Claiming Prizes

Wondering how to claim your prize? Click on a topic below to find your answers:

• Claiming Prizes under $600
• Claiming Prizes $600 or more
• Claiming Prizes from Outside California
• Claiming Replay Tickets
• Download Claim Form 
• Hot Spot® Game Prizes
• Game Tips and Reminders
• Scratcher Tips and Reminders

Claiming Prizes Under $600

Take these tickets to a Lottery retail location to be checked and to receive payment(s) on winning tickets of less than $600. Participating Lottery retailers will pay prizes of less than $600. MEGA Millions, SuperLOTTO Plus, Fantasy 5, Daily 3, Hot Spot, and Daily Derby prizes must be claimed within 180 days from the date of the draw. Fantasy 5 tickets, good for replays, must be claimed within 180 days of the draw date. Scratchers good for prizes of less than $600, including free tickets, must be claimed at California Lottery retailers within 180 days of the announced end of game. Your Lottery retailer can provide these dates for you.

If it is inconvenient for you to travel to a lottery retailer to claim your prize under $600, you can download a claim form here, and mail it with your winning ticket to:

Claiming Prizes of $600 or more

Take your ticket to any Lottery retailer to be checked. Ask the retailer for a winner claim form, your claim receipt and your original ticket back. You can also take your winning ticket of $600 or more to any Lottery District Office to be checked.

Remember, your winning ticket is as valuable as cash. Please sign the back of your ticket in ink and make a photocopy of the front and back for your records. You should also keep the customer copy of the completed claim form. Submit your claim form, claim receipt and original ticket to a Lottery District Office or mail them to:

MEGA Millions, SuperLOTTO Plus, Fantasy 5, Daily 3, Daily Derby and Hot Spot tickets must be postmarked or received by Lottery offices within 180 days of the winning draw date. Scratcher tickets must be postmarked or received by Lottery offices within 180 days of the announced end of game date. Your Lottery retailer can provide these dates for you.

Claiming Prizes from Outside California

A player with a winning ticket, regardless of amount, can claim their prize by downloading a claim form here, and mailing it with their winning ticket to:

Claiming Replay Tickets

Winning Fantasy 5 Replay tickets must be validated at any retail location. The Replay ticket must be claimed within 180 days from the draw date printed on the ticket.

Downloadable Claim Form

Click here for a claim form (in PDF format) which you can open on your computer.

Print out this form and complete it per the instructions on the second page. Mail it, with your winning ticket attached, to the Lottery at:

How to claim your Hot Spot Game Prizes:

• All winning tickets must be claimed within 180 days after the draw in which the prize was won.
• Prizes under $600 per play may be claimed at any participating cashing retailer.
• For winning tickets, $600 or more per play, submit the Winner Claim Form and your original ticket to the Lottery address on the form for payment. Claim forms are also available at Lottery District Offices
• Consecutive draw Hot Spot tickets may be claimed before the last draw printed on the ticket. A Hot Spot exchange ticket will be issued with the original play selections and remaining draws printed on it.
• Cash/claim receipts are a preliminary step in the claim process and do not create entitlement to a prize. Regardless of receipt received, a Lottery ticket is subject to validation directly by the California Lottery.
• Your ticket is your only valid receipt and proof of eligibility for a prize. Check your ticket to ensure that the information is correct.
• Federal and State laws, as well as Lottery rules and regulations, apply.
• Keep copies of the Winner Claim Form, claim receipt, and front and back of your signed winning ticket. Mail the originals of all three items to:
  
  California Lottery
  630 North 10th Street
  Sacramento, California, 95814
  Attn: Customer Service
  
  
  

Game Tips and Reminders:

• If you win $600 or more on a single play, ask the retailer for a Claim Receipt.
• If you win under $600 on a single play, ask for a Cash Receipt.
• Your ticket, not the playslip, is your only valid receipt.
• Check the numbers on your ticket for accuracy whenever you play a Lottery game.
• Always use a pen to fill out playslips.
• Always play responsibly. Lottery games are designed for the enjoyment and fun of the playing public. The Lottery would like to remind you not to spend beyond your means.

Scratchers® Tips and Reminders:

• Winner Claim Forms are available at all California Lottery retailers and Lottery District Offices as well as via download here.
• All California Lottery game tickets, transactions, claims and prize payments are subject to California State law and the California State Lottery rules and regulations. By participating, players agree to comply with all laws and Lottery rules and regulations.
• The California Lottery is not responsible for late, lost, damaged, misdirected, misaddressed, incomplete, illegible tickets or postage-due mail.
• Prizes are not exempt from Federal tax. By law, the Lottery must notify the Internal Revenue Service of cumulative total prize winnings of $600 or more.
• State law prohibits the sale of a Lottery ticket or the payment of a prize to a person under 18 years of age. Tickets failing validation are void.