{"id":479813,"date":"2022-07-31T22:35:10","date_gmt":"2022-07-31T19:35:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/we-may-never-know-who-won-the-1-3b-mega-millions-jackpot\/"},"modified":"2022-07-31T22:35:10","modified_gmt":"2022-07-31T19:35:10","slug":"we-may-never-know-who-won-the-1-3b-mega-millions-jackpot","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/we-may-never-know-who-won-the-1-3b-mega-millions-jackpot\/","title":{"rendered":"#We may never know who won the $1.3B Mega Millions jackpot"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a29442a53d5a\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg 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class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/we-may-never-know-who-won-the-1-3b-mega-millions-jackpot\/#%E2%80%9CWe_may_never_know_who_won_the_13B_Mega_Millions_jackpot%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;We may never know who won the $1.3B Mega Millions jackpot&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CWe_may_never_know_who_won_the_13B_Mega_Millions_jackpot%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;We may never know who won the $1.3B Mega Millions jackpot&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>There\u2019s a chance the identity of the winner of the $1.337 billion Mega Millions jackpot will never be known \u2014 thanks to an Illinois law allowing people who score more than $250,000 to keep their names secret.<\/p>\n<p>The winning ticket to the mind-boggling fortune was sold at the Speedy Cafe Speedway gas station in Des Plaines, lottery officials have said.<\/p>\n<p>No one has come forward yet to claim the massive prize \u2014 with lotto officials saying it\u2019s not even clear whether the winner was an individual or pool.<\/p>\n<p>Illinois is one of a few states that allow lotto winners the option of anonymity. <\/p>\n<p>Some other states offer some form of lotto anonymity, including New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, Arizona, Florida, Georgia, Kansas, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, North Dakota, Ohio, South Carolina, Texas and Wyoming, according to a <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/lifestyle\/mega-millions-lottery-drawing-winners-remain-anonymous-states\">list compiled<\/a> by Fox <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/news\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"2\" title=\"News\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">News<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>But in New York, winners should expect to be required to attend a public announcement or press event, according to the state lottery\u2019s website.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/07\/illinois-megamillions-jackpot-winner-anonymous-feat-image.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Person holding Mega Millions ticket and cash\" class=\"wp-image-23275753\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/07\/illinois-megamillions-jackpot-winner-anonymous-feat-image.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/07\/illinois-megamillions-jackpot-winner-anonymous-feat-image.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/07\/illinois-megamillions-jackpot-winner-anonymous-feat-image.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>While Illinois winners have the option of staying anonymous, New York lotto winners don\u2019t have that luxury.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">OLIVIER DOULIERY\/AFP via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cThe New York Lottery is a government agency and Lottery prizes are public funds, so we owe it to all our players to disclose the names of winners,\u201d the site says.<\/p>\n<p>Still, lotto anonymity has gained momentum in recent years, including in New York, where a proposal was passed the state legislature in 2019 before being vetoed by then-Gov. Andrew Cuomo.<\/p>\n<p>Cuomo\u2019s 2019 veto message advised winners who wish to try to keep their identity hidden to create an LLC to collect the winnings on their behalf.<\/p>\n<p>The winner of the all-time high ticket \u2014 for $1.537 billion, purchased in South Carolina in 2018 \u2014 has yet to be revealed.\n                        <\/p><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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