It’s no surprise that Minnesota Lottery scratch games make great gifts for the holidays to family, friends, colleagues, neighbors and more. Plus, it is a fun way to treat yourself and enjoy the excitement of a potential win. With prices starting at just $1, lottery tickets are an inexpensive and simple way to celebrate you and make dreams happen.
In our Share Your Lottery Story free monthly contest, we wanted to know how you treat yourself. Here’s 12 stories that highlight the spirit of holiday gifting with the lottery:
“We do a gift exchange every year with our adult kids and I always get scratch tickets and they all fight over it. We do a jammies Christmas with potluck and scratch off tickets. It’s so fun!” Cathy, Minneapolis
“Every Christmas we do the Saran Wrap ball game. We fill it with lots of goodies especially lots of lottery scratch offs. It’s a lot of fun and gets kind of wild! Lots of little winners but nothing big YET!” Pat, Caledonia
“It was Thanksgiving eve, I ran to the local grocery store. I had $10 in cash, so on the way out, I bought two $5 scratch offs from the kiosk. I went back to my car right away because it was snowing rather hard. I scratched one spot and it was $100! Kept scratching, and every spot was $25... so I just stopped and ran inside and handed it to the lady at the counter who told me it was $500! This veteran gentleman came up behind me in his wheelchair to check out, and I was so excited, I screamed ‘I wanna buy all his sh*t!’ Lol. He was so grateful, and I wanted to spread the love. I'll never forget that evening.” Kjirsten, Bethel
“From now to the holidays and beyond, I'MN! Gonna pick up some scratchers, make a scrumptious hot dish, a slice of fresh baked bread, hot out of the oven, buttered up nicely. Then cozy up on the couch, a favorite movie in play, my drink, my scratchers, my 19-year-old cat, for some kitty luck and a smile on my face … I'MN, Minnesota style!” Yvonne, St. Paul
“I'MN. Plan on staying home with my scratchers by the fireplace watching Christmas movies. Playing to win big!” Kole, Inver Grove Heights
“My husband and I love playing the Minnesota Millionaire Raffle and we also like buying the fun scratch off tickets for our adult kids for Christmas gifts! They all get excited to see what they could win.” Michelle, Ogilvie
“With seven grandchildren playing hockey we attend plenty of tournaments. We always stop and get a few Minnesota Lottery tickets on the way. When they score... we scratch! Last game one of the grandkids was the player of the game. Always an exciting time!” Mary Jane, Rochester
“It’s both the thrill and knowing that you give back to the community. It’s playing and some winning. I love to visit your booth and win can coozies. Best of all you give back to the community! So everyone wins! Eric, New Prague
“I have not won any big prizes yet, keep hoping for some luck! I really enjoy the bingo and crossword scratchers. If I ever win big, I would help our daughter pay for her wedding and then treat ourselves to a Caribbean vacation.” Darlene, New Ulm
“Everyone expects scratch offs in their Christmas stocking from Grandma. I would love to give them all a lot more this year!” Pam, New Ulm
"I plan to buy Minnesota Lottery Christmas scratch offs as gifts for the people on my list, but I also plan to treat myself by buying some tickets for me, too! I’MN!" Nancy, Benson
“I have just started playing Pick 3 and went to check some of our tickets, joked with the girlfriend that we probably only won a couple dollars - ended up hitting $580.” Michael, Winthrop
Thank you to everyone who shared their story with us. If you have a lottery story to share, we’d love to hear it. Enter our free Share Your Lottery Story monthly contest and you could win a T-shirt and $25 in scratch tickets.