Representative of Hot Lotto winner named in lawsuit

Comment #17

KY Floyd — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 08:25:47 GMT

It's only a public record if the law says it is, and in states that allow anonymity that information isn't a public record. I believe there have been cases where the lottery didn't publicize the name of a winner, but since there wasn't a specific allowance to remain anonymous the information was released due to a lawful request.

Comment #16

rdgrnr — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 06:38:28 GMT

Welcome to Lottery Post, desert, and best of luck to you!

Now, when can we take the kid gloves off

Comment #15

desert — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 05:26:11 GMT

I'm a new poster here so please treat me with kid gloves at first.

With that said...being anonymous is fine if one doesn't care to field the typical questions from a reporter, How does it feel to be a winner? , what are your plans? (and my favorite) will the win affect your life? . States do allow winners to beg off the publicity and pictures, Arizona being one of them. However, there is a Public Records law that would reveal the winners name. The general public won't know that you're the win... [ More ]

Comment #14

savagegoose — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 03:04:57 GMT

maybe it is the bankrupt lawyers ticket? if i was a banrupt and won the loto wahat a bitter pill , actually paying my debts instead of spending all that money!

i can understand mainly how a bankrupt would take 364days and 22 hours to claim a prize, and still want to not tell ANYONE who they are.

and seriously, its not the lotto people knowing who you are its the public, oh and maaybe state solvency agencies, through out the united states.

Comment #13

NightStalker — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 21:51:40 GMT

Ditto! I'm not going to let a little thing like anonymity get between me and my new Ferrari.

Comment #12

larry3100 — Sat, 21 Jan 2012 22:12:41 GMT

If I won a big jackpot in the lottery and wanted to get my win done through a trust,I should have that right.But if it came down to an investigation to whether or not I got that lottery win,I would reveal myself to the Lottery Commission.I would tell them where I bought that winning ticket.No way I would let the Lottery Commission deny me my jackpot!.

Comment #11

savagegoose — Sat, 21 Jan 2012 20:14:36 GMT

lol classic

Comment #10

mcginnin56 — Sat, 21 Jan 2012 19:00:05 GMT

Excellent point Stack. When people complain about the option of being anonymous, they are not thinking long term. If all lottery wins were anonymous, there would be considerable doubt about the validity and integrity of any such lottery. In general, people need to put a face name to all large lotto wins so that they feel they also have a remote chance of winning.

Comment #9

Stack47 — Sat, 21 Jan 2012 16:00:00 GMT

The lottery office is always trying to find a reason not to pay out

I've only been to a lottery office once and they bent over backward answering all my questions. Do you have an actual example when a lottery office refused to pay your legitimate winnings?

i feel like all states should be anonymous.

And then you'll probably say there was no winner and the lottery office is keeping all the money. Here's a suggestion, if you don't like the rules don't play.

Comment #8

Coin Toss — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 22:40:38 GMT

A poster here named justxploring once joked that something like this would happen and the winner would have to go to court to prove they have a right to remain anonymous- and win the case but become famous for doing so

Comment #7

PERDUE — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 18:12:15 GMT

If I throw enough distractions in your direction, you will eventually forget about the original focus. Which is representing a person(s) who wished to remain unknown.

Divide and conquer.

Success rate almost 100%.

This story is beginning to look like a card trick or the shell game.

Am I the only one that sees this

Comment #6

winwi5 — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 17:36:26 GMT

The lottery office is always trying to find a reason not to pay out and i don't see anything wrong the lottery offices are greedy and crooks themeselves their will be alot of people that will claim their winnings in a trust. I know i would because i don't want or need to go public with my winnings i feel like all states should be anonymous.

Comment #5

Cletu$2 — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 16:12:55 GMT

Something stinks.But is it the Iowa lottery or the lawyers?Time will tell,I suppose.As rdgrnr says,it's getting curiouser and curiouser.

Comment #4

rdgrnr — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 15:59:03 GMT

This is gettin' curiouser and curiouser.

Comment #3

peppy007 — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 15:41:52 GMT

They should turn this into reality TV. Can u imagine the ratings since we ll all know is for real and not some made up fake show.

Comment #2

mcginnin56 — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 14:43:35 GMT

It's the grinch who tried stealing the Hot Lotto

Comment #1

dr65 — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 14:06:12 GMT

I've reconsidered...now it's STINK, STANK, STUNK.

Representative of Hot Lotto winner named in lawsuit

Lottery Post — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 13:57:54 GMT

The case of the most mysterious jackpot winner in the history of the Iowa Lottery got even more convoluted Thursday.

The attorney who represents a trust attempting to claim a multimillion-dollar Hot Lotto jackpot faces legal troubles in Delaware, court documents show.

Crawford Shaw, who is trying to claim a jackpot worth much as $14.2 million on behalf of his client, Hexam Investments Trust, is being sued over his involvement in a now-bankrupt company called Industrial Enterprises of Ameri... [ More ]