Important Things To Know About Pick-4

Sep 29
08:20

2011

Art Robertson

Art Robertson

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Pick-4 is a daily lottery game which can be played in many different ways. You just have to select four lucky numbers, buy and fill out the ticket, and wait for the drawing to occur. Your number combination can be played for up to fourteen consecutive drawings and you can do this by marking the number of drawings that you want to play. As for the amount that you can wager, you can choose between 50 cents and one dollar.

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Pick-4 is a daily lottery game which can be played in many different ways. You just have to select four lucky numbers,Important Things To Know About Pick-4 Articles buy and fill out the ticket, and wait for the drawing to occur. Your number combination can be played for up to fourteen consecutive drawings and you can do this by marking the number of drawings that you want to play. As for the amount that you can wager, you can choose between 50 cents and one dollar.

 

Filling Out The Ticket

 

After you get the ticket, choose from numbers 0 to 9 and mark your combination in the same play area. If you want the computer to randomly choose the numbers for you, mark “Quick Pick”.

 

You can use a pencil or a pen to fill out the lotto ticket. But be sure to use a pen with black or blue ink since tickets with red ink markings will not be accepted. Try not to make stray marks on your ticket because they can be mistaken by the retailer as digits or play types. If you make errors while marking your chosen lucky numbers, do not erase or scratch them. What you can do is mark the “VOID” box to make the markings null and void.

 

Ways To Play

 

You can play Pick-4 games in three different ways: straight, box, and straight/box. In straight play, your chosen numbers should match all the drawn numbers, and in their exact order, for you to win. If the drawn numbers are 1234, the winning numbers are only 1234.

 

In box play, your chosen numbers do not have to be in the exact order as the drawn numbers in order to win. Additionally, there are four different play types under this option. First is the 24-way option where the numbers should all be different (1234). Second is the 12-way option where the numbers should contain a single set of two of the same numbers and a set of two different numbers (2234, 5510, 9882, etc.). Third is the 6-way option where the numbers should contain two sets of the similar numbers (5522, 7744, 9911, etc.). And last is the 4-way option where the numbers should have three same numbers and one different number (3334, 7999, 4888, etc.).

 

The straight/box option is a combination of the straight play and box play. This means that your number combination will win in either or both ways as long as it matches the drawn numbers. The wager for this option is $1.00.

 

The Pick-4 play type will automatically be in straight play if you do not mark a play type on your ticket.

 

Schedule Of The Drawings

 

There are two schedules for the drawings of the winning lottery numbers. The first drawing is held during the day and the second drawing is held at night. You need to decide beforehand what schedule time you would want to play the game. You just have to mark either MIDDAY/DAY DRAW or EVENING/EVE DRAW. If you do not mark a specific schedule, your ticket will be valid for the next drawing that takes place. It is also possible to play the game on both schedules. You can do this by marking the “BOTH” box. If you wish to play the game at a later day, then mark the “ADVANCE DAY” box.

 

Strategies

 

There are strategies that you can use to increase your chances in Pick-4. However, none of these strategies will give you a 100% chance of winning each time that you play the game. Gaming shopping websites may guarantee you that you will win but you need to think twice before accepting their offer. This could be an internet scam, especially if they use terms like, “Guaranteed Pick-4 wins with 15 number combinations”. It is not 100% sure that you can win just by buying fifteen number combinations in one play.