RALEIGH - The N.C. Education Lottery will begin selling on Tuesday, Aug. 31, two new instant scratch-off games called Double Platinum 5’s and Pure Gold.


Double Platinum 5’s is a $5 game that offers more than $16 million in total prizes. The prizes include eight top prizes of $100,000 and more than 50,000 prizes ranging from $50 to $500. Players scratch off their 15 numbers to see if they match any of four winning numbers on the card. If they reveal a “bill” symbol they win the prize shown instantly and if they reveal a “5” symbol they win double the prize
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<<<<<< Pure Gold is a $2 game that offers more than $7.3 million in total prizes. The game features eight top prizes of $24,000 and 197,000 prizes ranging from $10 to $500. Players scratch off their 10 numbers to see if they match two winning numbers. If they reveal a “Gold Bar” symbol they win the prize shown instantly and if they reveal an “ALL” symbol they win all 10 prizes on their ticket.