Scratch-R

The Scratch-R is a lottery feature/mini-game available via the Kwik-E-Mart. The regular Scratch-R was introduced to the game on January 30, 2013, and the Golden Scratch-R was released on February 28, 2013.

Regular Scratch-R
The Scratch-R is a minigame which was added to The Simpsons: Tapped Out on January 30, 2013 along with the Valentine's Day 2013 Event. Each ticket costs the player 250 Money and you are guaranteed to make a profit of at least 100 Money every time you play. You have to wait six hours before you are able to buy a ticket for Money again, or you can pay three Donuts for a ticket instantly. If you exit the game while doing the Scratch-R, it will still exit but when you come back you have to do the scratching again. However, the pattern will still be the same as when you bought it and you will still get the same amount of money.

Golden Scratch-R
The Golden Scratch-R is a feature added to the game on February 28, 2013. It gives the players a chance to win at least six and up to 100 Donuts. Each ticket costs $0.99/£0.69/€0.89. The odds of wining the jackpot are low, but the odds of getting a more unusual combination are higher than when playing on the regular Scratch-R. As of March 2013, it was the most-purchased item in the store, despite being there for the shortest amount of time. This could be due to the fact that twelve Donuts are priced at $1.99/£1.49/€1.79 and buying two Scratch-R's for $1.98/£1.38/€1.78 is guaranteed to give at least twelve Donuts for a lower price. A poll was created on the Official game Forum about how many Donuts people had won for the Golden Scratch-R, and a surprisingly high fraction of people claiming to have won the jackpot of 100 Donuts.

There is a slightly higher chance of getting nine Donuts (33.33%) than getting six Donuts (30.37%).

Platinum Scratch-R
The Platinum Scratch-R is another version of the Scratch-R. The icon for the Platinum Scratch-R can be found along with the silver jackpot sticker which lies behind the winning combination. It is, like the other Scratch-R games, played from the Kwik-E-Mart. The Platinum Scratch-R is played with real money like the Golden Scratch-R. It was released on March 1, 2016, available for only three days.

Magic Scratch-R
The Magic Scratch-R is another version of the Scratch-R. The Magic Scratch-R is played with real money like the Golden Scratch-R. It was released on October 3, 2017, available for 40 days during the Treehouse of Horror XXVIII Event.

Holiday Scratch-R
The Holiday Scratch-R is another version of the Scratch-R. The Holiday Scratch-R is played with real money like the Golden Scratch-R. It was released on December 5, 2017, available for 28 days during The Invasion Before Christmas 2017 Event.

Trivia

 * The Golden Scratch-R disappeared during the Christmas 2013 Event Holiday Donut sale on December 25–31, 2013.
 * The Platinum Scratch-R was released during the Burns' Casino 2016 Event, from on March 1-4, 2016, and March 24-27, 2016.
 * The Platinum Scratch-R was re-released in the Superheroes 2016 Event at the beginning of Issue 2 and lasted for 7 days. It was re-released once again when the Claws Combat questline started on July 19th 2016 and the Platinum Scratch-R lasted for 7 days.
 * If you don't complete a Scratch-R purchase and cancel it the game shows this message: Purchase cancelled. We are all heartbroken. Maggie is crying. So hey - congratulations! YOU MADE A BABY CRY.