RALEIGH – A group of five new instant scratch-off games aims to add more “jingle” to this holiday season. The new games, ranging from $1 to $10, offer top prizes from $5,000 all the way up to $1 million. They are Millionaire Jingle Bucks, Jumbo Jingle Bucks, Jingle Bingo Bucks, Jolly Jingle Bucks and Jingle Bucks.

Here’s a description of this year’s holiday games:

• Millionaire Jingle Bucks is a $10 game featuring three top prizes of $1 million. The game begins with more than $14 million in total prizes. Approximate overall odds of winning the top prize are 1 in 640,000. Approximate overall odds of winning a breakeven prize or better are 1 in 3.32.

• Jumbo Jingle Bucks, a $5 game, begins with three top prizes of $150,000 and more than $10.3 million in total prizes. Approximate overall odds of winning the top prize are 1 in 1,000,000. Approximate overall odds of winning a breakeven prize or better are 1 in 3.96.

• Jingle Bingo Bucks is a new holiday-themed $3 extended-play bingo style game. It starts with three $50,000 top prizes. Approximate overall odds of winning the top prize are 1 in 680,000. Approximate overall odds of winning a breakeven prize or better are 1 in 4.04.

• Jolly Jingle Bucks, a $2 game, features four top prizes of $25,000 and more than $4.6 million in total prizes. Approximate overall odds of winning the top prize are 1 in 900,000. Approximate overall odds of winning a breakeven prize or better are 1 in 4.45.

• Jingle Bucks, a $1 game, begins with 8 top prizes of $5,000 and more than $2.8 million in total prizes. Approximate overall odds of winning the top prize are 1 in 600,000. Approximate overall odds of winning a breakeven prize or better are 1 in 4.55.

New scratch-off games begin on the first Tuesday of every month. Ticket sales for instant games have helped the lottery to raise more than $3.5 billion for the state. For details on how lottery funds make a difference, click on the “Where the Money Goes” tab on the lottery’s website.