Pick 3 terminolgy help

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Todd — Tue, 23 Sep 2008 01:25:01 GMT

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Stack47 — Mon, 22 Sep 2008 22:01:07 GMT

Lotteries define a pick-3 straight bet as putting all three digits in exact order and define a boxed bet as the same three digits being in any order. When we box three digits for a $1, we are actually making 6 straight bets at a reduced cost; $1 divided by 6 equals $.167 and the payoff is $83. Some states round off the $.167 to $.16 and the payoff is $80. If you're using one digit twice in a box, you're making 3 straight bets at the reduced cost and the payoffs are $166, $167, or $160 on a $1 be... [ More ]

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Jani Norman — Mon, 22 Sep 2008 13:36:11 GMT

Ok, let me try to explain this to you, Wheeling a number is to play it all 6 ways such as (123,) for .50 cents it will cost you 3.00 and for 1.00 it will cost you 6.00 to hopefully catch that special number you are waiting for straight..... doubles are half of the cost of a single number to try and catch it straight.... because it only has to fall 3 ways to catch it straight.... hope this helps to explain it a little for you.

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Surge — Mon, 22 Sep 2008 13:33:07 GMT

A wheel is one number combination played all possible ways

A combination with 3 different numbers is a 6 way wheel- 123, 132, 213, 231, 321, 312

A combination with 2 different numbers (double number) is a 3 way wheel- 122, 221, 212

A wheel can be played with a $.50 or $1.00 bet

Pick 3 terminolgy help

jimtnc — Mon, 22 Sep 2008 13:12:16 GMT

I've seen some folks post what appear to be wheeled pick 3 numbers under the heading of 'single and double . Could someone tell me what this means? It's not as simple as a $.50 or $1.00 pick, is it