 2by2 is a lottery game played in the US states of Kansas, Nebraska, and North Dakota. It is administered by the Multi-State Lottery Association (MUSL), which is better known for such games as Powerball, Hot Lotto, and Cashola. Kansas and Nebraska started the game in the spring of 2002; North Dakota joined in 2006.
Players choose two numbers from 1-26 in each of two number fields. Only one number (in either field) is needed for a win. The top prize of $20,000 (which is fixed, rather than a jackpot) is won by matching all four numbers. As of November 11, 2007, the game is drawn nightly, except Sundays.
In February 2008, 2by2 will add Sunday drawings. Also, the top prize will be increased to $22,000. Players who buy a ticket good for seven draws would be eligible for a doubling of the grand prize ($44,000) on Tuesdays.
MUSL, from 1996 to 1998, offered a similar game called Daily Millions, with a grand prize of $1 million cash. Daily Millions had three number fields, in which players chose two numbers each.
Multi-State Lottery Association
The Multi-State Lottery Association (MUSL) is a "non-profit, government-benefit association owned and operated by its member lotteries."
It was formed in 1987 by six states and the D.C. Lottery. Its first game was launched the next year. Slowly, more states joined MUSL. After the original game ended in favor of Powerball (whose first drawing was held on April 22, 1992), US lotteries were more eager to join. Powerball (as of June 2007) is played in 29 U.S. states, the District of Columbia, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. All MUSL members offer Powerball. MUSL additionally runs several smaller games, including Hot Lotto, and Cashola, a video lottery jackpot game. MUSL also has retired several games, including Daily Millions, Rolldown, and the Powerball scratchcard game.
In September 2007, MUSL will launch Midwest Millions, a scratch ticket game, in Iowa, and Kansas.
Unlike Mega Millions, which is more loosely organized, the rules of MUSL games are virtually the same in all jurisdictions. The only major differences are: the minimum age to purchase tickets (which usually is 18, but is 19 in one state, and 21 in three others), and the period to claim winning tickets, which ranges from 90 days to one year.
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