The Kansas Lottery is a state agency supervised by the
Executive Director Stephen Durrell and overseen by a five-person Lottery
Commission that consults with and advises the Executive Director.
In November of 1986, Kansas voters approved a constitutional
amendment which created the Kansas lottery. The KS Lottery, a member of the
Multi-State Lottery Association is headquartered in Topeka KS and was founded
on November 12th, 1987.
The mission of the Kansas Lottery is to produce revenue for
the state through its lottery games which include $1, $2, $3, $5, $10, $20, and
$30 scratch tickets and $1 and $2 instant games. For ticket games, the Kansas
Lottery has Powerball with an optional PowerPlay, Mega Millions with an
optional Megaplier, Lotto America, Lucky for Life, Super Kansas Cash, Pick 3
Midday and Evening, 2by2, Keno and Racetrax draw games which are all sold at
over 1,750 retail locations throughout the state of Kansas.
In FY 2022, the Lottery's fiscal year 2022, which ended June
30, 2022, produced nearly $313 million in sales, $ 191,473,867 in game prizes,
$80,154,659 transferred to the state and $18,402,762 in retailer earnings.
Yes, you can use a debit or credit card to purchase lottery
tickets in the state of Kansas. It’s left up to each store or corporation to
accept them or not. Credit cards and debit cards are accepted for payment at
vending machines throughout the state.
The Kansas Lottery proceeds go to the State Gaming Revenues
Fund and then gets distributed to various other funds. The Kansas Legislature
determines how the money is distributed.
Lottery winners have millions of dollars’ worth of lottery
winnings unclaimed in Kansas, according to the Kansas Lottery. Prizes ranging
from just a few thousand to million-dollar prizes are still waiting for someone
to claim them a year after they were won. This includes the recent Powerball
jackpot prize of $92,900,000 won on Nov. 19.
Unfortunately, Kansas state law prohibits the sale of
lottery tickets online. You can purchase tickets in person from a licensed
Kansas Lottery retailer.
No. You can only cash tickets in the state that you
purchased them even if the games are played in other states i.e., Powerball,
Mega Millions, Lotto America, etc.
Kansas lottery players must be 18 years of age or older to
purchase and redeem lottery prizes in Kansas.
You do not need to be a U.S. citizen to play or to claim a
prize. Non-residents will be required to provide an address and they will have
to pay state taxes and federal taxes. The rates are 30 percent of the prize
amount (25 percent Federal, 5 percent State) which will be automatically
deducted for mandatory income withholding taxes.
Yes, you can remain anonymous if you hit the KS Lottery. If
you win a prize in Kansas, you may request that your identity not be released
publicly, which provides safety and security.
You can pick up a claim forms at all retailers, the Kansas
Lottery office in Topeka, or you may download a claim form here: Download Claim Form.
The first thing is to sign the back of the ticket and keep
it a safe and secure place. Lottery tickets are bearer instruments and if it is
not signed and someone finds the lottery ticket and signs it, they can claim
the prizes or jackpot prize if you won the jackpot.
The Powerball jackpot was won in Kansas on Saturday night
for the first time since 2012! The winning numbers in the November 19 Powerball
drawing were 7 – 28 – 62 – 63 – 64 Powerball 10. The grand top prize jackpot in
the drawing was $92,900,000 for the annuity option or $47,309,601 for the cash
option.
The winning ticket was sold in Northeast Kansas. This region includes the following counties: Marshall, Nemaha, Brown, Doniphan, Riley, Pottawatomie, Jackson, Atchison, Geary, Wabaunsee, Shawnee, Jefferson, Leavenworth, Wyandotte, Johnson, Osage, Douglas, Franklin, Miami, Morris, and the northern half of Lyon counties.
In Kansas, winners have the option to remain anonymous when claiming a prize. This prevents the store that the winning ticket was sold in from being announced until after the prize is claimed for security purposes. The retailer is eligible for a selling bonus for selling the winning ticket.
Powerball, Lotto America and 2by2 are Multi-State Lottery
Association games. Powerball and Lotto America drawings take place in
Tallahassee, Florida. 2by2 drawings take place in Des Moines, Iowa using a
random generator. Mega Million drawings are done in Atlanta, Georgia and Lucky
for Life drawings are held in Hartford, Connecticut. The drawings for Super
Kansas Cash, pick 3, Keno and Racetrax are done in Topeka, Kansas using a
random generator.
Unfortunately, employees and family members of lottery employees cannot buy lottery tickets or claim a winning ticket in the state of Kansas.
If you get one number
on your Powerball ticket that is not the Powerball number, you do not win
anything. If you get the Powerball
number, you will win $2.
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