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Published: Apr 15, 2008 12:30 AM
Modified: Apr 15, 2008 02:40 AM

N.C. launches new scratch-off tickets

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The N.C. Education Lottery is launching two new instant winner games today, including a "junior" version of "Big Ol' Bucks."

Tickets for "Junior Big Ol' Bucks," which has eight top prizes of $50,000 and $11.5 million in cash prizes overall, cost $2 each. Each scratch-off ticket gives players 10 chances to win on each ticket. The odds of winning the top prize are 1 in 1,050,000.

The second new game is "Fire & Ice."

The game's $1 scratch-off tickets offer six chances to win and features 25 top prizes of $1,000, plus other prizes of $200 or less. Players can triple their prize if their ticket features a scratch-off fire extinguisher or icicle symbol. Odds of winning the top prize are one in 326,400.

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