eXTRA Chances Prizes

The eXTRA Chances Promotion offers great prizes every week, and every month has a specific prize theme!

This Month's Prizes

March -Choose Your Adventure

Every Tuesday in March, three winners each will win $5,000 to be spent on a trip of your choosing.

Upcoming Prizes

April - DIY Days

Every Tuesday in April, 10 winners each will win either a $600 Lowe’s® gift card or a $600 The Home Depot® gift card.

May - Apple® Gift Card & Online Play Bonus

Every Tuesday in May, nine winners each will win a $1,000 Apple® gift card and a $100 Online Play Bonus.

eXTRA Chances Drawings

Check out the upcoming eXTRA Chances promotion entry and drawing dates here. Keep in mind that we’re always switching up the prizes, so check back often to see what your nonwinning Scratcher could win for you!

March - Choose Your Adventure

April -DIY Days

May - Apple® Gift Card & Online Play Bonus

Mailing Address:

Mail your entry to the eXTRA Chances P.O. Box listed on the back of your Scratcher.

*Approximate prize value

eXTRA Chances Official Rules

This page does not contain a complete list of rules for our eXTRA Chances promotion. Please go here for a copy of our eXTRA Chances promotion official rules from Jan-June 2023 (Amendment - click here). Please go here for a copy of our eXTRA Chances promotion official rules from July-Dec 2023. 

eXTRA Chances General Information

• Prize drawings will be held weekly on every Tuesday.
• Entries for each weekly drawing must be received by 11:59:59 p.m. on the Sunday prior to the Tuesday drawing.
• Entries submitted will be valid for the appropriate drawing based on the date the entry is received by the Virginia Lottery.
• To participate, a player must submit one (1) eligible, nonwinning ticket from one of our eXTRA Chances Scratchers.
• Players will receive entries into the appropriate weekly drawing equal to the price point of their Scratcher entry (example: $5 Scratcher = 5 entries).
• This promotion is open to players 18 years of age or older. Players may be required to provide proof of their date of birth.
• A player may enter more than once as long as a different eligible, nonwinning ticket of one of our eXTRA Chances Scratchers is submitted as an entry.
• A player is eligible to win one (1) prize per drawing. 
• The odds of winning any prize in the eXTRA Chances promotion depend on the total number of entries received.
• The Virginia Lottery will not be responsible for entries submitted incorrectly or received before the start date or after the entry deadline date (for Internet and/or U.S. mail). 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 move on to an alternate. 

eXTRA Chances Internet Entry Information

• To enter the eXTRA Chances promotion via the internet, a player must have a valid MyGameRoom account.  
• Players may submit up to 25 eligible, nonwinning eXTRA Chances Scratchers per day for this promotion.
• For our eXTRA Chances promotion, you DO NOT need to keep your tickets once you have successfully submitted all the ticket information.
• Bonus instant wins for non-winning eXTRA Chances Scratchers ended January 31, 2018. All nonwinning Scratchers with the eXTRA Chances logo are now eligible only for weekly prize drawings, and the number of entries you receive is equal to the price of the nonwinning Scratcher you enter.
• Any bonus instant-win prize won on or before January 31, 2018, MUST be claimed within 30 days of the date of win.

eXTRA Chances Mail-in Entry Information

• Please submit only one (1) entry per envelope. An entry consists of one eligible, nonwinning eXTRA Chances Scratcher.
• Print your full name (no initials), address, city, state, ZIP code, date of birth and daytime telephone number on the back of the ticket.
• Entries MUST include ALL information to be eligible.
• Send the ticket in an envelope no larger than 4.5" x 9.5"
• eXTRA Chances entries should be mailed to the eXTRA Chances P. O. Box listed on the back of each eligible Scratcher.
• Entries mailed to any other Lottery address will not be eligible for this promotion and will not be returned to the player.
• Entries that have been submitted on the internet are not eligible to be mailed in as entries.

eXTRA Chances 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 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 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.
• How do I update MyGameRoom account information? 
  To update any of your account information, please call (804) 420-9584.

Submitting entries from the website for eXTRA Chances

• I am not able to enter my tickets. When I click on Enter Now, I am asked to log in. Why is this happening?
  To enter this promotion online, you need a MyGameRoom account. To open an account, click Register in the top-right corner of any page. Once completed, click the Continue button. 
• Where do I find the numbers that I am supposed to enter?
  The Web Code is the 6-digit alphanumeric code found under the latex on the front of the ticket. The Promotion Entry Number is the 14-digit number found on the back of the ticket.
• 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 more than once. Players may submit up to 25 eligible, nonwinning eXTRA Chances Scratchers per day for this promotion. However, a player is eligible to win only one (1) prize per drawing.
• 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 your entries are in that list, so you may cross-reference that list with the tickets you are holding.
• May I dispose of the tickets after I have entered them?
  Yes. For this promotion, you do not need to keep your tickets once you have successfully submitted them.
• Do I need to be a Virginia resident to enter this 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 this promotion.  

eXTRA Chances Winners and Prizes

• How do I find out if I have been selected as a weekly winner?
  For all drawings, an unofficial list of winners will be posted on our website no more than five (5) business days after each drawing. Winners become official once we've verified they qualify. We check age, identification and entry validity. We will contact 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.