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After receiving and validating your claim at Lottery headquarters, the majority of prize checks are delivered in four to six weeks, though usually sooner. For prize payouts and tax forms that have to be provided in the same calendar year, some claims presented in December need to be handled in January.

Try to check your tickets to see if you've won and collect prizes right away! Pennsylvania lottery prizes typically have a one-year expiration date after a specific date. Following the end-of-sale date for the game, which is indicated on the lottery website, Scratch-Offs prizes will expire. Prizes in the Draw Game become invalid one year after the drawing. Prizes from the Fast Play program expire one year after the ticket was purchased. Tickets for the Fast Play and Draw Games that are more expensive than $100 cannot be redeemed at a retailer after 180 days. They can only be redeemed if they are submitted to the Lottery with a Claim Form.

Lottery tickets that are lost, damaged or stolen are not the responsibility of the Pennsylvania Lottery. Lottery tickets ate considered to be bearer instruments. This means that its legal owner is deemed to be the person who has it. Thus, you are advised to sign the back of your ticket in with pen so as to prove your ownership, and also take the necessary precautions to keep it safe.

Of course! The Pennsylvania Lottery believes sharing is wonderful! Individual prize checks for a group may only be issued for prizes totaling $50,000 or above and with individual prize shares being $2,501 or above. If winners desire individual checks, they must specify so on their claim forms. Each group member will also need to fill out some additional paperwork for group claims.

You can claim prizes worth up to $2,500 at a Pennsylvania Lottery shop. If a merchant has the ability to pay with cash, check, or money order, then many prizes can be handed out right away. If they are unable to, kindly try an other merchant. Alternatively, you can claim your reward by mail. For more details check our How to claim section. you can also call the Claims Department toll-free at 1-800-692-7481 for any inquiries regarding prize claims.

A winning Pennsylvania lottery ticket can be easily claimed via mail. Make a copy of your winning ticket, front and back, and sign and fill it out completely. Make a copy for your records. Complete a Claim Form and send it with your ticket if the reward exceeds $600. The Pennsylvania Lottery postal address is: Pennsylvania Lottery, ATTN: CLAIMS 1200, Fulling Mill Road, Suite 1 Middletown, PA 17057.

Yes, under both federal and state law, lottery winnings are taxable income. You will receive a W-2G form from the Lottery to record your wins and submit with your tax returns for rewards worth more than $600.For more information check our Tax Information section.

No. Winners of the Pennsylvania Lottery cannot maintain anonymity. Specific claimant details will be disclosed. This is so that the public is reassured that lottery winners are actual persons and that the lottery runs ethically and transparently as a result. Players who voluntarily divulge their winning adventure and join the lottery's Winners' Circle expressly consent to the lottery sharing their name, picture, and winning experience.

You can use the Pennsylvania Lottery app to purchase only tickets for the PA iLottery games. However, in order to purchase the standard Scratch-Offs, Fast Play, and Draw Games, you must go to a Pennsylvania Lottery retail store. You also cannot buy Pennsylvania Lottery games over the phone.

No. To participate in a lottery game or receive a prize in Pennsylvania, you do not need to reside in Pennsylvania, but the Pennsylvania Lottery can only pay out winnings on tickets it has sold. Since each state oversees its own prize pool, this holds true for multi-state games like Mega Millions, Powerball, or Cash4Life. A jackpot or annuity claim must be cashed in person at the Lottery's Middletown offices.