| The Connecticut Pick 4, New York Win 4, and PA Big | | | | same) you have reduced your odds of winning to |
| 4 Lotteries have the same amount of drawings. Each | | | | 2500 to 1. Your Box Ticket Payout for each $1 is |
| State's Lottery Pick 4 games offer two drawings per | | | | $1200. Or, for a $.50 Box Ticket you will receive |
| day seven days a week. I decided to compare the | | | | $600. This is a great return on your investment. |
| Daily Pick 4 midday and evening drawings and results | | | | These numbers are referred to as 4-way box. One |
| of these three neighboring states from the period of | | | | $5 investment will give you a ROI of $6,000. |
| February 1, 2009 through April 30, 2009. | | | | The next playable numbers are known as 6-way box |
| The Pick 4 Lottery has 10,000 possible winning | | | | numbers or "double-doubles". The four digits are |
| numbers from 0000 to 9999 to play with an | | | | composed of two sets of 2-like numbers such as |
| investment of either $.50 or $1. To play a Straight | | | | 2233. By playing double-doubles in the PA Big 4 Game |
| ticket means that the player expects his/her four (4) | | | | to be drawn in any order - 2233, 3322, 2332, 3223, |
| chosen digits to come in the exact order of the | | | | 2323, & 3232 - your return on your $1 Box |
| drawn Pick 4, Win 4, or Big 4 numbers in their | | | | Ticket will be $800. Your odds of winning are 1,667 |
| respective States. | | | | to 1. A $7 Box investment on the right number will |
| The Pick 4 Lottery is a popular choice for | | | | bring in over $5,000. |
| professional lottery players because of payout of | | | | With odds of 833 to 1 the "double" or 12-way Pick 4 |
| $5,000 for a $1 Straight Ticket Win. The 10,000 to 1 | | | | Box Winning number will increase your wealth by |
| odds of winning a Straight Ticket is very winnable | | | | $400 for every one dollar invested. In a double |
| compared to the State Lotteries, Powerball, and | | | | number two of the four numbers are the same, and |
| Mega Millions with the odds of over 175 million to one | | | | can come in any order: 1233, 2133, 3312, 3321, 3132, |
| of winning the multimillion dollar jackpot. | | | | 3231, 1332, 2331, 3132, 3231, 3123, & 3213. A $5 |
| The Win 4 number with all four digits being the same | | | | Box Ticket investment gives you a ROI of $2000 |
| is known as a "Quad". These numbers - 0000, 1111, | | | | with any of these 12 possible winning numbers. |
| 2222, 3333, 4444, 5555, 6666, 7777, 8888, & | | | | The last and largest segment of Pick 4 numbers are |
| 9999 - can only be played as a Straight Ticket | | | | known as "singles". All four digits are different....1234. |
| investment because it is the only form available. Each | | | | There are twenty-four different forms of 1234 that |
| of these ten number's odds is 10,000 to 1, and the | | | | will make you a Winner. Your $1 investment will pay |
| payout for one dollar is $5,000. | | | | you $200. Your odds of winning are lowered to 417-1. |
| Most average Americans believe the only way to | | | | Comparing the last months (February.-March-April |
| become "rich" is to win the Lottery. Despite the | | | | 2009) of these three State Lotteries of Pick 4, Win |
| astronomical odds against them of winning they | | | | 4, and Big 4 the chart below shows the outcomes |
| invest their money in these multimillion dollar prize | | | | from each of these five groups of Daily Pick 4 |
| drawings in hopes that this time they will be "The | | | | Winning numbers. |
| Jackpot Winner". But week after week they throw | | | | CT Pick 4 |
| their losing tickets away. Their hopes of winning are | | | | # of Draws - 178 = 100% |
| rekindled as the jackpot amounts soar to new | | | | Quads - 0 = 0% |
| heights of $100 to $300 Million. | | | | Triples - 7 = 4% |
| These folks are just "gambling" their money away. | | | | Dbl-Dbl - 5 = 3% |
| Most professional investors will tell that in order to be | | | | Doubles - 77 = 43% |
| successful you need to know the odds against you, | | | | Singles - 89 = 50% |
| have a strategy or system for your game of choice, | | | | NY Win 4 |
| and use good money management. When you do | | | | # of Draws - 178 = 100% |
| these things, you can become a winner. Some | | | | Quads - 1 = 1/2% |
| professional lottery players, including the Pick 4, Win | | | | Triples - 9 = 5% |
| 4, and Big 4 players make a second income with | | | | Dbl-Dbl - 2 = 1% |
| smart knowledgeable investment strategies and good | | | | Doubles - 70 = 39% |
| money management. Others make it their full-time | | | | Singles - 96 = 54% |
| job. With one $20 investment a Winning Straight Pick | | | | PA Big 4 |
| 4 Ticket pays out $100,000. This is a nice yearly | | | | # of Draws - 178 = 100% |
| salary which doubles that of the average American | | | | Quads - 0 = 0% |
| worker. | | | | Triples - 7 = 4% |
| There is another option of investment for the Win 4 | | | | Dbl-Dbl - 3 = 1% |
| players, and that is investing your money smartly on | | | | Doubles - 71 = 40% |
| a "Box Ticket". The Box Ticket allows your winning | | | | Singles - 97 = 54% |
| four digits to come in any order. The odds are lower | | | | Note: Due to fractional percentages the totals are |
| and so are the payouts. | | | | rounded up and may not always equal 100 percent. |
| If you play a "Triple" Pick 4 number such as 1222, | | | | If you want to WIN, then according to the chart |
| then you will be a Winner if any of the following | | | | above, your best investment potential is to stay with |
| orders are drawn: 1222, 2122, 2212, or 2221. In playing | | | | singles and doubles. These two categories represent |
| a Triple number (three of the four digits are the | | | | 93 to 97 percent of all the winning Pick 4 numbers. |