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Get into the holiday feeling with Montana's new instant win games

Montana just released a handful of instant win tickets for the Christmas season.

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Corinna Underwood

Looking for some new instant win games to play this holiday season? Montana State Lottery just put four new seasonal scratch-off games in your Christmas stocking. So snuggle up by the fire and get ready to play, there’s a game for everyone to have fun with. Here’s what’s on offer:

Holiday wishes

With the new Montana Holiday Wishes scratch-offs, you have two options: a $1 or a $2 ticket. In the $1 game you can win up to $2,000. In the $2 game you can win up to $12,000. If you buy a $1 ticket all you have to do is scratch off the two reindeer to reveal the winning numbers then scratch off the four snowflakes to reveal your numbers. Match any of your numbers, and you win the prize shown for that number. If you buy a $2 ticket, you have four winning numbers and 10 chances to match them. You also get a bonus game in which you can win an instant $20. With both tickets you get a Bonus Play. Scratch this to reveal a web code then use the app to scan the QRC and see if you’re a winner.

Winter winnings

Montana Winter Winnings instant win game offers a $1 and a $5 ticket. On a $1 ticket, you can win up to $1,000. Simply scratch off the snowflake to reveal the winning symbol. Then scratch off the 5 dollar bills to reveal your symbols. If you match any of your symbols to the winning one, you win the prize shown for that symbol. On a $5 ticket, you can win up to $75,000. Simply scratch off the 5 dollar signs to reveal the winning numbers then the 15 snowflakes. If your numbers match, you win the listed prize. On the $5 ticket you also have two bonus games and a Bonus Play to reveal a web code you can match with the app. If you reveal a stack of dollar bills, you win every prize on the card.

Other new Montana instant win games

Here are the other new instant win games on offer in Montana.

  • Doubling Red Bingo: You can win up to $12,000 with this $2 scratch-off. To play, scratch off the bingo balls on the Callers Card to reveal your 24 winning bingo numbers. Then scratch off the numbers on your 4 bingo players' cards. You can win by matching 5 numbers in a vertical, horizontal, or diagonal line, or all four corners, or in a figure X. Match all five red numbers on a single card to double the revealed prize.
  • Fireball Slingo: Win up to $30,000 with this $3 ticket. To play, simply scratch off each spin to reveal your Slingo numbers. Then, scratch off the numbers in the Slingo Grid. Complete a vertical, horizontal, or diagonal line or a complete blackout to win the amount indicated in the prize chart. You also have two Fireball Bonuses. If you reveal a Fireball symbol, you win the prize shown.
  • Slingo Trio Platinum: You can win up to $75,000 with this $5 instant win. Reveal your Slingo numbers to play the 3 games. In game 1, if you match all the numbers vertically, horizontally, or diagonally, or get a complete blackout, you win the prize indicated in the Slingo Legend. If you reveal a 3X symbol, you win three times the prize amount. In game 2, reveal 3 of the same symbols in one spin to win the prize for that spin. Reveal 2 symbols and a 3X symbol to win 3X the prize. In game 3, use your Slingo numbers to complete a word to win the designated prize for that row. If your word contains the 3X symbol, you win 3 times the prize amount.

Have fun playing seasonal instant win tickets and happy holidays from the Montana Lottery.

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