About Pick 3
Pick 3 is a daily game that leaves most all the choices up to the player. Players can pick
their own three numbers every day and choose how to play them. The evening drawing was launched in July 1998.
A midday drawing was added in September 2003.
How To Play
Choose a set of three numbers, each from 0 through 9.
Pick your own numbers or let the computer pick them for you by asking for an easy pick.
Select the play type:
- Straight - match all numbers in the EXACT ORDER as drawn.
- Box - match all three numbers IN ANY ORDER.
- Straight/Box - match either exact and/or any order.
- Front Pair - match the first two numbers in the EXACT ORDER as drawn.
- Back Pair - match the last two numbers in the EXACT ORDER as drawn.
Purchase up to 16 consecutive drawings at a time.
Midday drawings held daily at 12:20 p.m. Evening drawings held daily at about 10 p.m. Tickets
may be purchased until noon on the day of the drawing for midday drawings and until 9:40 p.m.
on the day of the drawing for evening drawings.
Pick 3 prizes must be claimed within 90 days of the drawing for which they were eligible.
Prizes and Odds
| Play |
Odds |
$.50 |
$1 |
$2 |
$3 |
$4 |
$5 |
| Straight |
1 in 1,000 |
$300 |
$600 |
$1,200 |
$1,800 |
$2,400 |
$3,000 |
| Box 6-Way |
1 in 167 |
$50 |
$100 |
$200 |
$300 |
$400 |
$500 |
| Box 3-Way |
1 in 333 |
$100 |
$200 |
$400 |
$600 |
$800 |
$1,000 |
Straight/Box
6-Way Exact |
1 in 1,000 |
N/A |
$350 |
$700 |
$1,050 |
$1,400 |
$1,750 |
Straight/Box
6-Way Any |
1 in 167 |
N/A |
$50 |
$100 |
$150 |
$200 |
$250 |
Straight/Box
3-Way Exact |
1 in 1,000 |
N/A |
$400 |
$800 |
$1,200 |
$1,600 |
$2,000 |
Straight/Box
3-Way Any |
1 in 333 |
N/A |
$100 |
$200 |
$300 |
$400 |
$500 |
| Front Pair |
1 in 100 |
$30 |
$60 |
$120 |
$180 |
$240 |
$300 |
| Back Pair |
1 in 100 |
$30 |
$60 |
$120 |
$180 |
$240 |
$300 |
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