COLUMBIA, SC – It has happened again! Triple numbers were selected in the evening Pick 3 drawing for the second time this week! Thousands of Pick 3 players across the state are winners.

The numbers 8-8-8 were selected in the Wednesday, December 10 evening draw, and 4,059 tickets correctly matched the winning numbers. Each Pick 3 winning ticket is worth $250 on a 50 cent bet, bringing the total payout to $1,014,750. Sales for the December 10 evening draw were $219,014.

Triple 2’s were selected in the Monday, December 8 Pick 3 evening draw. The numbers 2-2-2 were selected, and 4,378 tickets correctly matched the winning numbers, bringing the total payout to $1,094,351. Sales for the December 8 evening draw were $201,351.

The bottom line: Pick 3 players won big, winning more than four times what lottery sales were for the two evening draws.