Delaware Lottery Play 4 General Information and Links

How to Play Delaware Play 4 Lottery

From a Delaware Lottery retailer (a gas station, a convenience store, a food store, etc. which plays Delaware Lottery) get a Play 4 playslip. A playslip contains five different play areas, marked Play A through Play E. Each play area represents a different Play 4 play. If you want to play only one number, fill out only the Play A panel. if you want to play 10 numbers, then get two playslips and fill all the panels, A to E of all of them.

Each play panel contains four colums of the digits 0 to 9. Mark the first digit of your number on the first column, the second digit on the second column, the third digit on the third column, and the fourth digit on the fourth column. So, if you want to play the 8142, then 8 will be marked in the first column, 1 in the second column, 4 in the third column, and 2 in the fourth column. Next select and mark the amount (50 cents or $1), then select the type of play - Straight, Box, Straight/Box, or Combo.

The numbers you are playing are valid only for the next draw. If you want to specify either the day or evining draw, or both, you can do so by marking the 'DAY', 'NIGHT' or 'BOTH' boxes. In fact, playing for both draws doubles the price.

Next, present the completed playslip to the lottery retailer to receive your printed ticket. Check your ticket immediately to ensure that the numbers, dates, and play type match your request. The retailer can cancel the ticket.

Also, you may like this Flash Play 4 instruction

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Play Types and How You Win the Delaware Play 4 Lottery

There are four ways you can play the Delaware Play 4 game - two basic types and two shortcuts of the basic two. These types together with how much is paid for a winning Delaware Play 4 number are listed below.

The basic Play 4 play types are:

1. Straight: You win by matching the winning Play 4 number in the exact order drawn. For example, if you play the Play 4 number 8142 as straight, you'll win only if the winning number is 8142; you don't win anything if the winning number is 8412 or 8144.

   The prize of Delaware Play 4 Straight game is $5,000 for a $1 game and $2,500 for a 50 cents game.

2. Box: You win by matching the numbers in any order. For example, if you play 8142 as box, you'll win if the Play 4 winning number contains the four digits 1, 2, 4, and 8 in any order, such as 2148 or 4218; but not if any one is missing like 8144.

   The prize of Delaware Play 4 box play depends on whether the digits are repeated or not. A number such as 8142, where none of the digits repeats is called a 24-way box and pays $208 for a $1 game and $104 for a 50 cents game. If one of the digits is double, like 8182, then it is called a 12-way box and pays $416 for a $1 game and $208 for a 50-cents game. If two digits are doubled, like 8118, then it is called a 6-way box and pays $834 for a $1 game and $417 for a 50-cents game. If one of the digits is tripled, like 8188, then it is called a 4-way box and pays $1250 for a $1 game and $625 for a 50-cents game. There is no box play for numbers with all four identical digits such as 8888. These Play 4 numbers can only be played straight.

And the shortcut play types are:

4. Straight/Box: is simply a combination of a 50-cent Straight play and a 50-cent Box play. This play type is designed simply to save you time; it is a shortcut of playing one game of straight and another game of box of the same number. That is, instead of filling one panel for 50-cents Straight and another panel for 50-cents Box, of the same number, you might as well fill out just one panel and mark it as Straight/Box. Note that the minimum amount for a Straight/Box game is $1.

The prize of a Straight/Box play is the sum of a 50 cents Straight game and a 50-cents Box game. For example, if you play 8142 as Straight/Box, and if the winning number is 8142, then you'll win $2604 ($2500 for the Straight part + $104 for the Box part). If the winning number is 8124, you'll win only $104 for the box part since you did not match it Straight. How much do you win with Straight/Box of the number 8182? (Answer), 8118? (Answer), 8188? (Answer).

5. Combo: This is the same as playing Straight all possible combination of the selected number. For example, if you want to win $5000 on the number 8188 in any order, then you have to play all the possible combinations, namely, 8188, 1888, 8818, and 8881, at a price of $4 ($1 for each). The shortcut is simply to fill out 8188 and mark Combo for $1; you'll still pay $4. Note that a $1 combo play of a non-repeating-digit numbers such as 8142 costs $24 since there are 24 possible combinations (1248, 2148, 1284, 1482, etc.).

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Odds and Prizes of Delaware Play 4

How much does Delaware Play 4 lottery pay for Straight or Box? The following is a summary winner prize payouts and the odds of winning.

Note that a 24-way Box is a number with four non-identical digits; a 12-way Box has one of the digits repeated; a 6-way Box has two of the digits doubled; a 4-way Box has one digits and three identical digits.

For Delaware Lottery general rules and how to claim prizes, please see Delaware Lottery general info page.

Links to some Play 4 pages of the Delaware Lottery Official Web Site

Although we have tried to cover all the pertinent information of the Delaware Play 4, we recommend that you also look at the following pages at the Delaware Lottery official web site.

• Delaware Lottery Play 3/Play 4 page
• Flash Play 4 instruction
• Delaware lotteries draw animations

Delaware Play 4 at US-Lotteries.com

The main purpose of this web site (US-Lotteries.com) is to present a well formatted latest and past results; analysis and statistics of past winning numbers, digits, pairs, triads; search to see if your favorite numbers have ever won or have come close to winning the jackpot; mathematical tools such as combinations generators and wheels. The complete list of all Delaware Play 4 pages of this web site are listed below.

• Delaware lottery Play 4 summary of page contents with latest and recent results
• All past winning numbers of the Delaware lottery Play 4 displayed on a monthly calendar
• Search for the past performace of any Delaware lottery Play 4 with full or partial match
• Yearly Delaware lottery Play 4 winning numbers on a calendar for printing
• Classification and history of Delaware lottery Play 4 Boxes(Combos)
• Data on Delaware lottery Play 4 quadruple-digit numbers
• Frequency and last appearance of Delaware lottery Play 4 individual digits
• Delaware Play 4 exact order statistics with least and most frequently drawn, never drawn numbers
• Delaware Play 4 any order (box) statistics for the different groups
• Frequency and last appearance of Delaware lottery Play 4 front, mid, and back pairs
• Statistics of Delaware lottery Play 4 sum of digits
• Generate Delaware Play 4 combinations from a number with 2 or more digits

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