New Mexico Lottery Launches Crossword Game Offering $2.3 Million in Prizes

04/07/2015

ALBUQUERQUE – A crossword game that offers a total of $2.3 million in prizes is among three New Mexico Lottery Scratchers™ arriving in stores today.

In its $2.3 million payout, the $3 “Bonus Word Crossword” includes three top prizes of $30,000. Other cash prizes range between $5 and $1,000.

Bonus Word Crossword

“Crossword Scratchers are – in a word – ‘hot,’” said Karla Wilkinson, New Mexico Lottery product director. “They challenge players to find as many complete words as they can from a random mix of letters and players find the wordplay to be especially entertaining.”

The $2 “Money Multiplier” Scratcher offers top prizes of $10,000 and a bonus feature that multiplies prizes up to 5 times.

In the $3 “$25,000 Monte Carlo” Scratcher, the play area features roulette, slots and dice games. The Scratcher includes an opportunity to win up to 15 times on a single ticket.

“MONOPOLY MILLIONAIRES’ CLUB™” Scratcher

The New Mexico Lottery also rolled out the “MONOPOLY MILLIONAIRES’ CLUB™” Scratcher in late March.

The $5 game includes cash prizes of up to $50,000. Players with non-winning tickets can enter a drawing for a chance to win a trip for two to Las Vegas to be studio audience members for the MONOPOLY MILLIONAIRES’ CLUB TV Game Show and a chance to be chosen as a contestant on the TV Game Show to play for prizes of up to $1 million.

There will be three drawings throughout the summer. The first drawing is scheduled for June 30, 2015.

Players enter their non-winning tickets at www.nmlottery.com.

The MONOPOLY MILLIONAIRES’ CLUB TV Game Show is currently broadcast by KOAT on Saturdays at 10:35 p.m. Viewers served by TV stations in neighboring states can get show information at www.playmmc.com.

The “MONOPOLY MILLIONAIRES’ CLUB” Scratcher game was developed by Scientific Games and uses Hasbro’s iconic MONOPOLY brand. Since 2006, Hasbro has licensed more than 170 MONOPOLY lottery games.

Legislative Lottery Scholarships

Since its inception in 1996, the lottery has raised $641 million for education in New Mexico. More than 97,000 students have attended college on Legislative Lottery Scholarships. More information about Legislative Lottery Scholarships is available at www.nmlottery.com.

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