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 Texas, for example, some scratch tickets cost $100 each.
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Scott McFetridge, Chicago Tribune, 7 Apr. 2025
An Arlington resident claimed a Texas Lottery top prize worth $1 million in the scratch ticket game Millionaire Maker, lottery officials said on Monday.
—Amy McDaniel, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 31 Mar. 2025
But in those two decades, he’s never scored anything close to his recent win on a $25 Million Cash Explosion scratch ticket, Colorado Lottery officials said in a March 27 news release.
—Daniella Segura, Sacbee.com, 28 Mar. 2025
Their infamous confetti animations celebrating first trades—along with digital scratch tickets and game-like features—made serious financial decisions feel like casual mobile games.
—Par Chadha, Forbes, 19 Feb. 2025
The resident, who remains anonymous, claimed a top prize-winning ticket worth $1 million in the scratch ticket game called $1,000,000 Crossword, according to a news release from the Texas Lottery Commission.
—Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 Jan. 2025
In November, a Cedarburg man, Ethan Tews, won $1 million from a Bankroll scratch ticket purchased at a Madison Kwik Trip.
—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
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Scott McFetridge, Chicago Tribune, 7 Apr. 2025
An Arlington resident claimed a Texas Lottery top prize worth $1 million in the scratch ticket game Millionaire Maker, lottery officials said on Monday.
—Amy McDaniel, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 31 Mar. 2025
But in those two decades, he’s never scored anything close to his recent win on a $25 Million Cash Explosion scratch ticket, Colorado Lottery officials said in a March 27 news release.
—Daniella Segura, Sacbee.com, 28 Mar. 2025
Their infamous confetti animations celebrating first trades—along with digital scratch tickets and game-like features—made serious financial decisions feel like casual mobile games.
—Par Chadha, Forbes, 19 Feb. 2025
The resident, who remains anonymous, claimed a top prize-winning ticket worth $1 million in the scratch ticket game called $1,000,000 Crossword, according to a news release from the Texas Lottery Commission.
—Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 Jan. 2025
In November, a Cedarburg man, Ethan Tews, won $1 million from a Bankroll scratch ticket purchased at a Madison Kwik Trip.
—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
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“Scratch ticket.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/scratch%20ticket. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.
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