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Texas Lottery pays out largest jackpot in state history with $360 million Mega Millions claimNews Story
South Dakota-based trust claims largest prize ever paid out to a Texas Lottery player By Kate Northrop A trust based in South Dakota made Texas Lottery history when they claimed a $360 million Mega Millions jackpot this week. The Blue Yucca Trust, of Rapid City, South Dakota, came forward to claim a $360 million Mega Millions jackpot and because the biggest lottery winner in the state of Texas, the Texas Lottery announced on Wednesday. On Oct. 6, 2023, one Quick Pick ticket match
Nov 16, 2023, 10:26 am - Lottery News

Bill to allow Pennsylvania lottery players to claim anonymously passes unanimously in SenateNews Story
Senator warns current laws can lead to having a target on your back By Kate Northrop A bill that would allow some lottery winners in Pennsylvania to claim prizes anonymously passed unanimously in the Senate. On Tuesday, the Pennsylvania Senate approved a bill that would allow lottery winners of prizes $100,000 and above to remain anonymous. Senator Lisa Baker, the bill's sponsor, said Senate Bill 373 will provide protection for players' winnings, families, and identities. Th
Sep 21, 2023, 5:58 pm - Lottery News

Tennessee Powerball winner claims $198 million prize sold at Hendersonville marketNews Story
A winner has come forward to claim the $198 million Powerball jackpot drawn on July 13, receiving the prize anonymously through a trust. The Freedom Trust claimed the prize on Thursday at the Tennessee Lottery headquarters in Nashville, according to a news release. The winner chose to receive the lump sum amount of $128.1 million. The winning ticket was sold at Worsham's Market in Hendersonville. For more than a century, the Worsham family has owned and operated the local landmark near
Aug 2, 2019, 9:06 am - Lottery News

Alabama lottery plan changed; vote next weekNews Story
An Alabama House committee today adopted a new version of a bill to set up a state lottery in Alabama, changing how the money would be distributed. The House Economic Development and Tourism Committee adopted the bill by Rep. Steve Clouse, R-Ozark, who is chairman of the House General Fund budget committee. Clouse's bill would direct 75 percent of net lottery revenues to the General Fund and 25 percent to the Education Trust Fund. The original version, by Sen. Greg Albritton, R-Atmore,
May 10, 2019, 8:40 am - Lottery News

Traditional lottery ticket Christmas gift turns into $3M winNews Story
A family Christmas tradition of giving Connecticut Lottery tickets turned into a $3 million win. Santa arrived with a $3 million gift recently from the Connecticut Lottery's Dec. 25 Mega Millions drawing. The ticket was sold at Avenue News in Bristol and claimed on Feb. 1. The prizes were claimed in four separate blocks of $750,000 under four entities: Christmas 2018 Revocable Trust out of Bristol Christmas 2018 2 Revocable Trust out of Plainville Christmas 2018 3 Revocable Trust out o
Feb 8, 2019, 12:01 pm - Lottery News

Lottery winners use wacky names to claim prizesNews Story
An older gentleman walked into Cincinnati attorney John Brinker's office a few years ago seeking some help. He had won $656,000 through the Ohio Lottery's Rolling Cash 5 game and wanted to preserve his anonymity. Ohio allows trusts to claim lottery prizes so the identity of big winners can remain a secret. The man needed a proper name for his trust. Brinker looked the winner up and down and, on the spot, came up with the perfect name The Wish This Had Happened Sooner Trust. The mon
Feb 6, 2019, 9:13 am - Lottery News

Massachusetts Lottery winners increasingly opting to stay anonymousNews Story
Some people can't believe David Spillane's luck when it comes to the state lottery. People come up to me and say congratulations. How come you win over and over? Spillane, a lawyer from Hanover, said in a recent interview. Five times since Jan. 1, Spillane has gone to Massachusetts State Lottery headquarters in Braintree to claim a winning ticket. The total windfall to date is $6 million. Each time, the state Lottery has distributed to the press and posted on its website the standard g
May 14, 2018, 8:20 am - Lottery News

Lawyer for trust claims $456.7 million Powerball lottery jackpotNews Story
A lawyer working for a trust claimed a $456.7 million Powerball ticket sold at a Pennsylvania convenience store, leaving state lottery officials with no details about the person or people who will get the money. A lottery spokesman said Monday the agency had no information on whether the ticket sold at a Speedway in Manheim on March 17 was won by one person or will be split among multiple people. The ticket was signed by the Emerald Legacy Trust and Blue Bell attorney Andrew Santana. Santa
Apr 30, 2018, 8:28 pm - Lottery News

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

$49M Texas Mega Millions jackpot claimed by trustNews Story
By Todd Northrop The $49 million Mega Millions lottery jackpot won in Texas this past October was claimed this week by a trust, effectively keeping the real winner anonymous. The trust is humorously titled, It Will Buy Me a Boat Revocable Trust Dated November 16, 2016 . Garon R. Horton, an attorney from the Horton Law Firm in Rockwall, is the Trustee. The winning Mega Millions numbers drawn on Oct. 11, 2016, were 36, 39, 42, 45, and 48, with Mega Ball number 3. The claimant selected
Nov 18, 2016, 3:58 pm - Lottery News