Pick 3 (New Jersey) Lottery Results & Winning Numbers

• All the prizes shown in the Prizes & Odds table might vary because New Jersey Pick 3 is a pari-mutuel game. In other words, its results depend on the total amount accrued through ticket sales.
• The maximum possible jackpot is $2,500, achieved through Straight and Wheel bets that match both the numbers and their order. You can play with $0.50, $1, $2, $3, $4, or $5 tickets, and the prizes will adjust accordingly.
• The New Jersey Lottery allows the winners of this game to claim their prizes within up to a whole year.
• Straight plays require that you match the numbers and their order, and Wheel plays combine several of those in a single purchase.
• The box plays work differently, as you can play up to 3 or 6 combinations of the numbers you choose. It is possible to play for both Straight and Box options with a single game from $ ($0.50 to each possibility).
• Aside from the options above, you can play to match only two numbers with the Pair plays.
• You can add Fireball by doubling the cost of your ticket. It works like an extra number that is a Wild, which replaces any of the drawn numbers.
• For $1, you can play New Jersey’s Instant Match in combination with your Pick 3 games. It gives you an instant prize of up to $500.

How to Play New Jersey Pick 3?

1. You need to be in New Jersey and find a local retailer in the state to play this game. If that is not possible, you can still enjoy dozens of other fun games with great odds on the best lottery sites.
2. Once you find a licensed retailer, ask for a play slip. Your choice will depend on how you want to play, but you can pick up to three numbers ranging from 0 to 9 each or let the Quick Pick system get them for you. For Pair plays, you only need two numbers. 
3. Define the type of bet you prefer. You can use our Prizes & Odds table for your better reference. Wage from $0.50 to $5, marking your option on the play slip, and define if you want to play in the midday or evening draw, or even both.
4. Define if you want to add Fireball, which will double the cost of your game, and divide your odds by three while reducing the prize. You can also add Instant Match for instant prizes.
5. Pay for your tickets and keep them safe. Bookmark this exact same page to have a reliable place to check your New Jersey Pick 3 results.

New Jersey Pick 3 Ticket Cost

• $0.50 to $5 per entry.
• Double the cost to add Fireball.
• $1 to add Instant Match.

Advance Draws

A popular game such as New Jersey Pick 3 could not exist without an Advance Play feature. It appears as “Multidraw” on your play slip and allows you to participate in up to 7 consecutive results per drawing. In other words, that reaches as many as 14 drawings if you pick both, and all that will be left to do will be checking the New Jersey Pick 3 results here.

The Biggest New Jersey Pick 3 Winners

The New Jersey Lottery even invites winners to tell their stories on their official website. However, they are not good enough in providing details. We know that the game had already paid over $226 million by the end of 2021 and that some of its lucky winners were a woman named Victoria ($250) and a guy named Dennis (over $6,000).

New Jersey Pick 3 History

New Jersey Pick 3 has over 45 years of history since it began under the name of Pick-It in 1975. Some of its highlights along the years were:

• 1975 – Creation of Pick-It, the first online game in the United States. 
• 1987 – Pick-It changed its name to Pick-3 in February. 
• 1989 – Sunday drawings were introduced in Pick-3, as well as in the local Pick-4 game. 
• 2017 – Fireball was introduced to the game.