Celebrate the season with five new holiday-themed Scratch games featuring a peppermint-scented ticket with an eye-catching holographic design
Olympia, WA (November 18, 2024) – Washington’s Lottery today announced the launch of five new holiday-themed Scratch games that just hit retailers’ shelves, giving players the chance to win more than $24 million in prizes.
Standing out with its peppermint scent and holographic sparkle, the Minty Money Scratch game is the most memorable of the new releases. This $5 ticket features a top prize of $50,000 and is played by matching any of your numbers to any of the winning numbers on the ticket to win a prize.
Another unique game that Washington’s Lottery just introduced is Holiday Ice, a $20 ticket with a whopping top prize of $500,000.
The other holiday Scratch games include a $10 It’s Gold Outside ticket with a top prize of $250,000, a $1 Oh Cashmas Tree ticket with a top prize of $2,000 and a $1 Jingle Jangle ticket with a top prize of $5,000. All five Scratch games are available now at authorized lottery retailers across the state.
While many people enjoy gifting lottery tickets to their loved ones during the holiday season, Washington’s Lottery would like to remind everyone that Lottery tickets are not appropriate gifts for children and teens under the age of 18 during the holidays, or any time of year. Data provided by the National Council on Problem Gambling and Evergreen Council on Problem Gambling shows that children who experience their first gambling encounter early in life are at risk for problem gambling in later years.
Washington’s Lottery offers Scratch games priced between $1 and $30, each with varying prize amounts. The number of actual prizes available in a game may vary based on the number of tickets printed, tested, distributed, sold, and number of prizes claimed.
Winning players have 180 days from the drawing date to claim their prize. Washington’s Lottery has regional offices located in Everett, Federal Way, Olympia, Spokane, Tri-Cities and Vancouver, which are open to the public to claim prizes Mon-Fri from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Winners with prizes of $100,000 or more are instructed to call the nearest Lottery office to schedule an appointment to make a safe and secure in-person claim.
Who Benefits
Since 1982, Washington’s Lottery has generated more than $5.3 billion to support several important state programs, including providing much-needed funds for the Washington Opportunity Pathways Account (WOPA). In FY23, WOPA received $199.9 million from the Lottery. Of this, $139.1 million helped fund the Washington College Grant, a financial aid program that supported more than 29,000 college students and apprentices across the state last year. Another $2.5 million helped fund the College Bound program to help eligible students attain a college or training degree or credential.
Washington’s Lottery Beneficiary Fact
Washington’s Lottery is proud to be a financial supporter of the Washington Student Achievement Council, which administers state financial aid programs. WSAC leads a variety of initiatives to increase educational opportunities for students, families, and educators across the state, with a particular focus on increasing equity by reaching communities of color and students from low-income families. The $141.6 million investment made in FY23 by the Lottery helps fund the Washington College Grant and College Bound programs, in order to improve access to postsecondary attainment for students across Washington.
About Washington’s Lottery: The state’s Lottery offers consumers several types of games, including Mega Millions, Powerball, Lotto, Hit 5, Match 4, Pick 3, Cash POP, Daily Keno and Scratch. For more information, visit www.walottery.com or find us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram at @walottery.
Keep it fun. Know your limit. Washington’s Lottery is an advocate for responsible gaming and collaborates with the Evergreen Council for Problem Gambling to provide resources for those in need. More information is available at www.walottery.com/Responsibility.
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Press Contacts
Dan Miller (Curator on behalf of Washington’s Lottery)
E-mail: dan.miller@curatorpr.com
Xiamara Garza (Curator on behalf of Washington’s Lottery)
E-mail: xiamara.garza@curatorpr.com