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The West Virginia State Lottery inaugurated its birthday on January 9, 1986, creating a craze like, with an opening day of sales exceeding 1.5 million tickets. This lottery remains a popular pastime today. Players have several such options, such as a large selection of instant-win games, intra-state (i.e., daily) draw games - including Daily 3, Daily 4, Keno, and Cash 25 - and multi-state (Mega Millions, Powerball, and Lotto America) jackpot drawings. West Virginia also operates a video lottery system.

To date revenue for public school, to senior citizen activities and for state tourism has been derived from lottery ticket sales worth over $9 billion.

• What is the timeframe for claiming my prize?

  Within a 180 day period of the date of the lottery draw, lottery winnings have to be satisfied.

• If my ticket is stolen, lost, or destroyed, what should I do?

  The West Virginia Lottery shall not be liable for lost, damaged or destroyed tickets. One should store the tickets with care in a secure place. In its proof of title, the ticket may be signed.

• Moreover it is also possible to buy by phone/fax/mail or on the Internet

  No, tickets are only able to be purchased in shops that (in the real world) are allowed to sell them.

• No, federal income tax applies to West Virginia Lottery prize money.

  All of the state and federal income tax jackpots are taxable in West Virginia. However, The State of West Virginia Lottery requires a portion of lottery jackpot amounts as state taxes. For an overview of all tax related information, please refer to our Tax Information section.

• The West Virginia Lottery allows players at the age of 18.

  In west Virginia there is a fact of life that minors have a legal age at 18 in that minors can purchase and trade lottery tickets.

• What lottery games can be played in West Virginia?

  A set of West Virginia lottery games is offered (i.e., Powerball, Mega Millions, Lotto America).

• Can a consumer's lottery win (i.e., a consumers' lottery prize) be kept secret from privacy consideration if a consumer has a lottery prize?

  According to the regulation as it stood as of 1 January 2019, the prize drawing recipient of a main prize of one million euros or more has the possibility of having the receiver's private details kept confidential. Smaller jackpot winners' names, however, will be listed in the winner's database on the West Virginia Lottery Web site. Anonymity can be attained through the Internet of the West Virginia Lottery.

• Can I buy lottery tickets in advance?

  Yes. You can purchase tickets for consecutive draws in advance. Check our Advanced Draws section for further details. Are Mega Millions numbers truly random