A $1 Straight play on Pennsylvania Pick 4 pays $5,000 when all four digits match in the exact order drawn, and the odds of a Pick 4 Straight win are 1 in 10,000. Box pays $200 to $1,200.
These figures come from the Pennsylvania Lottery's Pick 4 prize table. A Pick 4 play costs $0.50 or $1; Straight/Box is $1 only.
Pennsylvania Pick 4 prizes by play type, $0.50 and $1 plays (Straight/Box is $1 only); $0.50 Box amounts are half of the $1 prize (calculated); source: Pennsylvania Lottery Pick 4 prize table
| Play type |
Digit pattern |
$0.50 prize |
$1 prize |
Odds |
| Straight |
exact order |
$2,500 |
$5,000 |
1 in 10,000 |
| Box 24-way |
four different digits |
$100 (calculated) |
$200 |
1 in 416.7 |
| Box 12-way |
one pair |
$200 (calculated) |
$400 |
1 in 833.3 |
| Box 6-way |
two pairs |
$400 (calculated) |
$800 |
1 in 1,666.7 |
| Box 4-way |
three alike |
$600 (calculated) |
$1,200 |
1 in 2,500 |
| Straight/Box ($1 only) |
half Straight + half Box |
not offered |
exact order $2,600 / $2,700 / $2,900 / $3,100; any order $100 / $200 / $400 / $600 (24- / 12- / 6- / 4-way), calculated from the state's prize table |
as Straight / Box |
Any-order Pick 4 wins are Box wins, worth $200 to $1,200 on $1. Pennsylvania Pick 4 is played Straight, Box or Straight/Box, and each of these needs all four digits to match, in order or in any order. Costs and prizes for Box, Straight/Box and multi-play Pick 4 tickets are set out in the Pick 4 bet cost and payout calculator.
Wild Ball Prizes on Pennsylvania Pick 4
Wild Ball costs the same again as the base Pick 4 play. Its extra digit replaces any one of the four winning digits, and the resulting Box wins pay $390 (4-way), $260 (6-way), $130 (12-way) or $60 (24-way) on a $1 play.
Wild Ball Box prizes for a $1 Pennsylvania Pick 4 play; source: the Pennsylvania Lottery's Wild Ball prize list
| Play type |
Wild Ball prize on a $1 play |
| Box 4-way |
$390 |
| Box 6-way |
$260 |
| Box 12-way |
$130 |
| Box 24-way |
$60 |