Rules where you live
Lottery pool rules in Missouri
What a pool in Missouri needs to know, each fact with its official source and the day we checked it. Another state
The short answer for Missouri
- What we found in the law and the lottery's own guidance
- Missouri's statute speaks to it directly: RSMo 313.285 provides that any ticket may be purchased by two or more persons and the prize is paid according to their ownership percentages. The pool agreement names who claims. The Missouri Lottery says a group can claim a prize: the person who signs the ticket usually names who gets a part of the prize and how much.From our Missouri page, reviewed Oct 5, 2026
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Pool rules in Missouri
- Minimum age
- 18 or olderMissouri Lottery claiming-prizes 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 Missouri Lottery says a group can claim a prize: the person who signs the ticket usually names who gets a part of the prize and how much.Missouri Lottery FAQ · checked Oct 8, 2026
- Claim deadline
- 180 days after the drawingMissouri Lottery claiming-prizes page · checked Oct 8, 2026
- Can the winner stay anonymous?
- Yes. The Missouri Lottery uses a winner's name only with the winner's written consent, under RSMo 313.303.Missouri Lottery claiming-prizes page · checked Oct 8, 2026
- Multi-draw, Powerball
- Up to 15 drawings per ticketMissouri Lottery Powerball page · checked Oct 5, 2026
- Multi-draw, Mega Millions
- Up to 15 drawings per ticketMissouri Lottery Mega Millions page · checked Oct 5, 2026
- Where to claim
- The Missouri Lottery claim offices, with addresses and hours, are listed under Claim offices on our Missouri page.Missouri Lottery claim offices · checked Oct 5, 2026
- State withholding
- 4% on prizes over $600State 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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