In a bit of other news that’s not doom and gloom today
“Everyone was anxiously waiting for the winner to step forward, but we are happy they took the time to seek legal counsel and financial advice first, as we recommended,"
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Yes, according to Arkansas law. If a person wins more than $500,000 through the lottery, they may request to remain anonymous.
But winners can’t remain anonymous forever.
After three years, the name of the person who claimed the jackpot will become public information. The law was enacted in 2021.
Maybe we’ll see if this person will suffer the lottery curse three years.
I think it’s pretty widely accepted is because of things like fraud prevention, to reassure that someone is actually winning the lottery, and to promote playing the lottery.
Either way, not too bad to remain anonymous for three years and plenty this person can do to protect themselves in that time, which it sounds like this person might actually not be a complete idiot.