scratch-offs

Coin-revealed prize games

Scratch-offs are lottery tickets with a coating you scratch away to reveal whether you've won.

The prizes range from small cash amounts to jackpots.

Also called scratch cards or scratchers.

She bought a few scratch-offs at the gas station.

The term extends to any card or game using this reveal mechanism.

lottery

tickets

Documents permitting entry

winners · losers · prizes · drawings · numbers · retailer · kiosk · payout · commission · odds

gambling

betting

Staking money on outcomes

  • wageringRisking money on outcomes
  • stakesPosts or wagers
  • oddsLikelihood expressed numerically

risk · casino · speculation · addiction · compulsive · house-edge · probability · randomness · chance · luck

gameplay

reveal

Make something visible

  • foilDefeat a plan
  • silverLustrous white precious metal
  • coinStamped metal currency

match-three · symbols · coating · latex · uncovering · hidden · multiplier

prizes

jackpot

Accumulated gambling prize

break-even · cash · annuity · taxes · claiming · redemption · winner · fortune

Categories
Opposites
lottery format/drawing mechanism

scratch-offsdraw games

Contests without winners

Powerball · Mega Millions · lotto · pick-six · raffle

gambling immediacy/gratification

scratch-offslong-term investments

Assets kept for years

savings bonds · retirement funds · waiting games

gambling sophistication/skill

scratch-offspoker

Hearth implement for coals

blackjack · sports betting · horse racing · table games · card counting

Family

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Known to kids · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G