Pick 3: how to play, odds and draw times
Choose a 3-digit number from 000 to 999. The lottery draws one 3-digit number, usually twice a day, and you win if yours matches the way you played it: straight (exact order) or box (any order). 41 lotteries in the US and Canada draw Pick 3, 80 times a day in all.
- Digits
- 3
- Possible numbers
- 1,000
- Straight odds
- 1 in 1,000
- Lotteries
- 41
- Draws a day
- 80
Straight and box
A straight play wins only on the exact order. A box play wins on any order of your digits, so it covers more draws but pays less. How many orders a box covers depends on how many of your digits repeat.
| Play | Example | Orders covered | Odds |
|---|---|---|---|
| Straight | 123 | 1 | 1 in 1,000 |
| 6-way box (three different digits) | 123 | 6 | 1 in 167 |
| 3-way box (one digit repeated) | 112 | 3 | 1 in 333 |
Every draw is random: each 3-digit number has the same chance every time, whatever came up before.
What it pays
In most states a $1 straight Pick 3 bet pays $500, half of what the 1-in-1,000 odds would suggest. Each lottery publishes its own prize chart, so check it before you play. Use the Pick calculator to see the odds for any number and play type.
Payout charts by state: New York · Florida · Texas · Pennsylvania · South Carolina · Wisconsin · New Mexico · Delaware · North Carolina · Virginia · Georgia · Ohio · Michigan · New Jersey · Kentucky · Maryland · Illinois · Washington, DC
Betting on Pick 3
Our partners pay 900 to 1 on a straight Pick 3 bet (BetAnything's rules, checked 2026-10-14).
Just for fun: today's Pick 3 lucky numbers from the Lucky Team.
Where Pick 3 is drawn
Draw periods and closing times in Eastern time, from BetAnything's published listings (checked 2026-10-14). Official draws are a few minutes after these times; check the lottery's own site for official results.
| Lottery | Game name | Draws (closing, ET) |
|---|---|---|
| Arizona | Pick 3 | Evening 9:49 PM |
| Arkansas | Pick 3 | Midday 1:49 PMEvening 7:49 PM |
| California | Daily 3 | Midday 3:50 PMEvening 9:20 PM |
| Caribbean | Pick 3 | Morning 8:00 AMMidday 11:00 AMEvening 4:00 PMNight 7:00 PM |
| Colorado | Pick 3 | Midday 3:26 PMEvening 9:20 PM |
| Connecticut | Pick 3 | Midday 1:47 PMNight 10:19 PM |
| Delaware | Play 3 results | Midday 1:48 PMEvening 7:47 PM |
| Florida | Pick 3 results | Midday 1:20 PMNight 9:35 PM |
| Georgia | Cash 3 | Midday 12:19 PMEvening 6:49 PMNight 11:24 PM |
| Idaho | Pick 3 | Midday 3:49 PMNight 9:49 PM |
| Illinois | Pick 3 | Midday 1:30 PMEvening 10:12 PM |
| Indiana | Pick 3 | Midday 1:10 PMNight 10:50 PM |
| Iowa | Pick 3 | Midday 1:10 PMEvening 10:50 PM |
| Kansas | Pick 3 | Midday 2:00 PMNight 10:00 PM |
| Kentucky | Pick 3 | Midday 1:10 PMNight 10:50 PM |
| Louisiana | Pick 3 | Night 10:29 PM |
| Maine, New Hampshire & Vermont (Tri-State) | Pick 3 | Midday 1:00 PMEvening 6:40 PM |
| Michigan | Daily 3 | Midday 12:49 PMEvening 7:19 PM |
| Minnesota | Pick 3 | Evening 7:07 PM |
| Mississippi | Pick 3 | Midday 3:20 PMNight 10:20 PM |
| Missouri | Pick 3 | Midday 1:35 PMNight 9:49 PM |
| Nebraska | Pick 3 | Night 9:50 PM |
| New Jersey | Pick 3 | Midday 12:49 PMNight 10:47 PM |
| New Mexico | Pick 3 Plus results | Midday 2:50 PMNight 11:20 PM |
| New York | Numbers results | Midday 2:20 PMNight 10:20 PM |
| North Carolina | Pick 3 | Midday 2:50 PMNight 11:12 PM |
| Ohio | Pick 3 | Midday 12:19 PMEvening 7:19 PM |
| Oklahoma | Pick 3 | Night 9:50 PM* |
| Ontario | Pick 3 | Midday 1:50 PMNight 10:20 PM |
| Pennsylvania | Pick 3 results | Midday 1:25 PMEvening 6:49 PM |
| Puerto Rico | Pick 3 | Midday 9:00 AMEvening 4:00 PM |
| Quebec | Pick 3 | Night 10:20 PM |
| South Carolina | Pick 3 results | Midday 12:49 PMEvening 6:49 PM |
| Tennessee | Cash 3 | Morning 10:18 AMMidday 1:18 PMEvening 7:18 PM |
| Texas | Pick 3 results | Morning 10:50 AMDay 1:17 PMEvening 6:50 PMNight 11:02 PM |
| Virginia | Pick 3 | Midday 1:49 PMNight 10:50 PM |
| Washington | Pick 3 | Night 10:50 PM |
| Washington, DC | Pick 3 | Midday 1:40 PMEvening 7:40 PMNight 11:20 PM |
| West Virginia | Pick 3 | Evening 6:39 PM |
| Western Canada | Pick 3 | Night 10:20 PM |
| Wisconsin | Pick 3 results | Midday 2:20 PMNight 9:50 PM |
* Not drawn on Sundays.
Past winning numbers: New York Pick 3 (Numbers).
Guides
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