What is 2by2?
2by2 is a small multi-state game run through the Multi-State Lottery Association, the group behind Powerball. It is sold in Kansas, Nebraska, North Dakota and Wyoming, costs $1 a play and is drawn every night at 9:30 p.m. Central.
The ticket has two fields. You choose two red numbers from 1 to 26 and two white numbers from 1 to 26, and the two colors are drawn separately. Matching both reds and both whites wins the $22,000 top prize. The odds of that are 1 in 105,625, which is simply 325 possible red pairs times 325 possible white pairs.
| Match | Prize | Odds |
|---|---|---|
| 2 red + 2 white | $22,000 | 1 in 105,625 |
| 2 red + 1 white, or 1 red + 2 white | $100 | 1 in 2,200.5 (each) |
| 2 red + 0 white, or 0 red + 2 white | $3 | 1 in 382.7 (each) |
| 1 red + 1 white | $3 | 1 in 45.8 |
| 1 red + 0 white, or 0 red + 1 white | Free ticket | 1 in 8.0 (each) |
Overall odds of winning something are 1 in 3.59, though most of those wins are the free ticket. There is one extra rule worth knowing. If you buy a multi-draw ticket covering seven consecutive drawings (or a multiple of seven), the top prize doubles to $44,000 when it is won on a Tuesday. Multi-draw purchases that aren't divisible by seven don't qualify.
The latest numbers are on our 2by2 results page.
What is Gimme 5?
Gimme 5 belongs to the Tri-State Lottery, the partnership of Maine, New Hampshire and Vermont. A play costs $1. You pick five numbers from 1 to 39, and drawings are held Monday through Friday at about 7:00 p.m. Eastern, with sales closing at 6:45 p.m. There are no weekend drawings.
| Match | Prize | Odds |
|---|---|---|
| 5 of 5 | $100,000 | 1 in 575,757 |
| 4 of 5 | $250 | 1 in 3,387 |
| 3 of 5 | $7 | 1 in 103 |
| 2 of 5 | $2 | 1 in 10 |
The $100,000 does not grow from draw to draw. If more than one ticket matches all five numbers in the same drawing, the Vermont Lottery's rules say the prize is split equally among them. You can play the same numbers for up to 30 consecutive drawings on one ticket. Results are on our Gimme 5 page.
What is All or Nothing, and why does matching nothing win?
All or Nothing is a Texas Lottery game. You choose 12 numbers from 1 to 24 and pay $2 per play. The lottery then draws 12 numbers. If all 12 of yours are drawn, you win $250,000. If none of your 12 is drawn, you also win $250,000.
The second rule sounds like a gimmick, but it follows from the arithmetic. With 12 numbers drawn from 24, the 12 numbers left behind form a set that is exactly as specific as the 12 that came out. Missing every drawn number means your 12 picks are precisely the 12 that stayed in the machine. Both outcomes have odds of 1 in 2,704,156, so the prize chart mirrors itself from both ends:
| Numbers matched | Prize | Odds |
|---|---|---|
| 12 or 0 | $250,000 | 1 in 2,704,156 (each) |
| 11 or 1 | $500 | 1 in 18,779 (each) |
| 10 or 2 | $50 | 1 in 621 (each) |
| 9 or 3 | $10 | 1 in 56 (each) |
| 8 or 4 | $2 | 1 in 11 (each) |
Because either end pays, your chance of taking the top prize on a single play is 2 in 2,704,156, or about 1 in 1.35 million. Matching five, six or seven numbers wins nothing, and six is the single most likely result. The Texas Lottery puts the overall odds of winning any prize at 1 in 4.5, counting the $2 prizes that only return your stake.
The top prize is fixed at $250,000 unless more than 20 winning plays hit in the same drawing. In that case it switches to a shared pool: a $5 million cap divided equally among the winning plays.
Texas draws All or Nothing four times a day, Monday through Saturday, and each drawing is a separate game on the ticket:
- Morning: 10:00 a.m. Central
- Day: 12:27 p.m. Central
- Evening: 6:00 p.m. Central
- Night: 10:12 p.m. Central
So "All or Nothing Day" just means the 12:27 p.m. drawing. Results for each are on our Morning, Day, Evening and Night pages. Since September 2025 the Texas Lottery has been run by the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation rather than the old Texas Lottery Commission; our post on who runs the Texas Lottery now covers the change.
Wisconsin has its own All or Nothing
The Wisconsin Lottery sells a game under the same name with a smaller matrix: pick 11 numbers from 1 to 22, $2 a play, and a $100,000 top prize for matching all 11 or none. It is drawn every day at 1:30 p.m. and 9:00 p.m. Central. It shares only the concept with the Texas game, not the drawings. See Wisconsin All or Nothing Midday and Evening.
How do these odds compare with Powerball?
Powerball's jackpot odds are 1 in 292,201,338. Against that, a 2by2 top prize is roughly 2,770 times more likely per play, a Gimme 5 top prize about 500 times more likely, and an All or Nothing top prize (counting both ways to win it) about 216 times more likely.
The trade-off is size. These games pay fixed prizes in the tens or hundreds of thousands of dollars, are sold in only a few states, and have no rolling jackpot, so they never produce the nine- and ten-figure numbers that make headlines. None of them is a good bet in the sense of returning more than you spend; every lottery game pays out less than it takes in. Our guide to how lottery odds work shows how these figures are calculated, and Lotto America is another multi-state game with a jackpot that sits between these and Powerball.
2by2, Gimme 5 and All or Nothing FAQ
What is a 2by2 lottery ticket?
A $1 ticket sold in Kansas, Nebraska, North Dakota and Wyoming on which you pick two red numbers and two white numbers, each from 1 to 26. Matching all four wins $22,000, at odds of 1 in 105,625.
What time is the 2by2 drawing?
2by2 is drawn every night of the week at 9:30 p.m. Central time.
What time is the Gimme 5 drawing?
About 7:00 p.m. Eastern, Monday through Friday. Ticket sales close at 6:45 p.m., and there are no Saturday or Sunday drawings.
What is All or Nothing Day?
It is the midday Texas All or Nothing drawing, held at 12:27 p.m. Central Monday through Saturday. It is one of four daily All or Nothing drawings, alongside Morning, Evening and Night.
Can you really win All or Nothing by matching zero numbers?
Yes. In Texas, matching none of the 12 drawn numbers pays the same $250,000 as matching all 12, because both outcomes have the same odds of 1 in 2,704,156.
How much does All or Nothing cost?
Each play costs $2 per drawing in Texas. The Wisconsin version of the game also costs $2 per play.
Sources: 2by2 prize chart (MUSL); Vermont Lottery, Gimme 5; Texas Lottery, All or Nothing how-to-play brochure; Wisconsin Lottery, All or Nothing.
