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Lottery pool rules in Michigan
What a pool in Michigan needs to know, each fact with its official source and the day we checked it. Another state
The short answer for Michigan
- What we found in the law and the lottery's own guidance
- The Michigan Lottery describes a lottery club as a group of at least two people who buy wagers together and split any prize, and it leaves the club's own rules to the club. The pool agreement names who claims. The Michigan Lottery publishes how a lottery club claims: the club sends a completed Substitute 5754 form (BSL-A-2164) with the original winning ticket signed on the back, and for $1,000 and up each member shows a photo ID and a Social Security card.From our Michigan page, reviewed Oct 5, 2026
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Pool rules in Michigan
- Minimum age
- 18 or olderMCL 432.29 · 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 Michigan Lottery publishes how a lottery club claims: the club sends a completed Substitute 5754 form (BSL-A-2164) with the original winning ticket signed on the back, and for $1,000 and up each member shows a photo ID and a Social Security card.Michigan Lottery help center · checked Oct 8, 2026
- Claim deadline
- One year after the drawingMichigan Lottery help center · checked Oct 8, 2026
- Can the winner stay anonymous?
- No, not for Powerball or Mega Millions: the lottery says a winner's identity may be disclosed. State law keeps winners of more than $10,000 in Michigan's own games private unless they agree in writing.Michigan Lottery Powerball page and MCL 432.25(9) · checked Oct 8, 2026
- Multi-draw, Powerball
- Up to 30 drawings per ticketMichigan Lottery Powerball page · checked Oct 5, 2026
- Multi-draw, Mega Millions
- Up to 26 drawings per ticketMichigan Lottery Mega Millions page · checked Oct 5, 2026
- Where to claim
- The Michigan Lottery claim offices, with addresses and hours, are listed under Claim offices on our Michigan page.Michigan Lottery claim offices · checked Oct 5, 2026
- State withholding
- 4.25% on prizes over $5,000State withholding table · checked Oct 1, 2026
- Local tax
- Not yet verified
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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