How to Claim a Oregon Lottery Prize
Oregon Lottery oregonlottery.org
Where to cash a winning Oregon ticket, what to bring and how long you have. Sign the back of your ticket first.
Where to claim
- Up to $600Any Oregon Lottery retailer (Scratch-its, Keno and jackpot games)
- Over $600Mail a prize claim form or use the drop box at Salem headquarters, or a Salem or Wilsonville Prize Payment Center
- The biggest prizesPrizes of $50,000 and above: by appointment at the Salem or Wilsonville Prize Payment Center (800-766-6789)
Small prizes: bring
- Your signed ticket
Big prizes: bring
- Your signed ticket
- A completed prize claim form
Claiming by mail
Mail the ticket with a prize claim form to Oregon Lottery headquarters in Salem (payment typically within 14 days).
Deadlines
- Cash option60 daysto choose a lump sum
Jackpot winners choose the lump sum (half the advertised prize) or a 30-year annuity within 60 days of validating the ticket.
Taxes: Oregon taxes lottery prizes at 9.9%. What you keep from a Oregon prize
From the Oregon Lottery's own claim rules: oregonlottery.org. Rules change: check with the lottery before you travel.
Questions
Are Oregon Lottery prizes taxed?
Yes: Oregon taxes them at 9.9%. Federal: 24% is withheld from prizes of $5,000 or more.
