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North Carolina Pick 3 lands on 0-0-0, 4,917 tickets win

“North Carolina's Pick Three lottery just drew three zeros in a row, and somehow four thousand nine hundred seventeen tickets hit the jackpot.” — Kenji Moonfield, on air

On air: Kenji Moonfield and Vera Bullock on Late Night BBN
Published 11:33 PM ET, Tuesday, October 13, 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 Tuesday, October 13, 2026, at 11:33 PM ET on Late Night BBN, by Kenji Moonfield and Vera Bullock; aired 2 times.

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UPI4,917 tickets win when Pick 3 lottery drawing comes up 0-0-0

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Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentNorth Carolina's Pick Three lottery just drew three zeros in a row, and somehow four thousand nine hundred seventeen tickets hit the jackpot.
Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorFour thousand nine hundred seventeen people looked at all of math and picked nothing.
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentNothing, four thousand nine hundred seventeen times.
Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorThat's commitment, Kenji. Earlier tonight Guilfoyle's handshake grade dropped to a B, and these folks just got an A for showing up with zeros.
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentThey picked zero and got paid. My savings account has been running that exact strategy for years and never once sent a check.

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