18 States Allow Lottery Winners to Remain Anonymous as $750 Million Powerball Jackpot Fuels Ticket Sales

18 states allow lottery winners to remain anonymous when claiming prizes. These include Arizona, Delaware, Georgia, Illinois, Kansas, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, New Jersey, North Dakota, South Carolina, Texas, Virginia, West Virginia, and Wyoming.
Requirements for anonymity vary by state. Some allow any prize to be claimed anonymously, while others have minimum prize thresholds.
The Powerball jackpot for Saturday's drawing is estimated at $750 million. If won, it would be the 8th largest lottery prize in U.S. history.
The odds of winning the Powerball jackpot are 1 in 292 million. The odds of winning any prize are 1 in 24.
To play Powerball, tickets cost $2. Players pick 5 white balls (1-69) and 1 red Powerball (1-26). Match all to win jackpot.

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Posted 9/22/2023, 9:28:04 PM

18 States Allow Lottery Winners to Remain Anonymous as $750 Million Powerball Jackpot Fuels Ticket Sales

18 states allow lottery winners to remain anonymous when claiming prizes. These include Arizona, Delaware, Georgia, Illinois, Kansas, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, New Jersey, North Dakota, South Carolina, Texas, Virginia, West Virginia, and Wyoming.
Requirements for anonymity vary by state. Some allow any prize to be claimed anonymously, while others have minimum prize thresholds.
The Powerball jackpot for Saturday's drawing is estimated at $750 million. If won, it would be the 8th largest lottery prize in U.S. history.
The odds of winning the Powerball jackpot are 1 in 292 million. The odds of winning any prize are 1 in 24.
To play Powerball, tickets cost $2. Players pick 5 white balls (1-69) and 1 red Powerball (1-26). Match all to win jackpot.

usatoday.com

Relevant topic timeline:

8/29/2023

Powerball jackpot climbs to $363 million ahead of Monday's drawing. See winning numbers for Aug. 28.

The Powerball jackpot has reached an estimated $363 million, with the winning numbers for Monday night's drawing being 4, 6, 25, 55, 68 and Powerball 26.

9/27/2023

Florida lottery player claims $1.6 billion Mega Millions jackpot, third largest in U.S. history

The winner of the $1.6 billion Mega Millions jackpot in August has come forward to claim their prize, although their identity remains anonymous due to new Florida laws.

10/11/2023

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Mystery SoCal Resident Wins $1.7 Billion Powerball Jackpot With Ticket Sold at Kern County Store

The $1.7 billion Powerball jackpot was won by an unknown individual in Southern California, with the winning ticket being sold at Midway Market & Liquor.

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Over 150 Lower-Tier Winners Claim $20 Million in Prizes from $1.76 Billion Powerball Jackpot

Although a California resident was the sole winner of the $1.76 billion Powerball jackpot, over 150 players across the US won between $50,000 and $2 million by matching most of the numbers.

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