$14.5M Texas Lotto jackpot claimed

Comment #20

mikeintexas — Mon, 26 Jan 2015 05:44:17 GMT

Since you don't live in Texas, you have no say in the matter. Only six states allow anonymous claiming, so don't make it out like Texas is the only one that doesn't. I tried to explain to you the reasoning behind it (transparency) and I thought that since you quoted my post, you had read it. Apparently not. If someone from Texas wants to remain anonymous, then they can always create a trust to claim it. I don't know about any other non-anonymous claiming states - that's their business.

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Comment #19

myturn — Sun, 25 Jan 2015 23:17:08 GMT

The claimant requested minimal publicity

The claimant should be allowed to request anonymity.

Comment #18

Get paid — Wed, 07 Jan 2015 19:15:57 GMT

Well I,m quite sure theirs a few people in cypress tx. who knows Brandy Jackson,she could had a trust,an no one would have know the winners identity.

Comment #17

myturn — Wed, 07 Jan 2015 10:43:02 GMT

In Australia lottery winners are allowed to remain anonymous. It dates back to 1960, the NSW Government introduced a lottery to build the now famous Opera House. One person won one hundred thousand pounds, the equivalent of millions today. The winner's name was published in the papers.

The winner's eight year old son was kidnapped for ransom, and later killed, search NSW lottery kidnapping. As a result, the law was charged to allow anonymity. Hopefully, it won't take a similar tragedy b... [ More ]

Comment #16

mikeintexas — Wed, 07 Jan 2015 07:33:04 GMT

Ah, but there will always be those who would think the prize wasn't awarded, and instead lined the pockets of the lottery commission or politicians. Some states have a Freedom of Information law that mandates the winner, the amount won and the winner s hometown have to be made public...all in the name of transparency . Some states allow the prize to be claimed by a trust or limited liability company which creates a buffer for the winner's identity. I think a good compromise would be to have the... [ More ]

Comment #15

Piaceri — Wed, 07 Jan 2015 03:38:10 GMT

Let's hope it passes.

Congrats to Brandi

Comment #14

myturn — Wed, 07 Jan 2015 02:52:02 GMT

I believe state law requires the publication of the identity of lottery winner. So don't shoot the messenger. Contact your state representative and voice your opinion.

Comment #13

myturn — Wed, 07 Jan 2015 02:26:25 GMT

Texas should change the law to guarantee winners anonymity. It is completely crazy to require winners to go public. It puts enormous pressure on winners, and many can't deal with it.

If you come into a large sum and everyone knows about it, you will be inundated with people seeking help. It takes a strong person to be able to resist it. But if you try to solve all the world's problems, you will create a big problem for yourself, you will go broke.

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Comment #12

shadowlady — Tue, 06 Jan 2015 16:31:44 GMT

Congratulations.

I agree, that is a good amount to win. The Colorado Lottery seldom gets that high. But I still try to buy it every once in a while (it goes to support the parks, open spaces, wildlife, etc).

Comment #11

rcbbuckeye — Tue, 06 Jan 2015 16:23:56 GMT

I read in the last commission meeting minutes that a bill was introduced that, if passed, would grant anonymity to winners of a million dollars or more. We'll see what happens.

Comment #10

Minka$ — Tue, 06 Jan 2015 14:23:17 GMT

Fantastic win Brandi Jackson! As an astrologer, I would be very interested in seeing what date/time she played her Quick Pick ticket as I'm studying what lucky factors present at time of play may influence the outcome. Way to go.

Comment #9

mikeintexas — Tue, 06 Jan 2015 12:38:29 GMT

I'm thinking that probably IS the minimum publicity. They're going to release your name and where you won it, but I did a quick check online and didn't see any photos of her, at least not from any lottery sites or online Texas newspaper websites that had the story.

I did see Scary Chick's profile pic when I did the image search which means Google indexes this site often.

Comment #8

TGOOD7 — Tue, 06 Jan 2015 10:57:50 GMT

way to go ,Congrats.

Comment #7

mrcraft — Tue, 06 Jan 2015 06:14:22 GMT

Congrats! But, I guess they didn't honor her request.

Comment #6

SammyJoe10 — Tue, 06 Jan 2015 03:18:11 GMT

That's the perfect jackpot amount. Not too high, not too low. Congrats

Comment #5

music* — Tue, 06 Jan 2015 02:07:10 GMT

Brandi, Congratulations !!! Have a Happy Life ! Invest wisely.

Comment #4

sully16 — Tue, 06 Jan 2015 00:18:03 GMT

Congrats Brandi, enjoy

Comment #3

hearsetrax — Mon, 05 Jan 2015 22:34:58 GMT

Comment #2

ThatScaryChick — Mon, 05 Jan 2015 22:13:41 GMT

That's a nice win! Congrats to her.

Comment #1

dallascowboyfan — Mon, 05 Jan 2015 21:59:05 GMT

Congratulation Brandi

$14.5M Texas Lotto jackpot claimed

Lottery Post — Mon, 05 Jan 2015 21:52:42 GMT

Winner requested minimal publicity

The winning ticket for the $14.5 million New Year's Eve Lotto Texas drawing was claimed today at the Texas Lottery's headquarters in Austin.

Brandi Jackson of Cypress, Texas, selected the cash value option and will receive the prize in one lump sum payment of $10,392,246.79.

On behalf of the Texas Lottery, I want to congratulate Brandi on this exciting win and start of the new year, said Gary Grief, executive director of the Texas Lottery Commission.... [ More ]