pick 3 rules question

Reply #6

JustFrozen — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 20:54:50 GMT

Yup, just got confused because for the first two examples they gave, the numbers are shared. Thanks for the help

Reply #5

djscooby — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 20:49:08 GMT

STR = Straight...meaning you only win if you play 5-2-9 and the draw comes out 5-2-9. Playing a pick marked as straight only gives you 1 combination..... or 1:1000

BOX = Boxed...meaning: 3 unique numbers gives you 6 combinations or 2 identical 1 unique number gives you 3 combinations as my example above. I think you are trying to combine the examples they gave.

Reply #4

JustFrozen — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 20:37:04 GMT

I guess what confused me is that it said

Str - 529 - 1 in 1000

Then

Box - (2 identical 1 unique) - 599,959,995 - 1 in 333

So were they not using the winning number 529 for the 2 identical and 1 unique example

Reply #3

djscooby — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 20:34:05 GMT

And just to clarify, if you play pairs and win, the winnings are only a fraction of the prize.....generally in the 20.00 range...

Reply #2

JustFrozen — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 20:31:50 GMT

Ohh, I was very confused about the 1 unique and 2 same number thing. I get it now, thanks for the quick answer

Reply #1

djscooby — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 20:28:01 GMT

I'm no pro at this but your answer to #2 is YES. You would still lose unless your state's PICK-3 drawing allowed betting front or back pairs. So if the winning draw was 5-2-9, you would win playing front pair 5-2 or back pair 2-9. If you can't play pairs then you would lose.

The answer to #3 is:

Every draw has the same odds in winning. That is, 1:1000 because there are 1,000 possible combinations. 0 - 0 - 0 to 9 - 9 -9.

With a Box bet of 3 different numbers, 5-2-9. You get six combinati... [ More ]

pick 3 rules question

JustFrozen — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 20:02:01 GMT

Hi all, I'm brand new to this game, and i know these are probably stupid questions, but i'm not 100% sure about the answers, and it seems to be important if i'm going to be developing a strat

The rules for CA daily 3 state the ways you can win and the odds:

Winning # is 529:

Str - 529 - 1 in 1000

Box (3 unique) - 529,592,952,925,259,295 - 1 in 167

Box - (2 identical 1 unique) - 599,959,995 - 1 in 333

1) There is lot more ways to win the 3rd way than whats listed right? Such as... [ More ]