scratch ticket
noun
variants
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
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The run of luck started when a $1 million scratch ticket was sold there in March 2024, followed by a $2 million winner in June and another $1 million prize in August of the same year.
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Kelly McGreal, FOXNews.com, 31 Mar. 2026
In 2024, Old South Diner sold three scratch tickets worth more than $1 million.
—Neal Riley, CBS News, 26 Mar. 2026
An Arlington resident claimed a winning ticket worth $1 million in a Texas Lottery scratch ticket game, according to a news release Monday from the Texas Lottery.
—Ciara McCarthy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 Dec. 2025
Buy a bunch of scratch tickets and give them out to strangers along your way.
—Vanessa Etienne, PEOPLE, 29 Sep. 2025
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Kelly McGreal, FOXNews.com, 31 Mar. 2026
In 2024, Old South Diner sold three scratch tickets worth more than $1 million.
—Neal Riley, CBS News, 26 Mar. 2026
An Arlington resident claimed a winning ticket worth $1 million in a Texas Lottery scratch ticket game, according to a news release Monday from the Texas Lottery.
—Ciara McCarthy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 Dec. 2025
Buy a bunch of scratch tickets and give them out to strangers along your way.
—Vanessa Etienne, PEOPLE, 29 Sep. 2025
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“Scratch ticket.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/scratch%20ticket. Accessed 2 Apr. 2026.
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