Pick 3 Double Draw is back

September 1, 2019 Posted by NC Lottery at 7:00 AM

Pick 3 players have more chances to win in September! Starting tonight, you’re going to see a lot more action during the evening drawings.

There will be two Pick 3 draw machines and a Double Draw machine that has six white balls and one red. At the start of the drawing, we’ll pick a ball from the Double Draw machine. If the Red Ball is drawn, a second Pick 3 drawing will take place immediately following the first.

And, the best part? Winners will get paid on both sets of numbers.

If a white ball is drawn, there will only be one Pick 3 drawing. We’ll then remove one white ball from the Double Draw machine for the following night’s drawing. This means the first Double Draw drawing will have six white balls, the second on the next night will have five, the third will have four, etc., until the Red Ball is drawn. Once the Red Ball is drawn, the process starts over with all six white balls and a Red Ball included for next evening’s drawing.

There will be at least one extra drawing a week and possibly more.

Good luck!

15 COMMENTS

9/04/2019 06:59 - Douglas H.

We have our Cash 3 tickets ready for tonight‘s draw hoping tonight‘s the night what fun and love when they bring this game back For pick 3. We played are two lucky numbers

9/03/2019 11:45 - TRACY B.

What I meant was this. 333 is the initial draw. The red ball is drawn and 333 comes up as the second drawing. Is there not another redraw since I can't cash my winning 333 ticket but once.NC Lottery
Thanks for clarifying, Tracy! If the red ball was drawn and 3-3-3 was then drawn for both the first and second drawing, players would win on both sets of numbers. In this situation, if you had a $1 Exact ticket for 3-3-3, both $500 prizes would be paid out in a $1,000 payment from the single ticket. Hope this helps explain things a bit more.

9/03/2019 05:42 - tim s.

How many entries are there on the powerball trip to New York?NC Lottery
Hi Tim, Our latest numbers show that the Powerball New Year's Rockin' Eve second-chance drawing has 30,175 entries. We should be receiving final entry numbers later today or tomorrow morning. ****UPDATE: Hi Tim, Just got the final numbers. There is a total of 38,344 entries for the Powerball New Year's Rockin' Eve second-chance drawing. Good luck!

9/03/2019 05:16 - Ozella H.

Was there a double drawing for September 1st?NC Lottery
Hi Ozella, The white ball was drawn on Sept. 1, so there was no Double Draw. Keep an eye out tonight, only four white balls are left!

9/02/2019 05:02 - Douglas H.

@ NCEL. Thanks for the quick response What fun. Night-time Cash 3 here we come :-) if we win one donating to a doggy rescue. Good luck to everyone playing NC Lottery
Love it. Good luck.

9/02/2019 03:55 - Denver G.

Food 4 thought. Merchant A takes debit cards n gets charged 3%, and sells $10k worth of tickets a week. Gets 7% from ncel. Merchant B does not take cards n only sells $1k worth of tickets. No matter how you do the math, merchants that don't take cards are losing $ to ones that do.

9/02/2019 03:36 - TRACY B.

What if 333 is drawn on first drawing, then returns on red ball drawing? NC Lottery
Hi Tracy, I'm not sure I understand your question. Whichever balls are drawn is completely random -- so yes, it is entirely possible for the same sequence of numbers to get drawn in two consecutive drawings. Once the red ball is drawn, it is put back into the chamber the following draw. Hope that helps.

9/02/2019 01:56 - Shauna N.

I'm really looking forward to winning something big this month since my birthday is September 10&I hope I hit big on my birthday .

9/02/2019 11:35 - Douglas H.

Sorry for the silly question but does this apply for the daytime drawing or the nighttime drawing or both. Thanks:-) Good luck to everyone. Have fun! NC Lottery
Hi DL H. Not a silly question -- Our month-long Pick 3 Double Draw promotion applies to evening drawings only. Best of luck to you!

9/02/2019 10:05 - Timothy S.

I live in Virginia and travel to North Carolina just to play the lottery a few times every month. I can say that I like the North Carolina lottery much, much better than the Virginia lottery. At least double draw gives you another opportunity to win. You know there will be many more winners because of it. I really like the Carolina Cash 5 because the jackpot continues to grow until someone wins it. I’m a big fan of the North Carolina lottery and will continue to play. NC Lottery
Hey Timothy, we appreciate your positive feedback and we're glad you're a big fan of the NCEL. Good luck to you sir!

9/02/2019 08:09 - sharon e.

How can I buy a ticket before it even launches NC Lottery
Hi Sharon, typically you cannot. But if a new ticket launch falls around a holiday sometimes our sales team needs to deliver a tad early. For example, we had to deliver the new Win It All tickets slightly early due to the Labor Day holiday falling on a Monday.

9/01/2019 10:30 - Sherley C.

I have a scatch off that I can't enter into my lucky zone account 687-017723-049 the 687 shows as a wrong #. Can I get some help please? NC Lottery
Hi Shirley if it is one of the new Win It All scratch-offs, please wait until Tuesday as that's the day they officially launch. Otherwise please give our tech customer service folks a call so someone can look into the issue for you: 1-855-767-1863.

9/01/2019 09:59 - steven d.

I also think red should be permanent. It should be changed to pink though. Just like NFL does for the month of October. Huge marketing!

9/01/2019 09:31 - cheryl c.

I just love this game but never win anything maybe my luck will change.

9/01/2019 01:36 - Rufusl L.

The red Ball should be permanent

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Pick 3 Double Draw is back

September 1, 2019 Posted by NC Lottery at 7:00 AM

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