PURPOSE: This rule defines certain terms for the Pick-3 on-line game.

1. (1) The following rules shall define the game Pick-3 as an on-line game for the Missouri Lottery:

   1. (A) The game shall consist of three (3) sets of single-digit numbers beginning with zero and progressing by increments of one through the number nine (0—9);
   2. (B) The player shall be entitled to select three (3) numbers per play; and
   3. (C) The cost of a single ticket shall be fifty cents (50¢) times the number of plays.
2. (2) A certified drawing of a winning number consisting of three (3) digits shall be conducted by the Missouri Lottery. The drawing shall be conducted through the use of machines selected and approved by the executive director for that purpose.
3. (3) The player-selected numbers on the ticket shall be a group of three (3) digits. More than one (1) player-selected number may appear on the ticket.

4. (4) The player-selected numbers may be played in any of the following play types:

   1. (A) Straight—The player-selected number must match the winning numbers in the exact order in which the digits of the winning numbers are drawn;
   2. (B) Box—The player-selected number may match the winning numbers in any order in which the digits of the winning numbers are drawn;
   3. (C) Straight/box—The player-selected number may match the winning numbers as in the straight play or the box play;
   4. (D) Combo—A combo is a straight play on all combinations of player-selected numbers;
   5. (E) Front pair—The first two (2) playerselected numbers must match the first two (2) winning numbers in the exact order in which the digits of the winning numbers were drawn; and
   6. (F) Back pair—The last two (2) playerselected numbers must match the last two (2) winning numbers in the exact order in which the digits of the winning numbers were drawn.

5. (5) The number of plays for each play combination are—

   1. (A) Straight—one (1);
   2. (B) Box—one (1);
   3. (C) Straight/box—two (2); and
   4. (D) Combo—equal to the number of possible combinations. For example: the number 123 has six (6) combinations—123, 132, 213, 231, 312 and 321. The number 122 has three
6. (3) combinations—122, 212 or 221.
7. (6) The cost of the ticket shall be the number of plays times an amount established by the executive director.

AUTHORITY: section 313.220, RSMo (Cum. Supp. 1997).* Original rule filed Feb. 11, 1987, effective Feb. 21, 1987. Amended: Filed Feb. 4, 1993, effective Aug. 9, 1993. Amended: Filed Sept. 15, 1997, effective March 30, 1998. *Original authority 1985, amended 1988, 1993, 1995.