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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Two winning $10,000 scratch tickets were sold at the same store earlier this year.
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Adrienne Davis, Journal Sentinel, 12 Nov. 2024
The winning ticket was the second of four top prizes to be sold in the Texas Lottery’s scratch ticket game X, according to the statement.
—Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 May 2025
New Milly Smoke Shop in New Milford, CT CT lottery reveals $4M scratch ticket winner.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 2 May 2025
Four men are charged with stealing over $150,000 in lottery scratch tickets in a series of thefts from at least 45 retailers along the eastern edge of the Rocky Mountains in Colorado, according to prosecutors.
—Brooke Baitinger, Sacbee.com, 29 Apr. 2025
On Tuesday, April 15, customers will receive a Tax Day scratch ticket, while supplies last, with a surprise offer that can be redeemed from April 15 – April 22.
—Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes.com, 14 Apr. 2025
Still, that price is far less than scratch tickets offered by some states.
—Scott McFetridge, Chicago Tribune, 7 Apr. 2025
In Texas, for example, some scratch tickets cost $100 each.
—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
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Adrienne Davis, Journal Sentinel, 12 Nov. 2024
The winning ticket was the second of four top prizes to be sold in the Texas Lottery’s scratch ticket game X, according to the statement.
—Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 May 2025
New Milly Smoke Shop in New Milford, CT CT lottery reveals $4M scratch ticket winner.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 2 May 2025
Four men are charged with stealing over $150,000 in lottery scratch tickets in a series of thefts from at least 45 retailers along the eastern edge of the Rocky Mountains in Colorado, according to prosecutors.
—Brooke Baitinger, Sacbee.com, 29 Apr. 2025
On Tuesday, April 15, customers will receive a Tax Day scratch ticket, while supplies last, with a surprise offer that can be redeemed from April 15 – April 22.
—Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes.com, 14 Apr. 2025
Still, that price is far less than scratch tickets offered by some states.
—Scott McFetridge, Chicago Tribune, 7 Apr. 2025
In Texas, for example, some scratch tickets cost $100 each.
—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
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“Scratch ticket.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/scratch%20ticket. Accessed 13 Jul. 2025.
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