Abstract: A cigarette and matches container has front, rear, bottom and sidewalls forming a box, a lid hinged to a rear wall upper portion for movement between open and closed lid positions, and a panel mounted in parallel confronting relation with the rear wall and defining therewith a channel with a lower opening. A match set is disposed in the channel and has a base with individual matches extending therefrom. One or more pull strips are connected at upper ends to the lid and at lower ends to the match set base so that upon movement of the lid from closed to open position, the pull strip moves relative to the box rear wall to move the match set to a position wherein portions of the matches extend outwardly from the channel for manual grasping by a user. The matches may be secured to the match base with their heads remote from the base so that with the lid in open position the heads extend outwardly from the channel opening.