Number 20

In Fantasy 5 under the 5/39 · Jan 2010 – Oct 2015 rules — 2,098 draws, 5 from 1–39 (an earlier era).

278times drawn · chance expected 269 +0.59σ

5draws waiting · a wait this long: 58% for any number

7.5average wait between appearances · chance says 7.8

37longest completed wait · 86% chance of one at least that long

20 is drawn as often as chance explains

Drawn 278 times in 2,098 draws against 269.0 expected, +0.59σ. Each draw is independent: after 5 draws away it is exactly as likely tonight as a number drawn yesterday.

Number 20, draw by draw

Drawn 278 times in 2,098 draws · average wait 7.5 draws · longest completed wait 37 · waiting 5 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 smallest15 · chance 14.6
2nd smallest83 · chance 69.3
3rd smallest101 · chance 110.1
4th smallest65 · chance 69.3
5th smallest14 · chance 14.6

Every position’s lane →

The company it keeps

Seen most often with these — chance gives every partner about 29.3 shared draws, and the leaders are simply the ones that came out ahead this time.

22 29 6 7 26 34

It has shared a draw with every one of the other 38 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 39. 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
2015-09-28	17	3rd	3 15 20 29 30
2015-09-11	7	5th	3 6 7 8 20
2015-09-04	7	2nd	17 20 30 36 38
2015-08-28	11	4th	4 13

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 5/39 tonight whatever it did last week.

2015-03-05	9	2nd	16 20 23 30 38
2015-02-24	2	2nd	16 20 26 37 39
2015-02-22	3	2nd	9 20 22 25 39
2015-02-19	27	4th	11 15 18 20 35
2015-01-23	17	3rd	4 19 20 23 39
2015-01-06	6	4th	4 6 8 20 21
2014-12-31	2	1st	20 24 32 35 38
2014-12-29	18	3rd	2 8 20 24 37
2014-12-11	5	3rd	1 2 20 25 39
2014-12-06	11	4th	9 10 11 20 38
2014-11-25	9	4th	4 6 8 20 30
2014-11-16	6	3rd	10 14 20 22 32
2014-11-10	8	3rd	5 15 20 23 35
2014-11-02	3	3rd	1 13 20 22 29
2014-10-30	3	3rd	6 8 20 36 37
2014-10-27	4	3rd	1 10 20 25 29
2014-10-23	20	3rd	7 14 20 27 34
2014-10-03	26	4th	6 9 14 20 22
2014-09-07	7	1st	20 21 26 27 35
2014-08-31	1	2nd	17 20 26 31 37
2014-08-30	3	3rd	3 11 20 22 38
2014-08-27	6	2nd	15 20 29 38 39
2014-08-21	1	2nd	15 20 21 30 36
2014-08-20	36	2nd	11 20 33 35 36
2014-07-15	7	3rd	4 7 20 29 37
2014-07-08	4	5th	14 15 18 19 20
2014-07-04	10	4th	6 13 18 20 21
2014-06-24	10	3rd	8 13 20 27 34
2014-06-14	28	5th	4 15 17 18 20
2014-05-17	7	5th	2 6 11 16 20
2014-05-10	5	5th	7 10 13 14 20
2014-05-05	13	5th	1 6 13 19 20
2014-04-22	14	1st	20 24 25 35 39
2014-04-08	2	4th	2 4 18 20 30
2014-04-06	4	2nd	3 20 22 26 29
2014-04-02	15	2nd	16 20 26 27 32
2014-03-18	2	3rd	1 6 20 32 37
2014-03-16	10	2nd	16 20 25 35 37
2014-03-06	14	2nd	15 20 27 30 39
2014-02-20	7	4th	13 17 18 20 24
2014-02-13	20	3rd	3 16 20 25 28
2014-01-24	1	3rd	5 18 20 22 38
2014-01-23	3	2nd	4 20 22 35 38
2014-01-20	5	3rd	5 6 20 22 33
2014-01-15	2	3rd	13 16 20 26 28
2014-01-13	6	2nd	13 20 22 23 28
2014-01-07	19	4th	1 5 7 20 37
2013-12-19	1	2nd	13 20 29 31 36
2013-12-18	2	4th	4 17 18 20 36
2013-12-16	7	5th	8 9 13 15 20
2013-12-09	2	4th	9 14 19 20 29
2013-12-07	10	3rd	9 11 20 24 26
2013-11-27	19	3rd	10 15 20 30 34
2013-11-08	3	5th	4 13 14 17 20
2013-11-05	8	3rd	4 13 20 21 32
2013-10-28	9	3rd	7 15 20 22 39
2013-10-19	2	3rd	8 14 20 38 39
2013-10-17	2	3rd	8 17 20 32 35
2013-10-15	8	1st	20 25 32 33 39
2013-10-07	2	3rd	11 17 20 37 38
2013-10-05	1	4th	8 14 15 20 30
2013-10-04	6	3rd	2 12 20 22 28
2013-09-28	3	3rd	7 8 20 27 31
2013-09-25	24	3rd	5 9 20 21 29
2013-09-01	10	2nd	5 20 21 30 32
2013-08-22	10	1st	20 34 36 37 38
2013-08-12	2	4th	8 12 17 20 38
2013-08-10	5	3rd	4 5 20 23 34
2013-08-05	15	2nd	10 20 29 34 37
2013-07-21	3	3rd	12 13 20 27 38
2013-07-18	25	3rd	13 16 20 21 26
2013-06-23	5	4th	2 7 18 20 21
2013-06-18	4	2nd	10 20 22 32 39
2013-06-14	2	3rd	6 18 20 34 39
2013-06-12	1	3rd	1 14 20 27 32
2013-06-11	19	3rd	11 18 20 34 35
2013-05-23	1	3rd	3 12 20 31 34
2013-05-22	2	3rd	14 17 20 25 26
2013-05-20	2	3rd	1 7 20 22 37
2013-05-18	9	1st	20 21 25 31 39
2013-05-09	2	4th	13 17 19 20 35
2013-05-07	8	3rd	1 4 20 29 33
2013-04-29	2	4th	2 6 10 20 33
2013-04-27	7	4th	11 12 17 20 26
2013-04-20	7	3rd	4 12 20 30 35
2013-04-13	9	1st	20 27 30 33 34
2013-04-04	5	1st	20 22 32 38 39
2013-03-30	8	2nd	19 20 27 29 34
2013-03-22	11	3rd	3 9 20 33 39
2013-03-11	7	4th	7 10 19 20 31
2013-03-04	9	4th	3 7 13 20 31
2013-02-23	6	2nd	19 20 24 31 32
2013-02-17	8	4th	2 11 13 20 22
2013-02-09	3	2nd	4 20 24 32 36
2013-02-06	3	2nd	8 20 24 29 33
2013-02-03	7	3rd	3 13 20 24 36
2013-01-27	9	3rd	5 6 20 30 31
2013-01-18	1	3rd	12 14 20 27 38
2013-01-17	1	2nd	7 20 26 28 37
2013-01-16	4	3rd	8 11 20 29 36
2013-01-12	3	4th	3 4 19 20 39
2013-01-09	12	4th	3 9 10 20 32
2012-12-28	2	4th	4 7 11 20 36
2012-12-26	6	3rd	1 14 20 31 38
2012-12-20	5	3rd	1 2 20 23 35
2012-12-15	4	3rd	3 11 20 21 26
2012-12-11	3	2nd	8 20 21 22 34
2012-12-08	9	3rd	3 15 20 23 28
2012-11-29	7	2nd	5 20 21 26 28
2012-11-22	2	1st	20 25 31 32 38
2012-11-20	3	2nd	17 20 28 34 35
2012-11-17	24	2nd	9 20 22 33 36
2012-10-24	10	4th	1 15 18 20 26
2012-10-14	2	4th	9 11 13 20 38
2012-10-12	12	3rd	13 16 20 27 37
2012-09-30	1	3rd	13 16 20 29 38
2012-09-29	4	4th	2 14 19 20 36
2012-09-25	11	2nd	12 20 35 36 37
2012-09-14	6	3rd	7 12 20 23 30
2012-09-08	6	2nd	11 20 24 25 26
2012-09-02	4	4th	9 10 17 20 32
2012-08-29	4	4th	6 12 16 20 31
2012-08-25	10	4th	1 6 9 20 29
2012-08-15	2	2nd	9 20 24 29 39
2012-08-13	2	4th	3 5 13 20 34
2012-08-11	4	2nd	19 20 21 35 38
2012-08-07	4	4th	1 5 16 20 39
2012-08-03	2	2nd	8 20 23 25 32
2012-08-01	8	3rd	7 8 20 27 32
2012-07-24	5	2nd	16 20 24 31 32
2012-07-19	7	2nd	3 20 34 36 38
2012-07-12	15	2nd	9 20 28 34 36
2012-06-27	6	4th	4 6 11 20 28
2012-06-21	1	3rd	2 4 20 25 27
2012-06-20	5	3rd	4 13 20 21 31
2012-06-15	8	2nd	18 20 24 26 38
2012-06-07	3	3rd	6 12 20 22 33
2012-06-04	6	2nd	8 20 25 28 29
2012-05-29	3	2nd	11 20 26 29 36
2012-05-26	7	3rd	7 16 20 22 32
2012-05-19	8	4th	7 8 14 20 27
2012-05-11	2	2nd	9 20 23 32 34
2012-05-09	10	2nd	7 20 26 30 37
2012-04-29	7	1st	20 22 24 36 37
2012-04-22	8	3rd	12 14 20 22 24
2012-04-14	2	2nd	13 20 23 29 31
2012-04-12	12	2nd	6 20 22 34 38
2012-03-31	11	2nd	19 20 21 28 31
2012-03-20	11	3rd	3 8 20 22 25
2012-03-09	14	2nd	5 20 28 30 39
2012-02-24	1	3rd	9 16 20 24 29
2012-02-23	7	4th	1 18 19 20 28
2012-02-16	14	3rd	1 12 20 22 34
2012-02-02	7	2nd	15 20 25 30 39
2012-01-26	5	1st	20 28 30 31 37
2012-01-21	27	2nd	2 20 21 29 33
2011-12-25	1	2nd	7 20 26 29 38
2011-12-24	4	2nd	1 20 24 27 32
2011-12-20	8	2nd	5 20 26 31 37
2011-12-12	6	3rd	14 17 20 26 35
2011-12-06	2	2nd	14 20 21 26 28
2011-12-04	1	4th	2 10 11 20 22
2011-12-03	6	2nd	6 20 27 34 35
2011-11-27	11	2nd	7 20 22 23 25
2011-11-16	2	4th	6 9 17 20 27
2011-11-14	9	2nd	13 20 25 37 39
2011-11-05	3	2nd	16 20 25 28 33
2011-11-02	8	2nd	17 20 26 34 37
2011-10-25	19	3rd	3 12 20 25 36
2011-10-06	8	3rd	11 13 20 22 25
2011-09-28	9	3rd	3 4 20 29 39
2011-09-19	7	2nd	6 20 25 27 39
2011-09-12	2	5th	5 8 9 16 20
2011-09-10	27	3rd	2 12 20 29 37
2011-08-11	2	2nd	8 20 22 27 29
2011-08-09	1	4th	2 12 18 20 26
2011-08-08	8	2nd	9 20 24 25 33
2011-07-31	9	3rd	3 15 20 24 28
2011-07-22	6	2nd	1 20 24 28 37
2011-07-16	3	2nd	2 20 26 31 32
2011-07-13	3	4th	1 7 14 20 32
2011-07-10	2	2nd	18 20 24 33 38
2011-07-08	19	4th	1 2 8 20 26
2011-06-19	8	3rd	17 18 20 21 31
2011-06-11	9	3rd	5 14 20 28 33
2011-06-02	5	3rd	6 9 20 22 39
2011-05-28	2	2nd	2 20 23 28 31
2011-05-26	12	3rd	1 3 20 21 36
2011-05-14	4	4th	7 13 17 20 33
2011-05-10	1	3rd	2 7 20 25 31
2011-05-09	4	4th	1 4 7 20 23
2011-05-05	1	2nd	3 20 22 27 30
2011-05-04	3	3rd	3 17 20 31 33
2011-05-01	1	3rd	1 6 20 28 36
2011-04-30	11	2nd	3 20 27 29 34
2011-04-19	6	1st	20 21 29 34 36
2011-04-12	7	4th	2 10 17 20 27
2011-04-05	8	3rd	1 17 20 24 27
2011-03-28	31	4th	1 3 18 20 22
2011-02-25	24	3rd	4 10 20 21 27
2011-02-01	7	2nd	11 20 22 25 28
2011-01-25	3	3rd	14 19 20 32 38
2011-01-22	2	3rd	14 15 20 24 37
2011-01-20	7	4th	6 8 17 20 24
2011-01-13	7	5th	5 6 11 16 20
2011-01-06	2	3rd	1 12 20 22 23
2011-01-04	4	2nd	15 20 22 34 37
2010-12-31	16	4th	1 4 18 20 33
2010-12-15	9	4th	5 15 18 20 26
2010-12-06	10	2nd	7 20 21 31 38
2010-11-26	10	3rd	14 19 20 30 36
2010-11-16	22	2nd	15 20 28 29 34
2010-10-25	1	4th	10 15 18 20 31
2010-10-24	2	4th	1 14 18 20 27
2010-10-22	19	3rd	4 14 20 32 35
2010-10-03	5	3rd	9 18 20 28 31
2010-09-28	19	4th	10 12 16 20 35
2010-09-09	14	4th	2 5 14 20 25
2010-08-26	3	3rd	14 18 20 33 35
2010-08-23	2	5th	6 7 8 18 20
2010-08-21	11	3rd	2 19 20 27 38
2010-08-10	8	2nd	13 20 24 25 33
2010-08-02	1	4th	9 15 19 20 33
2010-08-01	31	2nd	6 20 22 34 35
2010-07-01	1	5th	1 3 7 12 20
2010-06-30	1	2nd	12 20 27 31 36
2010-06-29	3	3rd	6 17 20 25 37
2010-06-26	2	4th	7 11 17 20 37
2010-06-24	1	4th	8 9 18 20 37
2010-06-23	9	3rd	11 13 20 36 39
2010-06-14	4	1st	20 21 22 31 36
2010-06-10	4	4th	4 6 8 20 23
2010-06-06	2	4th	2 5 14 20 37
2010-06-04	37	3rd	4 18 20 25 34
2010-04-28	2	3rd	5 16 20 27 34
2010-04-26	8	3rd	2 9 20 33 37
2010-04-18	14	4th	4 13 15 20 26
2010-04-04	4	3rd	11 19 20 21 36
2010-03-31	2	3rd	10 19 20 30 33
2010-03-29	12	4th	8 11 18 20 25
2010-03-17	2	5th	2 3 15 17 20
2010-03-15	7	3rd	9 10 20 24 26
2010-03-08	1	3rd	12 16 20 30 39
2010-03-07	11	2nd	19 20 26 33 38
2010-02-24	3	4th	2 8 12 20 38
2010-02-21	4	3rd	6 13 20 23 30
2010-02-17	8	3rd	2 15 20 33 37
2010-02-09	2	2nd	12 20 22 29 36
2010-02-07	6	4th	7 11 19 20 35
2010-02-01	13	4th	4 15 16 20 22
2010-01-19	1	1st	20 26 32 33 34
2010-01-18	5	3rd	7 9 20 22 30
2010-01-13	6	2nd	9 20 25 28 34
2010-01-07	—	2nd	19 20 21 22 23