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Mystery NH Powerball lottery winner gets her prize, keeps her privacy — for nowNews Story
Payout is anonymous, but winner's identity may be revealed later, pending court case A woman who sued the New Hampshire state lottery commission asking it to allow her to collect the $559.7 million prize she had won without making her name public collected her winnings on Wednesday, lottery officials said, and kept her privacy for now. The woman won the fifth-largest jackpot in the history of the multi-state Powerball lottery drawing in early January but began her legal odyssey when she si
Mar 7, 2018, 8:41 pm - Lottery News

Court hears arguments on $559M lottery winner's plea to remain anonymousNews Story
The mystery woman in possession of the winning $560 million Powerball ticket purchased last month in Merrimack, New Hampshire, is highly stressed and is preparing to have security guards in place should her name be revealed, according to her lawyers. She doesn't want to be a celebrity, said William Shaheen of Shaheen and Gordon law firm. Shaheen said his client, who has filed a lawsuit against the New Hampshire Lottery Commission seeking to keep her identity a secret even though she signed t
Feb 14, 2018, 9:55 am - Lottery News

NH Lottery Commission wants Powerball winner's lawsuit dismissed, citing Right-to-Know LawNews Story
The New Hampshire lottery commission is asking a judge to dismiss a recent lawsuit brought forward by a local woman claiming to own the winning $560 million Powerball ticket and fighting to remain anonymous. Petitioner's desire for normalcy and anonymity is substantially outweighed by the public's right to transparency in the operation of lottery games, wrote Assistant Attorney General John Conforti. According to the state's motion to dismiss the lawsuit, the lottery commission believes i
Feb 13, 2018, 10:48 am - Lottery News

NH Powerball lottery winner sues for anonymityNews Story
A New Hampshire woman who hit this month's $560 million Powerball jackpot asked a judge Monday to keep her identity secret. Represented by the law firm Shaheen Gordon in Concord, the winner of the Jan. 6 lottery drawing says her privacy is at risk because of a huge mistake. Identifying herself only as Jane Doe, the winner says she wrote out her name on the back of the ticket she bought from Reed's Ferry Market in a panic to secure it. Though she had merely been following the directions
Feb 2, 2018, 10:31 am - Lottery News

Fake News: $451 million lottery winner Shane Missler NOT giving away $5,000 to retweetersNews Story
By Todd Northrop When a 20-year-old Florida man won a $451 Mega Millions jackpot earlier this month, the first thing he did was post a brief social media post. Now Internet scammers have mimicked him, and are creating numerous bogus social media accounts in an attempt to deceive people looking for a share of the loot. Shane Missler won the $451 million Mega Millions jackpot on January 5, 2018, but opted for a lump sum payment of $281.2 million instead of the full amount divided into 30
Jan 16, 2018, 10:05 am - Lottery News

20-year-old Florida man claims $451M Mega Millions jackpotNews Story
By Todd Northrop He's not old enough to drink but he's $451 million richer. A 20-year-old Florida man has come forward with the lone winning $451 million Mega Millions jackpot ticket from the January 5th drawing. Shane Missler, who bought the winning Mega Millions ticket from a 7-Eleven in Port Richey, chose to claim a one-time, lump sum payment of $281.9 million. I'm only 20, but I hope to use it to pursue a variety of passions, help my family and do some good for humanity, Missler
Jan 12, 2018, 4:59 pm - Lottery News

One lottery ticket from New Hampshire wins $559.7 million Powerball jackpotNews Story
By Todd Northrop One Powerball ticket holder in New Hampshire is the winner of the $559.7 million jackpot prize, the 8th-largest in US lottery history. The winning numbers, drawn Saturday night, were 12, 29, 30, 33, and 61, with Powerball number 26. The Power Play number was 3. The owner of the winning ticket can choose the annuity option in which 30 payments are made over 29 years, with each annual payment increasing over time. Most, however, choose the cash option. In this case, take-
Jan 7, 2018, 10:59 am - Lottery News

Mega Millions lottery ticket worth $450 million sold in FloridaNews Story
By Todd Northrop After 23 straight drawings with no grand prize winner, one winning ticket was sold for the $450 million Mega Millions jackpot in Friday night's drawing. The winning numbers were 28, 30, 39, 59, and 70, with Mega Ball number 10. The Megaplier was 3. The winning ticket was sold at a 7-Eleven, located at 7131 Ridge Road in Port Richey, Florida. The Florida Mega Millions jackpot winner has 180 days from the date of the drawing to claim the prize. However, to elect the on
Jan 6, 2018, 10:51 am - Lottery News

$570 MILLION: Powerball sales surge prompts jackpot increaseNews Story
Now the 7th-biggest lottery jackpot in US history Mega Millions also bumps up jackpot to $450 million By Todd Northrop Due to larger than expected sales volume, the Multi-State Lottery Association (MUSL) has raised the official Powerball lottery jackpot estimate for Saturday's drawing to $570 million. The all-important lump-sum cash value of the jackpot has been raised to $358.5 million. The newly-increased jackpot amount bumps the ranking of the Saturday drawing's jackpot to the
Jan 5, 2018, 12:17 pm - Lottery News

What all lottery players should know if they win nearly $1B Mega Millions, Powerball jackpotsNews Story
Includes video report One lucky winner could be hours away from taking home one of the largest jackpots in Mega Millions or Powerball history. In more than two months without a winner, both the Mega Millions and Powerball jackpots have rolled over to an estimated combined total of nearly $1 billion. The Mega Millions jackpot stands at $445 million, with a $277 million lump-sum option. The Powerball jackpot has reached $550 million, which is a $347.9 million lump-sum payout. If anyone
Jan 5, 2018, 8:49 am - Lottery News