Madden 23 Golden Ticket Drawing and Player Releases 1-8 explained

The heart of the NFL offseason is upon us. But despite the inactivity from the NFL, Madden 23 Ultimate Team has remained active with new program drops. And the month of April was no ordinary one for Madden 23. In fact, it marked the return of the fan-favourite Golden Ticket Program.

That’s right! The Charlie and the Chocolate Factory inspired program made its return to Madden 23, granting fans the opportunity to draw 99 overall customisable Golden Ticket player items. As you can imagine, drawing these Golden Tickets requires sheer luck, and largely because they’re only available through packs during specific windows in the Ultimate Team Store.

But how does this whole Golden Ticket drawing work and what do the new Madden 23 Golden Ticket Player Releases consist of in Season 5, many of you might be wondering? Should that be on the forefront of your mind, you’ve come just to the right place. Without another moment to spare, let’s jump right in and check out all the important Golden Ticket Program details in Madden 23 Ultimate Team.

Madden 23 – Golden Ticket Drawing

For those of you who have watched any of the Charlie and the Chocolate Factory movies or read the book, you will understand quite naturally how this program works in Madden 23.

When the Golden Ticket Program launched in April, there were Golden Ticket Packs available during specific limited time slots in the Ultimate Team Pack Market. Each of these Golden Ticket Packs went for 5,000 MUT Coin, and granted you the chance to either secure a Golden Ticket or a 5,000 quick sell item to compensate for the missed opportunity. Down below, are the previous time periods you could have purchased these Golden Ticket Packs in Madden 23 Ultimate Team:

• Golden Ticket Packs Slot 1 – April 6 (7PM EST to 9PM EST)

• Golden Ticket Packs Slot 2 – April 8 (9PM EST to 11PM EST)

• Golden Ticket Packs Slot 3 – April 11 (9PM EST)

As you might have noticed, the third window did not have a closing time. This was due to the fact that Madden 23 didn’t expect to have two remaining Golden Tickets from April 8. Because of such, they added not only ten more Golden Tickets for that slot, but they also gave themselves the benefit of the doubt with more time so that fans could secure them all.

Along with the limited time frames, players could only purchase up to three Golden Ticket Packs per slot. Once the windows closed, the packs were no longer available in the market.

Madden 23 – When is the next Golden Ticket Release?

The latest and Final Golden Ticket player drop, Release 8, went live today, presenting six new 99 overall rated stars fans can now acquire in random packs they purchase.

Madden 23 announced on May 3 that a new Golden Ticket drop would go live on May 18, which was Release 1. And not only did that come to fruition, but Madden Ultimate Team followed that up with seven additional releases, providing a total of 44 Golden Ticket Release players over eight drops.

The new Golden Ticket drops, however, are not like the previous. In fact, these new Golden Ticket Release players were all made and pre-customised in collaboration with NFL athletes and the Madden Community. On May 17, Madden 23 revealed its first set of new pre-customised, Golden Ticket players at 7PM EST on their Twitch channel.

To learn more about the Golden Ticket Release 1 trough 8 players, visit the next section down below.

Madden 23 – Golden Ticket Release Players

On May 17 at 7PM EST, Madden 23 Ultimate Team hosted a Golden Ticket Release 1 live stream, revealing the first five of the new 99 overall rated Golden Ticket players set to arrive in the game.

Following their first drop, Madden 23 posted a list of 35+ Golden Ticket Release players that they planned on releasing into Ultimate Team over the next couple of months. After Release 1 took place on May 18, Madden 23 returned with seven other Golden Ticket Releases every Thursday since, with their eighth and final drop going live today.

One thing that’s important to keep in mind is that the first 48-hours of each release is boosted with increased odds of landing one of these new Golden Ticket players in the packs you purchase. Though these Golden Tickets are available in Training Variety Packs as well, they don’t come with any boosts such as the others.

Before we jump into the list of new Golden Ticket players, Madden 23 does have an exchange set fans can complete for Golden Ticket Ability Tokens. Just by exchanging one random 92-93 overall player, fans can acquire one of the Golden Ticket Ability tokens, which will allow them to unlock the second 0 AP ability for the player of their choosing. Here’s a look at all the Golden Ticket Release players in Madden 23 Ultimate Team.

Golden Ticket Release 1 Players

Following the reveals of the first four players from the Release 1 livestream, Madden 23 also allowed the winner of their MCS Golden Ticket Showdown between MCS analysts BoogzTuff and OneGreatUser to create the fifth Golden Ticket that was revealed that Thursday night. Since BoogzTuff won, he created the final Golden Ticket Release 1 player, which bares an asterisk down below:

1. Matthew Stafford (QB) – Rams*
2. LeSean McCoy (HB) – Eagles
3. Hassan Haskins (HB) – Titans
4. Randy Moss (CB) – Vikings
5. Jayron Kearse (SS) – Cowboys

Golden Ticket Release 2 Players

Madden 23 Ultimate Team returned with its Release 2 of Golden Ticket players on May 25, introducing the second wave of 99 overall items:

1. Zach Wilson (QB) – Jets
2. Reggie Gilliam (HB) – Bills
3. Collin Johnson (WR) – Giants
4. Jon Runyan (RE) – Eagles
5. Julius Peppers (FS) – Panthers

Golden Ticket Release 3 Players

Down below we list the third set of Golden Ticket Release players that arrived on June 1 in Madden 23 Ultimate Team:

1. Lamar Jackson (QB) – Ravens
2. Sauce Gardner (WR) – Jets
3. Greg Olsen (TE) – Panthers
4. Micah Parsons (ROLB) – Cowboys
5. Israel Mukuamu (SS) – Cowboys

Golden Ticket Release 4 Players

Madden 23 released its fourth edition of 99 overall Golden Ticket Release players on June 8, which we list down below:

1. Anthony Richardson (QB) – Colts
2. Isiah Pacheco (HB) – Chiefs
3. Keith Byars (HB) – Eagles
4. Mean Joe Greene (DT) – Steelers
5. C.J. Gardner-Johnson (SS) – Eagles

Golden Ticket Release 5 Players

Madden 23 Ultimate Team released its fifth collection of Golden Ticket Release players on June 15. Here are all the players:

1. Michael Vick (QB) – Falcons
2. Christian McCaffrey (QB) – 49ers
3. Thaddeus Moss (TE) – Bengals
4. Terrell Suggs (LOLB) – Ravens
5. Joey Porter Jr. (CB) – Steelers
6. Tyrann Mathieu (FS) – Saints

Golden Ticket Release 6 Players

Down below is the sixth set of Golden Ticket Release players that arrived on June 22 in Ultimate Team:

1. Patrick Mahomes (QB) – Chiefs
2. Ryan Shazier (QB) – Steelers
3. Darrynton Evans (HB) – Bears
4. John Randle (DT) – Vikings
5. Isaiah Simmons (CB) – Cardinals
6. Donald Parham Jr. (CB) – Chargers

Golden Ticket Release 7 Players

Madden 23 Ultimate Team released its seventh set of Golden Ticket Release players last Thursday, June 29. Here’s a look at the six players from the drop:

1. Joe Montana (QB) – 49ers
2. Dak Prescott (QB) – Cowboys
3. Odell Beckham Jr. (WR) – Giants
4. Harold Carmichael (CB) – Eagles
5. Haloti Ngata (FS) – Ravens
6. Ted Hendricks (SS) – Raiders

Golden Ticket Release 8 Players

The eighth and final set of Golden Ticket Release players went live today, which fans can pursue by purchasing random packs in the Store:

1. Jerome Bettis (HB) – Steelers
2. Daniel Faalele (HB) – Ravens
3. Tee Higgins (WR) – Bengals
4. Dalton Kincaid (TE) – Bills
5. Justin Fields (CB) – Bears
6. D.K. Metcalf (CB) – Seahawks

Madden 23 – Golden Ticket Player Customisation

If you by any chance ended up being the lucky recipient of a Golden Ticket from the first three slots in April, not only were you be able to pick which player you wanted the Golden Ticket to be, but you also were able to customise the position and ability buckets of that player.

Keep in mind though, that the player you chose when you received a Golden Ticket, had to consist of one that is already in Ultimate Team. So anyone who isn’t in MUT, couldn’t be selected for your Golden Ticket item. So for example, none of the Manning brothers made it in MUT this year, surprisingly. As a result, you weren’t allowed to choose either of them when selecting which player you wanted as your 99 overall Golden Ticket as a result.

Whether you have a theme team going or not, this program is a special one that grants you a free, lucky opportunity to land a guaranteed 99 overall rated card of your choosing.

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