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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

  1. Up to $600Any Oregon Lottery retailer (Scratch-its, Keno and jackpot games)
  2. Over $600Mail a prize claim form or use the drop box at Salem headquarters, or a Salem or Wilsonville Prize Payment Center
  3. 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

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.