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Lottery pool rules in Illinois
What a pool in Illinois needs to know, each fact with its official source and the day we checked it. Another state
The short answer for Illinois
- What we found in the law and the lottery's own guidance
- Illinois writes group play into its lottery rules: Section 1770.190 of the Illinois Administrative Code sets out how a group with common ownership of a winning ticket claims. The pool agreement names who claims. The Illinois Lottery publishes a group claim process: from $600 up to $1 million one member claims and files Form 5754 listing every member's share, and the lottery pays each member listed; at $1 million or more the group claims in its own name with a written agreement to share, signed by all members and dated before the ticket, plus Form 5754.From our Illinois page, reviewed Oct 5, 2026
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Pool rules in Illinois
- Minimum age
- 18 or older20 ILCS 1605/15 · checked Oct 8, 2026
- Group purchase cap
- None found in the rules we read (not yet verified).
- Who the lottery pays
- The pool agreement names who claims. The Illinois Lottery publishes a group claim process: from $600 up to $1 million one member claims and files Form 5754 listing every member's share, and the lottery pays each member listed; at $1 million or more the group claims in its own name with a written agreement to share, signed by all members and dated before the ticket, plus Form 5754.11 Ill. Adm. Code 1770.190 · checked Oct 8, 2026
- Claim deadline
- One year after the drawingIllinois Lottery winning FAQ · checked Oct 8, 2026
- Can the winner stay anonymous?
- Only for prizes of $250,000 or more, on a written request made when the prize is claimed: the lottery keeps the winner's name and city confidential, though the law says this does not override the Freedom of Information Act.20 ILCS 1605/9(k) · checked Oct 8, 2026
- Multi-draw, Powerball
- Up to 25 drawings per ticketIllinois Lottery Powerball page · checked Oct 5, 2026
- Multi-draw, Mega Millions
- Up to 25 drawings per ticketIllinois Lottery Mega Millions page · checked Oct 5, 2026
- Where to claim
- The Illinois Lottery claim offices, with addresses and hours, are listed under Claim offices on our Illinois page.Illinois Lottery claim offices · checked Oct 5, 2026
- State withholding
- 4.95% on prizes over $1,000State withholding table · checked Oct 8, 2026
Rules change. The official lottery and the state are the authority; check them before you play or claim.
Facts, not advice: we read each one on the official page linked beside it. Pool creation is open wherever a lottery runs, except Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands (not open yet). The five states without a lottery stay closed. Responsible play
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