Need a last-minute gift idea for the holidays? How about a pile of cash? Holiday scratch games from the Colorado Lottery are always a fun way to celebrate. Act fast and you could win some serious cash, especially if you know which games give you a better chance to win.

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Scroll through five holiday-themed scratch games below from the Colorado Lottery, and see which games have the highest number of 'grand prizes' still in circulation right now. Then go gift them.

 Holiday Bucks: Colorado Lottery Scratch Game

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  • Game: Holiday Bucks
  • Cost: $20
  • Top Prize: 1,000,000
  • Top Prizes Remaining: 0
  • Total Prizes: 400,000+ winning tickets

While there may not be any million-dollar "Holiday Bucks" left in circulation in Colorado, there are hundreds of thousands of Holiday Bucks tickets with a prize between $20 and $10K still in circulation right now. It's a good go-to scratch game for Christmas.

What's Under the Christmas Tree: Colorado Lottery Scratch Game

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  • Game: What’s Under the Tree
  • Cost: $10
  • Top Prize: $250,000
  • Top Prizes Remaining: 1
  • Total Prizes: 387,000+ winning tickets

Colorado still has one "What's Under the Tree" jackpot winner in circulation. Even if you don't win the grand prize, this game still has over 380,000 winning tickets available with prizes between $10 and $100,000. This is another scratch game that will make a great stocking stuffer.

Holiday Frenzy: Colorado Lottery Scratch Game

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  • Game: Holiday Frenzy
  • Cost: $20
  • Top Prize: $20,000
  • Top Prize Remaining: 1
  • Total Prizes: 317,000+ winning tickets

There is still one "Holiday Frenzy" prize left in circulation. Somewhere in Colorado is one more ticket hiding a $20,000 payout. Many retailers still have this game in stock for the holidays with more than 300,000 tickets left with a payout between $20 and $5,000 according to Colorado Lottery.

Winter Winnings: Colorado Lottery Scratch Game

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  • Game: Winter Winnings
  • Cost: $5
  • Top Prize: $100,000
  • Top Prizes Remaining: 2
  • Total Prizes: 320,000+ winning tickets

Imagine gifting "Winter Winnings" to someone you love, and watching them win one of the two $100,000 grand prize jackpots remaining in Colorado. More than 300,000 tickets are still out there with prizes between $5 and $20,000.

Merry Mint Money: Colorado Lottery Scratch Game

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  • Game: Merry Mint Money
  • Cost: $2
  • Top Prize: $10,000
  • Top Prizes Remaining: 2
  • Total Prizes: 245,000+ winning tickets

$10,000 in cash would make an amazing gift. For just $2 you have a chance to gift a scratch game with lots of prizes still in play. While this game still has jackpots in play, it also has 245,000 winning tickets with prizes ranging from $4 to $1000. Merry indeed.

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Rudolph Riches: Colorado Lottery Scratch Game

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  • Game: Rudolph Riches
  • Cost: $1
  • Top Prize: $5000
  • Top Prizes Remaining: 3
  • Total Prizes: 550,000

Many of us have seen old Rudolph Riches before. This is the lotto's $1 winner that always seems to pay for itself. There are still 3 $5000 jackpot winners in play in Colorado. Once those are gone, this game boasts 550,000 winning tickets with prizes ranging from $1 to $500.

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