Texas Lottery Unveils New $10 Million Scratch Ticket
All the buzz right now in Amarillo is how high the Powerball and Mega Millions jackpots are getting. I mean, there's good reason to get excited. Powerball is over $600 million, while Mega Millions has hit the $800 million mark.
However, we all know the chances of hitting the main jackpot on those games are pretty remote. You literally have a better chance of getting struck by lightning than you do of winning the jackpot. It doesn't stop us from playing or dreaming, though; I'm fully guilty of it myself.
New Scratch Games From Texas Lottery
While dreaming of the life-changing money is fun, having a true shot of winning something that can at least change your year or situation is better. Plus, let's be honest, scratching off those little tickets to reveal some numbers or symbols is more fun.
Texas Lottery has four new scratch tickets that could win you some fun money, while one of those new tickets could land you that life-changing money. No, not as much as Powerball or Mega Millions, but still a significant amount of money.
3-2 Won!
Let's start with the cheapest ticket on the board. The new 3-2 Won! game will only cost you the $1 you found on the ground the other day, but you could turn that $1 into a whole lot more. With prizes ranging from $1 to $500, it would be a pretty good return on that $1.
The best part? It's not like there's only five grand prizes. There are 40 different grand prizes of $500 available, so I'd say your chances of hitting the jackpot are pretty decent.
$50, $100 OR $500!
Pretty self-explanatory name, right? You've got three different prizes you can win in this $10 game. There are over 800,000 prizes of $50 available, and more than 250,000 chances to win $100 in this one.
The grand prize of $500? How about just over 10,000 grand prize winners? If you ask me, you've got a really solid chance of a good return on investment with this ticket.
$100, $200, $500 OR $1,000!
Staying creative with the names of the new tickets, this game plays just like the one above, but the prize amounts are a bit higher. With nearly 400,000 prizes of $100 available, this $20 ticket offers a heck of a chance to land you dinner money.
Just under 100,000 tickets will produce a $200 winner, nearly 24,000 tickets will payout $500, and just under 3,000 people will hit the grand prize of $1,000.
Premier Winnings
Alright, it's time to get to the big dog. The one with true life-changing money available to win. Before we dig into the prize amounts, I need to let you know that Premier Winnings is a $100 scratcher, but hey, no one said winning big comes cheap.
Premier Winnings offers a grand prize of $10 million dollars. Yes, you read that right. In fact, there are four grand prizes available to win. That's $40,000,000 just in grand prizes being handed out. With other prizes ranging from $150 to $100,000, this is the ticket to play if you have a high risk-reward tolerance like me.
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