Georgia Lottery Results

The Georgia Lottery Corporation advertises its jackpots at the estimated 30-year annuity for Mega Millions and Powerball. When players choose the annuity option on their Mega Millions, Powerball jackpot prize, the Georgia Lottery pays the prize out over 30 years by buying U.S. Government Treasury Securities, which earn interest and mature annually over the time period. That annual return is the amount winners receive each year for annuity period. With Cash Option, the Lottery takes the amount of money that would have been invested and pays it directly to the winner in one payment. Both payment options have federal and state taxes deducted from them.

The GLC cannot advise you about structuring lottery pools because they are arrangements made between private parties. If you decide to play in a group, prizes may be claimed by a single legal entity, such as a corporation, partnership or trust. Groups, families, clubs or organizations can designate one individual or legal entity to receive a prize payment, or if the prize amount won is $5,001 or greater, individual prize payments (of $601 or greater) can be made to each group member, up to 25 members.

All draw game tickets (Cash Pop, Mega Millions, Powerball, Fantasy 5, Georgia FIVE, CASH 4, CASH 3, KENO! and Quick Win) are valid for 180 days after the draw date. Instant tickets are valid for 90 days after the game ends. The Georgia Lottery encourages players to claim prizes on instant games soon after purchasing them.

Purchases made with cash at retail locations: There are many ways for players to claim Georgia Lottery prizes. A player must present a valid winning ticket, along with proof of current address and a social security card. Prizes of $600 or less can be claimed at one of the more than 8,700 Georgia Lottery retailer locations. All prizes, including jackpot prizes, can be claimed at any Georgia Lottery district office or the Georgia Lottery's headquarters in Atlanta. Purchases made on the Georgia Lottery’s website or mobile app: Prizes up to and including $600 won from purchases made on the Georgia Lottery’s website or mobile app will automatically be paid to the player’s iHOPE® account. If a purchase made on the Georgia Lottery’s website or mobile app wins a prize over $600, the player will be notified via email to visit a Georgia Lottery district office to complete the prize claim. If you play online via your Players Club Account and win a prize greater than $600 , you can claim these prizes at headquarters or any district office between 8:30am and 5:00pm Monday - Friday. However, please note these prizes cannot be claimed at our Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport Office/Kiosks.

Purchases made with cash at retail locations: For prizes above $600, winners must fill out a claim form. Claim forms are available at GLC district offices or download Winner Claim Form (click here for Spanish version). Prizes of $600 or less can be claimed at a retailer location or by simply signing the back of the ticket, filling out your complete address and mailing it to the address on the back of the ticket: Georgia Lottery Corporation, P.O. Box 56966, Atlanta, GA 30343. Purchases made on the Georgia Lottery’s website or mobile app: For prizes up to and including $600 won from purchases made on the Georgia Lottery’s website or mobile app, winners will not need to complete a claim for as the prize will be automatically deposited to the player’s iHOPE® account.

Purchases made with cash at retail locations: In order to claim a prize above $600, two forms of valid identification must be presented. Preferred forms of acceptable identification are a valid driver's license and a Social Security card. For more valid identification details, please review the Georgia Lottery's Identification Policy. Purchases made on the Georgia Lottery’s website or mobile app: In order to claim a prize above $600, two forms of valid identification must be presented to verify the claimant’s social security number and current address.

The Georgia Lottery encourages players to sign their winning tickets. Therefore, if your ticket were lost or stolen, you may not be able to establish that you own the ticket. Printed images of purchases made on the Georgia Lottery’s website cannot serve as a bearer instrument.

Georgia Lottery District offices are located in the following cities: Atlanta, Augusta, Columbus, Dalton, Duluth, Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, Macon, Savannah and Tifton. GLC Headquarters is located in Atlanta.

Prize winnings that go unclaimed in Georgia are included in the Georgia Lottery’s returns to education to help fund the HOPE and Pre-K Programs. Also, of this money, $200,000 is transferred annually to the Georgia Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities for education and treatment programs for problem gambling.

The GLC's Board of Directors adopted game rules that determine the criteria for payments of all jackpots. Those rules provide that Mega Millions, Powerball have jackpots paid out in 30 payments over 29 years. The jackpot prize pool is invested in government securities so that the winners, in effect, receive both the principal and interest on their prizes. If Cash Option is selected on either of those games, cash is paid in one lump sum.