How to Claim a New Mexico Lottery Prize
New Mexico Lottery nmlottery.com
Where to cash a winning New Mexico ticket, what to bring and how long you have. Sign the back of your ticket first.
Where to claim
- Up to $600Any New Mexico Lottery retailer (prizes up to $600, no claim form)
- Up to $99,999Lottery headquarters, 4511 Osuna Rd. NE, Albuquerque (Mon-Fri 8:30 AM-4:30 PM MT), or by mail with a claim form ($601 to $99,999)
- Over $99,999Prizes of $100,000 or more: in person at Lottery headquarters, 4511 Osuna Rd. NE, Albuquerque, NM 87109 ((505) 342-7600)
Small prizes: bring
- Your signed ticket
Big prizes: bring
- Your signed ticket
- A completed Lottery Claim Form ($601 or more)
Claiming by mail
Prizes up to $99,999: mail the signed original ticket (with a claim form for $601 or more) to New Mexico Lottery, P.O. Box 93190, Albuquerque, NM 87199-3190.
Deadlines
- Draw games90 daysafter the draw
- Scratch-offs90 daysafter the game ends
- Minimum age18to play and claim
Draw games: 90 days from the drawing (or the first business day after the 90th day). Scratchers: 90 days after the announced end of game. Payment of prizes of $1 million or more may take three weeks or more after validation.
Taxes: New Mexico taxes lottery prizes at 5.9%. What you keep from a New Mexico prize
From the New Mexico Lottery's own claim rules: nmlottery.com, nmlottery.com. Rules change: check with the lottery before you travel.
Questions
How long do I have to claim a New Mexico Lottery prize?
90 days after the draw for draw games. Scratch-offs: 90 days after the game ends.
How old do you have to be to play the New Mexico Lottery?
18.
Are New Mexico Lottery prizes taxed?
Yes: New Mexico taxes them at 5.9%. Federal: 24% is withheld from prizes of $5,000 or more.