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Enter nonwinning holiday scratch or InstaPlay tickets for your chance to win up to $250,000 cash in the Cash Prizes are Coming to Town promotion!

You better not miss out, we’re telling you why…Cash Prizes are Coming to Town!

It's that time of year again! Holiday scratch tickets are BACK! This time, two new InstaPlay holiday tickets join the lineup to make NINE lottery tickets eligible for the Cash Prizes are Coming to Town Play It Again® promotion!

Whether you've been naughty or nice, you can enter your nonwinning holiday tickets into two different drawing periods for a chance at winning your share of over $1 MILLION in cash prizes.

PLUS we have an exclusive ELF second chance drawing exclusively for Iowa Lottery players who play the all new ELF scratch or InstaPlay game and enter to win.

What's in Santa's Bag?

Win up to $250,000!

  • Twenty (20) winners of $25,000
  • Two (2) winners of $250,000
  • An exclusive ELF second chance drawing of $100,000 – learn more here!

Drawing Schedule

Entry Period Drawing
Date
Prizes No. of
Winners
10 am Oct. 22, 2024 thru
9:59 am Dec. 9, 2024
Dec. 10, 2024 $25,000 10
10 am Dec. 9, 2024 thru
9:59 am Jan. 8, 2025
Jan. 9, 2025 $25,000 10
10 am Oct. 22, 2024 thru
9:59 am Jan. 8, 2025
Jan. 9, 2025 Grand Prize Drawing
$250,000*
2
ELF Second Chance Drawing
$100,000*
1

How to Win Your Share of Over $1 Million!

1. JOIN THE FREE VIP CLUB, if you're not already a member. You must be a member to enter this promotion.

2. THE EASIEST WAY TO ENTER IS TO DOWNLOAD THE APP. You can download the LotteryPlus app at Google Play Store or Apple App Store.

3. SCAN NONWINNING HOLIDAY SCRATCH OR INSTAPLAY TICKETS. Using the app, log into your VIP Club account, choose the "Enter Drawings" tab, then the "Cash Prizes are Coming to Town" button. For Scratch tickets, scan the square bar code in the "Scratch 2 Cash" area; for InstaPlay tickets, scan one of the square bar codes on the bottom of the ticket, then click Submit.

4. OR, YOU CAN MANUALLY ENTER the holiday scratch or InstaPlay ticket numbers in the promotion at ialottery.com. Choose the "Enter Here" button above and log in to the VIP Club. Then choose the "Cash Prizes are Coming to Town" promotion and enter the required ticket information.

5. IMPORTANT NOTES:

  • The eligible tickets for the entire promotion, including the $250,000 grand prize drawing, are these scratch tickets: Winter Winnings, Money Gift, Snowfall, ELF, Merry Mint Money, Tree-Mendous Crossword, Shiny & Bright and these InstaPlay tickets: ELF and Reindeer Riches.
  • The eligible tickets for the $100,000 ELF second chance drawing prize are the ELF scratch ticket and the ELF InstaPlay ticket.
  • Each eligible ticket = one (1) entry in the promotion.
  • You must be at least 21 years old to purchase Iowa Lottery tickets and win a prize in this promotion.

Questions?

Play It Again logoSee our Cash Prizes are Coming to Town FAQs.

For more information see the Cash Prizes are Coming to Town Play It Again Promotion Rules PDF.

Not a member? Join the Iowa Lottery VIP Club today and register to win for prizes of all kinds, including cash, experiences and merchandise.

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