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Christmas Cracker XL Scratch Card

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Get into the festive spirit with Christmas Cracker XL – the £3 scratchcard packed with Christmas cheer and the chance to win up to £300,000! Scratch the snowflakes and gifts for your shot at cracking open some truly merry prizes this holiday season. More

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Offline scratch card Christmas Cracker XL

Maximum win
£ 300 000

Scratch card price
£ 3

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Scratch card details

Number of scratchcards issued What is the number of Scratchcards issued? Number of cards printed/Cards in circulation	9 177 420
Gross Ticket Sales What is the Gross Ticket Sales? Total amount collected for all cards sold (Number of cards issued * ticket price)	£ 27 532 260
Payout pool What is the prize pool? How much of the game principal goes to the winners / How much money from all the winning cards is up for grabs	66.950806072585%
Number of winning orders What is the number of winning streaks? The total number of winning positions on the scratch card. Main prize, second prize, and so on.	35

Operator	The National Lottery
Probability of winning the jackpot What is the probability of winning the main prize? What are your chances of winning the main prize / highest prize / jackpot?	1 : 2,294,355
Probability of any win What is the probability of any win? What is your probability of winning any prize, whether it is a small prize or a jackpot?	1 : 3.29

Table of wins and probabilities

Total:		2,790,639	£18,433,070	1 : 3.29
Prize	Prize breakdown	Number of prizes	Total in wins	Odds
£3	£3	612,047	£1,836,141	1 : 15
£3	£3 BONUS	459,013	£1,377,039	1 : 20
£5	£5	519,844	£2,599,220	1 : 18
£5	£5 BONUS	458,725	£2,293,625	1 : 21
£10	£10	153,036	£1,530,360	1 : 60
£10	£10 BONUS	152,957	£1,529,570	1 : 60
£10	£5 x 2	122,363	£1,223,630	1 : 75
£10	£5 BONUS x 2	91,781	£917,810	1 : 100
£15	£15	30,515	£457,725	1 : 301
£15	£15 BONUS	30,661	£459,915	1 : 300
£15	£3 x 5	30,594	£458,910	1 : 300
£15	£5 + (£5 BONUS x 2)	30,598	£458,970	1 : 300
£15	£5 + £10 BONUS	30,589	£458,835	1 : 301
£20	£20	30,515	£610,300	1 : 301
£20	£20 BONUS	30,661	£613,220	1 : 300
£40	£40	593	£23,720	1 : 15,477
£40	£40 BONUS	719	£28,760	1 : 12,765
£40	(£3 x 9) + £3 BONUS + (£5 BONUS x 2)	1,098	£43,920	1 : 8,359
£40	£10 x 4	1,091	£43,640	1 : 8,412
£40	£5 + £15 + (£5 BONUS x 4)	1,096	£43,840	1 : 8,374
£40	(£5 x 3) + (£10 x 2) + £5 BONUS	1,103	£44,120	1 : 8,321
£100	£100	72	£7,200	1 : 127,465
£100	(£3 x 5) + £5 + £40 + £40 BONUS	74	£7,400	1 : 124,020
£100	(£3 x 20) + (£5 BONUS x 2) +£10 BONUS + £20 BONUS	145	£14,500	1 : 63,293
£100	(£5 x 12) + (£5 BONUS x 2) + £10 BONUS + £20 BONUS	143	£14,300	1 : 64,178
£100	(£5 x 10) + (£10 x 2) + (£5 BONUS x 2) + (£10 BONUS x 2)	145	£14,500	1 : 63,293
£100	(£3 x 7) + (£10 x 5) + (£3 BONUS x 3) + £20 BONUS	151	£15,100	1 : 60,778
£200	£200	72	£14,400	1 : 127,465
£200	(£3 x 10) + (£5 x 10) + (£20 BONUS x 2) + (£40 BONUS x 2)	75	£15,000	1 : 122,366
£200	(£3 x 15) + £5 + £10 + (£15 x 3) + £5 BONUS + £10 BONUS + (£40 BONUS x 2)	75	£15,000	1 : 122,366
£200	(£5 x 20) + £5 BONUS + £15 BONUS + (£40 BONUS x 2)	72	£14,400	1 : 127,465
£1,000	£1,000	4	£4,000	1 : 2,294,355
£1,000	£200 x 5	4	£4,000	1 : 2,294,355
£10,000	£10,000	4	£40,000	1 : 2,294,355
£300,000	£300,000	4	£1,200,000	1 : 2,294,355

Game Procedures

Warning: Play and gamble responsibly | Gambling may be addictive 18+ | Underage gambling is an offence | When the fun stops, stop.

Author:

Adele

Updated:

10.3.2026

How to play the Christmas Cracker XL scratch card

Purchase a scratch card at one of the retail locations
The card contains 2 games – Main game and a Bonus game
Prize range from £3.00 to a maximum of £300,000

Main game

In the main game, there are 20 separate games to play, each showing a colourful snowflake with a prize box beneath it. To win, simply scratch each snowflake, and if you uncover two cracker symbols in the same game, you win the prize shown below that game.

Bonus game

In the bonus game, you’ll find four gift symbols, each with its own prize box underneath. Scratch the gifts and if you reveal a crossed fingers symbol, you win the amount shown below that symbol.

Pay out of scratch card winnings

You must claim the prize within 180 days of the game closing.

Prizes up to and including £500 – you can claim these prize amounts from most retailers, but some of them can only pay you a maximum of £50.00.
£500+ up to and including £50,000 – go to the official website national-lottery.co.uk/prize. Once there, you will need to complete the online form to be able to claim the prize. You will be advised when to upload your ticket or scratch card on their website. If you can’t claim your prize in the ways written above and you’re a UK or Isle of Man citizen, post your ticket or scratch card to PO Box 287, Watford WD18 9TT.
£50,000+ – call The National Lottery Line – 0333 234 50 50 (they are open 9am – 8pm from Monday to Saturday; or 9am – 5pm on Sunday) to find out how to claim. Prizes are paid by cheque, bank transfer or direct credit.

If you have any problems, call The National Lottery Line – 0333 234 50 50