Lawyers contact N.H. Lottery about $487 million jackpot

Comment #40

sailmumm — Fri, 09 Sep 2016 21:38:06 GMT

Reported that the winners are coming forward on Monday

Comment #39

Drenick1 — Mon, 05 Sep 2016 18:01:32 GMT

Hard to find any fault with your response.

Comment #38

mikeintexas — Mon, 05 Sep 2016 17:47:01 GMT

Yep, I'd be willin' to swap all the Ma$$holes like him for some illegals; they'd probably work harder, be better Americans and I know they wouldn't whine as much.

Comment #37

Artist77 — Mon, 05 Sep 2016 15:31:51 GMT

Lol lol You sound like a spoiled brat.

Comment #36

Artist77 — Mon, 05 Sep 2016 15:29:35 GMT

It is useless in the states that still disclose the winners name and/or allow a 3rd party to FOIA the information.

Comment #35

faber98 — Mon, 05 Sep 2016 14:31:03 GMT

go chase some illegals back to the rio grande and then cross over with them. not smart enough to escape from that hell-hole of a state i guess.

Comment #34

faber98 — Mon, 05 Sep 2016 14:27:28 GMT

maybe lawyers should find a real job instead of pretending to represent creditors, lying to people about who owns the debt and growing beards to hide their greedy faces while trying to intimidate the weak into paying them. and france sucks.

Comment #33

KY Floyd — Mon, 05 Sep 2016 05:30:05 GMT

Right. Because the only possible advantage of using a trust is anonymity.

Comment #32

Albeone — Sun, 04 Sep 2016 00:58:59 GMT

I'd say yes, they are concerned about their anonymity, cause as you said they just became $200M richer. The fact that the winner(s) haven't come forward yet reinforces this point.

Comment #31

Artist77 — Sat, 03 Sep 2016 16:46:38 GMT

Lol Such a jealous sourpuss. Yes, you should pay your debts.

Comment #30

mikeintexas — Sat, 03 Sep 2016 16:30:27 GMT

Well, YOU need to decide to use a paragraph now 'n then. You are a miserable person. I pity your family for having to be around you.

If you don't like reading those topics you mentioned, then just stop, easy as that. Quit whining, you puke.

Comment #29

faber98 — Sat, 03 Sep 2016 12:54:30 GMT

i just tell it like it is. not miserable at all and don't need you to decide anything. not greedy like most on here who don't play lotteries unless they can win 300m or more and are intrigued by rankings of lottery jackpot totals, or over and over again if they can remain anonymous if they win, or if someone happens to squander 3% of their jackpot people criticize and condemn them for it. or the idiots who win 200m and want to invest and save it all (for what). or the people who think there is s... [ More ]

Comment #28

faber98 — Sat, 03 Sep 2016 12:37:00 GMT

you probably fell asleep while attending all those insipid, boring and useless classes on all that legal crap. how much of that knowledge did you retain and use in the real world. the only thing a lawyer lives for is to buy charged off unsecured credit card debt for pennies on the dollar and then try to intimidate the weak into paying 100% of it back by threatening them with court action in some mickey mouse courthouse. you've heard all the lawyer jokes and they all belong in the bottom of some... [ More ]

Comment #27

Slick Nick — Sat, 03 Sep 2016 12:13:09 GMT

I would like to think that the winner,winners, are taking safe steps to assure a safe future

Comment #26

mypiemaster — Fri, 02 Sep 2016 23:50:49 GMT

Is this gonna turn out to be another version of The Tipton Saga? Stay tuned.......

Comment #25

Artist77 — Fri, 02 Sep 2016 21:52:11 GMT

Lol lol no caps.

Comment #24

mikeintexas — Fri, 02 Sep 2016 21:44:42 GMT

Don't bother with Faber; I don't remember him ever saying anything nice to or about anyone. I can't decide if he's just a miserable person all the time or if someone pees in his cornflakes and he comes in here to rant and whine.

I'm also wondering if he's the ghost of ee cummings.

Comment #23

Artist77 — Fri, 02 Sep 2016 19:42:00 GMT

I must have missed the class on extortion of money. I took a year of Constitutional law, civil and criminal procedure, federal rules of evidence, property law, torts, criminal law, federal taxation and contract law. And that was just as a 1L.

Comment #22

TheMeatman2005 — Thu, 01 Sep 2016 16:19:08 GMT

The winner(s) will get or share over $200 mil after taxes.

Do you think they're worried about it

Comment #21

Coin Toss — Thu, 01 Sep 2016 15:05:12 GMT

The lottery may allow them top be anonymous but who makes up a trust can be looked up via state records.

Comment #20

American Indian — Thu, 01 Sep 2016 11:58:04 GMT

Thank You AGAIN, I wanted to say the same about Lawyers I've always said that but didn't want to hurt any ones feelings, OH WELL WTF DO I CARE ANYWAY TO LATE IN LIFE FOR THAT! LOL

I do mostly play out in-State Lotto but we do buy a MM I don't want or need the JP a Mill would do, we rarely play the PB not only when it's big just out of the blue. I worked in Financial for a CPA friend for many yrs full pt-time, she wanted me to take over her Business when she was ready to retire but I couldn't... [ More ]

Comment #19

faber98 — Thu, 01 Sep 2016 11:30:00 GMT

don't bother with a trust. just keep a low profile. there are so many lottery winners that no one will bother you. actually don't play mm or pb and stick to your state lotto's to fly under the radar if you win. there is no such thing as a best lawyer. they are all liars or crooks (some worse than others). win under 4 or 5 million and you don't need a lying lawyer to handle it. probably a halfway decent accountant could handle it. lawyers and financial planners are not honest and you will never f... [ More ]

Comment #18

American Indian — Thu, 01 Sep 2016 11:29:32 GMT

THANK YOU, I TOTALLY AGREE

Comment #17

American Indian — Thu, 01 Sep 2016 11:23:29 GMT

I thought it had already been claimed? Hope they didn't lose the ticket!

Sounds like they hired the wrong Lawyer or one that's ripping them off?

If I were the winner I would call the Lottery office for Information on the Best Lawyer to hire!

I hope their just having a house built or something like that so when they claim their money they have a place to go.

Sorry but I will claim my money as soon as possible in a Trust remain anonymous.

Of course we are in a situation and need so... [ More ]

Comment #16

faber98 — Thu, 01 Sep 2016 11:14:14 GMT

all lawyers are liars and they are licking their chops to get control of this persons lottery win. they will muddle and confuse the winner in order to get their hands on as much of it as they can. of course there will be plenty left for the winner (too much in fact) but to allow these vultures to control your money is criminal. the problem is that there is no way anyone can keep track of or know what to do with that much money anyway. you think you can but you cannot. financial planners, lawyers... [ More ]

Comment #15

Albeone — Thu, 01 Sep 2016 01:22:19 GMT

Well I have read several local news articles of winning tickets from NH of both the MM PB as well as tri-state mega bucks who claimed their winnings through a trust and I see no mention of the winners names, in every case it's states the winners remained anonymous. So this seems to demonstrate the ability for the winner to have anonymity if they follow this route. This has also been done successfully in other states including TX,TN,and CT.

Comment #14

Artist77 — Thu, 01 Sep 2016 01:01:47 GMT

Oops part e. What a ripoff then. The trust is useless.

Comment #13

Redd55 — Thu, 01 Sep 2016 00:56:50 GMT

Anybody can form a trust and the lottery will cut the check in the name of the trust. But the name of the winner is still public information in NH.

Comment #12

Artist77 — Thu, 01 Sep 2016 00:38:25 GMT

The attorney can be named as trustee until the money is claimed. There would be a separate private trust agreement between the attorney and the winner and the trust could be revocable by the winner and end 5 seconds after the money is claimed...so the winner is the successor trustee. Trust agreements are not public documents generally.

Comment #11

Albeone — Thu, 01 Sep 2016 00:22:26 GMT

I found this info on the rules page of the NH lottery website. And there are also several news clips online showing lottery winners claiming through a trust in NH.

PRIZE CLAIMS

Sw 602.01 Payments.

(a) No prize shall be paid without the physical possession of a winning ticket or a valid subscription recorded in the Lottery's central computer system.

(b) Each Lottery ticket, whether instant or on-line, shall be a bearer instrument until such time as a signature is placed in the designa... [ More ]

Comment #10

Redd55 — Wed, 31 Aug 2016 23:11:04 GMT

From the NH Lottery website:

New Hampshire state law requires the winner's name, town and amount won be available for public information in accordance with RSA 91-A. A winner's street address and phone number is not considered public information.

Comment #9

Artist77 — Wed, 31 Aug 2016 23:11:00 GMT

Lol Agreed. This is why you do your due diligence and hire an attorney with lottery experience and not someone's cousin.

Comment #8

EdG1955 — Wed, 31 Aug 2016 22:52:03 GMT

But the lawyers wouldn't run up as many billable hours if they just looked on the website.

Comment #7

TheGameGrl — Wed, 31 Aug 2016 22:31:42 GMT

Fact: Persons claiming to be lawyers contacted the NH lottery and asked questions

FACT: All other information is open to exercise...aka, jumping to conclusions.

When the ticket is claimed more can be confirmed.

Comment #6

Albeone — Wed, 31 Aug 2016 21:32:14 GMT

The attorneys are probably looking for clarification about New Hampshire's rules on claiming a prize. There is information on a Trust claiming lottery winnings in the lottery rules section on their website. The winner(s) appear to be handling this the right way so far.

Comment #5

helpmewin — Wed, 31 Aug 2016 19:30:09 GMT

Wow NH i wonder if it could be Mr,Steve Player. Congratulations to the BIG WINNER.

Comment #4

music* — Wed, 31 Aug 2016 18:57:58 GMT

I believe that in New Hampshire a winner is allowed to claim using a Trust. They could remain anonymous this way.

I hope that their lawyers, financial advisers, and accountants know about using Trusts.

Comment #3

Bleudog101 — Wed, 31 Aug 2016 18:35:12 GMT

Forgot all about this jackpot not being claimed

Comment #2

music* — Wed, 31 Aug 2016 18:01:18 GMT

RJOh, I agree. They need to visit Lottery Post and USAMEGA.com

The lottery folks say, They can't wait to give this money to the winner or winners. That decision is being made by the winner(s) and the lawyers.

It appears that these lucky players are getting their ducks in a row. Which most States urge us to do. Take life slow. Slow down.

They have the rest of their lives to plan out and enjoy.

Ain't the lottery GRAND

Comment #1

RJOh — Wed, 31 Aug 2016 17:37:52 GMT

Sounds like the kinds of information they could have gotten off their website.

Lawyers contact N.H. Lottery about $487 million jackpot

Lottery Post — Wed, 31 Aug 2016 17:30:53 GMT

July's half-billion dollar Powerball jackpot winner in New Hampshire has yet to come forward, but the New Hampshire Lottery said it has heard several times from lawyers who may represent the lucky ticket-holder.

The $487 million prize was the eighth-largest jackpot in U.S. history and the fifth-largest Powerball jackpot.

Lawyers have contacted the lottery several times since the jackpot, according to New Hampshire Lottery spokeswoman Maura McCann.

They wanted to know what the process e... [ More ]