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Kansas Lottery Winner to Stay AnonymousNews Story
If you won almost $2 million playing the lottery would you want everyone to know who you were?Kansas Lottery officials have honored the request of the record-setting winner of the Super Kansas Cash drawing Wednesday to stay anonymous. The winner, a woman from Manhattan, Kansas, is $1,935,001 richer after Wednesday's Super Kansas Cash drawing.The woman, who purchased the ticket at the Shop Quik at 3108 Anderson Ave., also earned the store $1,000 bonus for issuing the winning ticket. She matched
Aug 26, 2003, 8:39 am - Todd - Lottery News

Which States Keep Pick 5 & 6 Winners Names SecretReply
Most states REQUIRE public disclosure, and some, including New Jersey, even provide an easy method for listing everyone in your town that has won a major prize! Delaware is the only state that I am aware of that specifically provides for remaining anonymous. Do NOT play and expect to remain anonymous if you win, BUT you can always have a plan. You are anonymous up until you actually claim the prize, so there's plenty of time to change your phone number, address, get your finances in order, etc.,
Mar 19, 2002, 2:45 pm - Todd - Lottery Discussion Forum

Compiling lists of states and claiming rules/anonymous, etc. Please add.
Categories of claimant options: Feel free to add states. Let's develop a list. 1.) 100% automatically anonymous. See MD. 2.) 100% not anonymous. Claimant must be an individual only based on lottery rules. See VIRGINIA 3.) Claimant or anonymity issue not addressed in lottery rules. So trusts, etc. are an option for claiming. See DC and NH. 4.) Limited anonymity based on time and /or winning amount. Winner may remain anonymous for a specific period of time and/or above a specific
Jan 21, 2019, 10:30 am - Artist77 - Jackpot Games Forum

Vermont could become first state to privatize lotteryReply
Lehman Brothers says a private company would increase sales through new marketing techniques and by using the Internet. The report says lottery tickets could be sold over mobile phones, interactive TV, or even through handheld devices like Blackberries or Palm Pilots ok...after reading this statement it makes me wonder if it would also allow someone to purchase lottery straight from the lottery commission on-line.........which leads me to my next question if the answer to my 1st one is yes.
Dec 22, 2007, 1:03 pm - chasingadream - Lottery News

Winner of $1.5B lottery jackpot donates some winnings to Alabama tornado victimsNews Story
Updated with additional details about the anonymous winner The winner of the largest Mega Millions jackpot in US history $1.5 billion is sharing some of her newfound wealth to help others in need. The lucky South Carolina woman, who has chosen to remain anonymous, is donating to the Alabama Red Cross to aid tornado relief and several South Carolina charities. She decided to donate because she claimed the money when a tornado struck Alabama in early March, her lawyer Jason Kurland said.
Mar 18, 2019, 10:11 am - Todd - Lottery News

California Lottery accidentally publishes winner's address instead of retailer's in press releaseReply
All the more reasons for California to remain anonymous it's ridiculous. It's dangerous out here. They didn't get the memo I would be terrified to go back to that house. but buyers should have the right to remain anonymous it's OK to give information out about where the ticket was purchased at, but forget given all that information out about the winner like a blessing and a curse at the same time
May 4, 2026, 7:14 pm - pantherestates - Lottery News

New York Senate passes bill allowing lottery winners to claim prizes anonymouslyReply
VA is NOT entirely an anonymous state. A winner has to be revealed if their winnings are 10 million dollars or less. Currently VA lawmakers will be voting to make VA a fully anonymous state like Maryland
Mar 12, 2025, 7:23 am - winterhug - Lottery News

New bill in Wisconsin could allow some lottery winners to remain anonymousReply
This is not helpful. At all. They should allow winners to remain anonymous indefinitely. Too many stories of winners' lives being ruined by greedy vultures around them. A lot of states allow anonymous collecting or via trust. Wisconsin should do the same and not this half baked idea of only a year of anonymity.
Dec 12, 2023, 12:18 pm - thaencyder - Lottery News

$1.35 billion Mega Millions lottery winner suing mother of his child for revealing win to familyReply
I honestly don't even see the point of playing the lottery unless you buy tickets in a state that allows you to remain anonymous. I actually think it is foolish to tell people you won after you went through all the trouble to remain anonymous.
Nov 25, 2023, 1:42 pm - rundown99 - Lottery News

Lottery state chart/anonymity and claimantsReply
Nope. Washington state is not an anonymous state. The records request is a separate issue. Please provide links where winners have remained anonymous using trusts. Thanks.
Feb 22, 2023, 7:59 pm - Artist77 - Jackpot Games Forum