Lottery Player Claim Checklist
- SIGN your ticket at time of purchase.
- Check your ticket BEFORE leaving the store to make sure you have the correct ticket or replacement ticket.
- Check all of your instant and drawing-style tickets to see if you are a winner BEFORE handing it to a Lottery retailer. Just scan it at one of our Lottery ticket checkers located in most of our 5,000 retailer locations. Or, download our TN Lottery App with ticket-checker, and see if you are a winner using your mobile device. Available free at the App Store in iTunes or Android Google Play.
- You can also check your drawing-style tickets by finding winning numbers at tnlottery.com, in major state newspapers, or via our Player Services Hotline.
- When a Lottery retailer validates your ticket, watch the Lottery screen for important information.
- Listen while your ticket is validated. If your ticket is a winner, the terminal will play one of three musical tunes.
- Ask your retailer for a copy of the validation receipt after cashing your ticket.
- All instant tickets must be claimed 90 days after the official end of game date.
- All drawing-style tickets must be claimed within 180 days after the drawing date on which the prize was won.
- The Tennessee Lottery is not liable for lost, stolen or damaged tickets.
