Wild Card2 Lottery General Information
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Wild Card2 is a multi-state lottery game played in 4 states with a jackpot starting at $200,000 and growing until someone
wins. Wild Card2, together with Powerball, Hot Lotto, and 2By2 is administered by the Multi-State Lottery Association (MUSL).
The Wild Card2 game consists of two sets where the player selects 5 numbers 1 through 33 from the first set and one
Wild Card from a deck of 16 face cards. Wild Card2 costs $1 for 2 plays.
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Wild Card2 drawing schedule: Wild Card2 drawings are held at approximately 10:40 p.m. EST every Wednesday and
Saturday night.
Wild Card2 drawing method: The winning Wild Card2 numbers are drawn using computerised methods by a random
number generator.
How to play Wild Card2
Just like any multi-number game, Wild Card2 is a very easy game to play. Two sample panels, labeled as Play A and Play B, from
a Wild Card2 playslip are shown here; the actual playslip contains 5 panels.
Each panel contains two plays and coss $1, and each play area contains numbers 1 to 31 and the four card letters as well as the
faces. Select 5 numbers from 1 through 31, one of the card letters, and one of the signs. So, if mark 'K' and the 'Heart' you have
King of Hearts. Do the same on the lower area since you need to play two for a buck.
Alternatively, you can mark the Quick Pick (QP) (Easy Pick (EP) in some states) to let the Lottery terminal randomly select your
numbers for you. If you want to spend more, then fill out panels B, C, etc.
If you make an error, DO NOT ERASE, instead mark the Void box for that play.
The possible card faces are: Jack of Diamonds(JD), Jack of Clubs(JC), Jack of Hearts(JH), Jack of Spades(JS), Queen of Diamonds(QD),
Queen of Clubs(QC), Queen of Hearts(QH), Queen of Spades(QS), King of Diamonds(KD), King of Clubs(KC), King of Hearts(KH),
King of Spades(KS), Ace of Diamonds (AD), Ace of Clubs (AC), Ace of Hearts(AH), Ace of Spades(AS).
A typical winning number is reported as, 8-15-17-18-27 WC JC, or as 8-15-17-18-27**JC Since the order in which the numbers
are drawn doesn't matter, the winning numbers are reported in their natural order from smallest to highest.
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How Do You Win Wild Card2? - Prizes and Odds
How much does Wild Card2 pay for matching 5 or less numbers? The following is a summary winner prize payouts and the odds of winning.
| Match | Prize | Odds |
| 5-of-5 + WC | $200,000 + | 1 in 3,797,376 |
| 5-of-5 | $6,000 | 1 in 253,158 |
| 4-of-5 + WC | $500 | 1 in 27,124 |
| 4-of-5 | $30 | 1 in 1,808 |
| 3-of-5 + WC | $6 | 1 in 1,005 |
| 3-of-5 | $2 | 1 in 67 |
| 2-of-5 + WC | $2 | 1 in 116 |
| 1-of-5 + WC | $1 | 1 in 37 |
| Only WC | $1 | 1 in 39 |
Note that you do not win anything by matching 1 or 2 numbers without matching the Wild Card
Note also that the odds listed are odds per play. On the other hand, the odds listed at the Wild Card2 oficial web site as
well as state sites are half the values listed above. Their reason seems to be - since the player is getting 2 plays per dollar,
the odds should be proportionally halved.
Claiming Wild Card2 Prizes: Usually prizes of less than $600 can be claimed at any retailer. However, every state has
its own rules for claiming lottery prizes. Please see your state's info page on this web site or go to the Wild Card2 page of
the official site of your state by clicking on the map further below.
Also, how long you have to collect a Wild Card2 prize depends on the state where you bought your tickets. The time period for
claiming a prize ranges from 180 days to 1 year from the draw date.
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Wild Card2 States
The map shows the states where Wild Card2 is currently played. They are Idaho, Montana, North Dakota, and South Dakota.
You can click on a Wild Card2 state to be directed to that state's Wild Card2 page.
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Links to some Wild Card2 Official Web Site Pages
Although we have tried to cover all the pertinent information of the Wild Card2 lottery game, we recommend that you also look at the
following pages at the Multi-State Lottery Association official web site.
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Wild Card2 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 Wild Card2 pages of this
web site are listed below.
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