How to Play Texas Pick 3
50¢–$5 a play · Mon–Sat · 4 times a day
- 1Pick 3 digits from 0 to 9, or ask for a Quick Pick.
- 2Choose Exact Order (Straight), Any Order (Box), Exact/Any Order or Combo.
- 3Choose a base play of 50¢, $1, $2, $3, $4 or $5. Prizes grow with it.
- 4Add FIREBALL if you like. It doubles the cost.
- 5Choose Morning, Day, Evening or Night drawings, for up to 24 in a row.
Ways to play
- Exact OrderMatch all 3 digits in the exact order drawn.
- Any OrderMatch all 3 digits in any order.
- Exact/Any OrderAn Exact Order and an Any Order play on the same number.
- ComboAn Exact Order play on every order of your digits.
Add-ons
- FireballDoubles the cost of a playAn extra digit drawn after each drawing that can replace any one winning digit, for more ways to win.
You must be 18 or older to buy a ticket or claim a prize. Sales stop 10 minutes before each drawing. See every prize
More Pick 3 rulesExact Order · Any Order · Exact/Any Order · Combo · Fireball · Prizes · Advance Play
- Exact Order
- Texas calls it Exact Order. Match all 3 digits in the exact order drawn.
- Any Order
- Texas calls it Any Order. Match all 3 digits in any order. A number with a repeated digit, like 112, is 3-way, and three different digits, like 123, are 6-way: the fewer orders, the bigger the prize. A number like 111 has only one order, so play it Exact Order.
- Exact/Any Order
- Texas calls it Exact/Any Order: an Exact Order and an Any Order play on the same number, each at the base play, so a 50¢ base play costs $1. The exact order wins both prizes, and any other order wins the Any Order prize. A number like 111 can't be played this way.
- Combo
- An Exact Order play on every order of your digits, each at the base play: 3 plays for a 3-way number, 6 for a 6-way, so a 50¢ 6-way Combo costs $3. Whichever order is drawn wins one Exact Order prize.
- Fireball
- One FIREBALL digit from 0 to 9 is drawn after each Pick 3 drawing. It replaces each of the 3 winning digits in turn to make new winning numbers, while your numbers stay the same. Each one your play matches is a FIREBALL win, paid on top of any base prize, so one play can win more than once: a $1 Exact Order play on 1-2-3 wins $500 plus $180 when 1-2-3 is drawn with FIREBALL 1. FIREBALL doubles the cost of the play it's added to and can't be bought alone.
- Prizes
- Every Pick 3 prize is a fixed amount set by the base play: a $1 play pays twice what a 50¢ play does, up to ten times for $5. Exact/Any Order and Combo cost more than the base play, because they're several plays in one.
- Advance Play
- You can buy plays for any of the next 24 drawings, or for up to 24 in a row of one draw time, like 24 Night drawings.
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Answers about Texas Pick 3 rules
How do you play Texas Pick 3?
Pick 3 digits from 0 to 9, or ask for a Quick Pick. Choose Exact Order (Straight), Any Order (Box), Exact/Any Order or Combo. Choose a base play of 50¢, $1, $2, $3, $4 or $5. Prizes grow with it. Add FIREBALL if you like. It doubles the cost. Choose Morning, Day, Evening or Night drawings, for up to 24 in a row.
What are the ways to play Pick 3?
Exact Order: Match all 3 digits in the exact order drawn. Any Order: Match all 3 digits in any order. Exact/Any Order: An Exact Order and an Any Order play on the same number. Combo: An Exact Order play on every order of your digits.
What is Fireball in Texas Pick 3?
An extra digit drawn after each drawing that can replace any one winning digit, for more ways to win.
How much is a Pick 3 ticket in Texas?
50¢–$5 a play. Add-ons: Fireball (doubles the cost of a play).
How late can you buy Texas Pick 3 tickets?
The Texas Pick 3 cutoff time is 10 minutes before each drawing: 9:50 AM CT for the 10:00 AM Morning drawing, 12:17 PM CT for the 12:27 PM Day drawing, 5:50 PM CT for the 6:00 PM Evening drawing and 10:02 PM CT for the 10:12 PM Night drawing.
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