New York Win 4
New York Win 4 is an exciting fast-paced lottery with two daily draws. While the top prize of $5,000 is low compared to conventional lotteries, there are many more different ways to win, and the odds are much, much, MUCH better!
New York Win 4 Draws
Win 4 holds two draws every day: the Midday Draw is at 2:30 PM, while the evening draw is at 10:30 PM ET. You can check the latest Win 4 results on our Win 4 Winning Numbers page.
How to Play New York Win 4
To play, select four numbers from 0 to 9 (you can pick the same number twice, and it even affects your play), pick a wager type, decide how much you want to wager for your play (usually either $0.50 or $1) and wait for your draw.
To win, you’ve got to match the drawn numbers according to the wager type you selected. Let’s check out just how these play types work…
Straight
To win a Straight play, you need to match all four of the winning numbers in the order they are drawn. You can wager either $0.50, or $1 on Straight plays.
Box
To win a Box play, you need to match all four of the winning numbers, but this can be done in any order. You can wager either $0.50, or $1 on Box plays.
Straight/Box
This play type has two win conditions in a single bet. If you match all four drawn numbers in the wrong order, you win the Box prize. If you match them in the exact order you win the Straight AND the Box prize. You can only wager $1 on Straight/Box plays: $0.50 on each type of bet.
Combination
Combination plays are like a mix between Box and Straight plays. Every possible combination of your chosen numbers are entered as a separate Straight bet. So, you can win the $5k top prize no matter which order your numbers appear in!
However, Combination plays can be much more expensive depending on how many duplicate numbers you selected. The cost ranges from $2 to $24.
Pair Play
To win a Pair play, players must match either the first two or the last two of the winning numbers in drawn-order. This play type costs either $0.50 or $1 per play.
“Ways to Play”
If you’ve chosen to play a Box, Straight/Box, or Combination ticket, then your odds, prizes, and ticket cost will be different depending on which numbers you chose. These play types can all be won by matching the numbers in any order. But the numbers 1234 have a lot more ways to be arranged compared to 1112, which gives them better odds of winning!
This is called the number of “Ways” a number has, as in “ways you can rearrange them”. You can play a 4-Way (1112), a 6-Way (1122), a 12-Way (1123) or a 24-Way (1234).
For Box and Straight/Box tickets, playing more Ways will increase your odds of winning, but lowers the prizes if you do win. For Combination plays, the odds increase but the prizes stay the same – it’s your ticket cost that goes up instead!
The Instant Win Add-On
If you just can’t wait for the next draw for a win, use the Instant Win add-on! For an extra $1 on your ticket cost, you can play an additional mini-game for the chance to win up to $500 instantly.
If you opt for Instant Win, you will get an extra set of four random numbers from 0 to 9, with a cash prize printed next to each number. If any of your chosen Win 4 numbers match the Instant Win numbers, you get the prize printed by the number, and can cash-in right there in the store.
New York Win 4 Odds & Prizes
There are so many different ways to win, we’ve decided to include them on a different page to keep things tidy on this one.
To find out how much you could win depending on your play type, your bet amount, and the number of Ways you’re playing, head over to our Win 4 Odds & Prizes page.