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• Coin Toss

  

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  Was this ever discussed before?

  Let's just say someone in witness Protection wins a jackpot....make it more interesting and say it's a PN or MM jackpot?

  What would happen?

  Artist77 what's your take? You know more about the law than mot or all here.

  Those who run the lotteries love it when players look for consistency in something that's designed not to have any. So many systems, so many theories, so few jackpot winners. 

  

  There is one and only one 'proven' system, and that is to book the action. No matter the game, let the players pick their own losers.
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  Quote: Originally posted by Coin Toss on Dec 26, 2016

  Was this ever discussed before?

  Let's just say someone in witness Protection wins a jackpot....make it more interesting and say it's a PN or MM jackpot?

  What would happen?

  Artist77 what's your take? You know more about the law than mot or all here.

  l would think that those in witness protection are being rewarded handsomely enough by the govt CT that there is really no need for them to play the lottery.If they did win l would imagine that they would have to alert the govt of their windfall since it could expose their whereabouts to those seeking revenge etc etc.Now if they resided in a State where a lottery winner could claim anonymously- no problem.

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• Coin Toss

  

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  noise-gate,

  One time on TruTv's World's Dumbest a pizzeria owner in Florida got into a scrape with local law enforcement. 

  Turned out he was in Witness Protection and the name of the pizzeria was Goomba's Pizza. One of the commentator's on World's Dumbest said, "Witness Protection. Goomba's Pizza. Seriously?"

  

  Those who run the lotteries love it when players look for consistency in something that's designed not to have any. So many systems, so many theories, so few jackpot winners. 

  

  There is one and only one 'proven' system, and that is to book the action. No matter the game, let the players pick their own losers.
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  Maybe that part of the program rules is that they are unable to play the lottery.....I guess if you're in fear for your life, it's not a bad trade-off, unless you stick to pick 3...LOL!

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• KY Floyd

  

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  I'm pretty sure that if the federal government asks for a court order preventing the lottery from releasing any information they'll get their court order, but I suspect that the people in charge of keeping the winner's real identity and whereabouts secret wouldn't be very happy.
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  I think I read somewhere that being in witness protection is often built in to the lottery as one of the only ways people in non-anonyymous states can keep their identity private.

   

  Another interview with the NY (I believe) lottery comission talked about an officer who was working undercover, which was why they kept his identitty secret for a time. Can't remember where I read this though.
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  Couldn't they just do a Trust?  I am sure the government could/would set it up for them. 
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  Quote: Originally posted by KY Floyd on Dec 27, 2016

  I'm pretty sure that if the federal government asks for a court order preventing the lottery from releasing any information they'll get their court order, but I suspect that the people in charge of keeping the winner's real identity and whereabouts secret wouldn't be very happy.

  "but I suspect that the people in charge of keeping the winner's real identity and whereabouts secret wouldn't be very happy."

  Just to discuss a topic like this, we must first pretend the odds of over a quarter billion to 1 against winning a MM or PB jackpot don't exist. But when one thinks about it, it makes sense because the same people wanting anonymity want to watch TV shows like "the lottery change our lives". We also have to pretend there is a real logical reason why someone in witness protection would buy a lottery ticket knowing they would risk death by collection the winnings.

  Or maybe they got their idea playing Grand Thief Auto V where one of the main characters believed dead was in a witness protection program.
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  Quote: Originally posted by Raven62 on Dec 27, 2016

  Turn the Ticket over to your US Marshall Service Handler: They will Thank You!

  Notify the Marshall's service to make arrangements to relocate. If an attorney can't do a Power of Attorney to collect the winning in a trust, then we make more arrangements.....

  1) Let it be known you're moving to Omaha for a new job, or a family matter or at least you're considering it, right? You don't care what the story is as long as its consistent. You'll never see these people again anyway.

  2) Second or third week put a FOR SALE sign in the front yard. Yes, Aunt Frankie passed and left you a good deal of money and some property. Or you decided to take the job. Whichever applies. 

  3) Wait a month, preparing your move. 

  4) Since you have a new established identity, and it's unlikely your enemies have a dedicated network, scouring the world 24/7 for you, the only problem you have is your face. The Marshall's Service can probably spring for a cheap wig, hat, and a pair of glasses. And one of the women will likely have some makeup you can borrow, or just go all in and hire Kay Pike so you can look like this.....

   

  

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  Quote: Originally posted by MaximumMillions on Dec 27, 2016

  I think I read somewhere that being in witness protection is often built in to the lottery as one of the only ways people in non-anonyymous states can keep their identity private.

   

  Another interview with the NY (I believe) lottery comission talked about an officer who was working undercover, which was why they kept his identitty secret for a time. Can't remember where I read this though.

  Max, If I remember correctly, this happened on January 13, 2016. The date of the record jackpot. The wife of the officer asked him to pick up some Powerball tickets for the $1.6 Billion jackpot. I believe he purchased a Mega Millions ticket along with the Power Ball tickets. They won the Mega Millions jackpot and not Power Ball.

   The Press assisted the lucky couple and kept their identities secret until he could resign.

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