North Carolina Education Lottery Pick 3 And Pick 4 (2024)

FAQs

What time is the NC pick 3 evening? ›

Daytime drawings are held at approximately 3:00 p.m. and evening drawings at approximately 11:22 p.m. Watch the live evening drawings on the official drawing stations.

(Evening) Pick 3, Pick 4, & Cash 5

Evening drawings occur at approximately 11:22 PM.

Drawings every Monday, Wednesday and Saturday at 10:59 p.m. Watch the drawings online or on any of these stations: WRAL Raleigh (ch. 5)

If one were to list all of the unique box combinations in the Pick 3 game, there would be a total of 220 different number combinations. The odds of winning a box wager are not a simple calculation like it is for a straight wager.

The Pick 4 top prize is won by matching all 4 winning numbers in the exact order drawn. Additional prizes can be won based on play type.

In any Pick 4 game, there are 4 digit positions, with each position containing a digit from 0 to 9. If one were to list all of the possible combinations of digits in each of the three positions, there would be a total of 10,000 different number combinations.

A combo is a play covering all straight combinations of a 3-digit number and will cost $1.50 to $6.00 depending upon the amount played (50 cents or $1.00) and the number of like digits in the 3-digit number selected.

What is double draw on NC Pick 3? ›

Prior to the start of every regularly scheduled Pick 3 Evening drawing during the Promotion Period, the drawing staff will select a single ball from the Double Draw Ball Machine. If the Yellow Ball is drawn from the Double Draw Ball Machine, the NCEL will conduct two (2) Pick 3 drawings that evening.

Online Play allows you to purchase tickets online for Digital Instant games, Carolina Pick 3, Carolina Pick 4, Carolina Cash 5, Lucky For Life, Mega Millions, and Powerball.

The Power Play option — which costs an extra $1.00, turning a $2 ticket into a $3 ticket — does the following: has no effect on the Jackpot/Grand Prize, always doubles the payout of the second-most-lucrative prize, and.

Players win a prize by matching one of the 9 ways to win. The jackpot is won by matching all five white balls in any order and the red Powerball. Jackpot winners may choose to receive their prize as an annuity, paid in 30 graduated payments over 29 years, or a lump-sum payment.

For instant scratch-off games, you have 90 days from the official announced end of game. If mailed, the ticket must be received by the NC Lottery within 90 days.