HOW TO CLAIM WINNINGS?

Before taking steps to claim your prize, double-check your numbers against the official drawing results with the ones drawn or visit our Lottery Results. This will help you confirm that you have correctly matched the winning numbers and know what prize amount will fill your pockets.

Once you confirm that you are a winner, Congratulations!! But remember, in Texas winners must be 18 years or older.

Your next step is to sign the back of your ticket. Be aware that some U.S. state lotteries allow you to claim your lottery money as a trust so you can avoid revealing your identity. Check the anonymity policy of your state below to see what information they will make public. Also, some states permit lotteries to be claimed by groups, while others have special rules for lottery pools. If you are part of a lottery pool, the name that you sign to your winning ticket should take these rules into consideration.

Lottery winners have 180 days from the date of drawing to claim their prize. If your lottery prize gives an option of claiming it as a lump sum or an annuity, winners have 60 days from the date they claim their prize to choose between payout options.

The answer to this question lies in, “how much have you won?”, or “what is the size of the prize?”. Prizes worth $599 or less can be claimed at lottery retailers. Prizes larger than this require that you stop by the regional offices of the state lottery or mail your claim following the instructions provided on the official site.

• Any Texas Lottery retailer
• Your local claim center
• Lottery Commission in Austin
• You have to fill out a Claim Form, available on the official website and print for postal mailing

• Your local claim center
• Lottery Commission in Austin
• You have to fill out a Claim Form, available on the official website and print for postal mailing

• Dallas, Fort Worth, Houston and San Antonio Claim Centers
• Lottery Commission in Austin
• You have to fill out a Claim Form, available on the official website and print for postal mailing

Texas Lottery Commission
ATTN: Austin Claim Center
PO Box 16600
Austin, TX 78761-6600

Proper identification is defined as one of the following documents or a combination of documents:

• Valid State-issued Driver's License with picture
• Valid State issued Temporary Driver's License with picture
• Valid State issued Identification Card with picture
• Valid Temporary State issued Identification Card with picture
• Valid United States Veteran's or Military Identification or Medical Card with picture
• Valid Temporary State issued Driver's License (no picture) or Temporary State issued, etc

For more information, visit the official website.

The Texas lottery commission website says that lottery winners can remain anonymous. Winners are not required to publicly disclose their names. No location information is shared with the public. No prize information is shared with the public. Photographs of winners are not shared with the public.

All lottery winner information is subject to Freedom of Information Act requests. Therefore, while some information may not be automatically shared with the public, requests for information may be granted.