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Indiana Powerball lottery winners likely to remain anonymousNews Story
The winners of a $57.6 million Powerball prize have collected their money without ever showing their faces. Lottery officials say the identities of people who split the Nov. 22 Powerball jackpot may never be made public. A lawyer and an accountant representing SWS Investments, LLC, a group of between eight and 13 people , collected the winnings Tuesday at Hoosier Lottery headquarters in Indianapolis. Lottery officials say the winners wished to remain anonymous. The group decided to take
Dec 24, 2008, 12:35 pm - Lottery News

Judge rules Washington lottery winners can't be anonymousNews Story
The identity of a Yakima, Washington, couple who won a $6.6 million Lotto jackpot has been revealed after a judge ruled in favor of the state lottery that winners cannot claim jackpots anonymously. This week, nearly 10 months after a temporary injunction that sealed the identity of Michele and Michael Villegas was supposed to be lifted, the names were released. The amount that the couple won is thought to be a local record. But in many respects, their good fortune was eclipsed by the legal
Oct 3, 2008, 10:44 pm - Lottery News

Washington lottery winner claims jackpot anonymouslyNews Story
Winner of $9.7M prize forms corporation to conceal identity The winner of a $9.7 million Washington Lotto jackpot has claimed the prize more than a month after the drawing. The winning ticket was brought in to the Lottery's Everett regional office by a representative for A2A3A4, LLC of Seattle. The corporation opted for the cash payment, receiving $3,637,500 after taxes. Lottery spokeswoman Jacque Coe said it was unusual that no winner came forward immediately after the July 26 drawing.
Sep 10, 2008, 11:01 am - Lottery News

Lottery winner donates $3M jackpot to churchNews Story
A Long Island, N.Y., congregation was praying for pennies from heaven to help expand their church, but instead they were showered with millions. A parishioner who wants to remain anonymous donated his $3 million winning Ba Da Bling scratch-off lottery ticket to The True North Community Church in Port Jefferson. The donation came as a complete surprise to Pastor Bert Crabbe, though he told the congregation the church was facing financial problems because it was growing so fast. Our cong
Aug 29, 2008, 11:22 pm - Lottery News

$196M Ohio lottery winner trying to claim anonymously?News Story
The winner of the $196 million Mega Millions winning ticket sold in Ohio last week hasn't stepped forward yet, but there are indications that he or she might want to remain anonymous. Ohio Lottery spokeswoman Jeannie Roberts said Thursday that the lottery has received inquiries about how to claim the prize through a blind trust. Having a lawyer set up such a trust would shield the winner's name from public release. But Roberts cautioned that the winning ticket has not yet been produced, an
May 27, 2008, 9:28 am - Lottery News

$31 million lottery claimed by anonymous winnerNews Story
And the winner of a $31 million California SuperLotto Plus prize is ... anonymous. The woman who found out Thursday that she had the winning California SuperLotto Plus ticket has claimed the prize. But she told lottery officials she doesn't want her name publicized. Hers is the fourth-largest single-ticket jackpot awarded in San Diego. A lottery spokeswoman quoted the winner as saying, in a statement released last night, I plan to help my family, do home improvements and maybe buy an R
Apr 14, 2008, 12:12 pm - Lottery News

$10M lottery winner squanders fortuneNews Story
He does odd jobs to make ends meet, claims welfare benefits, and lives in a 15 (US $30) a night guest house. It's hard to believe that just three years ago, ex-British soldier Peter Kyle hit the lottery jackpot of 5.1 million (US$10.1 million). Today, the 55-year-old divorc e has squandered all his winnings and is virtually destitute, reported The Daily Mail. It is claimed he also owes money. A source told The Daily Mail that Kyle lost his money after making a string of ill-advised in
Apr 14, 2008, 11:24 am - Lottery News

Winning lottery ticket saved from shredderNews Story
An Australia man who unknowingly kept a winning lottery ticket worth $100,000 in a drawer for five years said he was close to putting it through the shredder. The anonymous winner got the shock of his life when he was told the old ticket had netted him first prize in a $2 million jackpot lottery draw, back in March 2001. The man said he had been planning to get rid of the unchecked tickets he had amassed during his 30 year lottery hobby. I've had a drawer full of unregistered lottery t
Mar 11, 2008, 2:18 pm - Lottery News

Lottery winner surprised ticket worth $250,000News Story
Donald Ertman got a little agitated when he found out he'd have to make the 150-mile trip to Lansing to collect his lottery winnings. All that for $150, he complained. Then the owner of the store that sold Ertman the $1 Mega Millions ticket set him straight: It was worth not $150, but a cool quarter of a million. I didn't believe him not at first, Ertman told The Bay City Times. The 71-year-old laid-off factory worker bought the ticket in late December at the Bad Axe Party Store B
Feb 14, 2008, 4:31 pm - Lottery News

Delaware Lottery publishes winner pictures -- sort ofNews Story
The Delaware Lottery takes pride in their privacy policy, only publishing winner names with their consent. To make the point, while still showing a real winner behind the story, the lottery takes the winners' pictures, but has each winner hold up a mask over their face. With a busy month of August, including sixteen people winning prizes of $10,000 or more, the Delaware Lottery has a lot of anonymous pictures to take. The result is a collage that could make even the stodgiest of us chuckle
Sep 6, 2007, 11:49 am - Lottery News