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The Connecticut Lottery gives players a second chance to win big

You could win big with Second Chance!

CT Lottery Second Chance
Corinna Underwood

The Connecticut Lottery is giving players a chance to get their hands on big prizes with the comeback of the popular 2nd Chance program. What’s more, you can now play it with the dedicated mobile app to enhance your playing experience.

Brett Steen, Senior Director of Marketing at the Connecticut Lottery said:

“We are thrilled to be bringing back 2nd Chance promotions. The addition of the mobile app will change the way players engage with our games, making it easier than ever before for players to turn specific non-winning scratch tickets into winning opportunities.”

The 2nd Chance program now has its own dedicated app that allows players to set up an account and automatically enter their tickets with one click. The new app is now available to iPhone and Android users. You can get your first chance at 2nd Chance by submitting non-winning Electric 8s instant-win tickets to the drawing for a chance to win a top prize of $1,888 along with other cash prizes.

How to play Electric 8s

Electric 8s second chance is a $1 instant-win game with a top prize of $1,888. To play, remove the six lightning bolt symbols from the play area. If you match three prize amounts, you win that prize. If you reveal one or more 8 symbols in the play area, you win the corresponding prize in the prize legend. The prize range for this game is $1, $2, $4, $8, $16, $28, $188, and $1,888.

Connecticut instant-win games

If you like to play scratch-off games, you have plenty to choose from with the Connecticut Lottery. There are more than 50 instant-win games to choose from. They cost between $1 and $50 and have top prizes up to $4 million. Some of the favorites include:

  • Boom: This is a $2 instant-win game with a top prize of $10,000.
  • Charge Up: This is a $3 instant-win game with a top prize of $25,000.
  • Wild Multiplier: This is a $5 instant-win game with a top prize of $50,000.
  • Pinball Wizard: This is a $10 instant-win game with a top prize of $100,000.
  • Lucky Loot: This is a $20 instant-win game with a top prize of $1 million.
  • Diamonds & Gold: This is a $30 instant-win game with a top prize of $1 million.
  • $4,000,000 Fortune: This is a $50 instant-win game with a top prize of $4 million.

How the lottery helps Connecticut

For more than 40 years, the Connecticut Lottery has given back more than $11 billion to the state's General Fund. During that time, it has also paid out more than $22 in lottery prizes. The Connecticut towns that have had the most winners from 1990 to 2023 are Stamford, Bridgeport, Waterbury, and Hartford.

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