An unsuspecting Arkansan recently got a second chance to win big with a non-winning lottery ticket.

Lawrence County resident Jason W. won $250,000 in the Jan. 21 Play It Again® Second-Chance drawing with a non-winning $350,000 Riches ticket. He recently claimed his prize at the Arkansas Scholarship Lottery (ASL) Claim Center.

Jason plays the lottery weekly and regularly enters his non-winning tickets into The Club for special second-chance promotions and Points for Prizes®. However, he never expected to receive a phone call from the lottery saying that he had won $250,000 in that morning’s Play It Again Second-Chance drawing.

Wary, the Lawrence County resident believed it was a scam.

“I’m going to look it up while you’re on the phone with me,” he told the caller. Play It Again winners may verify their win by checking for their name on the Drawings & Winners page of The Club website.

To his surprise, Jason had, in fact, won the $250,000 prize. He shared the good news with his wife, and the pair rushed to the ASL Claim Center.

“I’m just happy we got a second chance,” Jason told lottery officials. “This is life-changing.”

The lucky winner plans to pay off bills and take a vacation with his prize.

The next Play It Again Second-Chance drawing is scheduled for May 22. The prize is $250,000. To see a list of eligible games or redeem points for prizes, visit The Club on MyArkansasLottery.com.

Two winning LOTTO tickets worth $25,000 each were sold for the Jan. 25 drawing. The first ticket was purchased at Cash’s #4472 at 100 Highway 65N in McGehee. The second ticket was purchased at Tobacco Corner Plus - Perryville at 413 N. Fourche Ave.

The winning numbers were 1, 4, 10, 20, 23 and 34. The Bonus Number was 17.

These tickets are currently unclaimed. The winners have 180 days from the draw date to claim their prize.

The LOTTO jackpot for Wednesday night’s drawing is $5.084 million.

Visit MyArkansasLottery.com for more information about the lottery.

About the Arkansas Scholarship Lottery
The Arkansas Scholarship Lottery (ASL) creates winning people, winning futures, and winning moments. Since 2009, the ASL has sold over $7.7 billion and returned more than $1.4 billion for scholarships to benefit Arkansas students. More than 770,000 college scholarships distributed by the Arkansas Department of Higher Education have been awarded to Arkansans. The lottery has awarded more than $5 billion in prizes to players, more than $438 million in retailer commissions, and provided more than $182 million in state and federal tax revenue.

Follow the Arkansas Scholarship Lottery on Facebook, X, formerly known as Twitter, and Instagram. Visit MyArkansasLottery.com for more information on scholarships, winners, games, odds, promotions – and to join The Club for free. To get help with problem gambling, contact the National Problem Gambling Helpline at 1-800-522-4700.