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• NateDaGr8

  

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  cuz I look at the payout chart I get somewhat confused because if I play box for a dollar and the winning number is 1 2 3 4 and I play 1243 what does that mean I win. I'm in GA
• db101

  

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  Quote: Originally posted by NateDaGr8 on Mar 8, 2023

  cuz I look at the payout chart I get somewhat confused because if I play box for a dollar and the winning number is 1 2 3 4 and I play 1243 what does that mean I win. I'm in GA

  These are "box" plays in Pick 4, which means you select 4 digits and get paid if you match the digits in any order.

  When you play 4 different digits, like 1234, there are 24 different orders in which those digits can be drawn. It's called a 24-way box and if you hit it, you generally get paid only 1/24 of the straight prize.

  If you play 2 pairs, like 7766, there are 6 different orders. The 6-way box pays 1/6 of the straight prize. 

  If you play 3 the same and 1 different, like 9998, there are 4 different orders.

  If you play a pair and 2 different, like 5567, there are 12 different orders.

  All digits the same, aka quads, has only 1 order.

  If you find it too confusing, play straight or switch to Fantasy 5 or Jumbo Bucks.
• Pick3master3838

  

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  If you played for example boxed for 1 dollar 1243, you win, because you chose any way those numbers 1234 were drawn. If you played 1234 straight, you would win the top prize.

  So if you played boxed, you'd win a lower amount if the draw was 1324-1432-1342-1243-2134-2143-3124-3142-3214-3421-4321-4231-4132-4123.
• db101

  

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  Quote: Originally posted by Pick3master3838 on Mar 8, 2023

  If you played for example boxed for 1 dollar 1243, you win, because you chose any way those numbers 1234 were drawn. If you played 1234 straight, you would win the top prize.

  So if you played boxed, you'd win a lower amount if the draw was 1324-1432-1342-1243-2134-2143-3124-3142-3214-3421-4321-4231-4132-4123.

  You should list all 24 of them or you risk confusing him even more.

  1234

  1243

  1324

  1342

  1423

  1432

  2134

  2143

  2314

  2341

  2413

  2431

  3124

  3142

  3214

  3241

  3412

  3421

  4123

  4132

  4213

  4231

  4312

  4321
• Raven62

  

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  Quote: Originally posted by NateDaGr8 on Mar 8, 2023

  cuz I look at the payout chart I get somewhat confused because if I play box for a dollar and the winning number is 1 2 3 4 and I play 1243 what does that mean I win. I'm in GA

  Read the Introduction on the Pick 4 Combinations Chart:

  https://www.lotterypost.com/charts/pick4/combinations

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• Stack47

  

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  Quote: Originally posted by NateDaGr8 on Mar 8, 2023

  cuz I look at the payout chart I get somewhat confused because if I play box for a dollar and the winning number is 1 2 3 4 and I play 1243 what does that mean I win. I'm in GA

  "the winning number is 1 2 3 4 and I play 1243 what does that mean I win."

  The others showed the math and explained a 24-way box so all I can add is it means you get paid $200 for every dollar you bet. A long long time ago the Ohio Lottery had a parimutuel pick 4 payoff. Many of the box wagers were over $1000. Worked with a guy that hit the "1243" box, took his family out to dinner on his expected winnings and found out he won a little over thirty bucks.

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• Loslos112

  

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  That way

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