Find out more information about playing Cash 3 in Arkansas with this list of frequently asked questions. The queries cover various aspects of the game, from purchasing tickets to winning prizes and redeeming them.
There are two draws every day, apart from Sunday when there is just an Evening draw. The draw times are 12:59 p.m. and 6:59 p.m.
Tickets can be purchased until four minutes before a draw takes place (12:55 p.m. and 6:55 p.m.).
Arkansas Cash 3 works in an almost identical way to other three-digit lotteries across the U.S. and the rest of the world, which are usually known as Pick 3. They all involve three numbers from 0 to 9 being selected at random, with various play types on offer.
You can choose to play a Straight, Box, Straight/Box or a Combo. Go to the How to Play page to find out more about each method.
No. At the current time you cannot submit a Front Pair or a Back Pair play in Arkansas.
To win a prize, you must match all three of the numbers you select to the winning numbers that are drawn. Depending on your play type, you win if your numbers are the same in the exact order, or in any order. Go to the Prizes page to find out what you can win.
The draws are conducted using computerized random number generators. Draws take place at the Arkansas Lottery offices in Little Rock.
Yes. There is a limit for each number combination, so that the Arkansas Lottery can guarantee that all winners will be paid in full. If this limit is reached for a popular number combination, such as 777, sales for that particular number will be closed and will only reopen for the next draw.
A 6-Way play has three different numbers, such as 123 or 456. A 3-Way play has two repeated numbers, such as 112 or 454. It tells you how many different ways those numbers can be ordered, and helps to determine the prizes you can win.
For most play types, you can choose to wager $0.50 or $1. A Straight/Box, though, is a fixed $1.
You can cancel a ticket within 20 minutes of it being printed, for example if you realize the selections on it were not as you intended them to be. There would be less time available to cancel if you purchase a ticket within 20 minutes of a draw.
Cash 3 tickets expire 180 days after the draw has been held, so you must claim any prizes you are due within that time period.
You can claim prizes of up to $500 from any Arkansas Lottery retailer or claim center, or you can mail winning tickets to OAL, P.O. Box 3838, Little Rock, AR 72203.
No. You must redeem Cash 3 prizes in Arkansas.
You need a valid winning ticket to be able to claim a prize. A playslip or store receipt would not prove you are a winner, so if you lose a ticket you are unlikely to be able to claim a prize. You should sign the back of any ticket you buy to give you a chance of being reunited with it if it does get lost.