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Number 20 In Mega Millions under the 5/56 + 1/46 · Jun 2005 – Oct 2013 rules — 869 draws, 5 from 1–56 (an earlier era).
Main numbers Stars 5/70 + 1/24 · since Apr 2025 5/70 + 1/25 · Oct 2017 – Apr 2025 5/75 + 1/15 · Oct 2013 – Oct 2017 5/56 + 1/46 · Jun 2005 – Oct 2013 5/52 + 1/52 · May 2002 – Jun 2005 5/50 + 1/36 · Jan 1999 – May 2002 5/50 + 1/25 · Sep 1996 – Jan 1999 90 times drawn · chance expected 78 +1.48σ
0 draws waiting — it came up last time
9.7 average wait between appearances · chance says 11.2
51 longest completed wait · 57% chance of one at least that long
20 is drawn as often as chance explains Drawn 90 times in 869 draws against 77.6 expected, +1.48σ. Each draw is independent: after 0 draws away it is exactly as likely tonight as a number drawn yesterday.
20 Number 20, draw by draw Drawn 90 times in 869 draws · average wait 9.7 draws · longest completed wait 51 · drawn in the most recent draw
14 draws: 2005-06-28 to 2005-08-16 3 draws: 2005-08-16 to 2005-08-26 8 draws: 2005-08-26 to 2005-09-23 6 draws: 2005-09-23 to 2005-10-14 19 draws: 2005-10-14 to 2005-12-20 3 draws: 2005-12-20 to 2005-12-30 1 draws: 2005-12-30 to 2006-01-03 32 draws: 2006-01-03 to 2006-04-25 3 draws: 2006-04-25 to 2006-05-05 6 draws: 2006-05-05 to 2006-05-26 5 draws: 2006-05-26 to 2006-06-13 4 draws: 2006-06-13 to 2006-06-27 1 draws: 2006-06-27 to 2006-06-30 28 draws: 2006-06-30 to 2006-10-06 3 draws: 2006-10-06 to 2006-10-17 8 draws: 2006-10-17 to 2006-11-14 2 draws: 2006-11-14 to 2006-11-21 6 draws: 2006-11-21 to 2006-12-12 41 draws: 2006-12-12 to 2007-05-04 15 draws: 2007-05-04 to 2007-06-26 8 draws: 2007-06-26 to 2007-07-24 5 draws: 2007-07-24 to 2007-08-10 11 draws: 2007-08-10 to 2007-09-18 3 draws: 2007-09-18 to 2007-09-28 8 draws: 2007-09-28 to 2007-10-26 7 draws: 2007-10-26 to 2007-11-20 9 draws: 2007-11-20 to 2007-12-21 25 draws: 2007-12-21 to 2008-03-18 16 draws: 2008-03-18 to 2008-05-13 15 draws: 2008-05-13 to 2008-07-04 1 draws: 2008-07-04 to 2008-07-08 6 draws: 2008-07-08 to 2008-07-29 51 draws: 2008-07-29 to 2009-01-23 16 draws: 2009-01-23 to 2009-03-20 10 draws: 2009-03-20 to 2009-04-24 1 draws: 2009-04-24 to 2009-04-28 11 draws: 2009-04-28 to 2009-06-05 2 draws: 2009-06-05 to 2009-06-12 9 draws: 2009-06-12 to 2009-07-14 42 draws: 2009-07-14 to 2009-12-08 3 draws: 2009-12-08 to 2009-12-18 6 draws: 2009-12-18 to 2010-01-08 8 draws: 2010-01-08 to 2010-02-05 1 draws: 2010-02-05 to 2010-02-09 23 draws: 2010-02-09 to 2010-04-30 2 draws: 2010-04-30 to 2010-05-07 2 draws: 2010-05-07 to 2010-05-14 2 draws: 2010-05-14 to 2010-05-21 2 draws: 2010-05-21 to 2010-05-28 14 draws: 2010-05-28 to 2010-07-16 5 draws: 2010-07-16 to 2010-08-03 5 draws: 2010-08-03 to 2010-08-20 3 draws: 2010-08-20 to 2010-08-31 1 draws: 2010-08-31 to 2010-09-03 5 draws: 2010-09-03 to 2010-09-21 25 draws: 2010-09-21 to 2010-12-17 14 draws: 2010-12-17 to 2011-02-04 7 draws: 2011-02-04 to 2011-03-01 10 draws: 2011-03-01 to 2011-04-05 4 draws: 2011-04-05 to 2011-04-19 13 draws: 2011-04-19 to 2011-06-03 3 draws: 2011-06-03 to 2011-06-14 12 draws: 2011-06-14 to 2011-07-26 2 draws: 2011-07-26 to 2011-08-02 16 draws: 2011-08-02 to 2011-09-27 24 draws: 2011-09-27 to 2011-12-20 22 draws: 2011-12-20 to 2012-03-06 5 draws: 2012-03-06 to 2012-03-23 4 draws: 2012-03-23 to 2012-04-06 26 draws: 2012-04-06 to 2012-07-06 12 draws: 2012-07-06 to 2012-08-17 1 draws: 2012-08-17 to 2012-08-21 6 draws: 2012-08-21 to 2012-09-11 6 draws: 2012-09-11 to 2012-10-02 28 draws: 2012-10-02 to 2013-01-08 9 draws: 2013-01-08 to 2013-02-08 7 draws: 2013-02-08 to 2013-03-05 2 draws: 2013-03-05 to 2013-03-12 4 draws: 2013-03-12 to 2013-03-26 11 draws: 2013-03-26 to 2013-05-03 1 draws: 2013-05-03 to 2013-05-07 1 draws: 2013-05-07 to 2013-05-10 6 draws: 2013-05-10 to 2013-05-31 1 draws: 2013-05-31 to 2013-06-04 13 draws: 2013-06-04 to 2013-07-19 6 draws: 2013-07-19 to 2013-08-09 4 draws: 2013-08-09 to 2013-08-23 8 draws: 2013-08-23 to 2013-09-20 8 draws: 2013-09-20 to 2013-10-18 2005-06-28 2005-08-16 2005-08-26 2005-09-23 2005-10-14 2005-12-20 2005-12-30 2006-01-03 2006-04-25 2006-05-05 2006-05-26 2006-06-13 2006-06-27 2006-06-30 2006-10-06 2006-10-17 2006-11-14 2006-11-21 2006-12-12 2007-05-04 2007-06-26 2007-07-24 2007-08-10 2007-09-18 2007-09-28 2007-10-26 2007-11-20 2007-12-21 2008-03-18 2008-05-13 2008-07-04 2008-07-08 2008-07-29 2009-01-23 2009-03-20 2009-04-24 2009-04-28 2009-06-05 2009-06-12 2009-07-14 2009-12-08 2009-12-18 2010-01-08 2010-02-05 2010-02-09 2010-04-30 2010-05-07 2010-05-14 2010-05-21 2010-05-28 2010-07-16 2010-08-03 2010-08-20 2010-08-31 2010-09-03 2010-09-21 2010-12-17 2011-02-04 2011-03-01 2011-04-05 2011-04-19 2011-06-03 2011-06-14 2011-07-26 2011-08-02 2011-09-27 2011-12-20 2012-03-06 2012-03-23 2012-04-06 2012-07-06 2012-08-17 2012-08-21 2012-09-11 2012-10-02 2013-01-08 2013-02-08 2013-03-05 2013-03-12 2013-03-26 2013-05-03 2013-05-07 2013-05-10 2013-05-31 2013-06-04 2013-07-19 2013-08-09 2013-08-23 2013-09-20 2013-10-18 2005-06-24 2013-10-18
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1st smallest 14 · chance 15.5 2nd smallest 34 · chance 35.8 3rd smallest 33 · chance 28.4 4th smallest 8 · chance 9.2 5th smallest 1 · chance 1.0 Every position’s lane →
The company it keeps Seen most often with these — chance gives every partner about 6.5 shared draws, and the leaders are simply the ones that came out ahead this time.
It has shared a draw with every one of the other 55 numbers; chance expected about 0.1 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 56. 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 ← number 19 Every number number 21 → 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 5/56 tonight whatever it did last week.