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July 9, 2009
You’ve heard the expression that something is as easy as 1-2-3? That was not the case with the Virginia Lottery’s July 8 Pick 3 night drawing. Instead, it was easy as 3-2-1. Those were the winning numbers.
Since 3-2-1 is a popular combination, the Lottery paid out more than $960,000 in prizes. Sales for that drawing were approximately $360,000. Players who wagered $1.00 on 3-2-1 won the top prize of $500.
The last time 3-2-1 was drawn in the Virginia Lottery’s Pick 3 game was February 11, 2009.
Pick 3 drawings are held daily at 1:59 p.m. and 11:00 p.m. The chances of matching all three numbers in exact order are 1 in 1,000.
Nearly 95 cents of each dollar spent on the Virginia Lottery by players goes back to the Commonwealth in the form of contributions to education, prizes and retailer commissions. Since 1999, all Virginia Lottery profits have been designated solely to K-12 public school education in the Commonwealth. In that time, the Lottery has turned over more than $4 billion for Virginia’s public schools. The latest annual profits of $455 million currently represent about 6 percent of state funding for public education in Virginia. In 20 years, the Lottery has sold more than $20 billion in tickets, awarded more than $1 billion in retailer commissions and paid more than $10.9 billion in prizes to players.
Please play responsibly.
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