Iowa Lottery

About Pick 4

Pick 4 is a daily game that leaves most all the choices up to the player. Players can pick their own four numbers every day and choose how to play them. Both the Pick 4 midday draw and the Pick 4 evening draw were launched in September 2003. In Pick 4, players choose a set of four numbers, each from 0 through 9. Players choose either a straight (match all numbers in the exact order as drawn), a box (match all four numbers in any order), a straight/box (match either exact and/or any order), front pair (match the first two numbers in the exact order as drawn) or back pair (match the last two numbers in the exact order as drawn).

How To Play

Choose a set of four numbers, each from 0 through 9.

Pick your own numbers or let the computer pick them for you by asking for an easy pick.

Select the play type:

• Straight - match all numbers in the EXACT ORDER as drawn.
• Box - match all four numbers IN ANY ORDER.
• Straight/BOX - match either exact and/or any order.
• Front Pair - match the first two numbers in the EXACT ORDER as drawn.
• Back Pair - match the last two numbers in the EXACT ORDER as drawn.

Purchase up to 16 consecutive drawings at a time.

Midday drawings held daily at 12:40 p.m. Evening drawings held daily at about 9:20 p.m.

Pick 4 prizes must be claimed within 90 days of the drawing for which they were eligible.

Prizes and Odds

Play	Odds	$.50	$1	$2	$3	$4	$5
Straight	1 in 10,000	$3,000	$6,000	$12,000	$18,000	$24,000	$30,000
Box 24-way (4 unique #'s)	1 in 417	$125	$250	$500	$750	$1,000	$1,250
Box 12-way (2 identical #'s)	1 in 833	$250	$500	$1,000	$1,500	$2,000	$2,500
Box 6-way (2 pairs identical #'s)	1 in 1,667	$500	$1,000	$2,000	$3,000	$4,000	$5,000
Box 4-way (3 identical #'s)	1 in 2,500	$750	$1,500	$3,000	$4,500	$6,000	$7,500
Straight/Box 4-way Exact	1 in 10,000	N/A	$3,750	$7,500	$11,250	$15,000	$18,750
Straight/Box 4-way Any	1 in 2,500	N/A	$750	$1,500	$2,250	$3,000	$3,750
Straight/Box 6-way Exact	1 in 10,000	N/A	$3,500	$7,000	$10,500	$14,000	$17,500
Straight/Box 6-way Any	1 in 1,167	N/A	$500	$1,000	$1,500	$2,000	$2,500
Straight/Box 12-way Exact	1 in 10,000	N/A	$3,250	$6,500	$9,750	$13,000	$16,250
Straight/Box 12-way Any	1 in 833	N/A	$250	$500	$750	$1,000	$1,250
Straight/Box 24-way Exact	1 in 10,000	N/A	$3,125	$6,250	$9,375	$12,500	$15,625
Straight/Box 24-way Any	1 in 417	N/A	$125	$250	$375	$500	$625
Front Pair	1 in 100	$30	$60	$120	$180	$240	$300
Back Pair	1 in 100	$30	$60	$120	$180	$240	$300