3D Lotto result for June 17, 2026
3D lotto result today at a glance
| PCSO 3D Lotto (Swertres) | |
|---|---|
| Numbers | 3 digits, 0 to 9 each (repeats allowed) |
| Match order | Exact order for Straight; any order for Rambolito |
| Draw times | 2:00 PM, 5:00 PM, 9:00 PM, every day |
| Ticket price | ₱10 minimum per combination (includes 20% documentary stamp tax) |
3D Lotto draw schedule
| Days | Times |
|---|---|
| Monday to Sunday | 2:00 PM, 5:00 PM, 9:00 PM |
3D draws every single day, three times a day, with no rest day. 2D Lotto runs on the exact same daily 2PM, 5PM, 9PM schedule, so the two results post within minutes of each other, all week long.
Here is when every other PCSO game draws:
- Ultra Lotto 6/58: Tuesday, Friday, Sunday at 9 PM
- Grand Lotto 6/55: Monday, Wednesday, Saturday at 9 PM
- Super Lotto 6/49: Tuesday, Thursday, Sunday at 9 PM
- Mega Lotto 6/45: Monday, Wednesday, Friday at 9 PM
- Lotto 6/42: Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday at 9 PM
- 6D Lotto: Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday at 9 PM
- 4D Lotto: Monday, Wednesday, Friday at 9 PM
- 2D Lotto: Monday to Sunday at 2 PM, 5 PM, 9 PM
How to check today's 3D lotto result against your ticket
Check the game name on your ticket first, then the draw date and time, then the three digits. Confirm against pcso.gov.ph or the live draw stream last. Skip that order, and a genuine loss can feel like a win, or the other way around.
Since 3D draws every day, "wrong day" is not the risk here the way it is on the weekly games. The mistake is checking the wrong draw time. A ticket bought for the 5 PM draw does not win or lose based on the 9 PM result, even on the same date. Confirm the time printed on the ticket matches the time of the result you are reading, not just the date.
Straight play also requires exact order, the same rule as 6D and 4D Lotto. If the draw posts 7-2-9 and your ticket reads 2-9-7, that is not a Straight win, though it may still qualify for Rambolito depending on how you played it.
One more detail: because digits can repeat, a combination like 4-4-4 is a valid play, though it is not eligible for Rambolito since there is only one possible arrangement of three identical digits.
What a 3D Lotto prize is really worth
3D Lotto has no jackpot, no rollover, and nothing to grow. Every prize is fixed and published in advance, so the amount you would win tonight is exactly the same as what you would have won a year ago.
Straight odds are 1 in 1,000, since three columns each carry ten possible digits in a fixed order (10 to the 3rd power). Rambolito trades some of that prize money for better odds: a 6-way Rambolito on three different digits wins if any of six arrangements is drawn, roughly 1 in 167. A 3-way Rambolito on a pair plus one digit wins on any of three arrangements, roughly 1 in 333. Both cost the same ₱10 as a Straight play.
The trade-off is consistent: more ways to win, smaller prize per win, same ticket price. PCSO sets the Rambolito prizes so they roughly divide the Straight prize by the number of arrangements covered, ₱4,500 split six ways lands near ₱750, split three ways lands near ₱1,500.
How to claim your 3D Lotto prize
Sign the back of your ticket the same day, using the exact name on your government ID. Keep it flat, not folded in a wallet. A cracked barcode or thermal fade is enough for an outlet to turn you away.
3D uses the same claim thresholds as 6D and 4D Lotto:
- ₱10,000 and below: any authorized outlet or the nearest PCSO branch. Cash, no tax, two valid IDs.
- ₱10,001 to ₱500,000: a PCSO branch office. Bring two IDs and your TIN. PCSO withholds 20% final tax under the TRAIN Law. Weekdays only, roughly 8:15 AM to 4:30 PM.
- Above ₱500,000: the PCSO Main Office, 2nd Floor.
In practice, almost every 3D prize clears at the outlet counter the same day, since ₱4,500 sits well under the ₱10,000 line.
You have one year from the draw date to claim. For the full walkthrough, including what to bring and what actually happens at the branch counter, read our complete guide to claiming PCSO lotto winnings.
One warning worth repeating: PCSO does not text winners asking for a "processing fee," and it does not validate prizes over Messenger. If that message arrives, it is a scam.
Because every winner splits nothing, the number of people who hit the Straight prize on any given draw depends entirely on how many tickets happened to pick that exact combination, not on ticket sales or pool size. A number nobody plays might have zero winners. A birthday-shaped or repeating-digit combination that half the country plays that week can have hundreds of winners the same night, each still collecting the full ₱4,500.
A high winner count is not a sign the game is rigged or that a number is "due." It is a sign that a lot of people played birthdates, plate numbers, or the same dream-book entry that week.
Should you use a number generator for 3D Lotto?
Our free PCSO lotto calculator and number generator is built for the five 6-number games, Lotto 6/42 through Ultra Lotto 6/58. It does not produce 3-digit Swertres combinations.
PCSO's own Lucky Pick at the outlet fills that role for 3D: three digits chosen with equal odds, none of them nudged toward a birthdate or a plate number. Since the prize is fixed either way, the only thing a random pick actually buys you here is avoiding the crowded combinations that split attention (not the prize itself) with hundreds of other bettors.
How much should you actually spend on 3D?
3D's real risk is not any single ticket, it is the schedule. Three draws a day, every day, is 21 chances a week to buy in, and ₱10 a play adds up fast if you treat every single draw as one worth playing.
Keep 3D inside the same ₱100 to ₱300 weekly cap you would set for any PCSO game. In practice, that means picking a handful of draws to play, not all 21, and treating the 2PM and 5PM draws you skip as money you did not lose, not money left on the table.