Ohio Mega Millions lottery winner claims prize anonymously

Comment #18

MaddMike51 — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 01:08:36 GMT

I cross the Mississippi River and buy my Mega Millions tickets in Illinois.I'm hoping to hit tonite.

Comment #17

Cha$e-IL — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 00:26:00 GMT

maybe I should move to OH they seem to be on fire with JP's...IL is due for a single jp winner...

Comment #16

MaddMike51 — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 02:51:19 GMT

Terry Hackman of Franklin Grove, IL shared a Mega Million jackpot on May 23,2008.

The Mega Millions jackpot that was won in Il. in December of 2007 was also a shared jackpot but the winner claimed it anonymously.

Before that it was won three times in Ill. in 2002.Twice in May once in September. You would think a big state like Illinois would win more often.

Comment #15

Cha$e-IL — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 01:21:42 GMT

I was thinking the same thing...IL hasn't won since 12/07

Comment #14

savagegoose — Sat, 06 Jun 2009 10:26:51 GMT

wow 2 lawyers even, man this winner is taking no chances.

as the the blind trust, you are still the beneficiary, or you and family members the sole point of the trust is to deliver benefit to the beneficaries.

Comment #13

SpanaUnlimited — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 21:03:21 GMT

When it comes to blind trust the pain in the rear part is all of the legal/paperwork. It is a legal way of staying anonymous since the trust is claiming the ticket not the individual. Thus only the name of the trust is revealed and not the name of the actual player that played the ticket.

I think a blind trust requires a seperate TIN(Tax-ID #). As long as you name yourself as trustee....I think you can distribute funds from the trust as you wish.

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Comment #12

spy153 — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 16:01:58 GMT

I googled the blind trust thing.

Not for me. With a blind trust, you have no say so over the business end of the money so you don't have any way of getting any personal gain from it. Excuse me, isn't that the point?

I want to have total control over my money. So I guess when I win, it's all out in the open! I'll be free to rub some people's faces in it. You know the ones I'm talking about.

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Comment #11

DelmarvaChick — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 20:22:45 GMT

What makes them not o great

Comment #10

dk1421 — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 18:44:20 GMT

From what I've heard about Blind Trusts, they're not all that great, but, to me, seemed best if it was your only option to remain anonymous.

But I could have misunderstood.

Comment #9

NearNewBrit — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 02:08:09 GMT

And I was thinking it was time to ask Todd to include a new aspect to the site that addresses just this subject, just as I encouraged him to tell us when the super jackpot games reached each state: http://www.usamega.com/powerball-wheretoplay.htm .

Incidentally, my opinion is that winners should be allowed to be anonymous.

Comment #8

ThatScaryChick — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 22:36:30 GMT

I was thinking the same thing. Not all states allow you to claim your ticket with a blind trust. Some states, want to show everyone that the games are legit and that people do win.

Comment #7

maringoman — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 21:40:15 GMT

Massachusetts lottery would never allow the blind trust thing. They consider it their braggin rights and have a law to that. They would never miss on a chance to splash the winners pictures on their website.

Comment #6

HiFi — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 20:49:59 GMT

ohio again...hmmm they sure win a lot.

Comment #5

SpanaUnlimited — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 20:31:01 GMT

I think a blind trust also helps/protects the individual from lawsuits. Usually when someone becomes rich....there are a few folks out there that will try to extort money. They might fight you, stage an accident, or cause some sort of liability. By puting the money in a trust....it kinda insulates the money and leaves it untouchable by predators.

I am sure there other benefits but that is one that comes to mind.

Comment #4

spy153 — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 18:41:57 GMT

Other than remaining anonymous, what are some other benefits of forming a blind trust

Comment #3

hearsetrax — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 14:20:48 GMT

Comment #2

JackpotWanna — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 14:15:47 GMT

WTG! Smart winner! Make your dreams come true.

Sadly not all states give that option.

Comment #1

MaddMike51 — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 13:24:04 GMT

Very smart to remain anonymous.I would do the same if allowed to.

Ohio Mega Millions lottery winner claims prize anonymously

Lottery Post — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 12:15:38 GMT

The owner of a winning Mega Millions ticket claimed their prize Friday.

But the identity of the winner won't be made public after two attorneys claimed the prize on behalf of a blind trust which Ohio law allows.

Chillicothe attorney Deborah Barrington and Columbus attorney Ronald Rowland, cotrustees of The Ross County Beneficiary Trust, claimed the $75.6 million prize for the winner at the Ohio Lottery's offices in Cleveland.

The winner had 180 days in which to claim the prize, but wait... [ More ]