Illinois Lottery cancels My3 game

Comment #25

bowmangwenda — Sat, 20 Sep 2014 13:41:45 GMT

they should also have the fireball at random and not every drawing not well understoood so it fees like a ripoff

Comment #24

fast eddie — Sat, 20 Sep 2014 01:58:21 GMT

the game blew. lower payouts and also was computer drawn. they should have just added two more drawings per day using ping pong balls. also i would love to see a keno game added here in IL., not that knock off crappy hit or miss which hopefully will be gone soon.

Comment #23

green1 — Mon, 15 Sep 2014 18:19:46 GMT

i'm glad to see it go i contacted them when my 3 first came out if it was cgn or they used the same machine as pick 3 and got a answer that didnt tell me either or good bye...... maybe illinois pick 3 will be back to normal

Comment #22

Coin Toss — Sat, 13 Sep 2014 15:18:57 GMT

I guess we can say the lottery is always a few steps ahead of the players.

People thinking the payoffs would be the same didn't find out the real deal until they hit with the Fireball and went to cash the ticket.

It's kind of like Chicago politics even slips into the lottery.........the lottery headquarters is in Chicago, not Springfield, the state capital.

Comment #21

Stack47 — Fri, 12 Sep 2014 23:59:26 GMT

After the initial launch of plus FIREBALL, we received feedback from its players that they wanted a FIREBALL number with each Pick 3 and Pick 4 drawing. We listened to our players and changed the game so that a FIREBALL is ALWAYS drawn.

From that I'm assuming they lowered the prize because the original odds and payoffs were based on some drawings not matching a Fireball number. It looks like the change was made in January 2014. When I tested the game against a 2 if 3 wheel, I had to factor i... [ More ]

Comment #20

Coin Toss — Fri, 12 Sep 2014 23:51:59 GMT

Maybe they are going to copy Missouri and add Missed by One to the Pick 3.

Just a guess.

Comment #19

MX20 — Fri, 12 Sep 2014 05:27:45 GMT

As my Lottery Pals in Chicago say, so long to my3 and North Star (Good Riddens) and if u only knew how i felt about North Star

Comment #18

Coin Toss — Thu, 11 Sep 2014 21:32:43 GMT

No, I don't think so, Stack.

One day early on with My3 a couple of clerks where I usually play were explaining to someone who thought he had won $500 wouldn't get paid $500 with a Fireball number.

The Illinois lottery Pick 3 Hoe to Win page shows a $250 payoff for a $1.00 ticket with Plus Fireball where the Fireball makes it a straight hit.

http:://www.illinoislottery.com/en-us/Pick_3.html

Just another lure-them-in tactic by Northstar.

I'll be glad to see My3 go and... [ More ]

Comment #17

Stack47 — Thu, 11 Sep 2014 18:37:17 GMT

Fireball might be a better back-up bet for pick-3 compared to the straight/box bet, but only when you miss by one digit straight. At one time were the Fireball payoffs the same as the regular payoffs

Comment #16

Scratch$ — Thu, 11 Sep 2014 16:10:44 GMT

Hopefully a new, original game that isn't a near clone of Pick3.

Comment #15

shadowlady — Thu, 11 Sep 2014 16:01:42 GMT

They will probably replace it with something as complicated. Just because.

Comment #14

uprrman — Thu, 11 Sep 2014 14:22:00 GMT

hurrah hurrah my3 will be gone. i like the fire ball game tho. i won 1000.00 for . a str with the fireball on pick 4 without the fireball would have got 0. for 50 cents extra on top of a 50cent play not a bad return.

Comment #13

cbr$ — Thu, 11 Sep 2014 14:15:53 GMT

That sad news. I wonder what they will replace it with

Comment #12

JADELottery — Thu, 11 Sep 2014 11:55:14 GMT

My My My

Comment #11

sully16 — Thu, 11 Sep 2014 11:08:53 GMT

That's to bad.

Comment #10

Scratch$ — Thu, 11 Sep 2014 06:05:18 GMT

No great loss! Moving right along

Comment #9

RedStang — Thu, 11 Sep 2014 05:13:34 GMT

I can see why no one was playing. Why emulate a game you already have when players want something different.

Comment #8

tungsten chef — Thu, 11 Sep 2014 03:09:34 GMT

my bad...never checked the ways to win, just figured it was the same.

Comment #7

Coin Toss — Thu, 11 Sep 2014 03:01:26 GMT

From the Illinois Lottery website:

How to Win

Winning numbers will be published on www.illinoislottery.com homepage and you can always view the current winning draw from the My3 Drawing tab.

If you choose a My3 with 3 different digits (like 3-2-1), you can win:

Matching Numbers

Prize (on $1 play)

Odds

Match all 3 in exact order $200 1:1,000

Match all 3 in any order (other than exact) $40 1:200

Match any 2 in exact position as the winning numbers $4... [ More ]

Comment #6

Stack47 — Thu, 11 Sep 2014 02:53:23 GMT

The difference is was the player has had 9 different ways to win for one $1 bet. The payoffs are were the same as the average pick-3 game because $1 straight bet pays $500 and My pick-3 players are were wagering $.20 to win $200, $40, or $4.

Comment #5

Coin Toss — Thu, 11 Sep 2014 02:29:30 GMT

tungsten chef,

The difference was the payouts. My3 paid $200 in exact order.

MzDuffleBagLady,

Agree totally.

Comment #4

MzDuffleBaglady — Thu, 11 Sep 2014 01:52:49 GMT

I m glad the change has come.

It threw salt in the game, and the Fireball, is a hot mess also, because, you have to spend more than $1.00 and you win less money.

Better off, going for the straight, straight/box, or box.

Good Luck Illinois players.

Comment #3

helpmewin — Thu, 11 Sep 2014 01:47:31 GMT

Good Call

Comment #2

tungsten chef — Wed, 10 Sep 2014 23:11:55 GMT

a simplified game? don't see the diference between my3 and pick 3.

i guess they figured the folks would have to buy their numbers for all 4 draws...didn't work out.

good show..less money to spend for the players.

Comment #1

paradisenow — Wed, 10 Sep 2014 23:08:12 GMT

Wonderful wonderful news

Illinois Lottery cancels My3 game

Lottery Post — Wed, 10 Sep 2014 22:58:53 GMT

Last drawing Sunday

By Todd Northrop

Illinois lottery officials, acting on the recommendation of its private manager, Northstar Lottery Group, announced Tuesday they are removing My3 from its draw game portfolio.

The final drawing of My3 will be Sunday, September 14th at 6:30pm.

The game was launched two years ago and was designed to be a simplified alternative to the Pick 3 and Pick 4 games. However, due to its sales performance, the game is being removed from the draw game portfoli... [ More ]