

To enter today's drawing only, leave this section blank. Mark the number of drawings you want to enter, up to seven.Mark your drawing time: DAY, NIGHT or BOTH (remember to use blue or black ink or a pencil).Night drawings are seven days a week at 7:57 p.m. You can play your favorite numbers DAY or NIGHT or BOTH.Ĭheck out the Prizes & Odds page for a detailed explanation of each bet type.ĭay drawings are Monday – Saturday at 1:58 p.m. Play 4 is a daily numbers game in which you pick your favorite 4 digit number, then you choose a bet amount and bet type. These people won the lottery multiple times, taking home millions-a Harvard prof.PLAY 4 ®: Play your lucky four-digit number

Winners will also face a state tax of about 5.5% on their prize money.ĬORRECTION: This article has been corrected to show that the federal government requires that lottery officials withhold 24% of lottery winnings of $5,000 or more, while other prize money is taxed like regular income. The IRS requires lotteries to report any prize money over $600, which it taxes like regular income, and the federal government also requires lottery officials to automatically withhold 24% of winnings of $5,000 or more. Of course, these lottery winners will still face a tax bill on their prize money. State lottery officials said in a statement that 1,002 people won the $5,000 grand prize, while another 1,012 people won $2,500 apiece for their winning 50 cent tickets. The odds of matching all four of NC Education Lottery's Pick 4 numbers are 1 in 10,000, and players have the option of paying either $1 for a ticket and the chance to win up to $5,000 in prizes, or they can pay 50 cents for a possible grand prize of $2,500. And, just last week, the state actually paid out a total of $2.1 million in prizes to more than 5,600 Pick 3 winners who selected the winning number combination of 1-1-1. In fact, the previous record for a Pick 4 payout was $7.5 million in 2012, when the winning numbers were 1-1-1-1, according to NC Education Lottery. Officials for the NC Education Lottery said in a statement that sets of four identical numbers in a lottery drawing are known as "Quads" and that those are among the most popular number combinations for lottery players.
