Texas Lottery to add 'Sum It Up' feature to Pick 3 game
Posted: 10/30/2007 12:21:31 PM
Daily 4 launch deemed 'successful'
On September 30, the Texas Lottery launched a brand new game, Daily 4 with an add-on feature called Sum It Up.
According to unaudited numbers, the game and associated add-on feature brought in more than $5.2 million during the first three weeks of sales. Of that number, approximately $1.2 million came directly from sales of Sum It Up.
The Texas Lottery is hoping to strike gold a second time, by adding the Sum It Up feature to the state's other daily numbers game — Pick 3 — starting November 11.
Lottery Post is the only web site (other than the Texas Lottery site) to publish the Texas Lottery's Play It Up number along with the lottery results. (See www.lotterypost.com/results/tx)
"We are pleased with the sales numbers for Daily 4 with Sum It Up so far," said Texas Lottery Commission Executive Director Anthony J. Sadberry. "Sum It Up will also enhance Pick 3, providing a fun new way for players to win."
Sadberry added, "By adding this feature to the Pick 3 game, we hope to generate even more money for the Foundation School Fund."
Beginning November 11, players will have the option of wagering from 50 cents to $5 on the sum of their Pick 3 numbers.
The Sum It Up add-on feature allows players to win if the sum of their three numbers matches the sum of the three numbers drawn, even if the numbers themselves do not match.
For example, if a player chooses the numbers 5-1-6 on their Pick 3 ticket, the sum of those numbers is 12 (5 + 1 + 6 = 12). If the numbers drawn for the game are 4-0-8, which also has a sum of 12 (4 + 0 + 8 = 12), the player would win the Sum It Up prize.
The amount of the Sum It Up prize ranges from $3 to $2,500, depending upon the wager amount selected and the odds for the chosen sum.
The top Sum It Up prize of $2,500 can only be achieved by playing 0-0-0 or 9-9-9.
Players must distinctly purchase the Sum It Up feature if they wish to win a prize for matching the sum. If a player does not purchase the Sum It Up feature when buying their lottery ticket, they will not win a prize for matching the sum drawn.
The base Pick 3 game will remain the same, and players can select the add-on feature in conjunction with any of the Pick 3 play types (Exact Order, Any Order, Exact/Any, or Combo).
Odds of winning a Sum It Up play range from 1 in 13 to 1 in 1,000 and vary according to the numbers picked.
Source: Lottery Post Staff
