Number 20

In Cash 5 under the 5/39 · Apr 2010 – May 2016 rules — 2,219 draws, 5 from 1–39 (an earlier era).

302times drawn · chance expected 284 +1.11σ

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

7.3average wait between appearances · chance says 7.8

41longest completed wait · 71% chance of one at least that long

20 is drawn as often as chance explains

Drawn 302 times in 2,219 draws against 284.5 expected, +1.11σ. 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 302 times in 2,219 draws · average wait 7.3 draws · longest completed wait 41 · 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 smallest14 · chance 15.9
2nd smallest68 · chance 75.3
3rd smallest134 · chance 119.6
4th smallest72 · chance 75.3
5th smallest14 · chance 15.9

Every position’s lane →

The company it keeps

Seen most often with these — chance gives every partner about 31.8 shared draws, and the leaders are simply the ones that came out ahead this time.

24 7 14 27 19 38

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
2016-05-11	3	3rd	2 18 20 24 27
2016-05-08	5	4th	6 8 13 20 24
2016-05-03	5	4th	1 10 16 20 31
2016-04-28	1	3rd	10 18 20

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.

2015-12-04	4	2nd	14 20 24 26 35
2015-11-30	6	2nd	8 20 30 31 36
2015-11-24	2	4th	3 7 19 20 21
2015-11-22	3	3rd	6 14 20 22 35
2015-11-19	2	2nd	19 20 24 27 29
2015-11-17	6	2nd	18 20 22 32 36
2015-11-11	15	2nd	5 20 32 37 38
2015-10-27	3	3rd	16 19 20 21 39
2015-10-24	16	4th	3 12 16 20 37
2015-10-08	1	3rd	14 19 20 32 33
2015-10-07	11	4th	12 13 15 20 33
2015-09-26	13	2nd	15 20 21 24 34
2015-09-13	15	5th	1 8 15 18 20
2015-08-29	7	2nd	10 20 22 29 31
2015-08-22	8	3rd	1 12 20 31 35
2015-08-14	8	5th	2 15 16 17 20
2015-08-06	7	2nd	4 20 28 38 39
2015-07-30	8	3rd	13 15 20 25 38
2015-07-22	11	4th	1 4 11 20 36
2015-07-11	5	2nd	1 20 24 30 38
2015-07-06	8	3rd	15 16 20 26 38
2015-06-28	9	3rd	7 9 20 21 37
2015-06-19	8	3rd	5 8 20 30 33
2015-06-11	9	1st	20 26 28 31 35
2015-06-02	2	4th	5 16 17 20 21
2015-05-31	12	3rd	2 9 20 31 37
2015-05-19	2	2nd	1 20 22 31 32
2015-05-17	4	4th	1 10 16 20 25
2015-05-13	1	4th	4 10 12 20 37
2015-05-12	21	1st	20 22 24 26 32
2015-04-20	23	3rd	8 14 20 24 26
2015-03-28	11	2nd	11 20 22 26 29
2015-03-17	4	3rd	6 9 20 33 39
2015-03-13	17	2nd	19 20 23 24 36
2015-02-24	4	1st	20 27 30 35 37
2015-02-20	9	3rd	4 7 20 29 35
2015-02-11	12	4th	9 11 16 20 38
2015-01-30	2	3rd	1 10 20 21 32
2015-01-28	7	3rd	8 13 20 30 33
2015-01-21	11	4th	3 11 13 20 26
2015-01-10	2	1st	20 21 25 26 38
2015-01-08	2	4th	9 12 15 20 25
2015-01-06	9	2nd	19 20 27 36 38
2014-12-28	1	4th	3 10 17 20 36
2014-12-27	4	3rd	14 17 20 37 39
2014-12-23	7	4th	4 5 6 20 24
2014-12-16	41	2nd	2 20 24 28 31
2014-11-05	2	4th	1 2 11 20 25
2014-11-03	6	5th	13 14 15 19 20
2014-10-28	3	3rd	3 13 20 21 36
2014-10-25	2	3rd	7 10 20 34 35
2014-10-23	3	4th	8 14 19 20 38
2014-10-20	4	4th	12 13 18 20 23
2014-10-16	9	2nd	7 20 26 30 34
2014-10-07	2	4th	7 12 14 20 32
2014-10-05	2	3rd	8 15 20 23 29
2014-10-03	21	4th	3 11 14 20 32
2014-09-12	9	4th	2 11 17 20 24
2014-09-03	18	2nd	4 20 21 28 31
2014-08-16	2	3rd	8 16 20 28 31
2014-08-14	7	3rd	5 12 20 26 36
2014-08-07	6	4th	7 11 19 20 39
2014-08-01	10	4th	2 5 14 20 36
2014-07-22	1	4th	4 7 19 20 34
2014-07-21	34	4th	1 5 12 20 21
2014-06-17	7	4th	8 12 13 20 22
2014-06-10	3	4th	10 11 17 20 25
2014-06-07	15	2nd	15 20 24 35 39
2014-05-23	6	2nd	11 20 25 26 35
2014-05-17	1	3rd	7 11 20 31 36
2014-05-16	6	2nd	8 20 21 33 35
2014-05-10	6	4th	5 8 15 20 29
2014-05-04	4	3rd	6 7 20 33 34
2014-04-30	3	3rd	13 16 20 34 35
2014-04-27	3	3rd	13 16 20 28 39
2014-04-24	5	3rd	13 19 20 21 33
2014-04-19	5	3rd	3 10 20 33 38
2014-04-14	5	4th	3 14 17 20 36
2014-04-09	26	3rd	13 18 20 21 36
2014-03-14	3	1st	20 26 30 31 36
2014-03-11	4	3rd	11 14 20 21 22
2014-03-07	11	3rd	11 14 20 29 37
2014-02-24	5	3rd	14 16 20 25 31
2014-02-19	6	3rd	2 18 20 33 36
2014-02-13	2	3rd	2 4 20 27 31
2014-02-11	1	2nd	13 20 21 23 24
2014-02-10	1	3rd	7 12 20 23 26
2014-02-09	1	3rd	7 9 20 28 34
2014-02-08	2	2nd	9 20 21 25 27
2014-02-06	5	3rd	10 17 20 24 27
2014-02-01	3	3rd	18 19 20 23 30
2014-01-29	2	3rd	1 17 20 25 32
2014-01-27	11	5th	6 9 15 17 20
2014-01-16	6	1st	20 27 30 31 32
2014-01-10	8	3rd	8 19 20 21 24
2014-01-02	8	5th	11 12 17 19 20
2013-12-25	26	2nd	12 20 35 36 39
2013-11-29	1	2nd	1 20 22 23 28
2013-11-28	1	3rd	14 19 20 34 35
2013-11-27	6	3rd	5 6 20 24 33
2013-11-21	13	3rd	10 18 20 24 27
2013-11-08	12	3rd	5 16 20 24 36
2013-10-27	13	2nd	1 20 28 29 39
2013-10-13	11	3rd	3 4 20 21 22
2013-10-02	14	3rd	4 11 20 27 33
2013-09-18	8	3rd	3 19 20 25 27
2013-09-10	5	1st	20 22 24 37 38
2013-09-05	8	2nd	13 20 26 32 34
2013-08-28	6	1st	20 30 31 34 36
2013-08-22	6	2nd	1 20 24 29 37
2013-08-16	4	2nd	2 20 25 28 33
2013-08-12	3	3rd	8 13 20 23 35
2013-08-09	1	4th	5 8 12 20 39
2013-08-08	5	4th	2 8 16 20 22
2013-08-03	8	3rd	9 10 20 23 39
2013-07-26	8	4th	1 2 12 20 37
2013-07-18	12	2nd	16 20 24 25 31
2013-07-06	1	4th	4 5 18 20 38
2013-07-05	3	4th	2 4 9 20 28
2013-07-02	2	3rd	5 19 20 33 36
2013-06-30	10	3rd	1 2 20 37 38
2013-06-20	5	3rd	2 19 20 31 37
2013-06-15	18	5th	1 7 11 12 20
2013-05-28	3	2nd	6 20 21 24 29
2013-05-25	14	3rd	12 14 20 23 29
2013-05-11	9	1st	20 21 24 27 38
2013-05-02	5	3rd	16 17 20 21 29
2013-04-27	11	2nd	7 20 24 28 36
2013-04-16	15	5th	4 5 10 15 20
2013-04-01	4	3rd	14 18 20 22 25
2013-03-28	16	2nd	18 20 24 25 36
2013-03-12	3	4th	4 8 17 20 33
2013-03-09	4	3rd	3 13 20 23 31
2013-03-05	10	3rd	3 19 20 22 23
2013-02-23	5	3rd	4 7 20 27 33
2013-02-18	1	3rd	12 14 20 26 38
2013-02-17	7	4th	2 5 15 20 38
2013-02-10	22	2nd	2 20 27 28 38
2013-01-19	1	3rd	2 12 20 24 35
2013-01-18	10	5th	1 5 11 16 20
2013-01-08	4	2nd	17 20 29 36 39
2013-01-04	10	4th	6 15 19 20 29
2012-12-25	3	3rd	7 13 20 21 22
2012-12-22	13	4th	1 6 9 20 33
2012-12-09	4	4th	4 17 18 20 31
2012-12-05	11	4th	5 11 17 20 37
2012-11-24	2	4th	3 9 19 20 22
2012-11-22	25	4th	4 10 11 20 28
2012-10-28	13	2nd	19 20 28 32 37
2012-10-15	7	3rd	4 5 20 22 25
2012-10-08	4	3rd	3 18 20 28 37
2012-10-04	1	3rd	7 9 20 27 32
2012-10-03	12	4th	2 4 9 20 34
2012-09-21	2	2nd	11 20 23 29 37
2012-09-19	13	2nd	11 20 28 31 34
2012-09-06	18	2nd	9 20 35 36 37
2012-08-19	13	4th	2 4 12 20 38
2012-08-06	6	3rd	5 18 20 26 34
2012-07-31	7	2nd	1 20 24 28 37
2012-07-24	8	3rd	4 5 20 24 26
2012-07-16	1	4th	6 7 10 20 24
2012-07-15	12	4th	1 3 12 20 35
2012-07-03	5	2nd	15 20 24 33 37
2012-06-27	1	3rd	6 7 20 26 38
2012-06-26	14	3rd	1 16 20 25 37
2012-06-12	8	3rd	16 19 20 22 37
2012-06-04	6	3rd	1 9 20 22 26
2012-05-29	3	3rd	11 18 20 26 32
2012-05-26	3	1st	20 27 35 36 38
2012-05-23	1	3rd	12 14 20 27 31
2012-05-22	2	5th	1 5 7 18 20
2012-05-20	1	3rd	6 9 20 29 35
2012-05-19	10	4th	14 15 16 20 21
2012-05-06	8	2nd	3 20 29 30 35
2012-04-28	4	3rd	6 15 20 27 29
2012-04-24	2	4th	5 12 15 20 35
2012-04-22	5	3rd	7 19 20 21 22
2012-04-17	16	1st	20 22 32 36 38
2012-04-01	12	3rd	8 9 20 26 39
2012-03-20	1	4th	9 10 13 20 34
2012-03-19	2	4th	2 6 9 20 36
2012-03-17	1	3rd	14 16 20 22 28
2012-03-16	13	5th	3 7 12 14 20
2012-03-03	6	5th	11 12 14 17 20
2012-02-26	8	3rd	10 11 20 24 35
2012-02-18	12	3rd	4 8 20 36 38
2012-02-06	3	3rd	1 9 20 29 39
2012-02-03	24	3rd	14 18 20 28 30
2012-01-10	3	3rd	4 7 20 23 38
2012-01-07	4	2nd	14 20 27 35 37
2012-01-03	8	3rd	12 19 20 28 30
2011-12-26	15	3rd	10 14 20 26 32
2011-12-11	9	4th	1 16 17 20 28
2011-12-02	9	3rd	10 11 20 21 32
2011-11-23	5	5th	3 7 9 18 20
2011-11-18	1	3rd	1 5 20 25 28
2011-11-17	4	2nd	15 20 27 31 38
2011-11-13	5	2nd	2 20 21 29 37
2011-11-08	3	3rd	10 13 20 36 37
2011-11-05	24	2nd	11 20 24 31 37
2011-10-10	4	3rd	12 19 20 31 33
2011-10-06	8	3rd	7 17 20 22 34
2011-09-28	3	4th	1 2 16 20 35
2011-09-25	6	3rd	3 15 20 22 34
2011-09-19	13	3rd	1 7 20 22 25
2011-09-06	1	2nd	19 20 24 33 34
2011-09-05	4	4th	7 13 19 20 38
2011-09-01	8	2nd	15 20 25 28 37
2011-08-23	2	3rd	2 14 20 27 29
2011-08-21	3	3rd	17 18 20 28 31
2011-08-18	3	4th	2 14 16 20 37
2011-08-15	4	4th	2 5 16 20 30
2011-08-09	4	3rd	13 19 20 24 30
2011-08-05	12	3rd	3 6 20 25 39
2011-07-24	15	3rd	9 11 20 26 33
2011-07-09	3	2nd	16 20 21 26 27
2011-07-06	40	3rd	9 14 20 30 34
2011-05-27	10	2nd	8 20 27 30 37
2011-05-17	1	3rd	5 18 20 33 36
2011-05-16	3	4th	6 10 11 20 27
2011-05-13	5	3rd	6 12 20 30 37
2011-05-08	23	2nd	17 20 23 25 38
2011-04-14	3	2nd	10 20 24 36 38
2011-04-11	6	3rd	10 19 20 22 27
2011-04-05	1	3rd	1 5 20 23 29
2011-04-04	28	3rd	2 11 20 25 32
2011-03-07	1	3rd	8 12 20 36 38
2011-03-06	3	4th	4 7 17 20 38
2011-03-03	7	4th	6 7 14 20 32
2011-02-24	3	3rd	4 14 20 21 34
2011-02-21	4	4th	1 7 8 20 22
2011-02-17	3	3rd	14 19 20 26 34
2011-02-14	1	3rd	4 13 20 22 38
2011-02-13	3	2nd	17 20 29 33 38
2011-02-10	3	3rd	3 10 20 30 32
2011-02-07	3	1st	20 25 28 29 39
2011-02-04	1	1st	20 23 30 31 38
2011-02-03	3	4th	12 15 19 20 33
2011-01-30	3	4th	3 9 15 20 24
2011-01-27	6	3rd	4 13 20 24 26
2011-01-21	1	3rd	7 18 20 23 37
2011-01-20	2	2nd	18 20 24 27 33
2011-01-18	12	2nd	16 20 27 33 38
2011-01-06	21	3rd	8 9 20 25 28
2010-12-16	4	5th	4 6 8 14 20
2010-12-12	3	3rd	3 4 20 25 30
2010-12-09	10	2nd	7 20 23 25 36
2010-11-29	5	2nd	19 20 27 36 39
2010-11-24	6	3rd	12 15 20 27 31
2010-11-18	8	3rd	11 15 20 24 39
2010-11-10	8	4th	6 15 18 20 31
2010-11-02	3	2nd	12 20 26 31 35
2010-10-30	6	4th	8 9 17 20 39
2010-10-24	12	5th	4 7 10 18 20
2010-10-12	5	3rd	5 19 20 31 39
2010-10-07	19	2nd	11 20 28 31 36
2010-09-18	4	4th	7 13 14 20 24
2010-09-14	1	3rd	3 8 20 21 24
2010-09-13	8	3rd	6 7 20 34 39
2010-09-05	1	3rd	7 12 20 23 27
2010-09-04	12	2nd	6 20 21 24 35
2010-08-23	3	2nd	18 20 25 27 37
2010-08-20	32	2nd	13 20 31 34 39
2010-07-19	9	3rd	5 13 20 27 30
2010-07-10	6	3rd	7 14 20 32 39
2010-07-04	9	4th	9 15 18 20 38
2010-06-25	6	4th	2 13 14 20 35
2010-06-19	2	3rd	2 19 20 24 39
2010-06-17	7	2nd	10 20 22 28 32
2010-06-10	1	3rd	7 15 20 23 38
2010-06-09	13	3rd	5 14 20 22 23
2010-05-27	16	2nd	14 20 25 30 34
2010-05-11	1	2nd	3 20 24 28 39
2010-05-10	5	2nd	8 20 30 34 37
2010-05-05	2	3rd	17 18 20 24 30
2010-05-03	4	3rd	1 17 20 28 30
2010-04-29	12	2nd	10 20 21 27 28
2010-04-17	—	4th	12 13 17 20 26