Original Blog Entry: Why sticking to the pick 3 budget is worth it

hypersoniq — Thu, 11 Sep 2025 13:28:35 GMT

In the past 8 weeks or so, I have seen one night number picked in the day, it was boxed. I have also seen at least 2 instances where a boxed hit would have come in if I played the wild ball.

Not a missed opportunity, however. 8 weeks @ $14 per week is $112. Those opportunities would have netted $112... BUT... playing day for night and night for day DOUBLES the ticket price, and adding the Wild Ball ALSO doubles the ticket price... that $112 would have cost an additional $336, for an 8 week cost of $448.

At that point it is not fun anymore...

Because of an earlier win, I am about to drop another $14 out of pocket for this next week, bringing my total out of pocket expense to $28... not bad for 9 weeks of daily play... PLUS the original win funded a few cracks at the pick 5 AND the initial attempt at the Cash 4 Life brute force gambit.

Another straight win will allow free play for the rest of the year, if there are 2 wins between now and December 31st, that will fund a second try at Cash 4 Life.

The point, gotta be rigid with the budget, no added bells and whistles like wild balls or playing the day/night switch. This lets it keep the entertainment value. 2 games (mid P3 and eve P3) for $14 per week is as modest as I can make the budget and still be in the game.

Now, I could always drop the box play and cut that in half to $7 per week, but what fun would that be?... [ More ]