Rhode Island Lottery The Numbers General Information and Links
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The Rhode Island The Numbers lottery is a 4-digit game with ten ways to play, which makes it one of the 4-dgit lottery games
in th US with the highest amount of options of play types. You can play The Numbers for as low as 50¢.
Rhode Island The Numbers drawing schedule: The Numbers drawings are held once a day at approximately 7 p.m. daily.
Rhode Island The Numbers drawing method: Rhode Island lottery uses mechanical drawing of the winning numbers
which are televised live on WPRI-TV 12.
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How to Play Rhode Island The Numbers Lottery
From a Rhode Island Lottery retailer (a gas station, a convenience store, a food store, etc. which plays RI Lottery) get
a The Numbers playslip. A playslip contains four different play areas, marked A through D. Each play area
represents a different The Numbers play. If you want to play only one number, fill out only 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 a game selection area (4 Digit, 3 Digit, or Back 3), a Bet Type selection area (Str, Box, or Combo),
a wager selection area (50¢, $1, or $5), and a number selection area. Note that $2 plays are also available, but your plays
must be entered through the Lottery terminal by your Lottery retailer.
The number selection area 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
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. If you
have choosen 3 Digit or Back 3 games, then fill out only the first three or the last 3 columns only, respectively.
Next select and mark the amount (keep in mind that Combo cannot be played for 50¢). 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 The Numbers playslip here.
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Play Types and How You Win the Rhode Island The Numbers Lottery
There are ten ways you can play the Rhode Island The Numbers game - four Straight betting, three Box betting, and three Combo
betting. These types together with how much is paid for a winning Rhode Island The Numbers game are listed below.
Straight: You win by matching the winning Numbers in the exact order drawn.
- 4 Digit Straight: Match all four digits in exact order to win $2,500 for a 50¢ game, $5,000 for a $1 game, $10,000 for a $2 game,
or $25,000 for a $5 game.
- 3 Digit Straight: Match the first 3 digits in exact order to win $250 for a 50¢ game, $500 for a $1 game, $1,000 for a $2 game,
or $2,500 for a $5 game.
- Back 3 Straight: Match the last 3 digits in exact order to win $250 for a 50¢ game, $500 for a $1 game, $1,000 for a $2 game,
or $2,500 for a $5 game.
- Front 2 Straight: Match the first 2 digits in exact order to win $25 for a 50¢ game, $50 for a $1 game, $100 for a $2 game,
or $250 for a $5 game. Note that this game type can be played only by your retailer at the Lottery terminal.
Keep in mind that you'll win only for the bet you have placed. For example, if you play 8142 Str and if the winning number is
8140, you'll win nothing eventhough you have matched the first 3 digits.
Box: You win by matching the numbers in any order.
- 4 Digit Box: Match all four digits in any order. The prize of Box play depends on whether the digits are repeated or not.
- If none of the digits repeats, like 8142, it pays $104 for a 50¢game and $208 for a $1 game.
- If one of the digits is double, like 8182, it pays $208 for a 50¢ game and $416 for a $1 game.
- If two digits are doubled, like like 8181, it pays $417 for a 50¢ game and $834 for a $1 game.
- If one of the digits is tripled, like 8188, it pays $625 for a 50¢ game and $1,250 for a $1 game.
- There is no box play for numbers with all four identical digits such as 8888. These The Numbers numbers can only be played straight.
- 3 Digit Box: Match the first 3 digits in any order. The prize of 3 Digit Box play depends on whether the digits are repeated or not.
- If none of the digits repeats, like 814, it pays $42 for a 50¢game and $84 for a $1 game.
- If one of the digits is double, like 818, it pays $83 for a 50¢ game and $166 for a $1 game.
- Back 3 Box: Match the last 3 digits in any order. The prize of Back 3 Box play depends on whether the digits are repeated
or not. The prize structure is the same as 3 Digit Box described above.
Prizes for $2 and $5 games can readily be computed from the above lists.
- Combo: Known as Straight/Box in other states, is a bet type where half of your wager is applied to a Straight
and the other half to a Box. The minimum wager is $1. So, a $1 Combo is simply a combination of a 50¢ Straight
play and a 50¢ Box play. The prize is also the sum of the two.
- 4 Digit Combo: Match all four digits in exact or any order. The prize of this Combo play depends on whether the digits are
repeated or not. The examples below are for a $1 Combo. You can easily compute the prizes for $2 and $5 games.
- If none of the digits repeats, like 8142, it pays $2,604 if you get it straight and $104 if you get it in any other order.
- If one of the digits is double, like 8182, it pays $2,708 if you get it straight and $208 if you get it in any other order.
- If two digits are doubled, like 8181, it pays $2,917 if you get it straight and $417 if you get it in any other order.
- If one of the digits is tripled, like 8188, it pays $3125 if you get it straight and $625 if you get it in any other order.
- There is no Combo play for numbers with all four identical digits such as 8888. These The Numbers numbers can only be played straight.
- 3 Digit Combo: Match first 3 digits in exact or any order. The prize of this Combo play depends on whether the digits are
repeated or not. The examples below are for a $1 Combo. You can easily compute the prizes for $2 and $5 games.
- If none of the digits repeats, like 814, it pays $292 if you get it straight and $42 if you get it in any other order.
- If one of the digits is double, like 818, it pays $333 if you get it straight and $83 if you get it in any other order.
- Back 3 Combo: Match last 3 digits in exact or any order. The prize of this Combo play depends on whether the digits are
repeated or not. The prize structure is the same as 3 Digit Combo described above.
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Odds and Prizes of Rhode Island The Numbers
A summary of the odds of winning and winner prizes for the basic play types and for $1 bet:
| Play Type | Odds | Prize (for $1 bet) |
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| 4 Digit Straight | 1 in 10,000 | $5,000 |
| 4 Digit 4-way Box | 1 in 2,500 | $1,250 |
| 4 Digit 6-way Box | 1 in 1,667 | $834 |
| 4 Digit 12-way Box | 1 in 833 | $416 |
| 4 Digit 24-way Box | 1 in 417 | $208 |
| 3 Digit and Back 3 Straight | 1 in 1,000 | $500 |
| 3 Digit and Back 3 3-way Box | 1 in 333 | $83 |
| 3 Digit and Back 3 6-way Box | 1 in 167 | $42 |
| 2 Digit Straight | 1 in 100 | $50 |
Note that a for 4-digits, 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. And for 3-digits, a 3-way Box has one of the digits repeated;
a 6-way Box has none of the digits repeated.
For RI Lottery general rules and how to claim prizes, please see RI Lottery general info page.
Links to some The Numbers pages of the Rhode Island Lottery Official Web Site
Although we have tried to cover all the pertinent information of the Rhode Island The Numbers, we recommend that you also look at the
following pages at the Rhode Island Lottery official web site.
Rhode Island The Numbers 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 Rhode Island The Numbers pages of this
web site are listed below.
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