How to Play Pick 3

You can enter Pick 3 by visiting a Texas Lottery retailer. In order to enter Pick 3, you must select three single-digit numbers from 0 to 9. Alternatively, you can also mark the “QP” box on your ticket and the lottery terminal will generate three random single-digit numbers which you can use to enter the upcoming draw.

You can also tell the lottery retailer you’d like to purchase a “Quick Pick” ticket. Our Pick 3 number generator can help if you are looking to play random numbers – it will give you a set of single-digit numbers in just a few seconds.

Then, you must choose one of the four play styles explained below:

• Exact Order - A self-explanatory play type. You win a prize if your chosen numbers match the winning numbers in the exact order they were drawn
• Any Order - No pressure regarding the order, the important part is that you match all the winning numbers.
• Exact/Any - For an extra cost, you can win a prize if your chosen numbers match the winning numbers either in Exact Order or in Any Order
• Combo - This type allows you to play all possible Exact Order combinations of your numbers on one ticket

There are four daily drawings - Morning, Day, Evening and Night. Tickets cut off at 9:50 AM CT, 12:17 PM CT, 5:50 PM CT and 10:02 PM CT respectively, with drawings taking place 10 minutes later and then sales reopening for the next draw.

You can choose to pat $0.50 or $1 per play.

Fireball Option

This option offers you more opportunities to win and it can be added to your main game by marking “Yes” in the box on your payslip.

After the Pick 3 main draw takes place, one Fireball number from 0 and 9 is drawn. You can use this number to replace any of the Pick 3 numbers in order to make a winning match.

If you choose this option, the cost of your Pick 3 play will be doubled.

Multi-Draw Option

You can play your Pick 3 numbers in up to 24 consecutive drawings if you mark the “Multi-Draw” box.

Moreover, you can also select your Pick 3 numbers for a particular draw time. Select “Morning”, “Day”, “Evening” and “Night” then the desired number of drawings.

Prize Payments

Pick 3 prizes have fixed amounts and they are paid in a single payment. You can check the Odds and Prizes page if you want to see the different prize categories and play types plus your odds of winning.

When to check the winning numbers?

You can check the winning numbers six days a week, from Monday to Saturday. The results are updated a few minutes after each of the four draws take place. We have dedicated pages for Pick 3 results, depending on how long ago the draws took place:

• For results from the last 10 drawing days, you can check out the Numbers page
• For winning numbers from the past six months, go to the Numbers page
• If you’re looking for older results from a certain year, take a look at the Archive page

Results are updated right after the draws take place six evenings a week, from Monday to Saturday at 10:00 AM CT, 12:27 PM CT, 6:00 PM CT and 10:12 PM CT.