Top 3 Most Weird Lottery Tickets Ever
If You Thought Scented Papers Were A Joke, Then You Have To Read This!
Okay, this is by far the funniest posts I have written in my life! Did you know that even lottery tickets come in scented forms? Yeah, I found it hard to believe myself only to find out I had a bacon-scented ticket in my hand. The moment I scratched it, they were like smell it, smell it! I was like these people must be out of their minds, why on earth would anyone smell a ticket?! But I was so wrong! As a tribute to weird lottery tickets, here’s a post highlighting the top 3 most weird lottery tickets even to have adorned the lottery world!
Weird Lottery Ticket #1 – Bacon Scented Lottery Ticket
Well, if you want to bring home the bacon, you need to visit the New Hampshire State Lottery because it was reported earlier this year that they are now offering lottery tickets that literally smell like bacon! No, no pigs were harmed during the process, so all you animal lovers, be happy! These tickets, which you can scratch and sniff, have the words “I Heart Bacon” imprinted on them. According to the official website, these bacon-smelling lottery tickets were released on the 5th of January 2015 and allow the winners to take home $1,000 and the odds of making a dollar are one in 4.12! It’s worth it because it smells delicious! And you might not have known this yet, but by mid-January, around 700,000 lottery tickets were old, making the delicious bacon-smelling ticket the best-selling $1 lottery ticket!
Weird Lottery Ticket #2 – Chocolate Scented Lottery Ticket
This year’s Valentine’s Day was definitely a treat for lottery players in love! During this year’s Valentine’s Day, the Texas Lottery offered its players a chance of saying ‘I Love you’ by launching the chocolate-scented lottery tickets, each costing $5 and giving the lottery players 20 chances to win up to $100,000! Kelly Cripe, a spokeswoman for the Texas lottery, stated,
“We always strive to incorporate innovation into our products, and scented tickets have historically sold well. We launched the new chocolate-scented ticket … in anticipation of Valentine’s Day.”
Apart from that, the cherry on the cake is that this ticket gives players five times the prize they won if their ticket reveals a heart symbol! A lucky winner has already claimed $100,000 from these chocolate-scented lottery tickets!
Weird Lottery Ticket #3 – Star Trek Themed Lottery Ticket
Early January 2013, The Texas Lottery announced to launch and did launch Star Trek-themed lottery tickets on the 30th March for its lottery lovers. When the lottery tickets were launched, lottery players who also loved Star Trek were confused whether to be excited, intrigued or shocked! These tickets were launched and marketed through TV, radio spots as well as via social media.
Any Other Weird Tickets?
Yeah, I’ve heard there were coffee-scented and bouquet smelling lottery tickets! There was even Pac-Man some years ago! But what’s the deal? The deal is to gain more lottery players and to give them a chance to feel good about it! Can you imagine playing a lottery ticket with your favorite theme or scent engraved or filled with it? Like this bacon or chocolate-scented lottery tickets, who wouldn’t want to buy and play? I tried the bacon one and trust me, it’s good! Go ahead, grab your scented ticket and if you find other weird lottery tickets, let me know!
