Playing Tennessee Lottery games is fun the first time around. For many, taking a second chance to win cash with a non-winning instant ticket is also an entertaining pastime. Fourteen lottery players in Tennessee have won more than $4 million from non-winning tickets statewide.

Play It Again! offers another chance to win a top prize from an eligible non-winning instant ticket. Players simply sign up for a free TN VIP Rewards account at tnviprewards.com. When they enter tickets, the tickets eligible for Play It Again! are automatically entered into drawings. Drawings are held multiple times per year. The program also deters litter by adding value to a ticket that might otherwise be thrown away improperly.

The 14 prizes from the recent drawing for a total of more than $4 million ranged from $500 – $1 million, including Lester L. of Rockwood. He won $500,000 by entering a non-winning $500,000 Extreme Cash ticket, retirement will likely come sooner than he thought. “Someone needs to pinch me,” he stated. “I think I’m dreaming.”

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