North Carolina Pick 3 Statistics, Patterns, Number Frequency (2024)

FAQs

How do you win Pick 3 NC? ›

Ways To Win

The Pick 3 top prize is won by matching all 3 winning numbers in the exact order drawn. Additional prizes can be won based on play type. The numbers you select determine the ways to win. When you add Fireball to Pick 3, you get an extra drawn-number for more combinations to match and win.

Carolina Pick 3 and Pick 4 are drawn daily at 3 p.m. and 11:20 p.m. Powerball lottery drawings are Mondays, Wednesdays and Saturdays. Mega Millions drawings are Tuesdays and Fridays. Watch the live drawings on WRAL-TV or check the latest North Carolina lottery winning numbers.

(Evening) Pick 3, Pick 4, & Cash 5

Evening drawings occur at approximately 11:22 PM.

A combo is a play covering all straight combinations of a 3-digit number and will cost $1.50 to $6.00 depending upon the amount played (50 cents or $1.00) and the number of like digits in the 3-digit number selected.

If one were to list all of the unique box combinations in the Pick 3 game, there would be a total of 220 different number combinations. The odds of winning a box wager are not a simple calculation like it is for a straight wager.

If the Yellow Ball is drawn, a second Pick 3 drawing will take place immediately following the first. Prizes will be paid on both sets of numbers drawn. That's why we call it Double Draw. If a White Ball is drawn, the next evening's drawing will take place with one fewer White Ball until a Yellow Ball is drawn.

Lottery players in North Carolina have the best odds of winning the Carolina Pick 3 contest, with a 1 in 1,000 chance of selecting three numbers in the order they are drawn to win $500, according to the N.C. Education Lottery.

The first modern government-run US lottery was established in Puerto Rico in 1934. This was followed, decades later, by the New Hampshire Lottery in 1964.

Can I use a credit card to purchase lottery tickets? No. Acceptable forms of payment include cash, check, debit card, and gift card at the retailer's discretion. With Online Play, you can purchase using a debit card, PayPal (using a bank account), Online Banking, Venmo, Apple Pay, and ACH Bank Transfer.

How do you win Pick 4 NC? ›

The Pick 4 top prize is won by matching all 4 winning numbers in the exact order drawn. Additional prizes can be won based on play type.

In any Pick 4 game, there are 4 digit positions, with each position containing a digit from 0 to 9. If one were to list all of the possible combinations of digits in each of the three positions, there would be a total of 10,000 different number combinations.

What is that and how do I enter? Second Chance promotions are drawings that are open exclusively to players who have purchased or entered the eligible game(s). If you enter a ticket with a 2nd Chance promotion, in most cases you will receive your points and entries automatically when you enter the ticket.

On a PICK 3 bet you select the winning horse in three consecutive races. This is usually offered on the first and last 3 races of the day, although some tracks may offer this bet on any three consecutive races.

If the Yellow Ball is drawn, a second Pick 3 drawing will take place immediately following the first. Prizes will be paid on both sets of numbers drawn. That's why we call it Double Draw. If a White Ball is drawn, the next evening's drawing will take place with one fewer White Ball until a Yellow Ball is drawn.