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Winner of record $590.5 million Powerball lottery jackpot announcedReply
Totally. This is as close to anonymous as one can get. Shame on the lottery office for alerting the press while they were there, but they still did good and at least they were able to get away quickly.
Jun 7, 2013, 10:57 pm - Teddi - Lottery News

$123M EuroMillions lottery winner claims prizeReply
nice win. good luck staying anonymous, once your ID is out you'll never have a quiet life again. of course buying greek island or $80 mill mansions will be a give away too. i hope to never hear from winner again. but i doubt that will be the case.
May 30, 2013, 1:11 pm - savagegoose - Lottery News

N.Y. store clerk accused of stealing lottery ticketsReply
$$64,000 in three months???? She was on a real streak!! She had the habit, ...she only needed a place to pay for it...wonder if they will send her to gambler's anonymous as part of her sentence.
May 29, 2013, 10:28 am - Littleoldlady - Lottery News

$360 MILLION: Powerball jackpot raised on huge salesReply
Actually if you live in a state that allows you to remain anonymous it isn't really as discreet as it sounds. The media recently got the name of an anonymous winner through the freedom of information act and disclosed it to the public. That is why having an attorney claim your prize under a trust that can be hidden under several other trust is so important. One thing I would like to clarify is that there is no need to totally alienate all your close friends. Once you have structured your fina
May 15, 2013, 10:53 am - Jill34786 - Lottery News

if you had the power to change certain things to the MM/ PB jackpots- what would they be?Reply
I like the guy who said to have all jackpot winners be totally anonymous. That I think is the MOST important thing. Otherwise you have reporters and people calling your phone every hour of the day.
May 14, 2013, 9:59 am - ginmqi - Lottery Discussion Forum

$350 MILLION: Powerball lottery jackpot soarsReply
I actually thought about that the other day. If the $587M PB hadn't been claimed. I'm fairly certain it would have gotten there in the next 2-3 rollovers. People had been going crazy with ticket purchases. Unfortunately, I also realized that person(s) would have had the biggest target on them safety wise. Unless the states made an exception, not being anonymous to claim it would have been begging for trouble. Winners have been shot, poisoned, threatened with kidnapping for jackpots much much
May 13, 2013, 10:37 pm - Teddi - Lottery News

Do any of you buy your tickets online?Reply
I was wondering the other day what the highest prize those services have paid out. As I understand it they don't actually buy the numbers, so they I suppose they could have had a jackpot winnter, in which case that winner was probably the most anonymous lottery jackpot winner ever.
May 4, 2013, 3:23 am - ttech10 - Lottery Discussion Forum

Would you remain Anonymous or have a Press Conference after winning the Jackpot?Reply
If you can't totally remain anonymous, the next best thing would be to not have the press conference. People would know your name, but they wouldn't know your face.
Apr 15, 2013, 2:25 pm - LottoPerro - Lottery Discussion Forum

Would you remain Anonymous or have a Press Conference after winning the Jackpot?Reply
My state won't let lottery winners to be anonymous but I definitely don't want a press conference or an interview by the press. There would be no pictures of me holding an oversized check.
Apr 13, 2013, 4:55 pm - redhot7 - Lottery Discussion Forum

Would you wait for a year before claiming your $10M MM ticket if your state has a pending bill thatReply
I'd expect that any bill to allow winners to remain anonymous will only apply to drawings after the bill takes effect. Even if the law is written to apply retroactively to winners who haven't come forward yet, it's possible that it could be successfully challenged by somebody who wants the information. If today's laws says that the information about winners of today's drawing is public information, then it's public information whether the state already has it or has to wait to get it.
Mar 31, 2013, 12:06 am - KY Floyd - Lottery Discussion Forum