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Stardew Valley Prize Machine Guide
Prize Machine guide for Stardew Valley 1.6 Prize Ticket sources, Help Wanted stars, Special Orders, festival tickets, Lewis's house redemption, first 22 rewards, post-22 repeat cycle, Mystery Boxes, Stardrop Tea, and remixed bundle planning.
Quick facts
Prize Tickets are redeemed at the Prize Machine in Lewis's house beside the Town Ledger.
The machine shows the next three prizes before redemption, so ticket timing can be planned.
The first 22 prizes follow a fixed list, then rewards cycle through nine possible slots.
Ticket sources
Prize Tickets make routine helping profitable beyond gold. Help Wanted quests, Special Orders, festivals, and a small Bookseller-area pickup all become part of the same reward pipeline.
- Check Help Wanted quests often because small requests can build ticket progress.
- Use Special Orders when the direct reward and ticket pressure both fit the save.
- Remember annual and repeat festival sources when a visible prize is worth chasing.
Redeem deliberately
The Prize Machine is not blind loot. Since the next three prizes are visible, spend tickets when the visible queue matches the season, farm layout, friendship plan, or Mystery Box route.
- Use early seed rewards during their practical planting windows.
- Save a ticket for Remixed Bundle risk until Helper's Bundle is ruled out.
- After reward 22, track the nine-slot cycle for Stardrop Tea, Mystery Boxes, Iridium Sprinklers, and Fairy Dust.