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About Vermont Lottery

The Vermont Lottery was born in 1978 after it was granted $250,000 in seed money. It took the VT Lottery seven months to create the first ticket and eighteen months to pay back the seed money.  The first lottery game was called the Green Mountain Game and went on sale February 14, 1978, and the first instant ticket (Scratch 'N Match) went on sale June 20,1978 and the first online game (Pick 3) launched November 10, 1980.

In July 1998, the Vermont Legislature mandated that all profits from the Vermont Lottery go to the state’s Education Fund. On June 19,2018 the new Department of Liquor and Lottery was formed.  The Vermont Lottery has one of the smallest staffs of any lottery in the U.S is run by 21 full-time employees, with oversight from five board members, appointed by the Governor and approved by the Vermont Senate.  Currently there are 600 lottery retailers in the state of Vermont.

The state of Vermont contributes all lottery proceeds to the Education Fund. The General fund allocates money to prizes from players, tri-state expenses, agent commissions/bonuses, operating and administrative cost and profit to Vermont Education Fund.  In 2022 the following were giving back:

  • $31,136,102 to the Vermont Education Fund
  • $100,687,914 in prizes to lottery players
  • $9,113,091 to retailers in commissions 

The Vermont Lottery offers a variety of instant games, including scratch tickets and draw games i.e. Powerball with the optional Powerplay, Mega Millions with the optional Megaplier, Lucky for Life, Tri-State Megabucks, Pick 3, Pick 4, Gimme 5 and FastPlay Pro. Lottery sales from lottery tickets in fiscal year 2022 were $151,483,632 a 6% decrease from 2021. The drop in ticket sales was due to a decrease in sales for Mega Millions, while Powerball saw a 15% uptick in sales.   

 

Lottery Tax Calculator

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Your tax rates

25%

Federal

25%

State

Total Estimated Tax

$250,000.00

You keep
$750,000.00

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

Can you remain anonymous if you win the VT Lottery?

Unfortunately, you cannot remain anonymous if you win the lottery in Vermont. The name, town and prize amount on your Claim Form is public information. For example, if you add your name on the Claim Form, your name becomes public information. If you claim your prize in a trust, the name of the trust is placed on the Claim Form and becomes public record.

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