How to Claim a Michigan Lottery Prize
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Where to cash a winning Michigan ticket, what to bring and how long you have. Sign the back of your ticket first.
Where to claim
- Up to $999.99Any Michigan Lottery retailer (up to $999.99; retailers may decline)
- Up to $99,999.99A Lottery Claim Center (Lansing, Detroit, Saginaw...) by appointment, or partner banks up north, up to $99,999.99
- Over $99,999.99Michigan Lottery headquarters, 101 E. Hillsdale Street, Lansing (by appointment, $100,000 and more)
Small prizes: bring
- Your signed original ticket
Big prizes: bring
- Your signed original ticket
- A completed Ticket Receipt Form
- A government photo ID
- Your Social Security card (name must match the ID)
Claiming by mail
Up to $99,999.99 by mail: Michigan Lottery, Attn: Claim Center, P.O. Box 30023, Lansing, MI 48909.
Deadlines
- Draw games365 daysafter the draw
- Cash option60 daysto choose a lump sum
- Minimum age18to play and claim
Draw game prizes: one year from the draw date. Instant tickets: one year from the purchase date (not from the game end). No extension for weekends or holidays. Lotto 47 jackpot winners have 60 days after claiming to choose cash.
Taxes: Michigan taxes lottery prizes at 4.25%. What you keep from a Michigan prize
From the Michigan Lottery's own claim rules: michiganlottery.com, michiganlottery.com. Rules change: check with the lottery before you travel.
Questions
How long do I have to claim a Michigan Lottery prize?
365 days after the draw for draw games.
How old do you have to be to play the Michigan Lottery?
18.
Are Michigan Lottery prizes taxed?
Yes: Michigan taxes them at 4.25%. Federal: 24% is withheld from prizes of $5,000 or more.