2by2 (lottery)
Encyclopedia
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, best known for Powerball
.) Kansas
and Nebraska
started the game in 2002; North Dakota
joined in 2006.
Players choose two numbers from 1-26 in each of two number fields (red and white.) Only one number (in either field) is needed for a 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 grand prize (to $44,000) on Tuesdays.
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 Lottery
game 2by2, begun in 2009, is played only in Arizona; it is a separate game than the one detailed in this article, though it is played identically to the MUSL version.
Lottery
A lottery is a form of gambling which involves the drawing of lots for a prize.Lottery is outlawed by some governments, while others endorse it to the extent of organizing a national or state lottery. It is common to find some degree of regulation of lottery by governments...
game played in Kansas
Kansas Lottery
The Kansas Lottery is run by the government of Kansas. It is a charter member of the Multi-State Lottery Association .In November 1986, voters approved a constitutional amendment authorizing the creation of a government-run lottery. The Kansas Legislature passed the "Kansas Lottery Act" in 1987,...
, Nebraska
Nebraska Lottery
The Nebraska Lottery is run by the government of Nebraska. It is a member of the Multi-State Lottery Association . Its games include Mega Millions, Powerball, 2by2, Nebraska Pick 5, Pick 3, and MyDaY....
, and North Dakota
North Dakota Lottery
The North Dakota Lottery is run by the government of North Dakota. The Lottery began in 2004. It is unique among US lotteries in that it is allowed only to offer multi-jurisdictional games, i.e., North Dakota-only games cannot be sold. As a result, all of its games are part of the Multi-State...
. It is drawn nightly at the Iowa headquarters of the Multi-State Lottery Association
Multi-State Lottery Association
The Multi-State Lottery Association is a non-profit, government-benefit association owned and operated by agreement of its 33 member lotteries MUSL was created to facilitate the operation of multi-jurisdictional lottery games, including Powerball, Mega Millions), video lottery, and instant ...
(MUSL, best known for Powerball
Powerball
Powerball is an American lottery game sold in 44 jurisdictions as a shared jackpot game. It is coordinated by the Multi-State Lottery Association , a non-profit organization formed by an agreement with lotteries. Powerball is a game whose advertised jackpot starts at $20 million and can roll into...
.) Kansas
Kansas
Kansas is a US state located in the Midwestern United States. It is named after the Kansas River which flows through it, which in turn was named after the Kansa Native American tribe, which inhabited the area. The tribe's name is often said to mean "people of the wind" or "people of the south...
and Nebraska
Nebraska
Nebraska is a state on the Great Plains of the Midwestern United States. The state's capital is Lincoln and its largest city is Omaha, on the Missouri River....
started the game in 2002; North Dakota
North Dakota
North Dakota is a state located in the Midwestern region of the United States of America, along the Canadian border. The state is bordered by Canada to the north, Minnesota to the east, South Dakota to the south and Montana to the west. North Dakota is the 19th-largest state by area in the U.S....
joined in 2006.
Players choose two numbers from 1-26 in each of two number fields (red and white.) Only one number (in either field) is needed for a win. The top prize of $22,000, originally $20,000 (which is fixed, rather than a jackpot
Progressive jackpot
A progressive jackpot is a jackpot for a gaming machine where the value of the jackpot increases a small amount for every game played...
), is won by matching all four numbers.
Players who buy a ticket good for seven consecutive drawings are eligible for a doubling of the grand prize (to $44,000) on Tuesdays.
MUSL, from 1996 to 1998, offered a similar game called Daily Millions
Daily Millions
Daily Millions was a US lottery game administered by the Multi-State Lottery Association . It was available in some of the jurisdictions that sell MUSL's most popular game, Powerball...
, with a grand prize of $1 million cash
Cash
In common language cash refers to money in the physical form of currency, such as banknotes and coins.In bookkeeping and finance, cash refers to current assets comprising currency or currency equivalents that can be accessed immediately or near-immediately...
. Daily Millions had red, white, and blue
Flag of the United States
The national flag of the United States of America consists of thirteen equal horizontal stripes of red alternating with white, with a blue rectangle in the canton bearing fifty small, white, five-pointed stars arranged in nine offset horizontal rows of six stars alternating with rows...
number fields, in which players chose two numbers of each color.
The Arizona Lottery
Arizona Lottery
The Arizona Lottery is run by the government of Arizona. It is a member of the Multi-State Lottery Association . Its games include Powerball, Mega Millions, Fantasy 5, Pick 3, Cash 4 , 2by2 and The Pick.Arizona requires lottery players to be at least 21; the minimum age was 18 until June 1,...
game 2by2, begun in 2009, is played only in Arizona; it is a separate game than the one detailed in this article, though it is played identically to the MUSL version.