DC 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).
Straight
Match all 3 digits in the exact order drawn.
$2501 in 1,000Box
Match all 3 digits in any order.
- One pair, like 112$801 in 333
- All different, like 123$401 in 167
Combo
A Straight 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
Straight
Match all 3 digits in the exact order drawn.
$5001 in 1,000Box
Match all 3 digits in any order.
- One pair, like 112$1601 in 333
- All different, like 123$801 in 167
Straight/Box
A 50¢ Straight and a 50¢ Box 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
A Straight 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
24% federal and 10.75% state tax are withheld from prizes over $5,000. What a prize pays after taxes
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