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How to Claim a Idaho Lottery Prize

Idaho Lottery idaholottery.com

Where to cash a winning Idaho ticket, what to bring and how long you have. Sign the back of your ticket first.

Where to claim

  1. Up to $599Any Idaho Lottery retailer (prizes of $599 or less)
  2. Over $599Idaho Lottery headquarters, 1199 Shoreline Lane, Suite 100, Boise, or by mail (any amount)
  3. The biggest prizesIdaho Lottery, 1199 Shoreline Lane, Suite 100, Boise, ID 83702

Small prizes: bring

  • Your signed ticket (name and address on the back)

Big prizes: bring

  • Your signed ticket
  • A completed Winning Ticket Claim Form ($600 or more)
  • A copy of your driver's license or government photo ID

Claiming by mail

Any amount by mail: IDAHO LOTTERY, P.O. Box 8687, Boise, ID 83707 (overnight: 1199 Shoreline Lane, Suite 100, Boise, ID 83702). Claim form and ID copy for $600 or more; players outside Idaho can claim any amount by mail.

Deadlines

Draw games: 180 days from the draw date (game pages). Scratch: see the Claim Dates page per game. Withholding on large prizes: 24% federal and 5.3% Idaho.

Taxes: Idaho taxes lottery prizes at 5.3%. What you keep from a Idaho prize

From the Idaho Lottery's own claim rules: idaholottery.com, idaholottery.com. Rules change: check with the lottery before you travel.

Questions

How long do I have to claim a Idaho Lottery prize?

180 days after the draw for draw games.

How old do you have to be to play the Idaho Lottery?

18.

Are Idaho Lottery prizes taxed?

Yes: Idaho taxes them at 5.3%. Federal: 24% is withheld from prizes of $5,000 or more.