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INSTRUCTIONS
TO REDEEM YOUR WINNING TICKET BY MAIL:
- Sign and write your
address on the back of your ticket.
- Print a copy of the
"Winner's Claim Form" below if your prize is $600 or
more.
- Complete the blanks
on the claim form.
- Fill out the date
next to your signature.
- Make a photocopy of
the claim form AND your winning ticket. Be sure to COPY BOTH THE
FRONT AND THE BACK SIDES OF YOUR TICKET.
- Keep the photocopy
of the completed form and ticket for your records.
- Staple your original
ticket (not the photocopy) to the completed claim form.
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Mail
the completed form and your ticket to:
IDAHO
LOTTERY
P.O.
Box 8687
Boise,
ID 83707
If
you are overnighting the ticket and claim form please send to
the following street address:
IDAHO
LOTTERY
1199
Shoreline Lane, Suite 100
Boise,
ID 83702
- If you do not completely
answer all of the information sought by the form, IT WILL BE RETURNED
TO YOU FOR COMPLETION.
- The Idaho Lottery
cannot redeem any ticket(s) that have not been signed by the prize
winner.
- You must fill out
a claim form for each eligible winning ticket of $600 or more. Click
here to download a CLAIM FORM.
IMPORTANT TAX INFORMATION:
Those who have won
thousands or millions of dollars in the Lottery know that 25 percent
federal tax withholding and 7.8 percent Idaho state tax withholding
is taken out of winnings. If $600 or more is won on a single wager,
the Lottery is required to report those winnings to the IRS. The
Lottery is not qualified to give advice on matters regarding taxation.
Players are encouraged to consult a tax professional in this matter.
For assistance
on your taxes, call the IRS at 1-800-829-1040 or visit www.irs.gov.
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