2by2
- United States
2by2 is a lottery game offered in Kansas, Nebraska, North Dakota, and Wyoming. It is drawn nightly at the Iowa headquarters of the Multi-State Lottery Association (MUSL). Kansas and Nebraska started the game in 2002; North Dakota joined in 2006, with Wyoming added on March 14, 2021.[1] Idaho joined on April 18, 2021,[2] but ended participation on August 26, 2022.[3]
Players choose two numbers from 1 through 26 in each of two number fields (red and white). Only one match (in either field) is needed to win. The top prize of $22,000, originally $20,000 (which is fixed, rather than a jackpot), is won by matching all four numbers.
Players who buy a ticket good for seven consecutive drawings(or increments of 7 draws: 7, 14, 21, 28, 35 or 42) are eligible for a doubling of the top prize (to $44,000) if the top prize is won on a Tuesday.
MUSL, from 1996 to 1998, offered a similar game called Daily Millions, with a grand prize of $1 million cash. Daily Millions had red, white, and blue number fields, in which players chose two numbers of each color.
The Arizona-only game 2by2, begun in 2009, was played in the same manner; it had a top prize of $20,000. The Arizona version of 2by2 held its final drawing on May 17, 2014; it was replaced by All or Nothing, of which it joined several versions of that game, including one played in both Minnesota and Iowa.
Paytable and odds for a $1 wager
Matches | Prize | 2by2 Tuesday Prize | Probability of winning [4] |
---|---|---|---|
One Red | Free Ticket | 2 Free Tickets | 1:8 |
One White | Free Ticket | 2 Free Tickets | 1:8 |
One Red and One White | $3 | $6 | 1:45.8 |
Two Red | $3 | $6 | 1:382.7 |
Two White | $3 | $6 | 1:382.7 |
Two Red and One White | $100 | $200 | 1:2,200.5 |
Two White and One Red | $100 | $200 | 1:2,200.5 |
Two Red and Two White | $22,000 | $44,000 | 1:105,625 |
References
External links
- 2by2 page at Powerball web site
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