Obvously some one not enchanted with their current environment; fmaily, neighbors, friends. I wonder if they are going to move and talk to no one. You can't "remain anonymous" and show up with $196M at the country club.  How do I have $196M to spend and not move on up to the luxury world? I don't. Gimmie the winning ticket and I am at the door the next working day with a smile in my face. I want those computers in Las Vegas to know who the rich guy is!

but remember, you have a registered gun and aint afraid to use it - most of us don't and he may just not be into country clubs - if and when i should win, i'm doing the same thing! but no long speech from me about being out for good .. then spend all my dough and come back to ask for lifetime memberships .. i'm never leaving you LP - i'll be that mole [cute mole] on your butt forever!

May be it's what has happened before in Ohio.  A person walked out on a spouse years ago, never get divorced and now while shacked up with someone else wins a big lottery jackpot.  What do they do?

It has happen more than once in Ohio.  I remember years ago that happened to guy from Pennsylvania who won the Ohio Super lottery for $40M+.  He claimed it with his young girl friend, his estranged wife sued him for half of his share and got it and his girl friend split keeping her half for herself and he ended up with a quarter of a prize he believed was all his.

If I was worried about friends/family after winning a jackpot, they aren't worth keeping in my life.  I would claim the money and split town.

I would want to share my good fortune with family and I don't hang with people I wouldn't consider a friend during better times.

I agree, my friend list does not include every one in the neighborhood.  A wave as you drive, or your kid begging candy once a year, by does not make you my friend.  However, there is that concept called the wood work.  Some people would whine for a percentage of ant urine.

RJOh:

GIVE this WINNER a CHANCE>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

PSYKO can't call the SHOT'sss $$$ 4-U or anyone ................................

THINK about this WON ??????????????????????????????????????????

PSYKO just back from MEXICO L@@K'g @ real estate with a >>>>>>>

cementary in the back YARD >>>>>> great beach  PROPERTY  ???????

QUESTION:

WHAT would U-DO ??????? RJOh ???????

BUY or WHAT.......  ???????......... someone need's 2 make DECISION!!

THANK's

PSYKOMO

Potentially good story, glad I found it. If the person is planning on claiming anonymously, I say good for them as long as they then don't go out and make it obvious they did win. Personally that's how I'd want to claim if I could. I have no problem saying "no" and the number of people I would even give a nickle to is extremely small but I just wouldn't want to deal with the hassle of being bugged about it in the first place by people or "charities" whom I feel could just jump off a cliff as far as I'm concerned, the less people who know the better. When I move I don't want anyone I meet to be able to just put my name into google and find a story about my win. I'd rather be able to make up a story that would work for me, not like I'd be going around looking like a have millions of dollars, but I'm certainly not going to appear broke. Granted it'll get out locally thanks to relatives and gossip, but it's easy to control a small group than a huge crowd. I'd like to keep the bullseye as small as possible. I'd get a concealed weapon license along with weapon training as well as getting back into wrestling, Judo and shape. But you can only protect yourselfso much.. But I wouldn't live in fear and a little (and I do mean little) bit of paranoia never hurt anyone.

People tend to look at lottery winners and their money differently than they do someone who, how should I say this? Earned it? Especially family, more so if they're the jealous type that view a win as though the person doesn't deserve it so why can't they have a share?  Granted I can only really speak of my "family" and most of them are the type that would do whatever they could to get a piece. Thankfully, I don't think it'd be that hard to get away from them to where they wouldn't be able to find me, they're too lazy to put real effort into it anyway. Lottery winners seem to get much less respect than someone who's spent years amassing their fortune for the reason that it's instant money. Many winners seem to have that problem too. Not me though, I'd deserve every penny.

I was at a farm auction in my area a couple of years ago and the land had been divided into several parcels for the sale.  According to the auctioneer one wooded parcel had some wet land and an old family cemetery.  I didn't bid on it but the auctioneer wanted the bidders to be aware because there were state laws concerning such land.