Posted on 02/16/2018 3:21:54 AM PST by SMGFan
A woman who won a $559.7 million Powerball jackpot will get her money as a legal fight over releasing her identity plays out in court.
In a court filing on Thursday, the New Hampshire Lottery Commission approved the payment to a trust the woman set up. The winning ticket will be placed in a secure location until a court decides whether it’s subject to the state’s Right to Know Law.
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Crappy article, they don’t even say who she is. That’s the Fake News media for you!
She doesn't want every hard luck story, crank, thief, and charlatan to harass her for the rest of her days.
It sounds like she won't be one of the lottery winners who winds up broke, addicted, or dead after 2 years.
Based on the description in various news media circles....she did a fair amount of volunteer work, and appears to have been fairly well known in her town (at least she claims that).
A word of warning for anyone who plays lotto. For most folks...you might play for forty years and never win more than $100 ever. If you come up and win a million or more...you need to quietly go and converse with a professional financial adviser before doing anything with the ticket.
I understand. If you win a prize like that, dump it in several banks, get a burner phone, take an uber out of town, send a cleaner in and put your house up for sale. Take a month-long cruise somewhere and give everyone you meet a false name.
Then come back to the US.
:)
LOL - just having fun. But it wouldn’t be past the media to name her and where she lives while reporting that she wants to keep it secret.
Other states do not allow that option while many states allow anonymous winners.
She should not have signed the ticket before reading the state's rules.
>state’s Right to Know Law.
Is that along the same lines as the ‘State compelling interest’ or other Judicial BS to infringe upon the Rights of We the People?
People have Rights, States\govt have (authorized) power
I would have gladly left my prior life, just walk away, no baggage, nothing, no trucks, tools or things I’ve collected.
And i would have gathered up the good family members of my tribe, tell them the same thing and just move out, buy a hilltop, an island, a private jet, couple homes in Maui....
Just start over.
And also a personal security squad.
I would disappear into the mountains and go fishing and hunting for a while. Of course, after my first interview with the media, they would leave me alone because I would talk about buying a large number of weapons.
It is not that difficult if you move into a gated community with guards and security.
That is how the rich do it.
Simple rule—move to a gated community where all your neighbors are richer than you are. :-)
In Hong Kong the pots are much much smaller however every single winter who comes into collect wears a mask and Burks-like gown.
the reason is because there is a kidnapping risk.
The advice I heard, related to this case, was to set up a Trust BEFORE you sign the ticket, and that’s where the money goes, allowing the winner to remain anonymous regardless of the lottery “rules”.
My understanding is that she called the lottery office and asked what to do. The person she spoke with told her be sure to sign the ticket and failed to tell her about the option of having a trust created.
I think that is what her lawyer is going to stress before the judge.
I suspect she will win the case.
Trusts aren’t really anonymous for very long. This woman is living in a fantasy world and SURPRISE!, there are lawyers who are willing to take her money to feed her fantasy.
I would buy my local newspaper, turn it into a real one and watch heads explode.
In the early years of the Texas Lotto, one winner had to go to court because he/she wanted to remain anonymous. The Texas Lotto claimed they had the right to publish the name. The ticket holder won the right to stay anonymous.
So, there is precedent for winners remaining anonymous by choice.
The lawyer told her that she could have remained anonymous had she not signed the ticket and formed a trust before signing as a trust official. The other attorney just keeps stressing that she is losing 14k in interest every day that it is unclaimed.
The state almost rescinded their right to know law regarding winners but the then-governor vetoed it and the legislature failed to override the veto.
The lawyers do not seem to be blaming the lottery commission.
Like EVERYONE in that little charming town doesn’t already know.
I’ve lived in a charming little town in New Hampshire. Anonymity is not really a word in use. Being left alone...? Sure. People not talking? No way in hell.
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