Ticket responsibility
Compiled text through Sep 15, 2021
Register checked through Jul 29, 2026
Later Register activity found — review the notice before relying on the compiled text.
Dates and status
- Compiling agency
- Executive Department
- Text status
- Source receipt
- Compiled text through
- Sep 15, 2021
- Register checked through
- July 29, 2026/Vol. XLVIII, Issue 30 (2026-07-29)
- Activity status
- Later Register activity found — review the notice before relying on the compiled text.
- Latest notice
- SGC-48-25-00025-A · Adopted rule · Feb 18, 2026
- Source snapshot
- Jun 6, 2026
(a)A winning Mega Millions ticket is deemed to be owned by the person or entity named on the ticket or, in the case of a ticket not completed with name, by the claimant.
(b)Neither the commission nor the commission’s agents shall be responsible for lost or stolen Mega Millions tickets.
(c)The purchaser of a Mega Millions ticket has the sole responsibility for verifying the accuracy and condition of the data printed on the ticket at the time of purchase.
(d)The commission shall not be responsible to the claimant for Mega Millions tickets redeemed in error by a lottery sales agent.
(e)Winners are determined by the numbers drawn and not the numbers reported. The commission shall not be responsible for Mega Millions winning numbers reported in error.