# Title 10 — Attorney General

## Article 10-16 — Multi-State Lottery

## Chapter 10-16-07 — 2BY2 Game

2BY2 GAME
### § 10-16-07-01. Game description.

To play 2BY2®, a player selects two different red numbers, between one and twenty-six, and two
additional different white numbers, between one and twenty-six. The numbers for the second (white)
set of two numbers may be the same as the numbers for the first (red) set of two numbers. The price of
a play is one dollar. The grand prize is paid on a single-payment cash or single-payment cash
pari-mutuel basis and a set prize (cash prize of one hundred dollars or less) is paid on a
single-payment cash basis. Draws are held every Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday,
Friday, and Saturday.
History: Effective November 8, 2005; amended effective February 22, 2008.
General Authority: NDCC 53-12.1-13
Law Implemented: NDCC 53-12.1-13
### § 10-16-07-02. Expected prize pool percentage and odds.

Except as provided by subsection 3 of section 10-16-07-03 or by section 10-16-07-04, the grand
prize is twenty-two thousand dollars. All prizes awarded must be paid as set cash prizes or free ticket
prizes with the following expected prize payout percentages:
Prize Pool
Percentage
Matches Per Play Prize Allocated to Prize Odds*
2 red + 2 white Grand prize 41.18% 1:105,625
2 red + 1 white $100 8.99% 1:1,100
(3 matches)
1 red + 2 white $100 8.99%
2 red + 0 white $3 1.55% 1:37
(2 matches)
0 red + 2 white $3 1.55%
1 red + 1 white $3 12.94%
1 red + 0 white Free ticket 12.40% 1:4
(1 match)
0 red + 1 white Free ticket 12.40%
Overall odds of winning a prize on a one dollar play are 1:3.59.
*Reflects the odds of winning and a combined distribution probability of winning plays, based on the
total number of possible combinations.
History: Effective November 8, 2005; amended effective February 22, 2008; July 6, 2014.
General Authority: NDCC 53-12.1-13
Law Implemented: NDCC 53-12.1-13

### § 10-16-07-03. Prize pool and payment.

1. The prize pool for all prize categories must consist of fifty-one percent of each draw period's
sales after the prize reserve account is funded.
2. The prize pool percentage allocated to prizes must be carried forward to a subsequent draw if
all or a portion of it is not needed to pay the prizes awarded in the current draw.
3. If there are more than ten grand prize winning plays in a draw, the following applies:
a. For a draw on Sunday, Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday, the
maximum grand prize liability is two hundred twenty thousand dollars which is paid on a
pari-mutuel basis among all grand prize winning plays.
b. For a draw on Tuesday, the maximum grand prize liability is four hundred forty thousand
dollars which is paid on a pari-mutuel basis among the grand prize winning plays based
on each type of prize. For example, if there are seven standard grand prize winning plays
($22,000) and four Tuesday double grand prize winning plays ($44,000), each standard
winning play would be allocated $20,000 and each Tuesday double grand prize winning
play would be allocated $40,000, computed as follows:
Standard Prize Tuesday Double Prize
Value of each grand prize $22,000 $44,000
winning play
Number of grand prize winning x7 x4
plays
Total value of grand prize $154,000 $176,000
winning plays
Maximum number of grand 10
prize winning plays
Actual number of grand prize 11
winning plays
Ratio of maximum number to .909090 .909090
actual number
Total pari-mutuel amount $140,000 $160,000
available for prizes
Number of grand prize winning ÷7 ÷4
plays
Pari-mutuel amount of each $20,000 $40,000
winning play
4. A "free ticket" prize must be a free quick pick 2BY2 ticket for the next upcoming draw.
5. The lottery may not pay a grand or set cash prize until after it receives authorization from the
MUSL. The lottery may pay the prize before it receives the funds from the MUSL.
History: Effective November 8, 2005; amended effective February 22, 2008; January 1, 2026.
General Authority: NDCC 53-12.1-13

Law Implemented: NDCC 53-12.1-13
### § 10-16-07-04. Tuesday draw double prize feature.

If a player purchases an online play for seven draws, in increments of seven, or a multi-draw ticket
of one or more plays for 7, 14, 21, 28, 35, or 42 consecutive draws, the value of the player's prize,
including the grand prize, that is won on a Tuesday draw automatically doubles in value.
History: Effective February 22, 2008; amended effective July 6, 2014; May 14, 2018.
General Authority: NDCC 53-12.1-13
Law Implemented: NDCC 53-12.1.13
