RALEIGH – This Tuesday brings a new lottery game that offers players five chances at a $150,000 prize. The $5 game, Golden 7’s, begins with more than $13 million in total prizes. Players who scratch off a “Blue 7” symbol win double the prize shown. Overall odds of winning are 1 in 3.79 and the odds of winning a top prize are 1 in 816,000.

Three more games will show up in stores this week, including a new $3 game Twisted Bingo. The game begins with more than $6.7 million in total prizes and five top prizes of $50,000. Odds of winning the top prize are 1 in 696,000. Approximate overall odds of winning including break-even prizes are 1 in 4.27.

Quick Silver! is a $2 game that starts with five top prizes of $30,000 and more than $5.7 million in total prizes. Odds of winning the top prize are 1 in 888,000. Approximate overall odds of winning including break-even prizes are 1 in 4.32.

The new $1 game, 7-11-21, begins with more than 1.5 million winning tickets and 10 top prizes of $4,000. Odds of winning a top prize are 1 in 720,000. Approximate overall odds of winning including break-even prizes are 1 in 4.59.

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 $3.3 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.