Chances are, you’ll get a lot of uncommon consonants in your letter pool. Try not to worry, though—there’s usually a wide variety of words in each crossword puzzle. You may see 3 small, underlined letters outside of your main letter pool. These letters are not part of the game and don’t count toward your completed words. You can use any type of coin to scratch your ticket.

Tip: Some players find it more helpful to use a process of elimination first. Let’s say you didn’t have a “T” in your letter pool—you could then look through the puzzle and scratch a very thin line through any words with a “T” in them. Just make sure you don’t scratch off these words entirely!

All completed crosswords have the same value in the game. You won’t win extra money if you complete a 7-letter word versus a 3-letter one.

3 Completed Words: $3 prize 4 Completed Words: $5 prize 5 Completed Words: $10 prize 6 Completed Words: $50 prize 7 Completed Words: $100 prize 8 Completed Words: $500 prize 9 Completed Words: $1,000 prize 10 Completed Words: $50,000 prize[4] X Research source

If you’ve completed 3 words with a cherry, you’d win $9 instead of $3. If you completed 5 words, you’d win $30 instead of $10. The cherry bonus only applies once—it doesn’t become 6 or 9 times the total prize if you have multiple cherries in your completed words.

The barcode can be found in the bottom left corner of ticket. It’s labeled as “Scratch to Cash. ” You can also scan your ticket with your phone using the Hoosier Lottery app. Scanning your ticket doesn’t allow you to collect your winnings—it just lets you know if your ticket is a winner or not.

A winner claim form: https://hoosierlottery. com/getmedia/c9fa6623-6933-4623-8cc1-93f295ae23e4/claim_form_2020-03-27. pdf A copy of your government-issed photo ID Be sure to staple the ID photocopy and signed, winning ticket to the winner’s claim form. Hoosier Lottery also recommends making a photocopy of the claim form. Hoosier Lottery usually mails prize winnings with 7-10 days of receiving the form and ticket.

You can also directly cash your ticket at a Hoosier Lottery Prize Payment Center in Evansville, Indianapolis, or Mishawaka.