What does it say on the back of your state's tickets?

This is a kind of spinoff on PeteLawson's Claiming Anonymously thread.

What does it say on the back of your tickets in regard to claiming and press conferences and release of information?

One reply per state would do it, and would love to hear from those in the states that allow remaining anonymous.

Illinois:

This is part of the staement on the back of Illinois Lottery tickets:

Important Information

Players must be at least 18 years of age. This Lottery ticket is a bearer instrument, please sign immediately..........

......The holder of this ticket agrees to particiapte in interviews with Lottery public relations personnel and news media and grants permission to use his/her name and likeness in Lottery advertising. All Lottery tickets, transactions and winners are subject to applicable Illinois laws, Illinois lottery rules, and directives of the Lottery Superintendent.

On the back of the new york ticket it says..."you are a f--king loser, Thanks for playing!!!  Dont forget to hit the slots at the new empire city casino!! YOU FU--king loser!!!

LOL, You beat me too it.  FYI coin. It also says all winners are subject to Ny laws,lottery rules&regulations. Nothing about interviews/media.

From GA a non anonymous state:

All ticket, transactions, drawings, winners and prizes are subject to Georgia Lottery Corporation (GLC) rules and regulations and applicable law.  Ticket purchasers must be at least 18 years old.  Please sign-the ticket is a bearer instrument until signed.  All prizes must be claimed within 180 days after the winning draw date.  The date of claim is the date of receipt by the GLC. 

The rest tells you where to claim.

I should have read the fine print before playing......... could have saved hundreds of thousands in the last twenty years! 

The back of the NH lottery tickets have the standard blah...blah....blah, but no mention of agreeing to participate in any interviews or news media.

The California Lotto tickets say nothing about media coverage or whether a ticket can be claimed anonymously. However I did read the Lottery regulations from their website and it says:

CLAIMING A PRIZE OR AWARD

1. General Regulations (Draw and Scratchers®)

a. Individuals under 18 years of age and those named in

Government Code section 8880.321(g) are ineligible to receive a

prize. If an ineligible individual makes a claim for a prize either

individually or as part of a group of claimants, that portion of the

prize attributable to the ineligible claimant shall remain in the prize

fund.

b. All prize payments or promotional awards are subject to

deductions and offsets, including taxes, as provided by law.

c. Prize winnings shall be paid to a natural person. Natural person

includes, when applicable, multiple persons as denoted on the

multiple ownership claim form.

(1) Under unique conditions, the Director may allow prize

winnings to be paid to someone other than a natural

person.* These other entities are:

(a) A non-profit 501-C corporation; or

(b) A revocable trust where the grantor is the winner

and the trust is linked to the grantor’s social security

number.

 *italics added

 I am guessing if a winner can persuade the lottery commision that he or she have legitimate concerns for their safety (or family's safety) then they are allowed to collect using a  trust or LLC. Considering the stories from previous winners of threats and actual violence caused by the publiciity surrounding their win, I can see a case for anonymity being made fairly convincingly. I can imagine if a winner requested anonymity and was denied and later was harmed as a result of the publicity, the Lottery Commision could be held liable. At the very least, it would be bad publicity for them.

180 days??  Thats pretty shady....

It's the same here in California.

Also, for all of you California lottery players, this a link to a thread that talks a little more about claiming with a trust or LLC.  I had sent an email to the California State Lottery asking about claiming anonymously and then posted the response.

www.lotterypost.com/thread/230928/2042194

***************************************  FLORIDA *****************************************************

TO REDEEM: Complete the back of the ticket. Prizes must be claimed within 180 days after the winning drawing. POWERBALL*, FLORIDA LOTTO* and MEGA MONEY jackpots must be claimed within the first 60 days for single payment cash option. Prizes of less than $600 can be paid by any Lottery retailer or mailed  to Florida Lottery, Claims Processing, 250 Marriott Drive, Tallahassee, FL 32399-9939. For prizes of $600 or more, obtain a claim form at any lottery retailer or Lottery office, visit the Lottery's Web site at flalottery.com or call (850) 487-7777 (TDD (850) 487-7784). For winning numbers, call (850) 921-PLAY (7529). The risk of mailing tickets remains with the player. All tickets, transactions, and winners are subject to Lottery rules and State law. You are responsible for the accuracy of your ticket. Ticket purchasers must be at least 18 years of age.

NAME_______________________
ADDRESS____________________
CITY_________________STATE______ZIP____________
PHONE NUMBER(___)____________________

180 days in TN too.

Just general info on back of TN's tickets, where to send it and such, yada, yada, yada.

Oklahoma

All prizes must be claimed within 180 days after drawing. Date of claim is date of receipt by he OLC. All tickets, transactions and winners are subject to OLC rules and applicable state law.Complete information and sign ticket immediately. This ticket is the only receipt you have to claim prize.

No where on the ticket does it say you must participate in interviews with news media.

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Indiana

Along with the normal stuff.

All prizes must be claimed within 180 days after drawing.

The bearer of this ticket agrees to grant permission to use their name and image in Hoosier Lottery advertising or promotion and to participate in the interviews with Hoosier Lottery personnel and media.