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Published Friday, July 2, 2021

Brought to you by The Lotter

The estimated Powerball jackpot is $101 million for the next drawing on Saturday, July 3 at 10:59 ET. People living out of the United States can purchase their numbers through The Lotter website.

Imagine, you’ve just won the lottery! You beat the odds and correctly picked all the numbers - plus the bonus numbers - and now you're a millionaire! You're probably wondering: How long does it take to get your lottery winnings?

Of course, you’re feeling happy, elated, and a million other emotions all at once. But along with this initial tidal wave of excitement and emotions subsides, you are no doubt wondering, ‘How long will it take to collect my lottery winnings?’ At the moment you’re holding a winning ticket, you're holding a promise that a huge jackpot will be paid to you. However, until you can exchange your ticket for cash, you’re going to have to guard that ticket and keep it safe. So, the sooner the better, right? Right.

When you play the lottery online at The Lotter, we safeguard your tickets, collect smaller prizes on your behalf, and make sure you will get the winning ticket promptly so that you can claim your jackpot prize yourself!
Every lottery has a slightly different method and timeline when it comes to verifying tickets and claiming prizes.

Powerball is a multi-jurisdictional lottery game. The win collection process depends on the state where the winning ticket was purchased. Each state sets its own rules for ticket validation and prize collection and in some it will take longer than others to receive your lottery winnings.

In the states where Powerball is offered, it’s possible to collect any prize less than $599 at a lottery retailer as long as they have the cash on hand to pay out your prize.

For prizes $600 and above, the rules for prize collection vary in different states, however, the general procedure is more or less the same. Your winning ticket will need to be validated by the official state lottery organization and you will need to fill out a claim form. Ticket validation can often be done either by mail or in person. Jackpot winners, as you can imagine, almost never send their winning tickets through the mail and elect instead to bring their ticket to the state's lottery offices for validation.

When you win a Powerball jackpot, there is a 15-day waiting period between the draw date and when the jackpot will be paid out, as money from ticket sales needs to be collected in order to pay out the jackpot. However, it's still possible to validate your winning ticket during this time, thereby establishing yourself as the winner and absolving you of the responsibility to hold on to your ticket. Once your ticket has been validated, all you need to do is sit back and wait to collect your prize.

If you’re wondering how long you have to claim a lottery ticket when you win playing Powerball, you’ll be glad to hear that most states give at least 180 days (excluding New Mexico where a winner has just 90 days) and many states give winners up to a year to collect their prizes. If you’ve won a lottery prize and you’re not sure how long you have to claim it, be sure to contact The Lotter operator in the state in which the ticket was purchased so you don't miss out on claiming your prize!

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