WA Lottery

You can purchase Lottery tickets at many locations throughout Washington state, including grocery stores, gas stations, convenience stores, restaurants and bars, and any other locations that sell lotto. 

Proceeds from the WA Lottery go to benefit the Washington Opportunity Pathways Account (WOPA which fund programs like the Washington College Grant (formerly known as the State Need Grant), the College Bound Scholarship program, the State Work Study program and Early Childhood Education and Assistance Program. 

The money from the lottery proceeds is a small but important portion of the total funding for education.

If you win less than $600, you may redeem at authorized lottery retail locations. For prizes from $601 to $100,000, Washington’s Lottery recommends using our mail-in prize claim system. Always make sure you sign the back of the ticket before putting it on the mail.  If you won $100,000 or more, you should call your nearest Lottery office to learn about how to claim their winning number prizes both safely and securely.

 Here are links to the different claim centers throughout the state.

•             Headquarters, Olympia

•             Spokane Department of Imagination

•             YakimaRegional Office

•             EverettRegional Office

•             FederalWay Office

•            Vancouver Office

 Download a claim form  

 BY MAIL

Complete the information on the back of a winning ticket, make sure you have signed the ticket, and mail it to:

 Washington Lottery Headquarters

 BY MAIL P.O Box 43050

 Olympia, WA 98504-3050

 You need the following documentation to claim your prize:

 •             The winning ticket with the back signed

 •             Picture ID

 •             Social Security card

 •             A voided check (optional)

The WA lottery is not responsible for lost or stolen tickets.  To claim your price, you must present your winning ticket and have it signed with your name and address, etc. . Without your ticket, there is no proof of ownership and, therefore, you will not be able to collect your winnings. If you misplace your ticket and do not redeem it within the 180-day claim period, you will forfeit your prize.

In the state of Washington, you do not need to be a U.S. citizen to play or to claim a prize for the state lottery. If you are not a resident of the US, you must provide an address outside of the U.S. and 30 percent of the prize amount will be automatically deducted for federal taxes.

Lottery winners have 180 days from the drawing date to claim their prize. If you have scratch ticket, you have 180 days from the official end of the game to claim your prize. 

Lottery winnings may be claimed in the name of a legally formed entity i.e.a trust.  If there is a public request, the documents forming the artificial entity may be released, thereby revealing the individual names of winners.

If more than one person’s hits on the lottery results for Lotto, Hit 5, Mega Millions or Powerball ticket, the jackpot prize is divided equally.

Yes, the Walottery.com does have a mobile APP that you can download, or you can use they APP from Lotterycurrent.com to check, winning lottery numbers and results, get notifications, find lottery prizes, top prizes and more.   

 Of course you do. Lottery prizes are considered earned income by the federal government. The Lottery reports any single prize of over $600 to the IRS. If the prize is over $5,000 the Lottery is required to withhold 24% for US Residents (and 30% for Non-resident aliens) and forward taxes to IRS at the time the prize is paid.  No state tax on jackpot amounts in the state of Washington are required.