North Carolina Pick 3 Prizes & Odds
Every prize and the odds of winning it on one play.
Best odds of winning a prize: 1 in 100 (Front Pair).
Exact
Match all 3 digits in the exact order drawn.
$2501 in 1,000Any Order
Match all 3 digits in any order.
- One pair, like 112$801 in 333
- All different, like 123$401 in 167
Combo
An Exact play on every order of your digits.
- One pair, like 112$2501 in 333Costs $1.50
- All different, like 123$2501 in 167Costs $3
Front Pair
Match the first 2 digits drawn, in exact order.
$251 in 100Back Pair
Match the last 2 digits drawn, in exact order.
$251 in 100
Exact
Match all 3 digits in the exact order drawn.
$5001 in 1,000Any Order
Match all 3 digits in any order.
- One pair, like 112$1601 in 333
- All different, like 123$801 in 167
50/50
A 50¢ Exact and a 50¢ Any Order play on one number, for $1.
- One pair, like 112Exact order$3301 in 1,000Any other order$801 in 500
- All different, like 123Exact order$2901 in 1,000Any other order$401 in 200
Combo
An Exact play on every order of your digits.
- One pair, like 112$5001 in 333Costs $3
- All different, like 123$5001 in 167Costs $6
Front Pair
Match the first 2 digits drawn, in exact order.
$501 in 100Back Pair
Match the last 2 digits drawn, in exact order.
$501 in 100
Doubles the cost of a play. An extra digit drawn after each drawing that can replace any one winning digit, for more ways to win.
Exact
Match all 3 digits in the exact order drawn.
$901 in 333Paid per Fireball win, up to 3Any Order
Match all 3 digits in any order.
- One pair, like 112$301 in 111Paid per Fireball win, up to 3
- All different, like 123$151 in 55.56Paid per Fireball win, up to 2
Combo
An Exact play on every order of your digits.
- One pair, like 112$901 in 111Paid per Fireball win, up to 3Costs $3
- All different, like 123$901 in 55.56Paid per Fireball win, up to 2Costs $6
Front Pair
Match the first 2 digits drawn, in exact order.
$91 in 33.33Paid per Fireball win, up to 3Back Pair
Match the last 2 digits drawn, in exact order.
$91 in 33.33Paid per Fireball win, up to 3
Exact
Match all 3 digits in the exact order drawn.
$1801 in 333Paid per Fireball win, up to 3Any Order
Match all 3 digits in any order.
- One pair, like 112$601 in 111Paid per Fireball win, up to 3
- All different, like 123$301 in 55.56Paid per Fireball win, up to 2
50/50
A 50¢ Exact and a 50¢ Any Order play on one number, for $1.
- One pair, like 112Exact order$1201 in 333Paid per Fireball win, up to 3 on the play in allAny other order$301 in 167Paid per Fireball win, up to 3 on the play in all
- All different, like 123Exact order$1051 in 333Paid per Fireball win, up to 2 on the play in allAny other order$151 in 66.67Paid per Fireball win, up to 2 on the play in all
Combo
An Exact play on every order of your digits.
- One pair, like 112$1801 in 111Paid per Fireball win, up to 3Costs $6
- All different, like 123$1801 in 55.56Paid per Fireball win, up to 2Costs $12
Front Pair
Match the first 2 digits drawn, in exact order.
$181 in 33.33Paid per Fireball win, up to 3Back Pair
Match the last 2 digits drawn, in exact order.
$181 in 33.33Paid per Fireball win, up to 3
Odds with Fireball count every Fireball win a play can have: they're average wins per play, worked out from the game's rules.
3.99% state tax is withheld from prizes of $600 or more, plus 24% federal tax from prizes over $5,000. What a prize pays after taxes
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- Keep MoreNorth Carolina Lottery Tax Calculator North Carolina taxes winnings at 3.99%. 3.99% state tax is withheld from prizes of $600 or more, plus 24% federal tax from prizes over $5,000.
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- Before You PlayNorth Carolina Lottery Draw Times Day 3:00 PM, Evening 11:22 PM ET, every day. Sales stop 15 minutes before the Day drawing and 22 before the Evening.
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