The early days of Powerball in the Buckeye State were exciting, as the biggest jackpot in its history was won just two months after tickets went on sale in April 2010, when a single anonymous ticket holder landed $261 million on June 2, 2010. If you win more than $5,000, you will need to contact one of the regional offices below to arrange to claim your prize in person. Prizes can take up to 30 days to process and the money will be issued to you via check. Once you have that, send it along with the winning ticket and a completed claim form to the address below. There are also a number of Super Retailer locations throughout the state where you can cash winning tickets between $600 and $5,000.Īlternatively, you can claim prizes of this value by mail but you must still obtain a Pay to Bearer receipt from a retailer. Note that some banks charge a fee for this service. You must take the Pay to Bearer ticket, along with the completed claim form and a valid form of photo identification, to one of the cashing locations to be paid out. The retailer will then let you know where to find the nearest cashing location, which will either be a Peoples Bank or one of Ohio’s seven racinos. You can claim prizes of up to $599 by taking your ticket to any licensed lottery retailer.įor prizes of between $600 and $5,000, you must take your ticket to be validated at a retailer, where you will be given a Pay to Bearer ticket and a claim form to fill in.
