Odds of rolling snake eyes

Both dice showing one.

Chance per roll
2.78%

1 of the 36 ways 2 6-sided dice land add up to 2 — about one roll in 36.0. Among the 11 totals 2d6 can make, that is the 2nd least likely of 11 — tied with 1 other, since the distribution is symmetric.

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Every total 2d6 can roll, with 2 picked out. The peak is 7 at 16.67%.

The 1 way to make it

Every one of them, which is the whole proof of the figure above — count the rows, divide by 36.

Other rolls worth knowing

Need a pool that isn’t here? The calculator takes any number of dice with any number of sides. If you are asking because of a board, what the 2 is worth in Catan is a different question with a different answer.

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