Get the answers to the most frequently asked questions about playing Pick 3 in Idaho, covering everything from how to play to Sum it up!
There are two daily drawings in Pick 3. The first one, known as the Day draw, takes place at 1:59 p.m., while the Night draw is at 7:59 p.m.
Ticket sales stop five minutes before draw time, so that is 1:54 p.m. for Day draws and 7:54 p.m. for Night draws.
To play Pick 3, you must choose three numbers from 0 to 9, decide on your wager amount and select a wager type.
You can play Exact Order, Any Order, Exact/Any, Front Pair or Back Pair. Find out about each wager type by going to the How to Play page. For Any Order or Exact/Any Order wagers, you can select a 3-Way play or a 6-Way play.
A 3-Way play is any number combination where two of the three digits are the same, such as 112, 505 or 991. A combination such as this can be ordered three ways (112, 121, 211).
A 6-Way play can be arranged in six different combinations. All three digits you pick must be different, for example 123 (which can be ordered 123, 132, 213, 231, 312 or 321).
Wagers start at $1 in Pick 3. You can also wager $2 or $5.
Sum it up is an optional extra that will double the cost of a wager if you add it to your ticket. If the sum of the numbers you pick equals the sum of the winning numbers that are drawn, you win a prize. You don’t even have to match any of the numbers to win. Go to the Sum it up page to see all the different prizes you can win.
No. Sum it up is not available with Front Pair or Back Pair wagers.
No. Tickets cannot be canceled after they have been processed. It is the responsibility of every player to make sure they submit the selections they want to play.
You can play up to 70 consecutive drawings in Pick 3.
There's a wide variety of prizes in Pick 3, but the amount you can win depends entirely on your wager type and wager amount. The top prize is $2,500, if you play a $5 Exact Order wager. Go to the Prizes page to see a list of all the payouts.
The odds of winning are different for each play type. The chances of matching three numbers in exact order are 1 in 1,000.
Prizes of any value can be claimed by mail, using the following address - Idaho Lottery, P.O. Box 8687, Boise, ID 83707 - or from the Illinois Lottery headquarters. You can also claim prizes up to $599 from any lottery retailer.
All Pick 3 prizes must be claimed within 180 days.