Celebrate the Holidays Early with the Illinois Lottery's New Instant Games

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Oct 15, 2014, 12:02 ET

CHICAGO, Oct. 15, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- The Illinois Lottery is kicking off the holiday season this year with the debut of its newest instant tickets, Holiday Cash, Turkey Tripler and Merry Millionaire. These games give players a taste of the holidays and a chance to win top prizes ranging from $200 to $2 million. Holiday Cash, Turkey Tripler and Merry Millionaire join popular games like the new $2 Carolyn Adams Ticket for the Cure instant game where 100 percent of profits are used to fund breast cancer awareness.

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Need some extra spending money for the holidays? Try your luck on Holiday Cash. With top prizes worth $200, this $1 instant ticket is likely to give your bank account an instant boost. Overall odds of winning a prize on Holiday Cash are 1-in-4.45.

Turkey Tripler is a $2 ticket with top prizes of $20,000. This festive ticket is reminiscent of fall with its subtle colors and turkey design. Overall odds of winning a prize on Turkey Tripler are 1-in-4.55.

Win big bucks with Merry Millionaire. This $20 instant ticket boasts top prizes worth a whopping $2 million –- a prize that would make anyone's holidays merrier! Players have 25 chances to win on each ticket. Overall odds of winning a prize on Merry Millionaire are 1-in-2.97.

Holiday Cash, Turkey Tripler and Merry Millionaire are great tickets to gift to family and friends during the holiday season. The Illinois Lottery reminds purchasers to double-check the age of anyone receiving Lottery tickets as a gift to ensure recipients are at least 18 years old.

Players can purchase Holiday Cash, Turkey Tripler and Merry Millionaire at more than 8,200 Lottery retailers statewide.

About Illinois Lottery

Founded in 1974, the Illinois Lottery has contributed over $18 billion to the state's Common School Fund to assist K-12 public schools, as well as hundreds of millions of dollars to the Capital Projects Fund and to special causes like Illinois Veterans, the fight against breast cancer, MS research, and assistance for people living with HIV/AIDS. In addition to playing in-store, the Illinois Lottery offers online and mobile play for Mega Millions, Powerball and Lotto at illinoislottery.com. Players must be at least 18 years old.

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