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Lottery pool rules in Rhode Island
What a pool in Rhode Island needs to know, each fact with its official source and the day we checked it. Another state
The short answer for Rhode Island
- What we found in the law and the lottery's own guidance
- The pool agreement names who claims. The Rhode Island Lottery lets a group share a prize when the group decides so at the claim: with each person's photo ID and Social Security number it issues separate checks and W-2G forms to each winner. We found nothing on the lottery's pages, in its rules or in the lottery chapter of the General Laws (42-61) that forbids adults from pooling money for tickets.From our Rhode Island page, reviewed Oct 5, 2026
- Pool creation on ShareTheWinning
- Open
Facts we read on official pages, not legal advice.
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Pool rules in Rhode Island
- Minimum age
- 18 or olderLottery game page · checked Oct 1, 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 Rhode Island Lottery lets a group share a prize when the group decides so at the claim: with each person's photo ID and Social Security number it issues separate checks and W-2G forms to each winner.Rhode Island Lottery FAQ · checked Oct 8, 2026
- Claim deadline
- One year after the drawingRhode Island Lottery FAQ · checked Oct 8, 2026
- Can the winner stay anonymous?
- No. Under the Access to Public Records Act the lottery must release a winner's full name and city or town of residence on request.Rhode Island Lottery FAQ · checked Oct 8, 2026
- Multi-draw, Powerball
- Up to 39 drawings per ticketRhode Island Lottery Powerball page · checked Oct 5, 2026
- Multi-draw, Mega Millions
- Up to 26 drawings per ticketRhode Island Lottery Mega Millions page · checked Oct 5, 2026
- Where to claim
- The Rhode Island Lottery claim offices, with addresses and hours, are listed under Claim offices on our Rhode Island page.Rhode Island Lottery claim offices · checked Oct 5, 2026
- State withholding
- 5.99% 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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