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Published: May 06, 2008 12:30 AM
Modified: May 06, 2008 03:00 AM

Lottery adds instant-winner games

RALEIGH - The N.C. Education Lottery announced that it is launching two new instant-winner games today, including one that offers more than $10 million in prizes.

Scratch-off tickets for "Green and Gold" cost $5 each. It features five top prizes of $100,000 each as well as more than 370,000 prizes of $10 to $5,000. Players whose tickets feature a "goldbar" symbol win $50 instantly.

The odds of winning the top "Green and Gold" prize are 1 in 624,000.

Also new is "Goldbar Crossword." Scratch-off tickets cost $3 for this game, which features five top prizes of $30,000 or more and $4 million in prizes altogether. Chances of winning the top prize are 1 in 528,000.

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