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Lottery pool rules in Vermont
What a pool in Vermont needs to know, each fact with its official source and the day we checked it. Another state
The short answer for Vermont
- What we found in the law and the lottery's own guidance
- We found nothing on the Vermont Lottery's pages or in the Vermont lottery statutes (Title 31, Chapter 14) that forbids adults from pooling money for tickets. The pool agreement names who claims. The Vermont Lottery accepts a group as the claimant: a jackpot claimant may be an individual, a group or a trust, and claims at Lottery Headquarters with the signed ticket, a claim form and ID.From our Vermont page, reviewed Oct 5, 2026
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Pool rules in Vermont
- Minimum age
- 18 or olderLottery game page · checked Oct 1, 2026
- Group purchase cap
- Vermont caps one Powerball or Mega Millions ticket at $100, so a pool spending more needs more than one ticket.Vermont Lottery Powerball and Mega Millions game rules · checked Oct 8, 2026
- Who the lottery pays
- The pool agreement names who claims. The Vermont Lottery accepts a group as the claimant: a jackpot claimant may be an individual, a group or a trust, and claims at Lottery Headquarters with the signed ticket, a claim form and ID.Vermont Lottery claim FAQ · checked Oct 8, 2026
- Claim deadline
- 365 days after the drawingVermont Lottery claim FAQ · checked Oct 8, 2026
- Can the winner stay anonymous?
- No. The name, town and prize amount on the claim form are public information; when a trust claims, the trust's name is public.Vermont Lottery FAQ · checked Oct 8, 2026
- Multi-draw, Powerball
- Up to 30 drawings per ticketVermont Lottery Powerball page · checked Oct 5, 2026
- Multi-draw, Mega Millions
- Up to 20 drawings per ticketVermont Lottery Mega Millions page · checked Oct 5, 2026
- Where to claim
- The Vermont Lottery claim offices, with addresses and hours, are listed under Claim offices on our Vermont page.Vermont Lottery claim offices · checked Oct 5, 2026
- State withholding
- 6% 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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