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New Jersey Lottery Pick 3 results "1-1-1" and "1-0-1" set new payout recordNews Story
Yet another single day record thanks to lucky numbers and game change By Kate Northrop Lottery results for two New Jersey Pick 3 drawings in a row jointly produced a new prize payout record thanks to two combinations that were just one number off from each other. Ones and zeroes stole the show for New Jersey lottery players this past week after two consecutive drawings set yet another new single day prize payout record. On Wed., Oct. 11, New Jersey players saw the popular combina
Oct 15, 2023, 2:00 pm - Lottery News

New Jersey Lottery to offer fixed Pick 3 and Pick 4 prize amountsNews Story
Prizes no longer reduced when there are many winners By Kate Northrop The New Jersey Lottery announced that they will start offering fixed prize amounts for Pick 3 and Pick 4, which will guarantee more winnings for multiple winning tickets. Starting next week, the New Jersey Lottery will adjust its payout structure for Pick 3 and Pick 4 so that each winning ticket will beget a fixed guaranteed prize. Currently, multiple winning tickets in the same prize tier will split the availa
Nov 9, 2022, 8:02 am - Lottery News

Iowa Lottery starts its own Pick 3 and Pick 4 drawingsNews Story
Discontinues shared drawings with Hoosier Lottery By Kate Northrop Iowa Lottery players now have their own in-state versions of Pick 3 and Pick 4 after sharing drawings and results with the neighboring Hoosier Lottery since 2017. Both the Pick 3 and Pick 4 draw games in Iowa will now have winning numbers and drawings that are unique to Iowa only, following a procedural update. Iowa residents have been able to enjoy playing Pick 3 and Pick 4 since 1998 and 2003, respectively, but
Oct 4, 2022, 8:26 am - Lottery News

3-3-3 in North Carolina Lottery Pick 3 drawing delivers nearly $5 million in lottery winningsNews Story
Second Pick 3 triple of the year for North Carolina Lottery players By Kate Northrop 3-3-3 is the latest triple combination to come up in a North Carolina Lottery's Pick 3 drawing, and local players are celebrating the nearly $5 million prize payout. On Wednesday afternoon, the North Carolina Lottery's Pick 3 game drew the lucky number combination 3-3-3, delivering $4.9 million in prizes to happy winners across the state. Number combinations with the same three digits are often calle
Feb 13, 2022, 5:29 pm - Lottery News

Virginia Lottery announces new Pick 3 and Pick 4 featureNews Story
Fireball add-on will be available starting May 3 By Kate Northrop One week from now, players will have the opportunity to try out the Virginia Lottery's new Pick 3 and Pick 4 Fireball feature. The Lottery announced the arrival of a new draw game option for its Pick 3 and Pick 4 games that will improve chances of winning a prize. Starting Mon., May 3, players will be able to purchase the add-on. After each daytime and nightly Pick 3 and Pick 4 drawing, one of ten possible Fireball num
Apr 26, 2021, 9:44 pm - Lottery News

Idaho Lottery to launch new Pick 4 game SundayNews Story
Long-awaited draw game joins Idaho Lottery's lineup By Kate Northrop Players asked, and the Idaho Lottery listened. The Lottery announced Friday that it will be launching a new twice daily Pick 4 game this Sun., Jan. 10, in response to years of player interest and tremendous popularity of its in-state Pick 3 draw game. For Idahoans who find in-state draw games appealing, the new Pick 4 game will give players an additional choice of game to play and another opportunity to participate.
Jan 9, 2021, 12:58 pm - Lottery News

Virginia man wins $800,000 with 160 identical lottery ticketsNews Story
Phenomenal outcome is a result of just a feeling By Kate Northrop It's not unheard of for players to try and increase their potential winnings by buying identical tickets for one drawing. One player took that strategy to the extreme, turning heads when he won a whopping $800,000 with 160 lottery tickets in the same Pick 4 drawing. It is absolutely stunning most Pick 4 players would jump for joy at the prospect of winning just one $5,000 jackpot alone. Kwame Cross of Dumfries is now exp
Dec 14, 2020, 1:37 pm - Lottery News

Wisconsin Lottery starts midday drawingsNews Story
Later evening draw times for Pick 3, Pick 4 By Todd Northrop Wisconsin Lottery fans now have more opportunities to win big, with three of its games now drawing twice per day. The state's Pick 3, Pick 4, and All or Nothing games will all receive new midday drawings, in addition to their current evening drawings. This brings Wisconsin games in line with most other state lotteries that already offer multiple daily drawings of popular games. Now the only remaining states without midday d
Jun 14, 2020, 9:55 am - Lottery News

Amazon uses this lottery puzzle as a brain-teaser for intervieweesNews Story
Includes video report Tech giant Amazon reportedly poses a series of logical and mathematical puzzles during the interview process in order to select the best candidates, including the following lottery scenario. Take your best shot, then scroll down for the solution. You have 100 red balls, 100 blue balls, and 2 urns. You distribute all of the balls between both urns, placing at least 1 ball in each, you cannot place them all in the same urn. You then pick one of the urns at random, and s
Mar 3, 2020, 11:38 am - Lottery News

Record number of people win SC Lottery Pick 4 gameNews Story
SC Lottery pays out more than $3.4 million We now know that a lot of people in South Carolina have the same strategy for the Pick 4 lottery game and it just won them a lot of money. Nearly 1,400 people won the South Carolina Education Lottery's Pick 4 midday drawing Saturday with the same set of numbers: 2-2-2-2. It was a record number of winners for the Pick 4 and a record payout, the Lottery announced in a statement. Lottery spokeswoman Holli Armstrong said that people started lining
Oct 2, 2019, 12:14 pm - Lottery News