After her scratch-off ticket purchase revealed zero winnings, Carol Craver decided to try again - and won $3.35 million! PHOTO: California Lottery

One of the little-known ways to squeeze value out of a losing lottery ticket is through the game’s second chance option.

In 2015, a woman turned her non-winning California Lottery ticket into a prize totaling more than $3 million, reported NBC News.

Carol Craver, a retiree from Inglewood, won $3.25 million through the Lottery's Scratchers 2nd Chance game.

Craver's $5 California Lucky Life ticket didn't win the instant prize, but her loyalty to playing the 2nd Chance Game paid off with the multi-million dollar prize.

Beau A. from Aurora was shocked when he found a $500,000 second chance surprise was awaiting him at the Colorado Lottery claims office in Denver. VIDEO: Colorado Lottery

Games run by the California Lottery are also a great way to stretch your ticket dollar. Here’s how their 2nd Chance works:

You log into the CA Lottery’s My Account and submit the 2nd Chance code on your eligible SuperLotto Plus®, non-winning Scratchers®, or $5 or more Fantasy 5 ticket.

If you don’t have an account, it just takes a few minutes to register. Once you’re registered, you can also scan your code into 2nd Chance using the Lottery mobile app. Here’s more details on each of their games:

SuperLotto Plus 2nd Chance
Your ticket gives you another opportunity to win $15,000 a week. Every $1 you spend on a ticket gives you 1 entry into 2nd Chance drawings. For instance, your $5 play gives you a 2nd Chance code for 5 entries.

Scratchers 2nd Chance
Your non-winning ticket gives you another opportunity to win up to $25,000 a week. Every $1 you spend gives you 1 entry into 2nd Chance drawings. For instance, your non-winning $10 ticket gives you a 2nd Chance code for 10 entries.

Fantasy 5 – 2nd Chance
Your $5 or more ticket gives you another opportunity to win up to $10,000 a week. For every $5 you play, you get a 2nd Chance code for 1 entry into 2nd Chance drawings.

Second Chance drawings and promotions from the Florida Lottery allow players to enter non-winning tickets or vouchers for an opportunity to win.

The Florida Lottery second chance drawing lets you enter your non-winning $5,000,000 LUCK and HOLIDAY LUCK tickets into the Holiday Luck Second Chance Promotion for a chance to win cash prizes of up to $10,000.

Florida Lottery second chance winner Stephen Freauf, 37, of Seminole.

When Stephen Freauf won, he had the choice between a 2010 Ford Mustang convertible, or a cash-option value of the car which amounted to $38,000. Freauf chose the cash prize.

Check out your local lottery organization and see if they have a Second Chance game option. It could be well worth your while!

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