DORCHESTER, Mass. (November 19, 2024) – With the Boston Celtics having raised yet another championship banner to the rafters, the Massachusetts State Lottery is commemorating the storied franchise’s latest title run with the launch of the Celtics Banner 18 instant ticket game, a $10 ticket that is on sale now at Lottery retailers across the state.
“We are excited to team up with the Celtics to offer their enthusiastic fans chances to win exclusive experiences at home games, custom team merchandise and up to $1 million in instant and second chance prizes.”
“Our Lottery customers are passionate sports fans and super proud of our teams,” said State Treasurer Deborah B. Goldberg, Chair of the Massachusetts State Lottery Commission. “By partnering with the Celtics on this exciting instant ticket, we are a state of winning for players both on and off the court!”
“We are excited to team up with the Celtics to offer their enthusiastic fans chances to win exclusive experiences at home games, custom team merchandise and up to $1 million in instant and second chance prizes,” said Mark William Bracken, Executive Director of the Massachusetts State Lottery.
The Celtics Banner 18 instant ticket offers “scratch and win” cash prizes and second chance prizes totaling over $48 million, including up to six instant grand prizes of $1 million. The game’s Second Chance Drawings give players the chance to enter non-winning tickets for a variety of Celtics experiential and merchandise prizes, including the opportunity to participate in the Banner 18 Challenge in which one lucky winner is guaranteed to win $1 million.
In each of the five Second Chance Drawings, one Banner 18 Challenge participant will be selected. After all drawings are completed, the five winners will be invited to attend a Celtics home game and participate in the Banner 18 Challenge on the parquet floor at halftime. The Banner 18 Challenge will determine which of the five participants wins the $1 million prize. The other four participants will each receive a $10,000 prize.
Additional second chance prizes include Celtics suite and all access experiences, game tickets, custom jerseys, and Celtics prize packs.
The upper portion of the ticket features the Larry O’Brien Championship Trophy, the Celtics team logo and the championship banners that are hanging in the rafters of TD Garden. With 15 number matching spots and three “Free Throw” boxes, the game provides players the possibility of winning up to 18 times on one ticket, a tribute to the record number of championships the team has won.
To celebrate the launch of the new ticket, the Mass Lottery will be hosting a tour of the championship trophy that will include visits to each of the Lottery’s six claim centers, where visitors will be able to get their photo taken with the trophy. The schedule is as follows:
Thursday, Dec. 5
Dorchester (150 Mount Vernon St.)
Friday, Dec. 6
West Springfield (383 Memorial Ave., Century Plaza)
Monday, Dec. 9
Worcester (135 Gold Star Blvd.)
Wednesday, Dec. 11
Braintree (1515 Washington St.)
Monday, Dec. 16
Lawrence (160 Winthrop Ave., Stadium Plaza)
Wednesday, Dec. 18
New Bedford (200 Theodore Rice Blvd.)
Trophy tour visits are scheduled for 12-1 p.m. at each location.
The Celtics Banner 18 ticket is the Mass Lottery’s fifth Celtics-branded offering since 2009 and the first since 2012.