By Todd Northrop
An Oregon man who purchased a lottery ticket in Arizona is now a multi-millionaire.
Frederick Hallwyler purchased a few lottery tickets while visiting Arizona, including four quick picks for The Pick drawing on Saturday, Sept. 26, from a vending machine at a Fry's Food Store in Avondale.
He returned to Portland and remembered to check his tickets three days later. What he found out was that one of his tickets matched all six numbers for the $6,285,618 jackpot.
Hallwyler signed his ticket and flew back to Phoenix to claim his winnings. The Arizona Lottery said Hallwyler was nervous carrying the winning ticket in his wallet during the flight.
What does he plan to do with all this cash? Invest it, he said.
According to the Arizona Lottery, Hallwyler plans on relocating to Arizona eventually, and visits often to take advantage of its golf courses and sporting events.
Executive Director of the Arizona Lottery Tony Bouie said the company was excited to award the check to Hallwyler.
"Our hall of winners continues to grow," Bouie said. "We are always excited when we award big prize checks like this to these lucky players."
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Congratulations to the Winner!
SIR,,, congratzzzz....
WISH I WILL BE BLESS WITH A WINNING TICKET..
boss, THANK YOU ('o')
Kind of story lottery guru likes to here; always play when I'm in different states too.
IF I WIN THE JACKPOT, DO I HAVE THE OPTION OF REMAINING ANONYMOUS?
Beginning Friday, July 3, 2015, the names of persons or legally formed entities that are paid lottery prizes or winnings of $600 or more are confidential for 90 days from the date the prize is awarded and are not a public record during this 90-day period. Information regarding the prize winner's city and county of residence is not confidential. A prize winner may waive the confidentiality provisions by voluntarily consenting to the disclosure of the prize winner's name.
Arizona Lottery - FAQ
This is a start, it winners time to adjust to their new financial position. However, why only 90 days? Arizona Lottery should follow the UK's policy and give winners anonymity without a deadline.
90 days is better than nothing!
No. Certain information about Lottery prizes is public record, including the name of the winner, amount of the prize, date of the drawing, name of the game played and city in which the winning ticket was purchased. Oregon citizens have a right to know that Lottery prizes are indeed being awarded to real persons.
Oregon Lottery - FAQ
When I win megabucks I will not care who knows that I won since the jackpot is only $4.2 million for saturday night. I will take it.-weshar75
Congrats to the traveling man in his recent windfall.
Now he will have another reason to revisit the enchanted state.
Will he pay state tax in Oregon or Arizona?
Probably both. The first state to get dibs is Arizona, because that's where the money was "earned". Then, Oregon gets the difference between Arizona's tax rate and Oregon's tax rate. So the net result is that he ends up paying the higher of the state tax rates -- which is Oregon's at 8% I believe.
That's the same way it works when you live in one state but work in another.
Even though the jackpot is ONLY $4.2 million you will indeed care because anyone who has ever crossed your path during your life will make it a point to get re-acquainted. $4.2 million is still life changing and if you are lucky enough to win it then relocating yourself and your mother might be a smart priority.
Good luck to you.
Yea I figured if one of my Delaware tix won, Jersey would be taking 10.8 % the highest in the nation, no getting out of it.
But it would be the last they get cause then I'm getting out.
90 days after presenting your ticket you are "safe" - so they passed a "get out of Dodge" provision did they. 90 days should be MORE than enough time to pack up and leave.
There is a way around it. I was told my another LP member who also happens to be involved in the financial field that if you won and re-establish residency in a income tax free state like Florida or Texas prior to claiming in January 2016 then you would only be responsible for local taxes in the state you purchased your ticket and in your case with Delaware that would be tax free.
As long as you maintain residency for at least 183 days of a calendar year in a different state you will be fine. The only issue is being able to claim it before the ticket expires which in most case is at least 180 days. 10.8% state tax is awful lot of money to donate to your current state and going through this relocating scenario could be well worth the hassle.
Sounds too easy, I could establish residency in the time it would take to get an apt. and swap a drivers license.
Waiting 183 days to claim would be the hard part, I think Delaware tix. are good for a year.
Delaware and Florida are both on my list of places to go win or not.
I would of course consult my tax guy, but I just don't see Jersey letting go that easy.
You actually won't have to wait 183 days. That is just the minimum required amount of days needed in a calendar year to validate your claim as a resident. Many folks who own homes in different states and have to adhere by these guidelines to claim their residency and exemptions i.e. homestead.
If someone got lucky and won a large jackpot before the end of the year, it would be advantageous for them to establish residency in a tax friendly state prior to claiming their winnings early in 2016. Any additional federal taxes would then be owed in April, 2017.
If I won this week, moved to Delaware and claimed early in 2016, wouldn't Jersey say
"Hold on there, you still lived in Jersey when you bought that ticket"
If you established residency in a different state prior to having your attorney claim your prize there would be no reason for NJ to stake a claim for your taxes. A lot of people relocate and are never held liable for their previous state's income tax when they are filing their taxes and shown that they have resided in the new state for over 183 days/half year.
In your case if you relocated this year and presented your claim in 2016 and more than likely resided for the majority of the year in your new surroundings there should be no issues period. If the state you are relocating to doesn't permit anonymity then they will simply disclose that so and so won from the city and state listed on your new drivers license.