19 LUCKY PLAYERS WIN MORE THAN $3.2 MILLION IN DECEMBER PLAY IT AGAIN! DRAWING

NASHVILLE – Joevelyn Smith was sitting on the floor wrapping Christmas presents when she learned she won $1,000,000 – the largest prize in the Tennessee Lottery’s Play It Again December! drawing.

“It’s a blessing!” declared Smith of Memphis after receiving the news.

Smith was one of 19 lucky Tennessee Lottery players who won a combined total of $3,209,100. John Henderson of Townsend won the $500,000 prize but didn’t believe it at first. “I thought Ashton Kutcher was going to jump out because I was getting Punk’d,” Henderson said.

Christie Wilson of Waynesboro won one of the four $200,000 prizes. She said she called the Lottery five times to make sure it was really true. “It caught me off guard,” Wilson noted.

“Play It Again!” players must have a TN VIP Rewards account, and to become a VIP Rewards member is free. Play It Again! is another chance for a VIP Rewards member’s non-winning instant tickets to be a top prize winner.

Players can sign up at tnviprewards.com and enter their non-winning instant tickets online for Play It Again! drawings held throughout the year. When a member enters eligible non-winning instant tickets into their VIP Rewards account for points, they’re also automatically entered into Play It Again!. When that game is included in a Play It Again! drawing, the once non-winning ticket could become a top prize winner.

In addition to the Play It Again! drawing, there are other drawings to win this month at tnviprewards.com.

On New Year’s Eve, the TEL will announce the lucky VIP Rewards member who will kickstart their 2022 dreams with a $100,000 prize. That drawing closes December 27. Members can also enter to win 1 of 4 $15,000 prizes and 1 of 3 $7,500 prizes by December 31.

The TEL encourages all players to Have Fun and Play Responsibly.

About the Tennessee Education Lottery Corporation         

The Tennessee Education Lottery Corporation operates entirely from the revenue it generates through the sale of its products. Since January 20, 2004, the Lottery has raised more than $6 billion to fund designated education programs, including college grants, scholarships, Drive to 55 initiatives and after-school programs. In addition to the educational beneficiaries, players have won more than $16.8 billion in prizes and Lottery retailers have earned more than $1.6 billion in commissions.

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