New York Lottery General Information

New York Lotteries Drawing Days and Times

The following table lists the drawing schedule of all New York lottery games. Drawing times are local and approximate.

New York Lottery Games - Types, Top Prizes, Odds

The following is a compact summary of each New York lottery game. It includes a brief description of how to play a game, the top prizes/jackpots, and the odds of winning the top prize. You can click on a game name for detailed information.

Top prizes listed with "Rollover" are the starting amount. The Jackpot prizes will grow after every draw until someone wins. Prizes listed with "Rolldown" will distribute the top prizes to second prize winners in the event that there are no top prize winners. Pari-mutuel prize structure means players' winnings are determined by dividing the prize pool allocated for that winning category by the number of winners.

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New York Lottery General Rules and Regulations

The following are the most prominent rules and regulations that the player should be aware of before playing the New York lottery games.

• New York Lottery players must be 18 years of age or older.
• All Lottery tickets are bearer instruments. Playcards and sales receipts are not valid receipts and cannot be used to claim a prize.
• The Purchaser of a Lottery ticket has the sole responsibility for verifying the accuracy and condition of the data printed on the ticket at the time of purchase.
• Neither the New York Lottery nor its agents shall be responsible for lost or stolen tickets.
• No corrections or cancellations can be made on a Lotto, Powerball or Mega Millions ticket.
• New York Lottery cannot be played by subscription or through the mail
• Use the ticket checker now available at all retail locations statewide to determine if you have a winning ticket before handing it to a store clerk for payment.
• Please see also the New York Lottery General Rules
  and New York Lottery Rules & Regulations 2/11

Claiming Prizes of the New York Lottery

Here are the steps you have to follow if you are a lucky winner of any New York lottery,

• Winning tickets must be claimed within 1 year of the draw date on the ticket.
• Please remember each ticket is a bearer instrument. Sign the back of your ticket for your protection.
• You can collect a prize of up to and including $600 from any of the New York Lottery retailers.
• You can also submit a postage-paid claim-form mailer available at your New York Lottery retailer, or download a mail-in claim form from the NY Lottery web site. Simply complete the form, put it in an envelope and mail it to:
  New York Lottery, P.O. Box 7533, Schenectady, NY 12301 – 7533.
• Winners' Handbooks are available for jackpot winners to help answer any questions you may have.
• The New York Lottery is required by law to withhold New York State income taxes from taxable prizes over $5,000, regardless of the winner's place of residence.
  The current tax withholding rates are:

  Federal withholding 25%
  Federal backup withholding 28%
  Federal Non-resident Alien withholding 30%
  New York State withholding 8.97%
  New York City withholding 3.876%
  Yonkers withholding .897%
  (Beginning 4/1/11, Yonkers withholding 1.3455%)
  

• By law, the New York Lottery is required to withhold past-due support and prior public assistance received from any Lottery prize of $600 or more.
• For further information, please see the New York lottery - How to Claim page.

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Where do the New York Lottery profits go?

The New York Lottery contributes billion to help support education in New York State, over 15 percent of total state education funding to local school districts.

More information can be found here

Information on Each New York Lottery Game

Further information on each New York lottery lottery game such as how to play, how to win, prizes, etc., is available on this site at the following pages.

• New York Lottery Numbers Info
• New York Lottery Win 4 Info
• New York Lottery Take Five Info
• New York Lottery Pick 10 Info
• New York Lottery Sweet-Million
• New York Lottery Lotto Info
• Mega Millions Info
• Powerball Info

US-Lotteries.com is not in any way affiliated with the New York Lottery. The information listed here is just a summary of important facts extracted from New York Lottery web site. The main purpose of US-Lotteries.com is to present statistics and analysis of winning numbers, plus, online tools and calculators such as wheels and combinations generators. Click below to see the contents of the tools available for each game.

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