How to Claim a Kansas Lottery Prize
Kansas Lottery playonkansas.com
Where to cash a winning Kansas ticket, what to bring and how long you have. Sign the back of your ticket first.
Where to claim
- Up to $599Most Kansas Lottery retailers (up to $599)
- Over $599Kansas Lottery headquarters, Topeka (in person or by mail; up to $5,000 paid the same day)
- The biggest prizesKansas Lottery headquarters, Topeka (prizes over $599; annuity prizes in person)
Small prizes: bring
- Your signed ticket
Big prizes: bring
- Your signed ticket
- A completed Kansas Lottery claim form (required for $600 and more; at a Lottery office from $50)
Claiming by mail
Mail the signed ticket and completed claim form to the Kansas Lottery office in Topeka; checks mailed in 7-10 days.
Deadlines
- Draw games365 daysafter the draw
- Cash option60 daysto choose a lump sum
- Minimum age18to play and claim
Draw tickets: 365 days from the drawing date. Fast Play: 180 days from purchase. Online prizes: 180 days; $600-$399,999.99 claimed online, $400,000+ in person. Jackpot winners have 60 days from claiming to choose cash or annuity. 24% federal and 5% state tax withheld on jackpots. Prizes of $50+ at a Lottery office are subject to the Kansas setoff program.
Second chance
PlayOn loyalty program (enter non-winning tickets)
Taxes: Kansas taxes lottery prizes at 5.58%. What you keep from a Kansas prize
From the Kansas Lottery's own claim rules: playonkansas.com. Rules change: check with the lottery before you travel.
Questions
How long do I have to claim a Kansas Lottery prize?
365 days after the draw for draw games.
How old do you have to be to play the Kansas Lottery?
18.
Are Kansas Lottery prizes taxed?
Yes: Kansas taxes them at 5.58%. Federal: 24% is withheld from prizes of $5,000 or more.