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£250,000 GOLD

£250,000 GOLD

HOW TO PLAY AND WIN

£250,000 GOLD is a £2 game that offers 10 top prizes of £250,000.

There are four play areas on a scratchcard shown as GAME 1, GAME 2, GAME 3 and BONUS GAME.

GAME 1. You will win a prize if you reveal a «DIAMOND» symbol. The prize will be equal to the amount of the prize symbol shown immediately to the right of «DIAMOND» symbol.

GAME 2. You will win a prize if you reveal a «FINGERS CROSSED» symbol. The prize will be equal to the amount of the prize symbol shown immediately below the «FINGERS CROSSED» symbol.

GAME 3. You will win a prize if you reveal THREE identical symbols. The prize will be equal to the amount of one of those three identical symbols revealed.

If you reveal a «CASE» symbol you will win a prize of £5 automatically.

BONUS GAME. You will win a prize of £10 automatically if you reveal a «10» symbol in the BONUS GAME play area.

Ticket (scratchcard) of £250,000 GOLD Ticket (scratchcard) of £250,000 GOLD

£250,000 GOLD

GAME DETAILS

Retail sales price: £2 

Top prize: £250,000

Other prizes: £5,000 - £1,000 - £200 - £100 - £40 - £25 - £10 - £5 - £2

Players can win up to 9 times on a scratchcard.

Winning percentage: 23.36% of tickets is winning

Overall chances of winning a prize: 1 in 3.99

Chances of winning a top prize: 1 in 6 342 696

Prize Amount Approximate No. Of Winners Per 63 426 960 Tickets Approximate Odds Are 1 In:
250 000 £ 10 6 342 696
5 000 £ 13 4 878 997
1 000 £ 153 414 555
200 £ 1 060 59 837
100 £ 2 644 23 989
40 £ 49 701 1 276
25 £ 792 760 80
10 £ 1 850 184 34
5 £ 6 078 354 10
2 £ 7 135 498 9
... ... ...
Total 15 910 377 winning tickets of 63 426 960 tickets 1 ticket winning in 3.99 tickets

Read about the odds of winning and the game rules on the site:
national-lottery.co.uk,
on this page and at the sales points.

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EXAMPLES OF WINNING

EXAMPLE 1 £250,000 GOLD example of win in GAME 1 with DIAMOND symbol £250,000 GOLD example of win in GAME 1 with DIAMOND symbol PRIZE  £100 EXAMPLE 2 £250,000 GOLD example of win with FINGERS CROSSED symbol in GAME 2 and CASE symbol in GAME 3 £250,000 GOLD example of win with FINGERS CROSSED symbol in GAME 2 and CASE symbol in GAME 3 PRIZE  £10 EXAMPLE 3 £250,000 GOLD example of win with three identical symbols in GAME 3 £250,000 GOLD example of win with three identical symbols in GAME 3 PRIZE  £200 EXAMPLE 4 £250,000 GOLD example of win with 10 symbol in BONUS GAME £250,000 GOLD example of win with 10 symbol in BONUS GAME PRIZE  £10

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