South Carolina Education Lottery

South Carolina Education Lottery Claims Centers After purchasing tickets, please sign the back of the ticket legibly. Visit one of our Claims Centers to redeem your winnings. Claims Centers are open Monday-Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. (Except State Holidays listed below.) Players should arrive by 4:00 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 one of our regional offices, located in Greenville, Columbia, and Charleston. Winnings over $100,000 up to $1.5 million must be claimed in person at one of our Claims Centers. Winnings greater than $1.5 million must be redeemed in person at the Columbia Claims Center only. Mailing address: SC Education Lottery PO Box 11039 Columbia, SC 29211-1039 NOTE: The risk of mailing tickets remains with the player. (Registered mail 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 (state I.D., driver’s license, or military I.D.). Click here for Claim Form. Our Regional Offices/Claims Centers are located at:
Columbia Claims Center 1309 Assembly Street Columbia, SC 29201 Phone: 803-253-4004
Greenville Office/Claims Center 18 Augusta Street Greenville, SC 29601 Phone: 864-241-5050
Charleston Area Office/Claims Center 320 West Coleman Blvd., Unit F Mt. Pleasant, SC 29464 Phone: 843-971-1143
LEGAL HOLIDAYS IN S.C. Under the Code of Laws of South Carolina, 1976, Sections 53‑5‑10, 53‑5‑20, 53‑5‑30, and 53‑3‑80, the following days are prescribed, and all State offices are closed thereon: January 1—New Year Third Monday in January—Martin Luther King, Jr.’s Birthday Third Monday in February—Washington’s Birthday/Presidents’ Day May 11—Confederate Memorial Day Last Monday in May—National Memorial Day July 4—Independence Day (Observed on Friday, July 3) First Monday in September—Labor Day November 11—Veterans Day (date changed from the fourth Monday in October by Act No. 290, 1973) National Thanksgiving Day and the Friday after December 24—Governor is empowered to declare December 25—Christmas Day (NOTE: Midday drawings are not held.) December 28—The Day after Christmas (Observed on Monday, December 28) 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 Claims Centers will be open for business and will accept winning tickets, but they will not be processing any claim through the system. A check will be mailed to the winners presented on a statewide election day.