New York Lottery Win 4 General Information and Links

How to Play New York Win 4 Lottery

From a New York Lottery retailer (a gas station, a convenience store, a food store, etc. which plays DC Lottery) get a Win 4 playslip. A playslip contains four different play areas, marked Game A through Game E. Each play area represents a different Win 4 play. If you want to play only one number, fill out only the first panel, Game A; if you want to play 8 numbers, then get two playslips and fill all the panels, A to D of both of them.

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

The other two play types need only partial selection of numbers. For "Front Pair", you need to mark only the first two rows, and for "Back Pair", you need to mark only the last two rows.

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', 'EVE' 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.

You may also look at a Win 4 playslip here.

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Play Types and How You Win the New York Win 4 Lottery

There are six ways you can play and win the New York Win 4 game - five basic types and two shortcuts of the basic types. These types together with how much is paid for a winning New York Win 4 game type are listed below.

The basic Win 4 play types are:

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

   The prize of New York Win 4 Straight game is $5,000 for a $1 game and $2,500 for a 50¢ 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 Win 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 New York Win 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 $200 for a $1 game and $100 for a 50¢ game. If one of the digits is double, like 8182, then it is called a 12-way box and pays $400 for a $1 game and $200 for a 50¢ game. If two digits are doubled, like 8118, then it is called a 6-way box and pays $800 for a $1 game and $400 for a 50¢ game. If one of the digits is tripled, like 8188, then it is called a 4-way box and pays $1200 for a $1 game and $600 for a 50¢ game. There is no Box play for numbers with all four identical digits such as 8888. These Win 4 numbers can only be played Straight.

3. Front Pair: Select only the first two digits to win $50 for a $1 game and $25 for a 50¢ game. For example, if you play the Front Pair 13 (i.e., 13XX), you'll win as long as the first two digits of the winning number are 13 in exact order. So, you'll win with 1300, 1392, etc., but not with 0130 or 3113.

4. Back Pair: Select only the last two digits to win $50 for a $1 game and $25 for a 50¢ game. For example, if you play the Back Pair 13 (i.e., XX13), you'll win as long as the last two digits of the winning number are 13 in exact order. So, you'll win with 0013, 9813, etc., but not with 0031 or 3131.

And the shortcut play types are:

5. Straight/Box: is simply a combination of a 50¢ Straight play and a 50¢ Box play. This play type is designed 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¢ Straight and another panel for 50¢ 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¢ Straight game and a 50¢ Box game. For example, if you play 8142 as Straight/Box, and if the winning number is 8142, then you'll win $2600 ($2500 for the Straight part + $100 for the Box part). If the winning number is 8124, you'll win only $100 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).

6. Combo (Combination): 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 Straight 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 any one of the combinations (say, 1888) 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.).

Lucky Sum

Win 4 Lucky Sum is an add-on feature to Numbers, for an extra $1, you can win a prize even if your exact numbers aren't drawn. Just tell your retailer you want to play in addition to your regular Numbers wager.

Win 4 Lucky Sum prizes:

The prizes are inversely proportional to the odds of each sum. Sums of 0 and 36 are the least likely since each covers only one number, 0000 and 9999, respectively. Therefore, they are allocated the highest prize. On the other hand, 16, 17, 18, 19, and 20 are the most likely to be drawn, thus with the lowest prizes.
The odds and all possible combinations of 4-digit games are available on this web site at 4-digit Sums.

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Prizes and Odds of New York Lottery Win 4

How much does New York Win 4 pay for Straight or Box? The following is a summary of 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 New York Lottery general rules and how to claim prizes, please see New York Lottery general info page.

Links to some Win 4 pages of the New York Lottery Official Web Site

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

• New York Lottery Win 4 game information
• New York Lottery General Game Rules

New York Win 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 New York Win 4 pages of this web site are listed below.

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

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