scratch ticket
noun
variants
chiefly US scratch ticket
or chiefly British scratch card
: a card (such as a lottery ticket) having a small area covered by an opaque coating which may be scratched off to reveal hidden information (such as a prize)
won fifty dollars on a ten dollar scratch ticket
Examples of scratch ticket in a Sentence
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In November, a Cedarburg man, Ethan Tews, won $1 million from a Bankroll scratch ticket purchased at a Madison Kwik Trip.
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Cathy Kozlowicz, Journal Sentinel, 4 Dec. 2024
Jenifer Barker of Waterford purchased the winning Cash Explosion instant scratch ticket from the Kwik Trip at 10923 W. Lapham St., according to a news release from the Wisconsin Lottery.
—Adrienne Davis, Journal Sentinel, 12 Nov. 2024
Martina McBride visited the H-E-B at 8801 South Congress Ave. to promote Lady Luck 777, a new $10 scratch ticket game from Texas Lottery.
—Hannah Ortega, Austin American-Statesman, 3 Apr. 2024
In a separate win, an Allen resident has also claimed a top prize worth $1 million in the Texas Lottery scratch ticket game Million Dollar Loteria.
—Jaida Joyner, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 July 2024
The anonymous resident of Haslet claimed a winning ticket for one of the top prizes in the Texas Lottery scratch ticket game $5,000,000 Ultimate, according to Texas Lottery officials.
—Amy McDaniel, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 May 2024
Suds only began selling Idaho Lottery scratch tickets at the start of February, and the two winning tickets were claimed by people who know each other.
—Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 12 Apr. 2024
Contributing to that pile were record-high scratch ticket sales ($4.043 billion) and record-high Keno sales ($1.226 billion).
—BostonGlobe.com, 25 July 2023
Sales of scratch tickets, which generally account for 65 to 70 percent of all Lottery sales, totaled a record $4.043 billion, up 3 percent over the previous year.
—BostonGlobe.com, 25 July 2023
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Cathy Kozlowicz, Journal Sentinel, 4 Dec. 2024
Jenifer Barker of Waterford purchased the winning Cash Explosion instant scratch ticket from the Kwik Trip at 10923 W. Lapham St., according to a news release from the Wisconsin Lottery.
—Adrienne Davis, Journal Sentinel, 12 Nov. 2024
Martina McBride visited the H-E-B at 8801 South Congress Ave. to promote Lady Luck 777, a new $10 scratch ticket game from Texas Lottery.
—Hannah Ortega, Austin American-Statesman, 3 Apr. 2024
In a separate win, an Allen resident has also claimed a top prize worth $1 million in the Texas Lottery scratch ticket game Million Dollar Loteria.
—Jaida Joyner, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 July 2024
The anonymous resident of Haslet claimed a winning ticket for one of the top prizes in the Texas Lottery scratch ticket game $5,000,000 Ultimate, according to Texas Lottery officials.
—Amy McDaniel, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 May 2024
Suds only began selling Idaho Lottery scratch tickets at the start of February, and the two winning tickets were claimed by people who know each other.
—Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 12 Apr. 2024
Contributing to that pile were record-high scratch ticket sales ($4.043 billion) and record-high Keno sales ($1.226 billion).
—BostonGlobe.com, 25 July 2023
Sales of scratch tickets, which generally account for 65 to 70 percent of all Lottery sales, totaled a record $4.043 billion, up 3 percent over the previous year.
—BostonGlobe.com, 25 July 2023
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“Scratch ticket.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/scratch%20ticket. Accessed 27 Dec. 2024.
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