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Lottery pool rules in Mississippi
What a pool in Mississippi needs to know, each fact with its official source and the day we checked it. Another state
The short answer for Mississippi
- What we found in the law and the lottery's own guidance
- We found no Mississippi statute that forbids friends or coworkers from pooling money for tickets. Mississippi pays one claimant; the agreement names who claims and how the pool splits it. The Mississippi Lottery pays a prize to one claimant, who attaches IRS Form 5754 for the group. The lottery law tells the board to prohibit bulk purchases by investment groups, and every buyer must be 21 or older.From our Mississippi page, reviewed Oct 5, 2026
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Pool rules in Mississippi
- Minimum age
- 21 or olderMississippi lottery law, section 37(3)(a) · checked Oct 2, 2026
- Group purchase cap
- None found in the rules we read (not yet verified).
- Who the lottery pays
- Mississippi pays one claimant; the agreement names who claims and how the pool splits it. The Mississippi Lottery pays a prize to one claimant, who attaches IRS Form 5754 for the group.Mississippi Lottery Corporation Rule 8.4(L) · checked Oct 8, 2026
- Claim deadline
- 180 days after the drawingMississippi Lottery claim page · checked Oct 8, 2026
- Can the winner stay anonymous?
- Yes. The Mississippi Lottery will not disclose the identity of the person holding a winning ticket without that person's written permission.Mississippi Lottery FAQ · checked Oct 8, 2026
- Multi-draw, Powerball
- Up to 24 drawings per ticketMississippi Lottery Powerball page · checked Oct 5, 2026
- Multi-draw, Mega Millions
- Up to 26 drawings per ticketMississippi Lottery Mega Millions page · checked Oct 5, 2026
- Where to claim
- The Mississippi Lottery claim offices, with addresses and hours, are listed under Claim offices on our Mississippi page.Mississippi Lottery claim offices · checked Oct 5, 2026
- State withholding
- 3% on prizes of $600 or more (sources disagree on where it starts: Mississippi Lottery FAQ and winner claim form: "$600 or more"; Mississippi Lottery how-to-claim and Mega Millions pages: "greater than $600"; estimates here use the reading that withholds more)State 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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