Iowa Code r. 701-1106.13 - Manner of claiming prizes

(1) To receive payment for a prize or prizes on any single game ticket or share that total $600 or less, the winner may take the signed ticket or share directly to any lottery retailer authorized to sell and validate the game, or to any lottery division office, or mail the signed ticket or share, along with a completed claim form, to the Iowa Lottery Division's main office as defined in rule 701-2.3 (17A).

If there is any alteration, mutilation, tear, or other ambiguity on the ticket or share, the retailer is not authorized to make direct payment of a prize and a claim form, and the ticket or share is to be submitted to the lottery division.

(2) To receive payment for a prize or prizes on any single game ticket or share that total more than $600, the winner may submit the signed ticket or share and a completed claim form directly to any lottery division office. The winner may also mail the signed ticket or share and claim form to the Iowa Lottery Division's main office as defined in rule 701-2.3 (17A).

(3) Claim forms are available at all computerized lottery division retailers and lottery offices. The lottery division or, at the lottery division's direction, a lottery retailer may require the person claiming a prize of any amount to fill out a claim form.

(4) If a prize is claimed by mail, the ticket or share and the claim form must actually be received by the lottery division within the claim period.

This rule is intended to implement Iowa Code sections 99G.9(2), 99G.21, and 99G.31.

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Iowa Code r. 701-1106.13

Adopted by IAB February 19, 2025/Volume XLVII, Number 17, effective 3/26/2025