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Pick 4
Latest draw · Sunday, July 5, 2026 · Midday
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Pick 4 rules
- If the total prize liabilities for any combination of each type of wager bets exceed a limit determined by the commission players can’t enforce any further wagers as it would not be accepted for that drawing.
- All tickets are subjected to validation under procedures to be established by the director before the payment of any winning cash prize.
- Customer/player is responsible for the accuracy of the ticket including numbers, dates, bet amount, wager type, etc, before leaving the retailer. Selling retailers can correct the mistake if you ask for it before leaving the store.
History
Thanks to Senator Ron Mottl who started a campaign to begin lottery in Ohio in 1973. Finally, in 1973, voters approved Ohio Lottery Commission and hence it began. Lottery profits are solely transferred to education. Pick 4 started on April 9, 1981, and is contributing to generating education supplement revenues since then. It started as a once-a-week drawing game. Gradually, Pick 4 expanded to twice-daily draws and Sundays draws as well.
Did you know?
- Game type: Daily Lotto
- Game Format: 4/9
- Game availability:Exclusively available in Ohio only.
- Game draw days and time: Drawings take place daily at 12:29 p.m and 7:29 p.m. EST. Saturday drawings occur during the Cash Explosion TV show which is aired from 7:30 pm to 8:00 pm.
- Minimum jackpot amount: $100,000
- Minimum cash prize: $1.
- Minimum age to play: 18
- Jackpot odds:1-in-575,757
- Ticket cost: $1 per play.
- Jackpot payment options: Lump-sum or annuity
- Lottery operator: Ohio Lottery Commission