How to Claim a South Carolina Education Lottery Prize
South Carolina Education Lottery sceducationlottery.com
Where to cash a winning South Carolina ticket, what to bring and how long you have. Sign the back of your ticket first.
Where to claim
- Up to $500Any authorized SC Education Lottery retailer (up to $500)
- Over $500The Columbia Claims Center (any amount; over $100,000 only in person there)
- The biggest prizesColumbia Claims Center, Columbia, SC
Small prizes: bring
- Your signed ticket
Big prizes: bring
- Your signed ticket
- A completed claim form (over $500)
- A copy of a photo ID: driver's license, state or military ID, or passport
Claiming by mail
Up to $100,000 by mail: SC Education Lottery, P.O. Box 11039, Columbia, SC 29211-1039 (claim form and ID copy over $500).
Deadlines
- Draw games180 daysafter the draw
- Scratch-offs90 daysafter the game ends
- Minimum age18to play and claim
Draw games: 180 days after the draw date. Scratch-offs: 90 days after the official end of the game.
Second chance
Players' Club REWARDS: enter tickets in the app or online for coins and drawings.
Taxes: South Carolina taxes lottery prizes at 5.21%. What you keep from a South Carolina prize
From the South Carolina Education Lottery's own claim rules: sceducationlottery.com. Rules change: check with the lottery before you travel.
Questions
How long do I have to claim a South Carolina Education Lottery prize?
180 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 South Carolina Education Lottery?
18.
Are South Carolina Education Lottery prizes taxed?
Yes: South Carolina taxes them at 5.21%. Federal: 24% is withheld from prizes of $5,000 or more.