Missouri Lottery

The Missouri Lottery launched in 1986 following voter approval of Amendment 5 to the Missouri Constitution two years earlier.

Today, the Missouri Lottery offers a variety of mega jackpot games like Powerball and Mega Millions, daily drawing games, scratchers, pull-tabs, and keno drawings every four minutes.

Since its inception, the Missouri Lottery has contributed billions of dollars to educational programs spanning kindergarten through college.

The Missouri Lottery Commission oversees the lottery, which operates under a strict regulatory framework that ensures fairness and integrity.

Missouri Online Lottery

The Missouri Lottery does not offer online ticket sales, and lawmakers have not recently filed any legislation to authorize the lottery to take its games online.

Additionally, prominent lottery courier apps like Jackpocket and TheLotter do not operate in Missouri. The only way to buy Missouri Lottery tickets legally is at .

However, Missouri Lottery officials local media outlets that they “continue to consider” offering lottery tickets online.

In the meantime, Missourians who live close to the border buy lottery tickets online in Illinois.

Missouri Lottery Games

The Missouri Lottery offers an average variety of games spanning multi-state mega jackpot drawings like Powerball, one Missouri-exclusive jackpot game, and various daily drawings.

In addition to draw games, the Missouri Lottery boasts an extensive collection of scratch-offs at any given time, plus pull-tabs and keno.

The complete Missouri Lottery lineup includes:

  • Mega Jackpot Draw Games: Powerball, Mega Millions, and Cash4Life
  • State-Operated Jackpot Game: Lotto
  • Daily Drawings: Pick 3, Pick 4, Cash Pop, and Show Me Cash
  • Keno: Club Keno drawings every four minutes
  • Scratchers: Nearly 90 scratch-offs at prices from $1 to $50
  • Pull-Tabs: MO Lottery offers pull-tab dispensers to veteran and fraternal organizations

Missouri Lottery Rewards Program

Frequent Missouri Lottery players can sign up for a My Lottery Players Club account to earn points for buying scratchers and draw game tickets.

Players Club members can visit to redeem tickets for points manually or launch the app to scan their tickets. Players earn two types of points for draw game and scratcher tickets:

  • Prize Points: Redeemable for digital gift cards in the Missouri Lottery’s Digital Store. The Digital Store offers MO Lottery coupons and gift cards for retailers such as Amazon, Walmart Online, Under Armour, Victoria’s Secret, Lowe’s, and many others.
  • Draw Points: Redeemable for entries into Points for Drawings giveaways, where players can win cash, bundles of scratchers, and other prizes.

Additionally, Players Club members earn reward wheel spins and automatically enter second-chance drawings when they scan or upload qualifying non-winning tickets.

Missouri Lottery second-chance drawings award prizes such as cash and travel packages. For example, the top prize in one recent second-chance drawing was a holiday travel package worth $40,000.

How to Claim Missouri Lottery Prizes

Players who win Missouri Lottery prizes up to $600 can claim their winnings at any licensed retailer.

Winners of prizes greater than $600 must collect their winnings in person or via mail claim.

In-Person Prize Claims

Players can claim their prizes in person at the Missouri Lottery headquarters or one of its regional offices:

  • (MO Lottery Headquarters)

Appointments are required to claim Missouri Lottery prizes in person. Winners can schedule an appointment or call (573)751-4050 and select Option 9.

Mail Claims

To claim a prize by mail, send the following items to the address listed below.

  • Winning ticket with your name, address, phone number, and signature on the back
  • Completed
  • Government-issued photo ID
  • Completed IRS Form W-9

Ticket Redemption
Missouri Lottery
PO Box 7777
Jefferson City, MO 65102-7777

Contact the Missouri Lottery

Players can contact the Missouri Lottery via phone and e-mail.

For questions related to the Players Club, Wheel Spins, and Points for Drawings:

  • E-mail:
  • Phone: 1-866-465-1038

For general lottery questions:

  • E-mail:
  • Phone:

Missouri Lottery FAQ

No. The only way to buy Missouri Lottery tickets legally is in person at authorized retailers.

Players must be 18 or older to play the Missouri Lottery and claim prizes.

Winners must claim their prizes within 180 days of the winning drawing or 180 days of the scratcher’s official end date.

The majority of revenue goes towards prizes and education funding, with smaller portions covering retailer commissions and administrative costs.

Revenue earmarked for public education supports various supporting school transportation, special education, teacher recruitment, and more.