Washington, DC –The DC Lottery’s new holiday-themed games are on sale now at lottery retailers throughout the District delivering to players a sleigh full of instant-win cash prizes totaling more than $989,707, as well as second chance opportunities to win up to $20,020 in weekly drawings.

This year’s holiday-themed DC Scratchers are [$5] Holiday Cash with a top prize of $25,000, [$2] Peppermint Payout with a top prize of $4,000, and [$1] Holiday Luck with more than 50,960 chances to win prizes ranging from $1 to $200. Rounding out the Lottery’s holiday-themed offerings is the [$1] DC Fast Play game Candy Cane Cash with two games per ticket and prizes ranging from $1 to $1,000.

Starting tomorrow (November 6) through January 3, 2020, players can enter their non-winning holiday themed tickets online for opportunities to enter weekly drawings for $2,020 cash prizes and a Grand Prize of $20,020. More than $51,000 in total cash prizes will be awarded through the Holiday Bucks second chance contest. To enter, players must enter one non-winning ticket from of each of the four holiday-themed game offerings to generate an entry into the contest. Players can enter to win via their Players Club account at dclottery.com. Visit dclottery.com for entry, prizes, rules, and more information about the Holiday Bucks second chance contest.

The DC Lottery has again joined other state lotteries and the National Council on Problem Gambling to remind players that lottery games are not for children. Whether buying a ticket for yourself or as a gift, DC Lottery players must be 18 or older. Tickets are not toys.

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