The Mega Millions winner of the $1.35 billion jackpot hit on Jan. 13 has come forward in Maine, but they’re utilizing a newly formed limited liability company (LLC) to limit their public exposure.Hometown Gas & Grill owner Fred Cotreau poses for a photograph after his Mobil gas station sold a $1.35 billion Mega Millions ticket in January 2023. The lucky winner claimed his or her prize this week through an LLC. (Image: Reuters)
The January 2023 drawing was only the fourth time in Mega Millions history that the game’s jackpot was upwards of
November’s $2.04 billion Powerball winner has come forward and revealed his name, but the lucky man who claimed the all-time richest lottery jackpot in US history isn’t looking for additional publicity.California Lottery Director Alva Johnson announces the November 2022 winner of the richest Powerball prize in history. The lucky winner of the $2.04 billion jackpot, Edwin Castro, chose not to attend the publicity event in hopes of remaining as private as possible. (Image: California Lottery)
After 40 consecutive drawings without a jackpot winner, Powerball’s November 7 drawing offered up a prize north of $2 billion. The winning numbers that night were 10-33-41-47-56 and red Powerball 10.
The Multi-State Lottery Association (MUSL), which operates Powerball for the lottery game’s 48 participating jurisdictions, soon after announced that a single ticket had matched all six numbers to claim the $2.04 billion prize.
California lottery rules require that winners allow their identities to be made public and the retail location of where their ticket was purchased to be known. California mandates that winners’ identities be disclosed to maintain public trust in the lottery system.
A lucky lottery player in Washington matched all six numbers from the Monday draw to win the Powerball jackpot that has been eluding players since November.
A lucky Powerball player in Washington state won a life-changing fortune on Monday night — a $754.6 million pre-tax jackpot. Powerball’s winning numbers for its February 6 drawing were 5, 11, 22, 23, 69, and the red Powerball 7. The Power…
