WWE Money In The Bank 2020: 5 stats created at the show

#3 Otis improves the odds of a Money in the Bank win

65% of past #MITB winners won the briefcase on their 1st try (best odds).22% of #MITB winners won the briefcase on their 3rd try (2nd best odds).The stats say that first-timers have the best chance of winning the @WWE Money in the Bank Ladder Match. Will the trend continue?

— WWE Stats & Info (@WWEStats) May 11, 2020

The Money in the Bank ladder match was 15 years old as of yesterday, since it made its debut back at WrestleMania 21 in 2005. The match didn't evolve into its own pay-per-view until five years later, but in that time there have already been a number of winners and successful cash-ins.

There have only ever been four unsuccessful cash-ins for the men, while all of the women with the contract have been successful. That being said, there have been several stars in the Money in the Bank ladder match who haven't been able to win. Kofi Kingston has been in seven matches without a victory, but odds are that Kingston may never win the match since the odds favor first time Money in the Bank winners.

This was made even more clear last night when Otis won the men's ladder match on his first attempt, while Asuka also won on her first attempt. It's also interesting to note that Asuka is now the first woman to win both the Royal Rumble and the Money in the Bank contract.