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Lottery pool rules in Minnesota
What a pool in Minnesota needs to know, each fact with its official source and the day we checked it. Another state
The short answer for Minnesota
- What we found in the law and the lottery's own guidance
- We found no Minnesota statute that forbids friends or coworkers from pooling money for tickets. The pool agreement names who claims. The Minnesota Lottery publishes how a group claims: there is no limit on how many people can claim, and each person who wants part of the prize fills out an individual claim form.From our Minnesota page, reviewed Oct 5, 2026
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Pool rules in Minnesota
- Minimum age
- 18 or olderMinnesota Statutes 349A.12, subdivision 1 · checked Oct 8, 2026
- Group purchase cap
- Minnesota retailers may not take a group order of more than $500.00 of Powerball tickets for one drawing (Powerball).Minnesota Powerball game rules, section 8.1.D · checked Oct 8, 2026
- Who the lottery pays
- The pool agreement names who claims. The Minnesota Lottery publishes how a group claims: there is no limit on how many people can claim, and each person who wants part of the prize fills out an individual claim form.Minnesota Lottery FAQ · checked Oct 8, 2026
- Claim deadline
- One year after the drawingMinnesota Lottery FAQ · checked Oct 8, 2026
- Can the winner stay anonymous?
- Only above $10,000. The names and cities of winners of more than $10,000 are private unless the winner opts in to publicity; for prizes of $10,000 or less they are public.Minnesota Lottery FAQ · checked Oct 8, 2026
- Multi-draw, Powerball
- Up to 14 drawings per ticketMinnesota Lottery Powerball page · checked Oct 5, 2026
- Multi-draw, Mega Millions
- Up to 14 drawings per ticketMinnesota Lottery Mega Millions page · checked Oct 5, 2026
- Where to claim
- The Minnesota Lottery claim offices, with addresses and hours, are listed under Claim offices on our Minnesota page.Minnesota Lottery claim offices · checked Oct 5, 2026
- State withholding
- 7.25% on prizes over $5,000State withholding table · checked Oct 1, 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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