Can DUNK Winnings Be Paid at Convenience Stores?

Can DUNK winnings be paid at convenience stores?

No. DUNK payouts are not available at convenience stores. That applies whether you bought your ticket at a convenience store counter or paid for an online ticket at a store register. The store is a sales point, not a payout point³.

This is worth knowing before you buy, because it is easy to assume the shop that sold you the ticket can also pay it. For DUNK, it cannot.

If you bought at a store, you collect your winnings at a shinkin bank that handles the sports lottery, or at a lottery sales counter that is set up to pay out². Bring the winning ticket and an identity document such as a driver's license or My Number card⁵.

If you bought online, you do not need to go anywhere. The prize is transferred to your account automatically¹.

One more thing to keep straight: buying online and paying at a convenience store register are two different things. You can pay for an online DUNK ticket at a store, and that ticket still counts as an online purchase. Its prize is transferred to your bank account, not handed over at the counter⁴.

How online winnings reach your account

When you buy DUNK on the official site, the prize is paid by automatic bank transfer to your account. There is no claim step, no counter visit and no ticket to present⁶.

That covers both ways of paying for an online ticket. If you settled with a credit card, debit card, Rakuten Bank account or convenience store payment, the winnings still go to your account automatically⁷. The convenience store payment route is included in that¹.

So the practical difference is simple. Online purchase means the money arrives on its own. Store purchase means you go and collect it.

There is one middle route worth knowing about. If you buy through an agent store, you complete a prescribed procedure there and the winnings are transferred to your designated account after about ten to twenty days⁵. That is slower than a straight online purchase, but you still do not carry cash away from the counter.

For store-bought tickets, the collection rules depend on the amount:

• Winnings of JPY 100,000 or less can be paid in cash on the spot at a shinkin bank that handles the sports lottery or at a lottery counter that pays out⁵.
• Larger amounts follow the payout procedure at those same locations, with the winning ticket and photo ID required⁵.

If you are used to lottery systems where any corner shop pays small prizes over the counter, DUNK works differently. Plan your collection point before you need it.

Checking results: three ways

DUNK results can be checked in three ways, and store checking is only available at lottery sales counters¹. Convenience stores are not a results point either.

If you bought at a store, you have two straightforward options. You can check at a lottery sales counter⁸. Or you can use the result confirmation page on the official site: select the lottery type and draw round, enter the reference number printed on your ticket, and display the result⁹.

The reference number matters. Without it, the site's confirmation page will not give you an answer, so keep your ticket somewhere you can find it⁹.

If you bought online, your account shows your entries and results, and any prize arrives by transfer without you checking anything⁶.

A quick summary of where each route leaves you:

Buying DUNK: stores, online and convenience store payment

DUNK went on sale on September 15, 2026, as Japan's first no-prediction basketball sports lottery, in two versions, DUNK10 and DUNK6. The first designated matches were on September 26 and 27, 2026.

You can buy DUNK in three main ways.

At a convenience store. DUNK tickets are sold at convenience stores using the in-store terminals¹⁰. At Lawson, that means the Loppi terminal installed in each store¹⁰. Sales run from 8:00 to 22:30, and stop at 11:30 a.m. on the final day of sales⁴. Cutoff times can change, so check the information for each draw round¹⁰.

On the official site. Online sales run 24 hours a day⁴. You need a Club toto membership to buy on the site, whether you settle online or at a convenience store¹¹. Payment options are credit card, debit card (JCB Debit), Rakuten Bank account and convenience store payment⁷. DUNK is also sold through partner sites including Rakuten Bank, Rakuten toto and Docomo Sports Lottery¹².

Through an agent store. You complete the purchase there, and if you win, the prize is transferred to your designated account after about ten to twenty days⁵.

If you choose convenience store payment on the official site, the process has a few steps and a time limit:

1. Accept the payment on the site in advance. This issues a QR code or barcode¹³.
2. At Lawson or Ministop, scan the Loppi code at the barcode reader and enter the confirmation number¹³.
3. Take the printed application slip to the register and pay within 30 minutes¹³.
4. No ticket is issued for this route¹³.

Two practical notes. Convenience store payment requires you to register separate convenience store payment information in addition to your online payment details¹³. And entering the number manually is also accepted, and some stores have no Loppi terminal¹³.

The sales deadline for a round is noon on the final day¹⁴. For convenience store settlement on the official site, the cutoff is 120 minutes before the first designated match starts¹¹. Because these times can shift, check the details for the round you are entering¹⁰.

Prize amounts and the carryover rule

DUNK's first prize normally tops out at JPY 100,000,120. The JPY 300,000,000 figure applies when a carryover occurs. Actual prize amounts vary with sales and the number of winning bets¹.

DUNK6's first prize is about JPY 100,000¹.

The carryover is the part that changes the size of the top prize. If there is no first-prize winner, or a winner takes only part of the pool, the leftover first-prize money is carried over to the next round¹. For DUNK10, the total first-prize pool is the carryover from the previous round plus 37.5% of the current round's total DUNK10 sales¹.

That is why the headline figure moves. In a round with no carryover, the first prize can reach JPY 100,000,000¹. In a round where a carryover has built up, the ceiling is higher.

None of this changes where you collect. A large prize and a small one follow the same route: automatic transfer if you bought online, a shinkin bank or lottery counter if you bought at a store².

If you are new to how these pools and rollovers work across the region, the mechanics are similar in other state lotteries, and our guide to how lotteries work walks through draws, prize pools and ticket types. If you want to see how DUNK sits alongside other sports pools, sports lotteries explained covers the toto-style family. And if you are setting up an online account for the first time, Club toto explains membership and terms.