Missouri - Pick 4 MO Midday & Evening

Pick 4 MO

Pick 4 is straightforward and popular daily lottery game played in Missouri.

Draws take place twice a day. The MIDDAY draw is at 12:45 p.m. and the EVENING draw is at 8:59 p.m.

How much is a Missouri Pick 4 game?

Pick 4 has multiple entry options, with stakes costing $0.50 or $1.00.

A Wild Ball increases the odds of winning by adding an extra ball, but doubles the cost of your Pick 4 play to $1.00 or $2.00

EZ Match costs an additional $1.00, for an automatically selected set of numbers.

What is the Pick 4 top prize?

The top prize for a $1.00 play is $6000.

The top prize for a $0.50 play is $3000.

These payouts are for Exact Order combinations.

How to play and win Pick 4?

Players choose four numbers from 0 to 9.

Each number is chosen independently; it is therefore possible to select the same number more than once.

Depending on the type of bet, players can match specific numbers, exact positions or a combination of these in various orders.

• Straight (exact order)
• Box (any order)
• Straight/Box (exact order or any order - for $1.00 wagers only)
• Front Three
• Back Three
• Front Pair
• Middle Pair
• Back Pair
• Combo (all possible four-number combinations for various payouts)

See below for an overview of bet types, including odds and prizes.

Bet Types, Odds and Payouts

How does the Wild Ball work in Missouri Pick 4?

Wild Ball replaces any of the winning Pick 4 numbers to generate additional winning combinations. The Wild Ball is drawn immediately following each Pick 4 draw.

It is possible to win multiple Wild Ball prizes during each prize draw.

Example

Select 2-2-2-3, for example, as your Pick 4 numbers.

Next, choose a $1 BOX option and the Wild Ball.

In this example the winning numbers are 2-2-2-2, but the Wild Ball is 3.

Because the Wild Ball can replace any of the 2-2-2-2 numbers, possible combinations could be:

• 3-2-2-2
• 2-3-2-2 
• 2-2-3-2
• 2-2-2-3

This would pay out four Wild Ball combinations at $380 each, for an accumulated Wild Ball win of $1520 ($380 x 4).

Pick 4 with Wild Ball Odds and Payouts

How does EZ Match work?

Instant is the name of the game!

With EZ Match, players can win instant cash for an extra $1.00 per Pick 4 play.

Each EZ Match purchase has its own separate ticket, with four numbers being automatically selected. No need to match specific numbering orders! 

Any numbers that match the selected Pick 4 numbers will generate an instant prize.

Quick Synopsis

Tickets cost $1.00 or $0.50.
$1.00 bets pay out twice as much.

EZ Match is available for additional instant prizes.

Draws take place twice daily at 12:45 p.m. and 8:59 p.m.

Tickets cannot be purchased from 12:45 to 12:59 p.m. / 8:59 p.m. to 21:15 p.m. / 2:00 a.m. to 5:00 a.m.

More info about daily lottery games in Missouri.

Interesting Facts

Pick 3 and Pick 4 have betting restrictions known as Liability Limits.

A Liability Limit stops too many players from choosing the same numbers, which could cause payout problems for the Missouri Lottery if there are too many identical selections.

For example:

With an upper payout limit of $1.5 million - if multiplied by thousands of exact-same bets - this would break the bank and make it impossible to pay.

You may therefore see a “Sell Out” message when trying to select specific numbers.