Gamblers cash in on 000

Lottery players were buzzing Saturday night after the Pennsylvania Daily Number came up 000.

Triple digits don't happen often, but when they do, gamblers cash in.

The triple-zeroes paid $2,045,125 to 8,374 winners. On Friday, by comparison, the night number of 978 was played on just 2,370 tickets statewide and generated $166,770 in prizes.

Back on June 6, 1991, and before the lottery was diluted with numerous other games, triple-sevens were drawn and paid out $38.9 million – one reason there are so many other options nowadays.

Saturday's number wasn't the only quirky draw for the night number last week. On Wednesday, the number was 012 – a boxed version of the date. More than 7,300 players cashed in for more than $500,000.

The Pennsylvania Daily Number is drawn twice a day and pays 500-1. Here's a look at how often triple digits have come out since 2000:

NumberTimes Drawn

000. . . 8

111. . . 8

222. . . 8

333. . . 6

444. . . 10

555. . . 5

666. . . 8

777. . . 6

888. . . 6

999. . . 5