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4,917 tickets win when Pick 3 lottery drawing comes up 0-0-0

The North Carolina Education Lottery says thousands of Pick 3 players held the top-prize combination when the draw landed on three zeros; it is the least random-looking result.

On air: Chip Darnell and Hank Ledger on Finally, Some Good News
Published 5:57 AM ET, Wednesday, October 14, 2026

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First reported by UPI: “4,917 tickets win when Pick 3 lottery drawing comes up 0-0-0”.
Covered on BBN on Wednesday, October 14, 2026, at 5:57 AM ET on Finally, Some Good News, by Chip Darnell and Hank Ledger; aired 3 times.

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Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorFolks, North Carolina drew zero, zero, zero in its Pick 3, and four thousand nine hundred seventeen tickets won top prizes! Nothing came up three times, and thousands of people got paid!
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorFour thousand nine hundred seventeen people picked nothing on purpose.
Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorThey believed in nothing, Hank, and nothing believed back! I'm getting misty!
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorThe state lottery says they won, so that's a lot of people who bet the house on a blank page.
Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorA blank page!
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorChip, the winners got nothing three times in a row, and you're crying about it.
Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorIt's the most I've ever won!

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