In an average week most people do things like stop for gas, buy groceries, and maybe get together with family or friends. A series of new scratch-off games starting Tuesday could make those average weeks more interesting. Here’s why: They give players the chance to win as much as $5,000 a week for life.
The new games offer the largest guaranteed top prizes ever on $1, $2, $5, and $10 scratch-off tickets.
Payments on a top prize will continue for the winner’s entire life. The guaranteed value is at least 20 years of payments to winners (or, if something should happen, to winners’ estates). So, these top prizes could be – and we hope are – worth much more than the guaranteed amount.
Although the top prizes are equal to the weekly amount advertised, winners will receive them in annual payments. Top prize winners of these games also have the option of claiming their winnings as a one-time lump sum payment. Here’s a breakdown by game:
- “$5,000 a Week for Life!” is a $10 game that starts with more than $87.5 million in total prizes, including more than 220,000 prizes of $50 to $10,000. The top prize can be claimed in annuity payments of $260,000 a year (more than $5.2 million guaranteed) or a lump sum of $3,536,000.
- “$2,500 a Week for Life!” is a $5 game that starts with more than $41.8 million in total prizes, including more than $11.9 million in prizes of $30 to $10,000. The top prize can be claimed in annuity payments of $130,000 a year (more than $2.6 million guaranteed) or a lump sum of $1,768,000.
- “$1,000 a Week for Life!” is a $2 game that starts with more than $19.2 million in total prizes, including more than 183,000 prizes of $20 to $10,000. The top prize can be claimed in annuity payments of $52,000 a year (more than $1 million guaranteed) or a lump sum of $708,000.
- “$500 a Week for Life!” is a $1 game that starts with more than $7.6 million in total prizes. Players who reveal a “Money Bag” symbol win the prize shown. The top prize can be claimed in annuity payments of $26,000 a year ($520,000 guaranteed) or a lump sum of $354,000.
We are excited to meet the 12 North Carolina winners of these “prizes of a lifetime” and wish all our players the best of luck.
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i find more in trash so i get them out and save them for the rewards program to start never know someone trash might add up to a win for me.
I have bought one each of the !
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$1 $2 $5 tickets an I have only one a dollar. I sure hope I can win something in the second chance drawing. I have never to much luck on gambling if that's what you want to call it....lol
I went to several stores today and the tickets were not released. What's the delay? Please. Let's get started and remove all doubts.
how would it work if say a group won a top prize in one of these games
I am all in for these games, because the money is better here in NC than Georga "game for life". I feel I have a better chance here with this game than 5 numbers and power ball game Georga has. Wayne is looking forward to winning something bigger than pick 5 winners. Goldsboro in tne house for education in NC!
Wow I won, I can't believe it!! Practicing what I would say being a winner. Can't wait to buy tickets on tuesday, I love scratchoffs!
Oh my god I can't believe I won!!!! Thank you jesus!! This is probaly what I will say when I win. I will definetly be buying some tickets on tuesday. Who knows this may be the blessing I have waiting for.
These will be the BEST tickets ever offered !!! I;m super excited, and hope to be 1 of the 12 winners.Please be sure to distribute some winning ticket in the Newton Grove area.:)