The Pick 4 Lottery - Game Overview and Ways to Increase Your Chances of Winning

In the United States, 30 states host the Pick 4 lottery. It is also played in Ontario, Canada, and in Puerto Rico. Many retailers offer this popular game. It is relatively straightforward pick the four digits that match the winning selection Nuevos Tiempos and win. Simply fill out your entries on the play slip (retailers provide the form). Instructions are on the reverse side of the play slip.

Based on a $1.00 play per game, most Pick 4 games offer a $5,000 payout for a straight hit, that is where the four digits picked by the player fall in the identical order as the official winning numbers. Winning tickets based on a "combination" - where all four digits appear in an order other than identical to the official winning entry - generally range from $100 to about $3,000. Quite a nice return on a $1.00 investment!

In most locations, the game is drawn twice a day in midday and evening draws. In other locations, such as the California Lottery, the Wisconsin Lottery and the Louisiana Lottery, draws are held once per day. Ontario, Canada, hosts one evening draw per day and Puerto Rico hosts a daily draw four times per week.

Sunday games are either prohibited altogether or restricted to the evening draw for various locations, including the Delaware, Illinois and Indiana (Hoosier) Pick 4 games as well as for the Georgia, Kentucky, South Carolina, Texas Lottery and West Virginia lotteries.

Thanks to the Worldwide Web, this interesting game can be played online and, for avid players, in more than one state.