How to Play Wild Cherry Crossword Tripler

Last Updated: May 9, 2022

Just pick up a card or two of Wild Cherry Crossword Tripler? This fruity, $3 scratch-off ticket might look a little complicated compared to your average scratch-off game, but it’s actually super easy to play. We’ll walk you through the basic gameplay, as well as how to find out what you’ve won. With any luck, you’ll be back at the lottery ticket shop in no time to collect your winnings!

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How to Play

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Scrape the bottom of the ticket to see your 18 game letters. Wild Cherry Crossword Tripler is like an inverted version of a traditional crossword game—rather than filling in a blank puzzle, you’re given a completed crossword puzzle to compare with a set of 18 letters. Scratch off the 2 rows of stars, swirls, and cherries at the bottom of your ticket to see what your game letters are.^{[1]
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- 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.
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Scratch off any crossword letters that match your game letters. Compare your winning letters to the letters in the completed crossword puzzle. Scratch off any match-ups you find.^{[2]
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- 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!
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Count how many completed words you have scratched off. Once you’ve gone through your entire letter pool, see if any of the crosswords are completely scratched off. These count as “completed” words, and are what you use to calculate your total winnings.^{[3]
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- 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.

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How to Win

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Complete at least 3 words to win a cash prize. The more words you complete, the higher the cash prize you’ll receive. Here’s a breakdown of the total prize money by completed words:
- 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]
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Triple your total winnings if any of the completed words have a cherry symbol in them. Every Wild Cherry Crossword Tripler ticket has a small handful of cherry symbols scattered into each puzzle, replacing a few letters and acting as “free” spaces. If you’ve completed any words with a cherry symbol, multiply your total prize winnings by 3.^{[5]
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- 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.
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Scan the code on your ticket to confirm your winnings. Wild Cherry Crossword Tripler tickets have a lot going on, and it can be easy to get mixed up on your total winnings. Just take your ticket to a store that sells scratch-off tickets to get your ticket appraised and redeemed.^{[6]
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- 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.

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How to Collect Your Prize

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If it’s under $600: Stop by any convenience or retail store that sells Hoosier Lottery tickets. Let them know how much you’ve won, ad that you’d like to claim your cash prize. Nearly all stores will pay out for cards worth $25 or less, but some might not cash out for prizes between $26 and $599. In that case, sign your ticket and mail it to the Hoosier Lottery, along with:^{[7]
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- 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.
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If it’s between $600 and $49,999: Send the signed ticket to the Hoosier Lottery through the mail, along with a copy of your official photo ID and a winner’s claim form. The Hoosier Lottery officially recommends sending this over certified mail since the total prize value is so high.^{[8]
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- You can also directly cash your ticket at a Hoosier Lottery Prize Payment Center in Evansville, Indianapolis, or Mishawaka.
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If it’s over $50,000: Call Hoosier Lottery directly at 1-800-955-6886 to make an appointment to pick up your money. With grand prizes, you can’t just walk in and redeem your prize randomly.^{[9]
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Warnings

Always play scratch-off games responsibly. If you’re worried that you might have a gambling problem, you’re not alone—there are plenty of resources at your disposal.

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