$191 million Louisiana Powerball lottery winner claims prize

Comment #14

msharkey2001 — Tue, 26 Dec 2017 01:14:39 GMT

Given an infinite amount of time anything with a non zero probability will happen eventually.

Comment #13

noise-gate — Mon, 25 Dec 2017 18:33:04 GMT

The moment when you hand your ticket to a stranger to cash it for you...Terrifying. I don't think l can do that.

Right, now if you FORGOT to thoroughly vet this attorney, if you forgot to sign the back of the ticket, forgot to make copies before going by that path that took you to that statement. Then yeah

Comment #12

Cunnington — Mon, 25 Dec 2017 03:25:55 GMT

I don't have enough sense now because lots of people are claiming to be the winner. How to pay all of them

Comment #11

One-Day — Wed, 20 Dec 2017 21:11:33 GMT

Lafayette attorney Jean C. Breaux Jr. appeared at Lottery headquarters Tuesday morning with the Powerball ticket worth an estimated $191.1 million and claimed the prize via a Power of Attorney on behalf of his client, a three-member family partnership.

That moment when you hand out your ticket to a stranger to cash it for you... Terrifying. I don't think I can do it. Power of attorney or not.

I guess things are different down in Louisiana (at least, I hope they are, for their s... [ More ]

Comment #10

Seattlejohn — Sat, 16 Dec 2017 01:25:13 GMT

I guess things are different down in Louisiana (at least, I hope they are, for their sake; hope their attorney's up to snuff). Here in Washington State, the only way to shield the names of entity members would be to do a blind trust, as partnership documents (including names of members) are listed online.

Comment #9

KY Floyd — Fri, 15 Dec 2017 22:17:51 GMT

It's the lottery's rules that determine what happens, not what kind of legal entity a winner creates. If the state requires a real person to claim the prize and the winner's identity is made public then there is no legal entity you can create that will prevent your name from being publicized. In that case the legal entity is just a financial tool that helps you deal with what happens in the future.

Comment #8

jillybear — Fri, 15 Dec 2017 14:30:55 GMT

That's great BUT in Pennsylvania they will reveal the members of the Trust!

BUT, if they formed a limited liability company (L.L.C.) partnership, those cannot be revealed, by law.

Comment #7

music* — Thu, 14 Dec 2017 17:24:57 GMT

Congratulations to this three-member family partnership from Louisiana!! For those that say you'll never win, well never was on October 25th!

Keep on playing LP Members. A win is still possible with odds being 1:292.2 million PB

Now with MM odds of 1:300 million Let us show the world that an LP member can win.

Comment #6

Bleudog101 — Thu, 14 Dec 2017 17:18:16 GMT

They did it right, I forgot all about this Louisiana win as I'm sure many did. WTG

Comment #5

Raven62 — Thu, 14 Dec 2017 16:50:21 GMT

A fine example for any Jackpot Winner of how to claim their Prize

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dpoly1 — Thu, 14 Dec 2017 16:35:59 GMT

That's great BUT in Pennsylvania they will reveal the members of the Trust

Comment #3

CDanaT — Thu, 14 Dec 2017 16:15:32 GMT

Great win and story, smart folks claiming through a trust. I hope they are Lottery Post contributors or become contributors in the future. Good luck with your newly acquired wealth.

Nice lil X-mas present

Comment #2

lejardin — Thu, 14 Dec 2017 15:44:18 GMT

In this case, the attorney is a necessary evil lol.

Comment #1

LiveInGreenBay — Thu, 14 Dec 2017 15:05:29 GMT

I wonder how much the attorney gets

$191 million Louisiana Powerball lottery winner claims prize

Lottery Post — Thu, 14 Dec 2017 14:40:13 GMT

An October Powerball drawing that awarded a $191 million jackpot to a ticket purchased in Louisiana was claimed by an attorney representing a partnership, in order to mask the winners from public scrutiny.

Lafayette attorney Jean C. Breaux Jr. appeared at Lottery headquarters Tuesday morning with the Powerball ticket worth an estimated $191.1 million and claimed the prize via a Power of Attorney on behalf of his client, a three-member family partnership.

The group, 292 Family Partnership,