18 20 26 34
2019-07-31	1	1st	20 24 34 36 41 44
2019-07-27	20	5th	1 2 6 8 20 53
2019-05-18	1	3rd	10 13 20 28 31 44
2019-05-15	11	3rd	10 16 20 21 29 49
2019-04-06	19	3rd	1 8 20 35 51 52
2019-01-30	9	2nd	9 20 22 28 45 48
2018-12-29	2	4th	9 10 15 20 33 46
2018-12-22	7	3rd	7 8 20 38 47 48
2018-11-28	7	4th	1 2 4 20 30 37
2018-11-03	15	3rd	8 18 20 41 42 46
2018-09-12	18	4th	1 3 12 20 36 44
2018-07-11	4	2nd	17 20 26 28 31 46
2018-06-27	2	4th	8 12 17 20 26 47
2018-06-20	10	4th	4 6 19 20 21 45
2018-05-16	7	1st	20 24 27 37 39 41
2018-04-21	24	2nd	17 20 24 28 49 53
2018-01-27	33	5th	6 9 12 17 20 23
2017-10-04	13	3rd	13 17 20 29 30 44
2017-08-19	6	2nd	17 20 27 38 43 53
2017-07-29	13	2nd	15 20 22 24 37 38
2017-06-14	7	2nd	11 20 37 39 44 49
2017-05-20	8	4th	8 9 15 20 38 39
2017-04-22	5	3rd	13 19 20 31 37 50
2017-04-05	38	2nd	8 20 21 26 51 52
2016-11-23	7	3rd	12 16 20 21 29 41
2016-10-29	8	3rd	11 18 20 28 41 42
2016-10-01	21	4th	10 16 17 20 22 53
2016-07-20	18	4th	12 18 19 20 21 38
2016-05-18	2	1st	20 26 40 47 48 53
2016-05-11	20	3rd	1 7 20 21 47 52
2016-03-02	6	1st	20 27 35 37 41 51
2016-02-10	6	3rd	4 8 20 21 50 53
2016-01-20	1	3rd	7 15 20 38 41 46
2016-01-16	9	1st	20 28 29 30 37 38
2015-12-16	30	1st	20 22 23 29 39 54
2015-09-02	8	3rd	8 12 20 38 49 51
2015-08-05	17	3rd	3 11 20 31 41 51
2015-06-06	15	4th	8 11 16 20 44 53
2015-04-15	17	4th	7 8 14 20 27 50
2015-02-14	2	2nd	6 20 21 30 33 35
2015-02-07	34	4th	4 10 13 20 21 48
2014-10-11	3	2nd	15 20 29 31 45 50
2014-10-01	12	4th	4 9 12 20 25 40
2014-08-20	3	2nd	4 20 22 34 49 50
2014-08-09	22	3rd	9 16 20 29 34 43
2014-05-24	19	4th	2 15 17 20 22 45
2014-03-19	19	3rd	7 10 20 22 33 37
2014-01-11	31	2nd	12 20 23 30 40 41
2013-09-25	6	2nd	15 20 39 41 44 50
2013-09-04	6	4th	3 13 15 20 38 50
2013-08-14	6	2nd	16 20 25 31 34 36
2013-07-24	17	3rd	2 19 20 30 38 41
2013-05-25	3	2nd	17 20 29 38 41 51
2013-05-15	6	4th	4 13 15 20 34 42
2013-04-24	2	2nd	19 20 22 25 29 42
2013-04-17	18	3rd	13 14 20 23 35 48
2013-02-13	8	3rd	3 9 20 25 48 52
2013-01-16	8	4th	13 14 17 20 42 53
2012-12-19	8	2nd	1 20 21 27 40 53
2012-11-21	11	3rd	2 18 20 36 37 41
2012-10-13	2	2nd	14 20 24 32 33 48
2012-10-06	2	3rd	12 15 20 24 29 51
2012-09-29	6	4th	14 15 16 20 26 42
2012-09-08	9	3rd	5 12 20 27 30 43
2012-08-08	10	2nd	16 20 29 43 48 53
2012-07-04	4	3rd	1 9 20 37 46 47
2012-06-20	2	3rd	2 8 20 27 32 34
2012-06-13	17	3rd	2 9 20 22 43 48
2012-04-14	1	5th	4 9 13 16 20 47
2012-04-11	2	3rd	1 10 20 21 28 50
2012-04-04	11	4th	1 10 17 20 30 41
2012-02-25	9	6th	1 3 6 10 13 20
2012-01-25	3	2nd	8 20 22 32 33 39
2012-01-14	13	3rd	3 7 20 45 46 54
2011-11-30	3	4th	6 8 11 20 41 44
2011-11-19	8	2nd	9 20 29 30 36 39
2011-10-22	5	3rd	1 19 20 28 41 45
2011-10-05	4	4th	1 7 10 20 23 54
2011-09-21	15	4th	1 12 17 20 27 34
2011-07-30	10	3rd	1 3 20 30 37 38
2011-06-25	9	5th	3 5 13 15 20 37
2011-05-25	36	3rd	5 9 20 26 36 45
2011-01-19	5	1st	20 22 37 39 42 43
2011-01-01	2	3rd	8 16 20 39 40 53
2010-12-25	14	3rd	15 18 20 33 49 51
2010-11-06	3	2nd	18 20 26 33 35 52
2010-10-27	14	3rd	5 19 20 31 36 38
2010-09-08	1	3rd	11 14 20 34 38 43
2010-09-04	8	2nd	9 20 29 32 39 41
2010-08-07	10	2nd	19 20 28 33 40 47
2010-07-03	9	3rd	16 19 20 25 34 45
2010-06-02	3	2nd	7 20 25 26 39 48
2010-05-22	7	4th	2 13 14 20 23 54
2010-04-28	1	3rd	7 18 20 21 39 54
2010-04-24	1	3rd	14 19 20 28 36 53
2010-04-21	7	2nd	15 20 26 41 50 51
2010-03-27	9	3rd	11 12 20 28 35 42
2010-02-24	1	3rd	4 18 20 46 48 50
2010-02-20	—	2nd	1 20 22 24 28 42