[MayflowerMadam]

“I think anonymity varies from state to state.”

It seems that a recent winner — a woman — was in a state that requires publishing winners’ names, which she definitely didn’t want. She took it to court and, although it took a while, she finally got a judgment in her favor and could remain anonymous.

[CaptainK]

If memory serves, she was from New Hampshire.

[jjotto]

That state allowed a trust to collect, but she had signed the ticket personally and sued to have her trust collect anyway. That’s not going to occur in most places.

Do you really believe it’s very hard to find her identity? It’s just that the lottery and state won’t make it public, but it will become known.

For those who support anonymity, check the case of lottery employee Eddie Tipton.

[KarlInOhio]

She signed the ticket but later decided she wanted a trust to claim it. There was a big fight about whether she could undo the signature.

Another problem is security cameras. The store which sold the winning ticket gets a prize too. They might be informed when the ticket was sold. If so then the picture of you in your sweats buying beer and a lotto ticket might be published even in an anonymous claiming state.

[Gay State Conservative]

It seems that a recent winner — a woman — was in a state that requires publishing winners’ names, which she definitely didn’t want. She took it to court and, although it took a while, she finally got a judgment in her favor and could remain anonymous.

Yup,that was just recently...in New Hampshire.It got a lot of coverage on local Boston stations,which many people in New Hampshire watch.

[Ozark Tom]

She signed the ticket, when all along she was allowed to hide her identity behind a trust, as allowed by New Hampshire lottery rules. Court case prevented the state from divulging her identity, based upon revealing the signature upon the ticket.