Salem and Wilsonville Lottery offices are currently closed
Players can claim prizes up to $600 (Scratch-its, Draw Games, Keno) and up to $1,250 for Video Lottery at Lottery retailer locations. Or players can claim their prize by mailing in a completed Winner’s Claim Form. Prizes $50,000 and up, call 503-540-1000 to schedule an appointment.
How can you claim a prize while staying home? For now, prizes up to $50,000 should be claimed by mail. See details below. If you’re lucky enough to have an even bigger win, you’ll need to make an appointment to come to the Oregon Lottery office in Salem. Call 503-540-1000 for assistance.
Congratulations, you won! First thing, sign your ticket to show that it's yours. Most Oregon Lottery prizes can be claimed within one year of the date the ticket was issued. Expiration dates for Scratch-it tickets vary. Players have one full year from when the Scratch-it game end date is set. You can find this date on each Scratch-it details page.
You can either mail us the ticket or claim in person. Where you can claim your prize depends on how much you won and which game you were playing. The tables below show where you can claim your prize. There are two Lottery offices where you can claim prizes, the main office in Salem and the Wilsonville Payment Center. Directions & Hours
*within 28 days of the date the ticket was issued.
You can mail any winning Oregon Lottery ticket of any amount— just sign and fill out the information on the back of the ticket. Complete the Winner Claim Form and send it in with the original winning ticket.
Mail to: Oregon Lottery PO BOX 14515 Salem OR 97309
Please mail tickets to our Salem headquarters at the address above. We do not process mail-in claims at our Wilsonville office, so the claims will be delayed if mailed to Wilsonville. Winner Claim Forms may not be faxed or emailed to the Lottery.
Beginning Summer 2019, players who win prizes up to $20,000 will be issued an easy to use Oregon Lottery Elan Prepaid Card.
If you win a jackpot playing Powerball, Mega Millions or Oregon’s Game Megabucks, you are able to choose between a one-time cash payment or receiving 30 annual installments. This choice can be made when you come to the Lottery office to claim your prize.
You also have the option of validating your winning ticket at the Lottery office and then take time to consider how to take your prize. This choice must be made within 60 days of the date the winning ticket was validated.
If you choose the one-time cash payment, you will receive one-half of the advertised prize in one lump sum.
Winners of a Powerball, Mega Millions or Oregon’s Game Megabucks jackpot prize who choose the 30-year annuity, will fill out a beneficiary designation form. This form designates who will receive the remaining annuity payments if the winner passes away before the 30-year annuity payments have ended.
Oregon’s Game Megabucks annuity prizes are paid evenly over 30 years. If you win a $30 million Oregon’s Game Megabucks jackpot, for example, and opt for the 30-year annuity, you will receive $1 million a year, for 30 years (before taxes).
If you win a Powerball jackpot and select the annuity option, you are guaranteed to receive 30 graduated payments over 29 years. The annual payments for both games increase by 5% until the 30th and final payment. The 30 payments added up equal the value of the annuity.
If you win a Mega Millions jackpot and select the annuity option, you are guaranteed to receive 30 graduated payments over 29 years. The annual payments for both games increase by 5% until the 30th and final payment. The 30 payments added up equal the value of the annuity.
State tax withholding The Oregon Lottery will withhold an 8% state tax on all prizes of $1,500 and more. This means that the Lottery will pay your prize minus the 8% state tax. This is in compliance with a state law that went into effect Jan. 1, 2018. What about federal tax? Non-Video Lottery prizes over $5,000 will have both the 8% state and 24% federal taxes withheld. Video Lottery prizes only have the 8% state tax withheld. Will the Lottery give me a W2G for my records? Of course! You will receive it at the time of prize payment. What if I win and I am a Non-resident alien? The Oregon Lottery is required to withhold 30% federal withholding tax from all prize amounts. Oregon tax withholding is 8% on prizes of $1,500.00 and more.
The Oregon Lottery attempts to ensure that the winning numbers for each drawing is posted correctly on this web site. However, posted numbers are unofficial. The only official source for verifying winning numbers on a player's ticket is through the Oregon Lottery's central computer system. To confirm that an Oregon Lottery ticket is a winner, please have the ticket validated through a lottery sales terminal at any retailer or at a Lottery office in Salem or Wilsonville (OAR 177-070-0035). Players have one year from the date of the drawing for which the ticket was purchased to claim any prizes from that drawing (OAR 177-070-0025).