South Dakota trust claims $78 million Lotto Texas jackpot days before it expires

Comment #18

justAndy1970 — Wed, 20 May 2026 02:42:57 GMT

What's the chances? Play your own hand picked numbers while in Brownsville, TX and claim the price in Sioux Falls, South Dakota and claim it 7 days before the ticket expires. Nothing suspicious here, not at all.

Comment #17

KY Floyd — Sat, 16 May 2026 05:33:28 GMT

i think the secrecy is to deter scammers. there are just too many out there these days.

Scammers are one reason to (try to) remain anonymous. People you already know are often another good reason. People who think your net worth is fairly typical tend not to pester you for large handouts, but a lot of us have a relative or acquaintance who would want a piece of the pie if they knew it was a multi-million dollar pie. Keeping the wealth secret tends to be a lot harder than just claiming anony... [ More ]

Comment #16

Brock Lee — Fri, 15 May 2026 17:37:13 GMT

i agree. i think the secrecy is to deter scammers. there are just too many out there these days. maybe the winner was a group. i'd imagine the trust has to disclose to the texas lottery who the beneficiaries are even if the public will never find out.

Comment #15

Artist77 — Fri, 15 May 2026 11:26:24 GMT

What is fishy here???

This is an allowed trust and established under law and allows even more anonymity.

This winner likely also chose this option either due to potential creditors (does not apply to current creditors) or the winner and or others did not feel capable or comfortable managing this money. Or maybe the winner wanted to avoid people hitting him/her up for money. The winner would still have to share the money with a current spouse.

Comment #14

Mrjj — Fri, 15 May 2026 11:04:16 GMT

Something fishy going on SMH Texas lottery doesn't seem like it's only Texas people playing Texas lottery has lost a lot of respect in Texas from Texas lottery players

Comment #13

Artist77 — Fri, 15 May 2026 00:55:16 GMT

The more research I read on these debt asset protection trusts, the less I like them, at least for me.

When you place assets in an irrevocable Debt Asset Protection Trust (APT), you generally give up direct ownership and control over those assets to a third-party trustee to shield them from creditors. While you lose direct control, you can still structure the trust to benefit from the assets and dictate how they are managed through a trust.

These trusts are also IRREVOCABLE so you canno... [ More ]

Comment #12

Artist77 — Thu, 14 May 2026 23:05:58 GMT

I thought Trusts were not allowed? Last time I checked it had to be a natural person and not an entity even if anonymous.

The state of the win controls so they now allowed a trust from the home of the winner for a second time. This does create an extra layer of anonymity. Interesting. I am wondering if other anonymous states would allow this as well.

This is a new strategy to me.

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Comment #11

noise-gate — Thu, 14 May 2026 20:21:49 GMT

Comment #10

sully16 — Thu, 14 May 2026 16:52:23 GMT

Congrats to the lucky winners, I like they bought the ticket at a Bait and Tackle shop,

Comment #9

Soledad — Thu, 14 May 2026 16:37:07 GMT

What kind of trust

Comment #8

JackpotWanna — Thu, 14 May 2026 16:16:40 GMT

Smart cookies

Comment #7

Powerball765 — Thu, 14 May 2026 14:04:48 GMT

Am fully aware but scam is scam

Comment #6

Tucker Black — Thu, 14 May 2026 12:46:02 GMT

Lotto Texas is not RNG.

Comment #5

CDanaT — Thu, 14 May 2026 09:57:47 GMT

Congrats to the winner/winners. I hope your newly created wealth is enjoyed for many years to come.

Comment #4

Powerball765 — Wed, 13 May 2026 19:37:18 GMT

l have no problem with winners Claiming wins but with less than 7 days to spare that reminds me of one person Eddie Tipton . This was Exactly his play Book He waited till the last minute and got lots of crazy attorneys to hide his identity

Comment #3

Onelast8 — Wed, 13 May 2026 17:19:28 GMT

I would say that this was a well planned decision and expertly executed.

It is not easy claiming a lottery ticket and maintaining a normal lifestyle anymore because the public wanting to much information about the winner or winners.

Being secretive doesn't always equate to nefarious and sinister plots involved.

Comment #2

Powerball765 — Wed, 13 May 2026 13:15:18 GMT

Very very suspicious with so much Bulk purchase scams in Texas

Comment #1

Tony Numbers — Wed, 13 May 2026 12:33:05 GMT

WOW Cashing a winning jackpot ticket a week before it expires that's what you call gambling.

South Dakota trust claims $78 million Lotto Texas jackpot days before it expires

Lottery Post — Wed, 13 May 2026 12:28:13 GMT

Winner waits nearly until the very last minute

By Kate Northrop

Less than a week before a $78 million Lotto Texas jackpot was set to expire, a South Dakota-based trust stepped forward to claim it.

Last month, the Texas Lottery put out a last call for an expiring $78 million Lotto Texas jackpot. Just this week, mere days before it expired, the winner brought the winning ticket forward.

The winner claimed under a trust based in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, called Jua-Ri Trust Agreeme... [ More ]