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Lottery pool rules in Indiana
What a pool in Indiana needs to know, each fact with its official source and the day we checked it. Another state
The short answer for Indiana
- What we found in the law and the lottery's own guidance
- We found no Indiana statute that forbids friends or coworkers from pooling money for tickets. The pool agreement names who claims. The Hoosier Lottery can pay each member of a group of 99 winners or fewer separately: the group representative signs the ticket and claim form, and the group completes IRS Form 5754.From our Indiana page, reviewed Oct 5, 2026
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Facts we read on official pages, not legal advice.
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Pool rules in Indiana
- Minimum age
- 18 or olderHoosier Lottery how-to-claim page · 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 Hoosier Lottery can pay each member of a group of 99 winners or fewer separately: the group representative signs the ticket and claim form, and the group completes IRS Form 5754.Hoosier Lottery Winner Resource Guide · checked Oct 8, 2026
- Claim deadline
- 180 days after the drawingHoosier Lottery how-to-claim page · checked Oct 8, 2026
- Can the winner stay anonymous?
- No. The name, address and city of Hoosier Lottery winners are public record under Indiana's Access to Public Records law.Hoosier Lottery Winner Resource Guide · checked Oct 8, 2026
- Multi-draw, Powerball
- Up to 12 drawings per ticketHoosier Lottery Powerball page · checked Oct 5, 2026
- Multi-draw, Mega Millions
- Up to 10 drawings per ticketHoosier Lottery Mega Millions page · checked Oct 5, 2026
- Where to claim
- The Hoosier Lottery claim offices, with addresses and hours, are listed under Claim offices on our Indiana page.Hoosier Lottery claim offices · checked Oct 5, 2026
- State withholding
- 2.95% on prizes over $1,200State withholding table · checked Oct 9, 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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