Texas Lottery to double number of Pick 3 and Pick 4 draws

Comment #42

jamella724 — Sun, 15 Sep 2013 08:54:22 GMT

Players will definitely love this, they will have more chances of winning since there will be more drawings. I just wonder what will happen to the prize if there will be more winners? I hope there will be more players so the prize will not be compromised.

Comment #41

sully16 — Sat, 14 Sep 2013 14:11:31 GMT

Sounds like fun

Comment #40

letsgetpaid123 — Sun, 08 Sep 2013 18:40:43 GMT

Is it really a CONGRATULATIONS for us. Texas is the only state know that very seldomly sees triples. Now with two exta draws a day twelve a week if we are not seeing triples we know that there is some hanky panky going on. This should mean more triples and quads. The down fall is that most people are at work during play times for the early morning draws so I'm just saying get those triples and quads the night before for those of you who only play triples and quads. now instead of $10 a draw you... [ More ]

Comment #39

Mackinley1897 — Wed, 04 Sep 2013 17:25:17 GMT

With the 4 per day pick3/4 drawings just a few days away, when will we see the playslips in stores

Comment #38

ressuccess — Mon, 26 Aug 2013 19:59:25 GMT

Good luck to the people participating in the Pick 3 and Pick 4 games played twice. Illinois has done this feat already.

Comment #37

Goteki54 — Fri, 23 Aug 2013 16:44:03 GMT

Some people see this as a great move, but I don't get it. I don't believe that doubling the amount of drawings is going to increase the amount of players in Texas, if anything I think it's just going to dilute the number of current players spread out over 4 times rather then 2 times a day.

Comment #36

brittkimsdad — Thu, 22 Aug 2013 03:00:34 GMT

And to add to your point lotterybraker....

The current set of Pick3 Daily 4 Balls Since 6/1/12 ... will be replaced the first week of September, according to the Texas Lottery watchdog site snip ....

The Texas Lottery plans to replace the balls and machines

in Sept 2013 for Pick3 and Daily4 . This is most likely when they

will begin conducting 4 draws per day for Pick3 and Daily 4

I plan to reset my databases to start that first week to begin the new tracking.

This post... [ More ]

Comment #35

lotterybraker — Wed, 21 Aug 2013 19:39:52 GMT

I JUST WANTED TO ADD A LITTLE SOMETRHING here to this NEWS....FIRST OF ALLL....They are not using APPLES..ORANGES, LEMONS AND GRAPEFRUITS to make their drawings...

They are using BALLS that has a SEQUENCE OF 0-9 on every set of balls...AND THAT MEANS ITIS ONE PIC 3 GAME AND THATS ALL..it will have 4 drawings INSTEAD OF 2...BUT IT IS STILL JUST ONE PIC 3 GAME...

NOW...HOW MANY of you have researched the midday draws and find something only to see it show in the evening..or find somethi... [ More ]

Comment #34

dpoly1 — Wed, 21 Aug 2013 13:46:40 GMT

Texas implements Customer Service!

Give people what they want ...............

Comment #33

Coin Toss — Wed, 21 Aug 2013 04:22:59 GMT

rcbuckeye,

When it changes, whenever I play it will be for the next draw. If I want to play multiple draws it will have to be consecutive draws instead of multiple day draws or multiple night draws.

That's exactly what Illinois did with Lucky Day Lotto (Pick 5/39). The Pick 3 and 4 playslips have options of Midday, Evening, or Both but the Pick 5 is just as you stated above. Since they added the Mid-day draw $300,000 and $400,000 jackpots are showing up more frequently so I would guess a... [ More ]

Comment #32

mypiemaster — Tue, 20 Aug 2013 19:32:52 GMT

Play responsibly. Welcome aboard.

Comment #31

armin5683 — Tue, 20 Aug 2013 18:46:20 GMT

good for the state of texas but poser for the people of texas unless you have a system that is consistantly winnig,which would only get me further in debt

Comment #30

tnlotto1 — Tue, 20 Aug 2013 17:09:46 GMT

They know lotterypost is the best place for lottery information. Way to go Todd

Comment #29

JAP69 — Tue, 20 Aug 2013 17:07:34 GMT

They are watching.

I am not a twitter user or twit follower but I take it that twit came from the Texas lottery.

Comment #28

JAP69 — Tue, 20 Aug 2013 17:03:32 GMT

Yep,

Draw to draw strategy could be difficult for players to keep up with.

Players will have other choices of strategy. Pick a draw and track strategy just for that draw. The other choice could be combine all draws for data keeping and find keeper combinations to be played.

Individual draws have their own stats and combined draws will show their own stats.

Comment #27

Todd — Tue, 20 Aug 2013 16:28:51 GMT

#TexasLottery to double number of Pick 3 and Daily 4 draws to four draws per day starting Sep. 9. http://t.co/48w6FbmHfz via @lotterypost

Texas Lottery (@TexasLottery) August 20, 2013

Comment #26

minx500 — Tue, 20 Aug 2013 15:49:59 GMT

As a Texas Lottery player I am not overly

thrilled about the new changes, I see it as

a BIG win-win for TLC and most likely not

so for the players. Well we will see if this will

be gaming at it's finest or a headache

Comment #25

Win$500Quick — Tue, 20 Aug 2013 15:46:20 GMT

I remember in the late 90's we had one eveing draw in Florida and Georgia had pick 3/4 twice a day an I was so jealous. I wished we had twice a day drawings in Florida. Then we got it and it was so hard to watch for trends and patterns and I lost twice as much. When we had one draw a day, I was able to get hits easier. So good luck to the Texas players who will soon learn. More drawings equal more money for the Taxas lottery not the players.

Comment #24

rcbbuckeye — Tue, 20 Aug 2013 12:42:41 GMT

Well, there is a faction of state lawmakers in Austin that have always hated the lottery and gambling. That's why we don't have casinos in Tx. Right after they voted to end the lottery, someone noticed that they would have to make up about 5 billion dollars a year in new taxes. Ooops. Ok, we keep the lottery.

Our lawmakers are no different than the ones in any other stae, or Washington for that matter. They're all idiots.

Comment #23

helpmewin — Tue, 20 Aug 2013 04:39:20 GMT

They should mark all the time boxes and play them for 7 days then wait to see what happens.

Comment #22

LottoBoner — Tue, 20 Aug 2013 04:26:07 GMT

There is hardly anytime between the drawings for morn/noon.

Texas better get some online gambling if they want to make it convenient for players.

Between AON, and this move, little tent lottery communities will begin to pop up around bodegas all over the state. That way people dont have to have go home and back to the store 8 times a day.

Comment #21

helpmewin — Tue, 20 Aug 2013 04:20:48 GMT

lottery will revenue more money this way and stay

Comment #20

helpmewin — Tue, 20 Aug 2013 04:18:17 GMT

Comment #19

helpmewin — Tue, 20 Aug 2013 04:17:33 GMT

Comment #18

LottoBoner — Tue, 20 Aug 2013 04:16:11 GMT

You can choose which draw you want to play, but you have to have the clerk manually enter the data on the touchscreen terminal.

Some clerks are more apt to do that than others.

Comment #17

LottoBoner — Tue, 20 Aug 2013 04:13:06 GMT

BAD.

I can hardly keep up with two draws per day.

Isn't this the same state that not too long ago voted to ban Lottery in TEXAS?

What happened? they reversed that decision and then turned on the Nuclear Naplam Nimcompoop Afterburns

Comment #16

MonEl — Tue, 20 Aug 2013 03:43:01 GMT

If it is as you say, then it will be bad, a person should be able to choose which draw he or she wants to play.

I think that they should also have as an option 25 cents plays for $20 box and $125 straight wins.

Comment #15

JonnyBgood07 — Tue, 20 Aug 2013 00:08:01 GMT

Texas Lottery to double number of Pick 3 and Pick 4 draws...

shouldn't be hard finding patterns now lol

Comment #14

rcbbuckeye — Tue, 20 Aug 2013 00:03:50 GMT

One thing I don't like about the change is that I won't be able to choose which draw I want to play on the playslip. Right now, I can choose day or night. When it changes, whenever I play it will be for the next draw. If I want to play multiple draws it will have to be consecutive draws instead of multiple day draws or multiple night draws.

When they started All or Nothing I wrote an email to Michelle Byrd telling her that I and other players want the option to pick which draw we could play.... [ More ]

Comment #13

grwurston — Mon, 19 Aug 2013 23:26:16 GMT

Now the players will have twice as much tracking to keep up with. Is that good or bad

Comment #12

cash4ninja — Mon, 19 Aug 2013 22:31:16 GMT

QUads will fall soon. To make it even more exciting

Comment #11

JAP69 — Mon, 19 Aug 2013 22:24:25 GMT

WHATTT

They better have deep pockets full of wagering money.

Comment #10

mamamary517 — Mon, 19 Aug 2013 21:56:10 GMT

NICE! I want that in NY.....

Comment #9

dallascowboyfan — Mon, 19 Aug 2013 20:52:49 GMT

Good for Texas

Comment #8

maringoman — Mon, 19 Aug 2013 20:04:14 GMT

I like it when customers are given more options. TX lottery is leading the way in this. Good luck Texans, its time to fine tune those systems

Comment #7

tnlotto1 — Mon, 19 Aug 2013 19:04:38 GMT

Congratulations Texas Lottery players and good luck.

Comment #6

RJOh — Mon, 19 Aug 2013 18:35:29 GMT

It will be especially helpful for those Texans who spend their day checking lottery results.

Comment #5

JoshUK — Mon, 19 Aug 2013 17:54:53 GMT

Texas lottery doing a little revamp, so is the UK what next.

Comment #4

Todd — Mon, 19 Aug 2013 17:47:22 GMT

With the return of All or Nothing and the new Pick 3/4 draws, Texas Lottery players will have lots to keep them busy soon

Comment #3

mypiemaster — Mon, 19 Aug 2013 17:41:38 GMT

Everything is bigger in Texas, so will the number of phone calls to gamblers anonymous.

Comment #2

JoshUK — Mon, 19 Aug 2013 17:31:35 GMT

Pretty cool, more choices for the players I guess.

Comment #1

cash4ninja — Mon, 19 Aug 2013 17:24:49 GMT

Im moving to Texas

Texas Lottery to double number of Pick 3 and Pick 4 draws

Lottery Post — Mon, 19 Aug 2013 17:18:59 GMT

Four drawings per day starting Sept. 9

By Todd Northrop

In a few weeks, Texas Lottery players will have twice as many opportunities per day to play the Pick 3 and Pick 4 games.

Currently, both of the popular daily numbers games are drawn twice per day, at 12:27 pm and 10:12 pm. Starting September 9, four drawings per day will occur at 10:00 am, 12:27 pm, 6:00 pm, and 10:12 pm.

A year ago the Texas Lottery introduced a new game called All or Nothing, which broke new ground for the lot... [ More ]