The Florida Lottery introduced a brand-new lineup of Holiday Ca$h scratch-off games, launching just in time to make the season merry and bright.
With five festive games ranging from $1 to $20, this year’s holiday collection offers fun for every kind of player and over $270 million in total cash prizes. Here’s what scratch-off games are hitting shelves this holiday season from the Florida Lottery:
In addition to these exciting games, players can unwrap even more fun through the Holiday Cash Bonus Play Promotion. Through January 11, 2026, players may enter non-winning HOLIDAY CA$H scratch-off tickets and eligible CASH POP™ tickets for a chance to win cash prizes of up to $20,000 in one of several drawings. Also, more than $4.2 million in instant-win cash coupons and 60,000 BOGO CASH POP coupons will be awarded throughout the promotion. Every entry could deliver a little extra holiday magic. Scratch-off games are an important part of the Lottery’s portfolio of games, comprising approximately 74 percent of ticket sales in fiscal year 2023-2024. Additionally, since inception, scratch-off games have awarded more than $66.9 billion in prizes, created 2,350 millionaires, and generated more than $20.09 billion for the state’s Educational Enhancement Trust Fund (EETF). The Florida Lottery is responsible for contributing more than $49 billion to enhance education and sending more than 983,000 students to college through the Bright Futures Scholarship Program. The Florida Lottery reinvests 99 percent of its revenue into Florida’s economy through prize payouts, commissions to more than 13,550 Lottery retailers, and transfers to education. Since 1988, Florida Lottery games have paid over $100.2 billion in prizes and created more than 4,300 millionaires.
The gods of Kantara are not distant abstractions, locked away in ancient texts or marble temples. They are fierce, elemental forces—born from earth, blood, and the untamed wilderness of Tulunadu, the coastal stretch of Karnataka and Kerala. Rishab Shetty’s Kantara revives that fury. It deciphers a language of the land, a spiritual code etched into rituals, myths, and the very soil of a people whose bond with nature remains unbroken. Panjurli Daiva: The Boar That Demands Justice Panjurli is the pulse of this story. A boar-god born from chaos and compassion, his myth is as old as the soil itself. Orphaned in the celestial gardens, wild and destructive, he’s killed and resurrected — sentenced to guard the earth’s fragile edges. In the film, Panjurli isn’t just a character. He’s a force that inhabits bodies, speaking directly to power—challenging kings and landlords who claim what isn’t theirs. His boar mask is a warning and a shield. Not a symbol to admire from afar, but a call to reckon with. Guliga Daiva: The Fierce Enforcer Panjurli’s story is incomplete without Guliga—the angry, unforgiving guardian. Born from sacred ash, part serpent, part tiger, Guliga is the harsh judge. He punishes, consumes evil, and protects without mercy. Where Panjurli negotiates, Guliga enforces. Their battle and eventual truce speak to a balance between mercy and fury, protection and punishment. In Kantara, Guliga’s presence looms over struggles against land theft and injustice—a reminder that some fights are non-negotiable. Bhuta Kola: Ritual as Raw Power and Resistance This is no staged ritual. Bhuta Kola is a radical act—performed by marginalized communities, outside temple walls and sacred scripts. Masks, drums, fire, trance: the gods manifest in flesh and blood. When the spirit arrives, the performer becomes the god. The village listens. Feuds end. Prophecies are spoken. Power shifts. This ritual isn’t just culture—it’s survival. Kantara captures this raw energy without exoticizing it, grounding the myth in real villages and real struggles. Why Kantara’s Gods Matter Today The gods of Kantara refuse to be sidelined. They’re not just folklore but urgent voices in a world where land, identity, and justice are under threat. By connecting Panjurli to Vishnu’s Varaha and Guliga to Shiva’s ganas, the film weaves these local deities into the wider Hindu cosmos—but without diluting their primal power. Decoding these gods means understanding a world where the sacred is political, where spirits rise in protest, and where stories aren’t just told—they fight. An ardent writer with a cinephile heart, who likes to theorise every screenplay beyond roots. When not writing, she can be seen scrutinizing books and trekking in the mountains.
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A New Jersey lottery player won a $1.8 million Jersey Cash 5 jackpot on Saturday, Nov. 1. It’s the 55th time the lottery game has been won in 2025. The New Jersey Lottery announced that a ticket sold online through Jackpocket matched the five numbers to win the $1,822,957 prize. The retailer will receive a $2,000 bonus for selling the winning ticket. The Jersey Cash 5 winning numbers for Nov 1 were: 04, 20, 28, 35 and 40. The XTRA was 02 and Bullseye was 40. In addition to the jackpot, 50 players matched four out of five balls and the Bullseye to win $500 in Saturday’s drawing. It is the second jackpot to be won in the state through the online courier Jackpocket in a week. On Oct. 25, the $22 million Pick-6 jackpot was won through the third-party app. The $22 million prize was the largest won in New Jersey through a lottery courier. New Jersey was the first state to license lottery couriers following a 2016 law and Jackpocket was the first one. “Jackpocket has been a great partner with the New Jersey Lottery and we are excited for the second largest win of the year from a ticket ordered using Jackpocket,” said Lottery Executive Director James Carey in a release after the Pick-6 win. “Customers have enjoyed using their services.” “Jackpocket’s mission is to make the lottery more accessible and responsible,” said Pete Sullivan, founder of Jackpocket and SVP of Lottery at DraftKings. “We’re proud to have been the first registered lottery courier service in New Jersey, a state leading the way in innovation. Of the more than $1 billion in lottery prizes won by customers across the nation from ordering tickets using Jackpocket, millions have been claimed right here in New Jersey, a testament to the state’s enthusiasm and our shared success.” The New Jersey Lottery estimates the next Jersey Cash 5 jackpot at $150,000 for the Nov. 2 drawing. Jersey Cash 5 is a daily lottery draw game from the New Jersey Lottery. Players pick five numbers between 1 and 45 and can add the Xtra for a chance to increase non-jackpot prizes by up to five times. The Bullseye gives players another chance to win. Drawings are held seven days a week at 10:57 p.m. Jackpocket is the official digital lottery courier of the USA TODAY Network. Gannett may earn revenue for audience referrals to Jackpocket services. Must be 18+, 21+ in AZ and 19+ in NE. Not affiliated with any State Lottery. Gambling Problem? Call 1-877-8-HOPE-NY or text HOPENY (467369) (NY); 1-800-327-5050 (MA); 1-877-MYLIMIT (OR); 1-800-GAMBLER (all others). Visit jackpocket.com/tos for full terms and conditions.
Here’s what scratch-off games are hitting shelves this holiday season from the Florida Lottery:
