How to Claim Florida (FL)
Lottery Prizes

Under $600: Any lottery retailer, any district office or by mail. $600 to $1 million: Any district office, drop box or by mail. Over $1 million: Florida Lottery Headquarters, any district office, drop box or by mail.

Not at a store: Florida Lottery retailers pay prizes up to $599. $600 to $1 million: Any district office, drop box or by mail.

Florida Lottery Headquarters, 250 Marriott Drive, Tallahassee; Fort Myers District Office, 5100 South Cleveland Avenue, Suite 307, Fort Myers; Gainesville District Office, Butler Plaza, 3926 Southwest Archer Road, Gainesville; Jacksonville District Office, 8206 Philips Highway, Suite 36, Jacksonville; Miami District Office, 14621 Oak Lane, Miami Lakes; Orlando District Office, 1241 Semoran Boulevard, Suite 181, Casselberry; Pensacola District Office, 6601 North Davis Highway, Suite 54, Pensacola; Tallahassee District Office, 250 Marriott Drive, Tallahassee; Tampa District Office, Centerpoint Business Park, 1911 US Highway 301 North, Suite 170, Tampa; West Palm Beach District Office, 4360 Forest Hill Boulevard, West Palm Beach.

Any Florida Lottery retailer cashes prizes up to $599 whenever it's open. The Florida Lottery district offices are open Mon–Fri, 8:30 AM–4:00 PM, except the Pensacola District Office, Mon–Fri, 8:00 AM–3:30 PM.

Sign your ticket and keep it safe, then claim it within 180 days of the drawing. Under $600: Any lottery retailer, any district office or by mail. $600 to $1 million: Any district office, drop box or by mail. Over $1 million: Florida Lottery Headquarters, any district office, drop box or by mail. From $600, bring your signed ticket, ID and a completed claim form.

180 days after the drawing. A jackpot's cash option must be chosen within 60 days of the drawing.

Yes. A winning ticket must be claimed within 180 days of the drawing, or the prize can no longer be paid.

At a store, a prize up to $599 needs just the signed ticket. From $600: The original winning ticket, with your name filled in on the back; A completed and signed Winner Claim Form, or the entity version if a trust, company, partnership, estate or nonprofit is claiming; One ID that is current or was issued in the last five years and has a serial or ID number, such as a driver's license, state ID or passport. Send a photocopy if you claim by mail; Any claim instructions slip or continuation ticket the retailer printed when it checked your ticket; For a group win, IRS Form 5754 listing everyone who shares the prize; For an entity, copies of the documents that set it up and a Legal Entity Disclosure Affidavit; For a prize over $50,000 paid by Headquarters, a Method of Prize Payment form.

Every district office takes walk-ins.

Yes. A company, trust or other entity claims with the Winner Claim Form - Entity.

Yes, any prize. Mail the signed ticket, with any copies the Florida Lottery asks for, to Florida Lottery, Claims Processing, 250 Marriott Drive, Tallahassee, FL 32399-4027. Prizes from $600 also need a completed claim form.

Claims under $250,000 are usually paid the same business day, and larger ones by bank transfer within two business days. Mailed claims take about 30 days, and Powerball and Mega Millions jackpots can't be paid until 15 days after the drawing.

No. Florida Lottery winners are public record. For prizes of $250,000 or more, the name stays private for 90 days after the claim.

No. Claim in person, in a drop box or by mail.

850-487-7787 for customer service.

Florida Lottery Headquarters is at 250 Marriott Drive, Tallahassee, FL 32301, open Mon–Fri, 8:30 AM–4:00 PM. Call 850-487-7787.

Florida doesn't tax lottery winnings, but federal income tax applies. 24% federal tax is withheld from prizes over $5,000.