How people play it
- As 3D: 218 wins when a winning number starts or ends with 218, depending on which end you choose.
- With BOX, any order of the digits counts: 128 · 182 · 218 · 281 · 812 · 821.
- As 4D: add a digit in front (0218–9218) or at the end (2180–2189).
In real draws
Over the past year (1,708 draws, 23 numbers each), 4D numbers ending in 218 were drawn 36 times and numbers starting with 218 43 times, across every prize from 1st to consolation.
4D numbers ending in 218
4D numbers starting with 218
Folklore for fun: a dream does not change the odds. Counts are for the past year.