| Play Type | Numbers Picked |
Numbers Sequence |
Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Straight | 4 | Exact order | Pick any four numbers (unique or not) to match the winning numbers in the order that they were picked.
Example: If the winning numbers were picked 1-2-3-4, only exact order plays of 1234 are winners. |
| Box (24-way) |
4 | Any order | Pick four unique numbers to match the winning numbers in any order. There are 24 ways to win (24 possible combinations).
Example: If the winning numbers were picked 1-2-3-4, any plays with those numbers (such as 3241) are winners. |
| Box (12-way) |
4 | Any order | Pick four numbers -- two of which are identical -- to match the winning numbers in any order. There are 12 ways to win (12 possible combinations).
Example: If the winning numbers were picked 1-2-1-3, any plays with those numbers (such as 3112) are winners. |
| Box (6-way) |
4 | Any order | Pick four numbers -- two pairs of identical numbers -- to match the winning numbers in any order. There are six ways to win (six possible combinations).
Example: If the winning numbers were picked 1-2-1-2, any plays with those numbers (such as 2112) are winners. |
| Box (4-way) |
4 | Any order | Pick four numbers -- three of which are identical -- to match the winning numbers in any order. There are four ways to win (four possible combinations).
Example: If the winning numbers were picked 1-1-1-2, any plays with those numbers (such as 1211) are winners. |
| Front Pair |
2 | Exact order | Pick two numbers to match the first two winning numbers in the order that they were picked.
Example: If the winning numbers were picked 1-2-3-4, only exact order plays of those first two number (12xx) are winners. |
| Back Pair |
2 | Exact order | Pick two numbers to match the last two winning numbers in the order that they were picked.
Example: If the winning numbers were picked 1-2-3-4, only exact order plays of those last two numbers (xx34) are winners. |