How people play it
- As 3D: 872 wins when a winning number starts or ends with 872, depending on which end you choose.
- With BOX, any order of the digits counts: 278 · 287 · 728 · 782 · 827 · 872.
- As 4D: add a digit in front (0872–9872) or at the end (8720–8729).
In real draws
Over the past year (1,706 draws, 23 numbers each), 4D numbers ending in 872 were drawn 52 times and numbers starting with 872 43 times, across every prize from 1st to consolation.
4D numbers ending in 872
4D numbers starting with 872
Folklore for fun: a dream does not change the odds. Counts are for the past year.