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How to Claim a Missouri Lottery Prize

Missouri Lottery molottery.com

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

Where to claim

  1. Up to $600Any Missouri Lottery retailer (up to $600)
  2. Over $600Missouri Lottery headquarters (Jefferson City) or the Springfield, St. Louis and Kansas City regional offices, by appointment (any amount; up to $35,000 paid the same day)
  3. The biggest prizesMissouri Lottery headquarters, Jefferson City (Powerball and Mega Millions jackpots must be claimed here)

Small prizes: bring

  • Your signed ticket

Big prizes: bring

  • Your ticket with name, address, phone number and signature on the back
  • A completed Missouri Lottery winner claim form
  • A government photo ID
  • A completed IRS Form W-9 (asked by the lottery, never by this app)

Claiming by mail

Prizes over $600 by mail: Ticket Redemption, Missouri Lottery, PO Box 7777, Jefferson City, MO 65102-7777 (claim form, copy of photo ID and W-9).

Deadlines

Draw games: 180 days from the drawing date of the last winning play. Scratchers: 180 days from the official end of the game. 4% Missouri tax withheld over $600, 24% federal over $5,000. Jackpot winners have 60 days from claiming to choose cash.

Second chance

Missouri Lottery Players Club (playersclub.molottery.com) drawings

Taxes: Missouri taxes lottery prizes at 4.7%. What you keep from a Missouri prize

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

Questions

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

180 days after the draw for draw games. Scratch-offs: 180 days after the game ends.

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

18.

Are Missouri Lottery prizes taxed?

Yes: Missouri taxes them at 4.7%. Federal: 24% is withheld from prizes of $5,000 or more.