Scratch-offs have been a tradition among lottery players throughout the history of lottery games. With a rise in gambling legislation over the years and the popularity of games, it is no surprise that these types of games are in demand.
There are a series of games specifically available during the holidays. These are called “Holiday Instants” and provide players with a selection of games with holiday themes and large jackpots.
Game Details
Top Prize: $500 – $500,000
Price: $1 – $10
Overall odds: Vary
How to Play
Since Christmas is fast approaching, a perfect gift idea could be lottery scratch-offs. For players wanting to score a jackpot prize all to themselves, this is still an option too.
By visiting your local lottery retailer, you could find four holiday-themed games. Below are the current Christmas themed scratch-offs:
Candy Cane Ca$h
Season’s Joy
Holiday Magic
Peppermint Payout Millions
These games are all similar, meaning that you simply scratch off the ticket and look to make matches. Each game will have its own set of numbers or symbols to look out for outlined on the ticket.
Candy Cane Ca$h offers the lowest price point for one dollar a ticket. However, it also offers the lowest jackpot prize of $500.
Peppermint Payout Millions costs the most at $10 a ticket but offers the largest jackpot opportunity at $500,000. Players with any budget can find something in between here.
The other games are as follows:
Season’s Joy
Top Prize: $30,000
Price: $2.00
Holiday Magic
Top Prize: $300,000
Price: $5.00
Odds, Price, and Prizes
If you purchase one ticket each, your overall odds of winning a single prize would be 1 in 4.23. To increase your chances slightly, you could purchase an additional ticket for whichever game you choose.
To make the most of this scenario, you would be better off buying another ticket of Peppermint Payout Millions since the odds of winning a single prize in this game alone are 1 in 3.62. However, each ticket costs $10, so this could add up quickly.
Looking at Peppermint Payout Millions further, you will notice that one jackpot prize has been claimed already. Players now have a slightly less chance to receive a jackpot prize, but other top prizes remain in the table below.
Prize | Remaining | Start |
---|---|---|
$500,000 | 2 | 3 |
$2,000 | 13 | 15 |
$500 | 282 | 407 |
$100 | 32,992 | 49,051 |
$50 | 107,944 | 159,621 |
$30 | 69,248 | 102,284 |
$20 | 325,565 | 477,337 |
$10 | 235,508 | 340,955 |
Total | 771,554 | 1,129,673 |