Pick 3 'triple' pays out record $2.88M to N.C. Lottery players

Comment #25

TheOtherOne — Thu, 16 Sep 2010 16:25:05 GMT

As for my secret, well, I wish I knew it too lol.

Of course you have to realize I use the term 'win' loosely. I consider it a win if I get my $1 investment back. About 3 or 4 times I managed to get 3 numbers matched for a whopping $6 return but that was the highest.

I do play birthdays of various friends/family which used to hit but hasnt recently. Otherwise its just luck.

And btw, the Pick 5 game in TN is going to be replaced by tennessee cashball or the like (5 numbers and a 6th separ... [ More ]

Comment #24

TheOtherOne — Tue, 14 Sep 2010 21:27:34 GMT

Yeah as long as she can skim off the top, what does she care if anyone wins or loses or if the game is fair

Comment #23

solidgal — Sat, 11 Sep 2010 20:58:13 GMT

903

Comment #22

rdgrnr — Sat, 11 Sep 2010 02:10:00 GMT

I haven't checked the numbers but I would venture to say that it's more likely that too many people don't play rather than too many people winning that is causing Pick 5's demise. The reason that nobody plays is because of the computers that pick the numbers and Tennessee has been caught cheating with computers before. Ms Hargrove's mind is made up though and she doesn't want to be confused by the facts. She's committed to computers even if the whole Tennessee Lottery collapses because of it. Th... [ More ]

Comment #21

rdgrnr — Sat, 11 Sep 2010 00:44:19 GMT

I agree Rosie, don't kill the gooze!

Everybody likes a gooze once in a while.

I heard tiggs hasn't had a gooze in 20 years or so.

Comment #20

pcurtis — Fri, 10 Sep 2010 22:35:27 GMT

Yes get rid of that woman.

Comment #19

TheOtherOne — Fri, 10 Sep 2010 21:31:26 GMT

it is too bad about the pick 5 game. i think my jaw hit the floor when i saw the announcement it is going away. it is pretty much the only game i win on, and now it is out of here (almost)

I am hoping they bring back something good in its place. i can understand why they got rid of pick 6 (replaced by Mega Millions) but its so weird to me they would get pick 5 out of here. maybe its because too many people were winning on it -- i am sure they dont like that.

Comment #18

jrosina — Fri, 10 Sep 2010 12:43:26 GMT

Yes rd, thay is why I love digits so much they never lie, when you put them together; and ask how much is the cost they add up perfectly and what ever they is? That's the amount!!! They remain the same a 4 is always a 4, and a 7 is always a seven No cheeting, no crooking, (crooking? I think I just made up a word)

And rd, Triples are here to stay!! Everyone will see more triples! They are good Business for the State and those are some smart people, it is foolish to kill the gooze that lays the... [ More ]

Comment #17

rdgrnr — Fri, 10 Sep 2010 04:30:52 GMT

Tennessee is the stagnant backwater swamp of state lotteries. They've been caught cheating in flagrante delicto (in the act) before and nobody has really had much trust in them since then. Their approach to the lottery itself is dull, boring and lifeless. Their Pick 5 game is on life-support until October when they will remove the feeding tubes and let it die.

Too many people claim that it's far harder to win anything here than in neighboring states. Many claim there are too many repeats in t... [ More ]

Comment #16

TheOtherOne — Fri, 10 Sep 2010 03:36:31 GMT

I hope all you NC players got a part of that!

Honestly I am kind of baffled...2.8 million???

NC is not a bigger state than TN, yet it neighbors TN and has only been playing the lottery a few years.

Yet a big payout for TN is $250,000 - 350,000 on a triple.

Why is it so much higher for NC I wonder?

What am I missing here?

Again, congrats to all the NC players

Comment #15

Jack-C — Thu, 09 Sep 2010 19:03:25 GMT

You're comparing apples and oranges! I was talking about pick 3 triples.

Comment #14

louise black — Thu, 09 Sep 2010 18:49:31 GMT

I just hope my cousin got her part since it her daughter's B'day.

Comment #13

RJOh — Thu, 09 Sep 2010 17:40:58 GMT

I don't follow the pick3 game that close but I was aware of the wager limit because it has been reached several times on special dates like 911 and others but I never knew one of those numbers had actually hit. Maybe N.C. has a wager limit too and wasn't surprised to be paying out $2.88M.

Comment #12

KY Floyd — Thu, 09 Sep 2010 16:27:06 GMT

Maybe NC will change to pari-mutuel and save tons of money.

It all evens out in the end. The big payout when triples hit means that lots of people are playing triples all of the times that other numbers come up, too. Any game with odds of 1 in 1000 that pays 500 to 1 for a win will keep 50% of the money in the long run. Similarly, parimutuel prizes also average out over time. The last 5+0 MM winner in CA got 508 k instead of the 250k for winners in other states. 2 drawings before that two wi... [ More ]

Comment #11

Stack47 — Thu, 09 Sep 2010 14:25:45 GMT

The Ohio Lottery recently paid out almost $1.8 million when 000 was drawn. The limit was $3 million and was paid out a few times.

Comment #10

Tenaj — Thu, 09 Sep 2010 14:11:37 GMT

you got that right mooky.

Comment #9

dpoly1 — Thu, 09 Sep 2010 13:59:25 GMT

Sounds exciting ....... congrats to all NC Lottery Winners !

So far my record is $100 in the Powerball several years ago ......... but looking for a record payout for the town where I live

Comment #8

RJOh — Thu, 09 Sep 2010 05:09:47 GMT

Ohio is not a pari-mutuel state, it limits the amount of money that can be wagered on a pick3 combination to limit its liability. Payouts seldom go above a half million dollars but I think it can go as high as a million dollars when the limit is reached.

Comment #7

Jack-C — Thu, 09 Sep 2010 04:51:57 GMT

I didn't know that about NJ. Yes, it really is a bummer.

Comment #6

Starr920 — Thu, 09 Sep 2010 02:37:49 GMT

New Jersey is also a pari-mutuel state. Payouts on triples are the absolute worst.

Last triple drawn - 6/26/10 - Midday - 999 - 143.50

Comment #5

Stack47 — Thu, 09 Sep 2010 02:35:55 GMT

Kentucky will payout $1,375,000 because 777 hit this afternoon and after paying out $1,500,000 when 444 hit on Saturday.

Comment #4

mookyb75 — Thu, 09 Sep 2010 00:49:53 GMT

it's about time for them to give back some of the money

Comment #3

sully16 — Wed, 08 Sep 2010 23:43:42 GMT

Followed by triple 3's. wow

Comment #2

Jack-C — Wed, 08 Sep 2010 23:39:05 GMT

In California, those of us that are in the know never play trips. Since this is a pari-mutuel state, the payout for trips is VERY low. The last triple here (888) paid $253 to a total of 358 players!! Maybe NC will change to pari-mutuel and save tons of money. I don't like the pari-mutuel because you never know how much will be paid.

Comment #1

CutlassBob — Wed, 08 Sep 2010 23:30:37 GMT

BIG CONGRATZ to all the NC PLAYERS!!!

Cutla$$Bob

Pick 3 'triple' pays out record $2.88M to N.C. Lottery players

Lottery Post — Wed, 08 Sep 2010 19:50:55 GMT

By Todd Northrop

Triple digits paid off in a big way for North Carolina Pick 3 players in the Monday, Sept. 6 evening drawing.

The 2-2-2 combination resulted in a record-setting prize payout of $2.88 million to more than 11,000 winning tickets.

This record payout is the highest since the Dec. 25, 2009 drawing, which paid out more than $2.28 million to players who chose the 5-5-5 combination.

Monday's drawing was the first time the 2-2-2 combination has been drawn since Pick 3 sales b... [ More ]