How to Claim a Nebraska Lottery Prize
Nebraska Lottery nelottery.com
Where to cash a winning Nebraska ticket, what to bring and how long you have. Sign the back of your ticket first.
Where to claim
- Up to $500Any Nebraska Lottery retailer (up to $500)
- Up to $19,999By mail or at a Regional Claim Center: Grand Island, Norfolk, North Platte, Omaha, Scottsbluff ($501-$19,999)
- Over $19,999Nebraska Lottery, 137 NW 17th Street, Lincoln ($20,000 and more, in person)
Small prizes: bring
- Your signed ticket
Big prizes: bring
- Your signed ticket
- A completed claim form
- A driver's license or other photo ID
Claiming by mail
Nebraska Lottery Prize Claim, P.O. Box 95145, Lincoln, NE 68509-5145 (signed ticket, claim form, copy of photo ID; prizes up to $19,999).
Deadlines
- Draw games180 daysafter the draw
- Scratch-offs180 daysafter the game ends
- Minimum age19to play and claim
Lotto games: 180 days after the draw (cashable from 5 AM CT the next day). Scratch: 180 days after the game closing date. Taxes withheld over $5,000 (3.5% state, 24% federal).
Second chance
MVP Club contests
Taxes: Nebraska taxes lottery prizes at 4.55%. What you keep from a Nebraska prize
From the Nebraska Lottery's own claim rules: nelottery.com. Rules change: check with the lottery before you travel.
Questions
How long do I have to claim a Nebraska 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 Nebraska Lottery?
19.
Are Nebraska Lottery prizes taxed?
Yes: Nebraska taxes them at 4.55%. Federal: 24% is withheld from prizes of $5,000 or more.