2by2
2by2 is a lottery game played in Kansas, Nebraska, and North Dakota. 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.
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 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 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 | Probability of winning [1] |
|---|---|---|
| One Red | Free Ticket | 1:8 |
| One White | Free Ticket | 1:8 |
| One Red and One White | $3 | 1:45.8 |
| Two Red | $3 | 1:382.7 |
| Two White | $3 | 1:382.7 |
| Two Red and One White | $100 | 1:2,200.5 |
| Two White and One Red | $100 | 1:2,200.5 |
| Two Red and Two White | $22,000 (doubled for a Tuesday drawing if the player bought a 7-draw ticket) | 1:105,625 |
References
- ^ "2 by 2 pays". powerball.com. Retrieved May 5, 2013.