Mrs.Hutchinson is can be seen as a somewhat absent minded woman when she arrives late to the lottery, explaining that she forgot what day it was. On her rush into town, she appears with "her sweater thrown over her shoulders" and speaks with a nervous tension in regards to the lottery. Her character develops once her husband draws the marked paper from the black box. At first she willingly participates in the drawing but once she wins, she claims it is unfair. What could the winner of the lottery receive that makes it a bad thing?

Old Man Warner is the town's oldest member and has participated in the lottery seventy seven times. The senior citizen symbolizes tradition as he dismisses and calls talk of abandoning the lottery crazy.

Mr. Graves is a fairly static character. He is the postmaster for the town and assists Mr. Summers in conducting the lottery. The night before the lottery, Mr.Summers and Mr.Graves substitute the wood chips for slips of paper that are to be used in the drawing.

Mr.Summers conducts the lottery. He is described as a "round faced, jovial man" and seems "very proper and important". Everyone feels somewhat sorry for him because his wife is a mean woman and he has no children. As leader of the ritual, Mr.Summers is both formal and casual as he conducts the drawing. He encourages people to participate in the lottery and maintains order when there are objections.

Jackson adds many characters to her story in an effort to add to the uncertainty of who will win the lottery. Many characters are static and nothing but names assigned to faces in the crowd but a few listed below drive the plot and have an impact on the story.