The Holiday Cheer 2nd Chance promotion has ended. Here’s a list of winners in the Holiday Cheer 2nd Chance promotion. Interested in other 2nd Chance promotions? Check out other 2nd Chance promotions that the Virginia Lottery currently has running.
Three of the Holiday Scratchers are eligible for the promotion!
For this holiday season, the Lottery is offering a 2nd Chance promotion to go along with its lineup of Holiday games! Three of the Holiday Scratchers are eligible for entry into the Holiday Cheer 2nd Chance Promotion. The eligible games are listed below (ticket price in parentheses).
- Holly Dough! ($1)
- Holiday Cheer ($2)
- Winter Winnings ($5)
If you have a non-winning ticket of one of the games listed above, you can enter that ticket into the promotion. There are 12 separate drawings in this promotion, and, in each drawing, 157 players each will win $100. The number of drawing entries you will receive is equal to the ticket price.
- Holly Dough! – This $1 game gets you one (1) entry.
- Holiday Cheer– This $2 game gets you two (2) entries.
- Winter Winnings – This $5 game gets you five (5) entries.
Entries are only valid for the weekly drawing in which they are entered.
Odds of winning top prize in each game: Holly Dough!: 1 in 2,040,000; Holiday Cheer: 1 in 1,305,600; Winter Winnings: 1 in 4,896. Odds of winning in the Holiday Cheer 2nd Chance Promotion depend on the total number of entries received.
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Holiday Cheer Drawings
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Holiday Cheer Prizes
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Holiday Cheer Q & A
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Holiday Cheer Rules
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Holiday Cheer Tell a Friend
Holliday Cheer 2nd Chance Promotion Drawings
Drawing Number | Winners | Entry Deadline | Draw Date |
#1 | 157 |
11/7/2021 |
11/9/2021 |
#2 | 157 | 11/14/2021 | 11/16/2021 |
#3 | 157 | 11/21/2021 | 11/23/2021 |
#4 | 157 | 11/28/2021 | 11/30/2021 |
#5 |
157 | 12/5/2021 | 12/7/2021 |
#6 | 157 | 12/12/2021 | 12/14/2021 |
#7 | 157 | 12/19/2021 | 12/21/2021 |
#8 | 157 | 12/26/2021 | 12/28/2021 |
#9 | 157 | 1/2/2022 | 1/4/2022 |
#10 | 157 | 1/9/2022 | 1/11/2022 |
#11 | 157 | 1/16/2022 | 1/18/2022 |
#12 | 157 | 1/23/2022 | 1/25/2022 |
The entry deadline for each drawing is 11:59:59 p.m. ET on the date listed under the Entry Deadline heading above.
Holiday Cheer Prizes
In this promotion, the prize in each drawing is $100.
Holiday Cheer 2nd Chance Promotion Registration and Login
- My password is not being accepted when I try to log in. What's wrong?
Most likely, you haven't opened a MyGameRoom account. You'll need to open an account to enter your ticket(s). Click Register in the top-right corner of any valottery.com page to register. Once completed, click the Continue button. - I forgot my password. What should I do?
Click Login in the top-right corner of any valottery.com page, and follow the instructions to have your password emailed to you. You'll need to use the original email address you used to open a MyGameRoom account even if it is no longer current.
Submitting entries from the website for the Holiday Cheer 2nd Chance Promotion
- I am not able to enter my tickets. When I click on SUBMIT or ENTER TICKETS, I am asked to log in. Why is this happening?
To enter this contest on the internet, you need a MyGameRoom account. To open an account, click Register in the top-right corner of any valottery.com page to register. Once completed, click the Continue button. - Where do I find the numbers that I am supposed to enter?
The 2nd Chance Web Code can be found under the latex in the top-right corner on the front of each Scratcher that is eligible for the promotion. The Promotion Entry Number can be found in the top-right corner on the back of each eligible Scratcher. You will need to enter both of these numbers to complete the ticket-entry process. - I received a message that says my ticket has already been entered. How can that be if I have the ticket in my possession, and what should I do?
First, check your list of previously submitted entries to verify that the ticket has not been previously entered by you. If it has not, please contact the Lottery by filling out the email form on our Contact Us page. Include all applicable numbers that you tried to enter, and the Virginia Lottery will investigate. - May I enter a drawing more than once?
Yes. You may enter a drawing as many times as you wish using a different non-winning ticket for each entry. - I have tickets, but I can't remember whether I have entered them into the drawing. How can I see which tickets have been entered?
Each time you submit a ticket, a record of the entry appears in your list of entries at the bottom of the page where you submitted your tickets. All of your entries are in that list, so you may cross-reference that list with the tickets you are holding. - May I dispose of the ticket(s) after I have entered them using my MyGameRoom account?
Yes. For this promotion, you do not need to keep your ticket(s) once you have successfully submitted an entry(ies). - Do I need to be a Virginia resident to enter any Virginia Lottery promotion?
No. There are no restrictions for out-of-state players. Anyone who is eligible to purchase Virginia Lottery tickets is eligible to participate in our promotional drawings.
Holiday Cheer 2nd Chance Promotion Winners and Prizes
- How do I find out if I have been selected as a winner?
The names of the winners will be posted on our website no more than five (5) business days after each drawing. The winners will become official once we've verified that the winners qualify. We check age, identification and entry validity. We will contact the winners directly to explain how to claim a prize. - I submitted several entries into the drawing. Why didn't I win a prize?
The odds of winning a prize in this promotion depend on the total number of entries received.
Holiday Cheer 2nd Chance Promotion Official Rules
This page does not contain a complete list of rules for the Holiday Cheer 2nd Chance Promotion. Please go here for a copy of our Holiday Cheer 2nd Chance Promotion official rules.
Holiday Cheer 2nd Chance Promotion General Information
- The entry period is November 2, 2021, through January 23, 2022, at 11:59:59 p.m. ET for the Holiday Cheer 2nd Chance Promotion.
- Non-winning Holly Dough!, Holiday Cheer and Winter Winnings Scratchers are eligible for this promotion.
- Please check here for a complete list of entry dates, deadlines and draw dates.
- Entries for this promotion are accepted through the Lottery website and Lottery mobile app only.
- This promotion is open to players 18 years of age or older. Players may be required to provide proof of date of birth.
- A player may enter the promotion more than once as long as a different qualifying entry is submitted.
- All entries submitted have an equal chance of winning a prize.
- Odds of winning in this promotion depend on the total number of entries received.
- The Virginia Lottery will not be responsible for entries submitted incorrectly or received before the entry start date or after the end date. Such entries shall be deemed invalid.
- We try to contact winners by email, phone and/or mail. If you want us to reach you quickly, be sure your contact information is up to date in your MyGameRoom account. If we can't reach a winner by the deadline listed in the rules, we will then move on to an alternate.
Holiday Cheer 2nd Chance Promotion Internet Entry Information
- Each entry must contain a correctly entered 2nd Chance Web Code and Promotion Entry Number. Players must correctly enter the non-winning Scratcher’s 2nd Chance Web Code located under the latex in the top-right corner on the front of each eligible Scratcher and the Promotion Entry Number located in the top-right corner on the back of each eligible Scratcher.
- An entry may be entered only one time for this promotion.
- Players may submit a maximum of 25 eligible Scratchers per day for this promotion.
- Players do not need to retain their non-winning Holly Dough!, Holiday Cheer or Winter Winnings Scratchers once they have successfully entered them via the internet for the Holiday Cheer 2nd Chance Promotion.
- The Virginia Lottery will not be responsible for numbers that are transposed or entered incorrectly.
- Winners who do not respond to their winner notification will forfeit the prize, and an alternate will be selected.
Holiday Cheer 2nd Chance Promotion Tell a Friend
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Holiday Cheer Drawings
Holliday Cheer 2nd Chance Promotion Drawings
Drawing Number | Winners | Entry Deadline | Draw Date |
#1 | 157 |
11/7/2021 |
11/9/2021 |
#2 | 157 | 11/14/2021 | 11/16/2021 |
#3 | 157 | 11/21/2021 | 11/23/2021 |
#4 | 157 | 11/28/2021 | 11/30/2021 |
#5 |
157 | 12/5/2021 | 12/7/2021 |
#6 | 157 | 12/12/2021 | 12/14/2021 |
#7 | 157 | 12/19/2021 | 12/21/2021 |
#8 | 157 | 12/26/2021 | 12/28/2021 |
#9 | 157 | 1/2/2022 | 1/4/2022 |
#10 | 157 | 1/9/2022 | 1/11/2022 |
#11 | 157 | 1/16/2022 | 1/18/2022 |
#12 | 157 | 1/23/2022 | 1/25/2022 |
The entry deadline for each drawing is 11:59:59 p.m. ET on the date listed under the Entry Deadline heading above.
Holiday Cheer Prizes
Holiday Cheer Prizes
In this promotion, the prize in each drawing is $100.
Holiday Cheer Q & A
Holiday Cheer 2nd Chance Promotion Registration and Login
- My password is not being accepted when I try to log in. What's wrong?
Most likely, you haven't opened a MyGameRoom account. You'll need to open an account to enter your ticket(s). Click Register in the top-right corner of any valottery.com page to register. Once completed, click the Continue button. - I forgot my password. What should I do?
Click Login in the top-right corner of any valottery.com page, and follow the instructions to have your password emailed to you. You'll need to use the original email address you used to open a MyGameRoom account even if it is no longer current.
Submitting entries from the website for the Holiday Cheer 2nd Chance Promotion
- I am not able to enter my tickets. When I click on SUBMIT or ENTER TICKETS, I am asked to log in. Why is this happening?
To enter this contest on the internet, you need a MyGameRoom account. To open an account, click Register in the top-right corner of any valottery.com page to register. Once completed, click the Continue button. - Where do I find the numbers that I am supposed to enter?
The 2nd Chance Web Code can be found under the latex in the top-right corner on the front of each Scratcher that is eligible for the promotion. The Promotion Entry Number can be found in the top-right corner on the back of each eligible Scratcher. You will need to enter both of these numbers to complete the ticket-entry process. - I received a message that says my ticket has already been entered. How can that be if I have the ticket in my possession, and what should I do?
First, check your list of previously submitted entries to verify that the ticket has not been previously entered by you. If it has not, please contact the Lottery by filling out the email form on our Contact Us page. Include all applicable numbers that you tried to enter, and the Virginia Lottery will investigate. - May I enter a drawing more than once?
Yes. You may enter a drawing as many times as you wish using a different non-winning ticket for each entry. - I have tickets, but I can't remember whether I have entered them into the drawing. How can I see which tickets have been entered?
Each time you submit a ticket, a record of the entry appears in your list of entries at the bottom of the page where you submitted your tickets. All of your entries are in that list, so you may cross-reference that list with the tickets you are holding. - May I dispose of the ticket(s) after I have entered them using my MyGameRoom account?
Yes. For this promotion, you do not need to keep your ticket(s) once you have successfully submitted an entry(ies). - Do I need to be a Virginia resident to enter any Virginia Lottery promotion?
No. There are no restrictions for out-of-state players. Anyone who is eligible to purchase Virginia Lottery tickets is eligible to participate in our promotional drawings.
Holiday Cheer 2nd Chance Promotion Winners and Prizes
- How do I find out if I have been selected as a winner?
The names of the winners will be posted on our website no more than five (5) business days after each drawing. The winners will become official once we've verified that the winners qualify. We check age, identification and entry validity. We will contact the winners directly to explain how to claim a prize. - I submitted several entries into the drawing. Why didn't I win a prize?
The odds of winning a prize in this promotion depend on the total number of entries received.
Holiday Cheer Rules
Holiday Cheer 2nd Chance Promotion Official Rules
This page does not contain a complete list of rules for the Holiday Cheer 2nd Chance Promotion. Please go here for a copy of our Holiday Cheer 2nd Chance Promotion official rules.
Holiday Cheer 2nd Chance Promotion General Information
- The entry period is November 2, 2021, through January 23, 2022, at 11:59:59 p.m. ET for the Holiday Cheer 2nd Chance Promotion.
- Non-winning Holly Dough!, Holiday Cheer and Winter Winnings Scratchers are eligible for this promotion.
- Please check here for a complete list of entry dates, deadlines and draw dates.
- Entries for this promotion are accepted through the Lottery website and Lottery mobile app only.
- This promotion is open to players 18 years of age or older. Players may be required to provide proof of date of birth.
- A player may enter the promotion more than once as long as a different qualifying entry is submitted.
- All entries submitted have an equal chance of winning a prize.
- Odds of winning in this promotion depend on the total number of entries received.
- The Virginia Lottery will not be responsible for entries submitted incorrectly or received before the entry start date or after the end date. Such entries shall be deemed invalid.
- We try to contact winners by email, phone and/or mail. If you want us to reach you quickly, be sure your contact information is up to date in your MyGameRoom account. If we can't reach a winner by the deadline listed in the rules, we will then move on to an alternate.
Holiday Cheer 2nd Chance Promotion Internet Entry Information
- Each entry must contain a correctly entered 2nd Chance Web Code and Promotion Entry Number. Players must correctly enter the non-winning Scratcher’s 2nd Chance Web Code located under the latex in the top-right corner on the front of each eligible Scratcher and the Promotion Entry Number located in the top-right corner on the back of each eligible Scratcher.
- An entry may be entered only one time for this promotion.
- Players may submit a maximum of 25 eligible Scratchers per day for this promotion.
- Players do not need to retain their non-winning Holly Dough!, Holiday Cheer or Winter Winnings Scratchers once they have successfully entered them via the internet for the Holiday Cheer 2nd Chance Promotion.
- The Virginia Lottery will not be responsible for numbers that are transposed or entered incorrectly.
- Winners who do not respond to their winner notification will forfeit the prize, and an alternate will be selected.
Holiday Cheer Tell a Friend
Holiday Cheer 2nd Chance Promotion Tell a Friend
Would you like to tell a friend or family member about our Holiday Cheer 2nd Chance promotion?
To send them an email, complete the details below, and click "Send Email."

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