Thinking of going off the grid after winning the lottery? Not so fast

Comment #22

brees2012 — Wed, 29 May 2019 20:18:06 GMT

Remember Brad Duke , smart fella .....

Also remember other winners too , you

rarely hear about them ....

Remember Mr.Butler clearly , he did what was right .

I know of a young lady who won in the area ,

she moved to another town for a few years .

Decide to move back to her old town , where

she felt comfortable.

Comment #21

rcbbuckeye — Sat, 18 May 2019 01:11:43 GMT

Check out John Wells and The Field Lab in Brewster County Texas.

That is off the grid .

Tried talking my wife into doing that. I'll just say it didn't go over well. LOL.

Comment #20

Stack47 — Sat, 18 May 2019 00:47:12 GMT

I suppose there is somewhere on earth were a person or a family could be off the grid, but they would probably create a reality TV show.

Comment #19

aux8b — Fri, 17 May 2019 21:16:33 GMT

Not to get off topic......... I do not post my Powerball and Mega Millions numbers that I buy .

Comment #18

gauch — Fri, 17 May 2019 14:18:10 GMT

Great point. Not to get off topic...but its the same thing with going 'offshore' financially ...NOTHING wrong with 'offshore' as long as someone isn't evading taxes ...AVOIDING taxes in order to get the best bang for our buck legally is perfectly legal and is a right of most citizens of the world (especially in US)

Great topic and points here. Thank you

Comment #17

CDanaT — Sat, 27 Apr 2019 01:19:46 GMT

Well Music..............Since my surname has been in this country since the 1630s, I don't worry about the 1000s of relatives that might be out there. None of my family have children in school. Perhaps in your concerns over my personal safety,you have forgotten about my advocacy for anonymity. But thanks for looking out for me.. Bless your little heart

Comment #16

sdw1000 — Sat, 27 Apr 2019 00:28:46 GMT

What a dumb article. They forgot to include South Carolina in one of the states where you can claim anonymously. Sounds like a click bait story. Oh hi everyone! I am new.

Comment #15

music* — Fri, 26 Apr 2019 16:41:43 GMT

CDanaT, Are you concerned about the safety of your relatives who share your Surname? Especially the children. They might be bullied at school. How about kidnapping

Comment #14

CDanaT — Fri, 26 Apr 2019 13:48:32 GMT

I tend to believe the off the grid comment for U.S resident lottery winners has been applied to residing here in the USA and keeping away from being in the public eye (interviews/social media/lottery shows/etc etc) not necessarily moving out of the country. To each his own on that one. Why Franco's Atty had him conduct a here I am/look at me public appearance if it isn't required, is beyond me. I am thankful he's not my lawyer and definitely not my circus to contend with. I suppose there is an e... [ More ]

Comment #13

paymentplan-man — Fri, 26 Apr 2019 10:45:41 GMT

Agreed I mean if I'm seeking anonymity the last thing I would want to do I use the lawyer who's name comes up most often. Plus I feel like he's always saying too much and giving away too much info unless he's just spitting lies or random facts back to the public when asked about his clients.

Comment #12

music* — Fri, 26 Apr 2019 10:12:56 GMT

Please contact Jason Kurland before you strike him off your list.

I live in CA and can say NO to the Media Availability and the Photo Celebrity. My name will be in Cyber Space forever. For anyone who googles it.

I hope that in the future I will look back at these days as lucky and pleasurable with good memories.

Mark Gardiner from Britain has been a major winner for about twenty-five years and he still feels like he is in a dream. He will wake up and be back at his normal job and

Comment #11

maximumfun — Fri, 26 Apr 2019 07:33:15 GMT

Some of these posts do not make Lottery Lawyer Jason Kurland sound like the person I would either go to, or recommend...

Comment #10

Stack47 — Fri, 26 Apr 2019 03:34:49 GMT

Seriously has to be someone's wife or daughter.

Comment #9

noise-gate — Fri, 26 Apr 2019 02:22:30 GMT

l found this surprising unless Franco was forced by the lottery folks to show his face to the press.

Speaking with reporters on Tuesday, he declined to say where he grew up, where he lived, what kind of car he drove or where he used to work.

Wisconsin wants winners to come forward to claim their prizes, although Wisconsin does not require them to appear at a news conference as Mr. Franco did.

He could have done this, or maybe it was not allowed.

Lottery winner claims $1.17 million... [ More ]

Comment #8

Teddi — Fri, 26 Apr 2019 01:50:37 GMT

Welcome

Comment #7

Artist77 — Fri, 26 Apr 2019 01:13:53 GMT

Are you for real? Not a great first post.

Comment #6

ROGERI — Fri, 26 Apr 2019 00:54:27 GMT

You need to add Wyoming to your list of states that you may conceal your identity. This has been so since July 1, 2013 when Wyoming joined the lotterysphere. All the news outlets also get this wrong probably because they get their info from your site. Please update the Lottery Post data base.

Comment #5

Teddi — Thu, 25 Apr 2019 23:54:24 GMT

What a truly ridiculous and pointless story. Did we change going off the grid to mean hiding assets or tax dodging ? Basically click bait

Comment #4

KY Floyd — Thu, 25 Apr 2019 22:35:44 GMT

Either the Times as a whole or an editor and the reporter(s) who wrote the story seem to be confused about what going off the grid means. They seem to be confused about other things, too.

You can't buy a car in cash and avoid disclosing who you are

The car has to be registered and it has to be clear who owns it, so the car dealer obviously needs the name of the owner, which isn't necessarily the buyer, for the bill of sale. That owner can be an LLC or a trust, so the name the dealer gets... [ More ]

Comment #3

music* — Thu, 25 Apr 2019 22:28:37 GMT

Lottery Lawyer Jason Kurland knows what he is talking about. Manuel Franco hired Andrew Stoltmann another lawyer with experience helping past winners after they have been scammed. He knows how to proceed to avoid criminals.

Jason Kurland is very helpful. lotterylawyerjasonkurland.com

Here in California I will need an address in case the California Lottery mails me something. Like corrections to my claim. If I made a mistake somewhere. They will not use an email address. I will use UPS.... [ More ]

Comment #2

hearsetrax — Thu, 25 Apr 2019 20:09:12 GMT

well it certainly looks like Mr Franco and family are in for a bit of a rough virtual weather

I wish them luck in making it through

Comment #1

zephbe — Thu, 25 Apr 2019 19:47:20 GMT

Some of the statements in the article seem to suggest ''going off grid has to be something illegal--like hiding assets. Where did that come from? Don't most lawyers advise lottery winners to get away for a while to let the win sink in? There is nothing illegal about that.

Thinking of going off the grid after winning the lottery? Not so fast

Lottery Post — Thu, 25 Apr 2019 19:29:31 GMT

Everyone dreams of it: having a small piece of paper with the right numbers printed on it and winning the life-changing $200 million, $700 million or $1 billion jackpot. But what happens after you win?

Many winners decide to remain anonymous or at least try to but that can be difficult when many states demand that the winners of large jackpots show their faces at news conferences.

At his own news conference in Madison, Wis., Manuel Franco, 24, who in a Powerball drawing last month won $768... [ More ]