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How to play Pick 3
Pick 3 offers players a day drawing and a night drawing, which means two chances to win each day. You could win up to $500 playing the base game! Plus, the FIREBALL add-on gives players the chance to create additional number combinations for another chance to win! Click for a closer view of the playslipto learn more.
Here’s how to play Pick 3:
- Choose your play amount. You can play Pick 3 for $1 or 50¢.
- Choose your play type. You've got options, so see the Play types section for detailed descriptions.
- Choose your draw. You can play a day draw, night draw or both!
- Choose your own numbers on a playslip. Pick a three-digit number from 000 through 999.
- Or use Easy Pick, and let the computer choose your numbers for you.
- The day drawing takes place daily at 1:59 p.m., and the night drawing takes place daily at 11 p.m.
- The Pick 3 cutoff time occurs daily at 1:53 p.m. ET for the day drawing and at 10:45 p.m. ET for the night drawing.
Play types
One of the things that makes Pick 3 fun is that there are so many ways to play! Here they are.
- Exact Order: Play it straight! Match all three digits in the same order as drawn.
- Any Order: Give yourself options! Match all three of the digits drawn; the order doesn't matter.
- 50/50: The best of both worlds — split a $1 play in half! Put 50¢ on Exact Order and 50¢ on Any Order.
- Combo: Cover all the bases! Play Exact Order on every possible combination of a three-digit number.
- Pairs: Chose only two digits! Win with an Exact Order match regardless of what third digit is drawn.
FIREBALL
Ignite your game with FIREBALL! Here’s how it works:
- After each day and night Pick 3 drawing, the FIREBALL number will be drawn from 10 numbered balls (0-9).
- You can use the FIREBALL number to replace any of the Lottery-drawn numbers to make new combinations (create three new combinations of numbers for Pick 3). If your selected numbers match any of the three new FIREBALL winning combinations, you win a FIREBALL prize.
- Adding FIREBALL doubles the cost of your play(s).
- Adding FIREBALL improves your chance to win a prize.
- All FIREBALL wins are separate and in addition to other Pick 3 wins.
Play options
It's impossible to get bored when you play Pick 3. Try these different play options to spice up your next game.
- Want to play the same numbers for more than one draw on a single ticket? Buy a Multi-Draw ticket to play 91 or fewer consecutive Pick 3 draws on one ticket. Please keep in mind that the ticket price increases for each draw you add.
- Thinking ahead to a special date? You can buy a ticket for one future draw date. It's called a Future Play. Mark the Optional Plays box on your playslip, and let the clerk know the future draw date you have in mind. Available at retail stores only.
- Love those numbers so much you want them on more than one ticket? You can Repeat your play and have the same numbers printed on more than one ticket up to 20 times. Available at retail stores only.
- Tell your clerk what option you want when you present your playslip. Keep in mind that playing more than one draw increases the ticket price by the number of draws you choose.
- You can buy and play Pick 3 tickets anytime, anywhere in Virginia on your mobile phone, tablet or computer. Purchase multiple draws at once to stay in the game for as long as you like.
Fourteen chances to win every week
Never miss a Pick 3 draw again. Remember these quick facts.
- Pick 3 numbers are drawn twice a day, seven days a week. The day draw is a 1:59 p.m., and the night draw is at 11 p.m.
- We have a little break between selling and drawing the numbers, so you can't buy tickets starting at 1:53 p.m. ET for that day's draw or starting at 10:45 p.m. ET for that night's draw.
Watch the draws!
You can watch the draws live by clicking the Winning Numbers tab at the top of the page. You can even watch them later. Draws stay on our site!
Get game information from Alexa!
If you download the Virginia Lottery Alexa Skill, you can ask Alexa for information about this game including recent winning numbers and more.
Browse past winning numbers
The Virginia Lottery is committed to operating with complete transparency, which is why we make it simple for you to check if your Pick 3 tickets are winners.
On our website, you can browse numbers that have won in the past. We display previous winning numbers by date and time of day. You can view winning numbers by clicking on the Winning Numbers button in the navigation bar at the top of any page. Then click on Pick 3, and you can get more detailed information. If you click on a set of prior winning numbers, you can see the total prizes won for that day’s daytime and nighttime drawings. You also can check past winning numbers by clicking the Pick 3 Past Numbers tab on this page.
How to search for your Pick 3 numbers
If you don’t want to scroll through a list of past winning numbers, you can check your Pick 3 numbers by searching via the Check My Numbers box on this page. You can enter numbers for up to five tickets in one search. Just enter the numbers you want to check, select the month, day and year, then click the button labeled Check My Numbers. You can search for Pick 3 numbers dating all the way back to 1991. If you entered numbers from multiple tickets, the results for each ticket will be shown separately.
Check your Pick 3 numbers anywhere by downloading the Lottery app
You can check your Pick 3 numbers from anywhere by using our app. The official Virginia Lottery appis available to both iOS and Android users. Quick to download and easy to use, our app is a convenient way for you to avoid missing a drawing or a chance to win.
Legal stuff
Need more info? Here are our official rulesfor Pick 3.
Lottery profits benefit public education
Since 1999, all Virginia Lottery profits have gone to K-12 public schools in Virginia. In Fiscal Year 2022, the Lottery generated more than $779 million for K-12 public schools in Virginia. Every time you play a Virginia Lottery game, you're playing a role in helping kids have a brighter future.
