D.C. players win big across the span of two days
By Kate Northrop
Two D.C. Lottery DC 4 drawings, held on consecutive days, resulted in over one million dollars in prize payouts after the drawings produced winning numbers 8-8-8-8 and 2-2-2-2.
The D.C. Lottery told Lottery Post that hundreds of tickets won big in Sunday's and Monday's DC 4 drawings after the winning combinations 8-8-8-8 and 2-2-2-2 were drawn less than a day apart.
Number combinations with the same four digits are often called "quads" and are a popular choice among lottery players, which is why the prize payout in one drawing is so large.
On Sunday, the DC 4 drawing eclipsed Washington, D.C.'s previous prize payout record for an 11:30 p.m. nighttime drawing, which occurred on March 3, 2024, when players raked in a combined $878,000 on the winning numbers 9-9-9-9.
The total prize payout for the 11:30 p.m. drawing on Sunday, Sept. 22 was $1,070,250 across 232 winning tickets with winning numbers 8-8-8-8. It eclipsed the previous record for an 11:30 p.m. drawing, which was an $878,000 payout with winning numbers 9-9-9-9 on March 3, 2024.
On Monday, Sept. 23, less than a day later, players won a combined $1,236,120 in the 7:50 p.m. drawing with the winning numbers 2-2-2-2, as relayed by Lottery Chief of Communications Melissa Davis to Lottery Post. The payout accounted for approximately 504 tickets in one drawing.
It is the highest prize payout for any DC 4 drawing in 2024.
The $1,070,250 prize payout for the Sunday, Sept. 22 drawing is the largest payout for an 11:30 p.m. Night drawing since the Lottery added the 11:30 p.m. Night drawing to the DC 4 daily draw schedule in August 2023.
The odds of matching all four numbers in a Pick 4-style drawing are 1 in 10,000. Players can view a complete list of odds and prize payouts for DC 4 by visiting Lottery Post's Washington, D.C. Prizes and Odds page.
DC 4 drawings take place three times a day, at 1:50 p.m., 7:50 p.m., and 11:30 p.m., seven days a week. Players may choose their own four numbers or select the Quick Pick option to allow the computer to choose numbers for you.
All winning numbers, prizes, and odds are published on Lottery Post's Washington, D.C. Lottery Results page right after each drawing.
Delaware payouts are very low considering a quad was the winning number
My question always is, how long does one have to play their quads before it is a winner. Twice a day for seven days a week for months, the money adds up quickly.
Probably a lot of players play .50 rather than $1. $1,236,120/504 = $2452. .50 straight pays $2500. Some probably play $1 to win $5000.
So true but is it really worth it in the long run. One probably end up spending close to $ 2,500 or $5.000 by the time a quad does hit. It is wild because so many people spend so much money on the pick 3, pick 4 and pick 5, when the pay out does not seem that great.
First time i've ever seen a quad fall twice in 2 days, and in the same state, for that matter!
After the first quad, 8888 fell, most people probably didn't play quads again, believing that the odds of one returning would be very slim.
I certainly wouldn't have played quads immediately after one fell.
Yes, I think that is some kind of historic record for quads to fall back to back. I do agree that most people probably would not play quads immediately after one fell. On the other hand, the thinking could be that since 8-8-8-8, fell why not play 2-2-2-2 because that could fall soon as well. Those people were correct to play their quad immediately after. I wonder if any of the of the winners played both sets of quads
Good question...
My guess would be those players who chose to play all ten. (0000 - 9999)