Florida Lottery has new Triple Match scratch-off games. How $5,000,000 Holiday Bonus Play works

C. A. Bridges, USA TODAY NETWORK - Florida
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Just in time for the holidays when you can use some extra bucks (or need some quick presents that fit nicely in envelopes), the Florida Lottery has debuted four new holiday-themed scratch-off games featuring more than $247.6 million in cash prizes: $2,000,000 Triple Match, $1,000,000 Triple Match, $50,000 Triple Match and $10,000 Triple Match, with prices ranging from $1 to $10.

And, from Oct. 30 through Jan. 14, 2024, you can enter your non-winning Triple Match and eligible Jackpot Triple Play tickets into the $5,000,000 Holiday Bonus Play Promotion for a chance to win up to $20,000 in cash prizes, more than $4 million in e-gift cards and over 50,000 Lottery coupons.

Here's what you need to know about the new games. Get your scratching coin ready!

How do you play the new Triple Match scratch-off games?

Just like the $5 million Triple Match that debuted in September, there are three ways to play and three ways to win any of the new Triple Match scratch-off games:

  • Match any of your numbers to any of the winning numbers and win the prize shown for that number

  • Match three like prizes and win that prize

  • Match the bonus number to any winning number and win the bonus prize

  • Get a 5X BURST symbol and win five times the prize shown for the symbol

  • Get a 10X BURST symbol for ten times the prize.

  • Get a CASH symbol and win $500 automatically

Scratch, scratch, scratch: Florida Lottery scratch-off games offer prizes in the millions

What is the Florida Lottery $2,000,000 Triple Match scratch-off game?

  • Ticket price: $10

  • Top prize: $2,000,000

  • Odds of winning: 1-in-3,406,270

  • Lowest prize: $10

  • Overall odds: 1-in-3.44

  • Total cash prizes: More than $147 million

What is the Florida Lottery $1,000,000 Triple Match scratch-off game?

  • Ticket price: $5

  • Top prize: $1,000,000

  • Odds of winning: 1-in-3,022,830

  • Lowest prize: $5

  • Overall odds: 1-in-3.95

  • Total cash prizes: More than $62 million

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What is the Florida Lottery $50,000 Triple Match scratch-off game?

  • Ticket price: $2

  • Top prize: $50,000

  • Odds of winning: 1-in-3,025,450

  • Lowest prize: $2

  • Overall odds: 1-in-4.41

  • Total cash prizes: More than $24 million

What is the Florida Lottery $10,000 Triple Match scratch-off game?

  • Ticket price: $1

  • Top prize: $10,000

  • Odds of winning: 1-in-750,420

  • Lowest prize: $1

  • Overall odds: 1-in-4.87

  • Total cash prizes: More than $13 million

How do you enter the Florida Lottery $5,000,000 Holiday Bonus Play?

From Oct. 30, 2023 through Jan. 14, 2024, you can enter any non-winning Triple Match scratch-off ticket or an eligible Jackpot Triple Play ticket for a chance to win up to $20,000 in cash prizes, one of more than $4 million in instant-win Spending Spree Tango e-gift cards instantly redeemable for digital gift cards at more than 150 retailers, or over 50,000 BOGO Jackpot Triple Play with Combo lottery coupons.

Each ticket is worth one entry. If you enter a non-winning scratch-off ticket from all the Triple Match scratch-off tickets — $1, $2, $5, $10, and $20 — you'll get 50 bonus entries. Go here to enter or tap on Promotions in the Florida Lottery app and then tap on "$5,000,000 Holiday Bonus Play" for instructions.

Draw schedule:

  • Entry period: Oct. 30 - Nov. 30, 2023, drawing on Dec. 4, 2023, winners announced Dec. 6, 2023

  • Entry period: Dec. 1 - 31, 2023, drawing on Jan. 3, 2023, winners announced Jan. 5, 2024

  • Entry period: Jan. 1 - 14, 2024, drawing on Jan. 16, 2024, winners announced Jan. 18, 2024

Playing, winning and claiming: Ultimate guide to the Florida Lottery, Powerball and Mega Millions

This article originally appeared on The Daytona Beach News-Journal: Florida Lottery scratch-offs: New $1, $2, $5 and $10 games debut