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New ‘$100,000 Crossword’ game in stores Tuesday

December 5, 2012 Posted by NC Lottery at 10:10 AM
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When you play instant games, do you like to scratch fast or take your time? A new $5 scratch-off on sale Tuesday called ‘$100,000 Crossword’ is perfect if you prefer to savor the experience. Not only is $100,000 the largest prize ever offered on a crossword-themed game, the bigger ticket offers a bonus puzzle to make the fun last longer.

Here’s how the game works. Below the crossword puzzle, a player scratches to reveal 18 letters. If three or more words in the puzzle can be spelled using only those 18 letters, the ticket wins a prize. The bonus puzzle at the bottom of the ticket offers more chances to win. The game begins with more than $10.3 million in total prizes.

If you like card games more than crosswords, you can try your luck on a Blackjack Tripler ticket. The $2 game starts Tuesday with five top prizes of $21,000. There are eight hands on a ticket, each with the player’s cards and a prize. The prize for a given hand is won when the player’s cards add up to a higher total than the dealer’s total. If a player’s hand totals 21, the player wins triple the prize shown. The game begins with more than $5.3 million in total prizes.

Best of luck scratching and matching. See you soon here in the Lucke Zone.


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12/17/2012 11:28 - NC Lottery

@ PLAYER (DB) - A pack of tickets for $1-$10 games always has $300 worth of tickets.. so a pack of $1 tickets has 300 tickets, a pack of $10 tickets has 30 and so forth. Packs of $20 games have 30 tickets each.

12/17/2012 11:21 - NC Lottery

@ JR CLARK - Once you've entered a non-winning ticket for Lucke Rewards points, its not necessary to keep the physical ticket anymore. Thanks for your question!

12/17/2012 01:00 - Darrick B.

General question How many tickets are in a single pack of scratch offs?

12/16/2012 09:14 - fairley c.

do i need to hold on to my non winning tickets after i've entered the numbers

12/16/2012 01:54 - Ursula C.

I love the scratch off games and it`s all luck even wen you play Powerball and all the other games and odds I don`t know about that part ,it`s all luck and you have to play to have a chance at winning ,so Good Luck All of you

12/14/2012 03:56 - NC Lottery

@ REDROOSTER4 - We've had fireworks-themed games in the summertime before. Not sure about a Halloween game, we'll have to pass along that suggestion! As for the odds, each game is different; you can check out the odds on the game pages on our main website.. thanks for your comment and good luck!

12/14/2012 03:54 - NC Lottery

@ PLAYER (JR) - Its possible that North Carolina could get a six-number draw game in the future. But there aren't plans to introduce one right now. Seven years might sound like or feel like a long time but we're still a relatively new lottery. In the meantime, Carolina Cash 5 is the closest option to what you're looking for :-)

12/14/2012 09:24 - Terry B.

I love the seasonal scratch offs. Like Valentines Day. and Christmas...Holiday Millions is a wonderful game full of prizes.These games are fun and seem to pay out more often than the other games.Wonder if u will ever have seasonal games like Halloween and 4th of July?

12/13/2012 10:34 - joy r.

when is the lottery going to come out with a new draw game...ie..like a state lotto, most states have this in addition to the large multistate games....it provides a chance to win a life changing amount..ie..a couple million to 20 million or so...and greatly reduces the astronomical odds like in powerball and megamillions, weve had lottery for what 7years now, don't you think its time?

12/12/2012 09:37 - NC Lottery

@ PUNGOCREEKER - Back in May, we had a winner from Belhaven collect a $10,000 prize playing Cash Spectacular. And just last week we had a Cash 5 jackpot winner from Beaufort County collect his prize: http://bit.ly/UBwPgm

12/11/2012 03:11 - Bridgette M.

Would like to see some winners in Belhaven, NC. I know a lot of people play but never see any big winners posted - maybe in time for Christmas.

12/11/2012 09:25 - carolyn j.

the most i won was 100. and that was a long time ago.i play all the games but dont even win a free ticket.i had been throwing them away but heard about lucke zone. when someone wins i hope they need it as much as i do. anyway good luck to all

12/10/2012 12:05 - NC Lottery

@ BARBARA - Do you remember this story of a lucky lottery winner from Bladen County? http://bit.ly/Rldu8x

12/10/2012 12:01 - NC Lottery

@ VANESSA41 - You can check out some lottery winners from Ahoskie by copying & pasting this link into your browser: http://bit.ly/T1jrUZ

12/10/2012 11:52 - NC Lottery

@ LAURIE21 - Tickets that cost $5 generally have the chance to win larger prizes than tickets that cost $3. Best of luck!

12/09/2012 09:10 - laureen b.

Hope there are bigger prizes than the $3 crossword.

12/09/2012 12:47 - Latasha R.

Getting one today! I will be the first Greenville winner. :)

12/08/2012 11:54 - rita p.

yall always coming with these new games but we never win any money over here in Ahoskie we spend our money too

12/08/2012 10:44 - Beverly F.

Never have won anything on a crossword yet. But... Never say never!

12/08/2012 04:40 - ricky w.

waiting 4 the new games in high point . hope I can B one of the big winners / thanx

12/08/2012 12:50 - ella r.

I to hope my luck change for the better real soon,will try this ticket also.play on players and good luck!

12/07/2012 09:17 - barbara b.

There is a county called Bladen. Send some winners down here!Love crosswords!!

12/07/2012 04:56 - Ricky A.

Not long now.

12/07/2012 12:07 - tim l.

I love the crossword sratchoffs. Haven't got to play the new one yet, but hope there r plenty of winners.

12/06/2012 10:30 - Gerri D.

Simply love crosswords and hope there are big winners in Greensboro!!!

12/06/2012 03:56 - clara m.

like the crosswords,can't wait to play.

12/06/2012 02:32 - lorraine w.

Love crossword games , cant wait to play them !!!

12/06/2012 01:29 - Karen M.

still waiting.

12/05/2012 10:50 - Louis F.

I love crossword anything. I will definitely try this new game.

12/05/2012 10:01 - mohamed m.

I like those tickets, they are funny and make you busy when you are bored

12/05/2012 06:31 - James L.

Well good luck.Luck havent been on my side lately.

12/05/2012 04:14 - Danielle W.

like all the new games. just need some winners in raleigh.!

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