EEGator wrote: “The successful ones hire lawyers and investors. They create an LLC or two and generate a legal maze so you never know their identity or outcome.
They move and have a backstory. They don’t run their mouths.”
Not all states allow you to hide your identity. Some do. Some don’t.
I know, as I’m on the line between two.
There are avenues to pursue for both.
Have a plan BEFORE you turn in the ticket. You move to another state immediately after cashing in and change your name. Rinse and repeat as often as necessary. Then move to where wealthy people live so you blend in. Or live in a sparse Bohemian style in a small town in the middle of nowhere.
Where winners can claim Mega Millions jackpot anonymously
Arizona: prize must be over $100,000
Delaware: any prize
Georgia: prize must be over $250,000
Illinois: prize must be over $250,000
Kansas: any prize
Maryland: any prize
Michigan: prize must be over $10,000
Minnesota: prize must be over $10,000
Mississippi: any prize
Missouri: any prize
Montana: any prize
New Jersey: any prize
North Dakota: any prize
South Carolina: any prize
Texas: prize must be over $1 million
Virginia: prize must be greater than $10 million
West Virginia: prize must be over $1 million
Wyoming: any prize