South Carolina Education Lottery

South Carolina Education Lottery Claims Center After purchasing tickets, please sign the back of the ticket legibly. Visit our Columbia Claims Center to redeem your winnings. The Columbia Claims Center is open Monday-Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. (Except State Holidays listed below.) Players should arrive by 4 p.m. to allow time to verify the winning ticket. Prizes up to and including $500 may be redeemed at any lottery retailer. All prizes of $100,000 or less can be redeemed by mail or at Columbia Claims Center. Winnings over $100,000 must be redeemed in person at the Columbia Claims Center. Mailing address: SC Education Lottery PO Box 11039 Columbia, SC 29211-1039 NOTE: The risk of mailing tickets remains with the player. (Registered mail is recommended.) To redeem prizes greater than $500, winners must include: (1) a signed winning ticket(s), (2) a completed claim form, and (3) a copy of a picture identification card (driver’s license, state or military I.D., or passport). Claim Form. Our Columbia Claims Center is located at:
Columbia Claims Center 1309 Assembly Street Columbia, SC 29201 Phone: 803-253-4004
HOLIDAYS RECOGNIZED BY SCEL January 1—New Year Last Monday in May—National Memorial Day July 4—Independence Day First Monday in September—Labor Day National Thanksgiving Day and the Friday after December 24—Christmas Eve December 25—Christmas Day (No Midday drawing) December 26—The Day after Christmas Whenever any of these fall on Sunday, the Monday following is prescribed, and whenever any of these fall on Saturday, the preceding Friday is prescribed.
DATES TICKETS CANNOT BE SOLD OR VALIDATED The S.C. Lottery Act restricts lottery sales on primary and general election days. General elections are held on the first Tuesday following the first Monday in November in each even‑numbered year. State primaries are conducted on the second Tuesday in June of each general election year. (S.C. Code §§ 7‑13‑10, 7‑13‑15, and 59‑150‑210(E)) The Columbia Claims Center will be open for business and will accept winning tickets, but will not be processing any claim through the system. A check will be mailed to the winners presented on a statewide election day.