Florida Lottery Has Rare Occurrence With 1111 Hitting in Play 4

The odds are not strong that four of the same numbers will be drawn in the Play 4 game from the Florida lottery, but on Thursday that rare feat was achieved when 1111 came out.

So rare is the occurrence, in fact, that since the games inception seventeen years ago on July 4th, 1991, the same four numbers have been drawn only seven times.

The rarity of the same numbers coming out raises the winning prize money, but the lottery caps the amount of tickets that can be sold with the same numbers and that also, in turn, caps the money that can be won at $5 million. That amount was won on Thursday and also back in 2006, when the numbers 2222 were drawn.

The numbers 3333 and 0000 have both come out twice, and 9999 also has come up once. 7777, 8888, 6666, 5555, and 4444 have never been drawn.

When 0000 was drawn the payout was only $502,500, meaning that the numbers 1111 and 2222 are much more popular plays by people in Florida.

In the cash 3 game, the same numbers have been drawn 71 times since the start of the game back in April, 1988.

November 18, 2007
Posted By Larry Rutherford
Staff Editor, CasinoGamblingWeb.com
Submit News!