During the drawing for the Mega Millions jackpot that took place on July 29, the winner or winners of the ticket that correctly predicted all six numbers have the option of remaining anonymous if they so desire. There are a few jurisdictions, including Illinois, that do not compel significant lottery winners to come forward and claim their prizes in public.
A Mega Millions lottery ticket with a potential winning amount of $1.337 billion before taxes was purchased at a Speedway petrol station in advance of the lottery drawing that was held on July 29, 2022. According to the laws governing the Illinois Lottery, the identity of the purchaser can be kept secret. (Image: Reuters)
The Speedway convenience shop in Des Plaines, Illinois is where the winning lottery ticket was purchased. The Illinois Lottery instructed the Mega Millions winner to sign the back of the ticket and seek professional and legal advice before making an appointment with the lottery to claim the reward. This was stated in the official announcement made by the lottery.
The excitement around the lottery has led many people in the United States to avidly await further details about the person who managed to beat the chances of one in 302.5 million by matching all six numbers. It’s possible that the winner’s identity will never be revealed. Only eleven other states compel lottery winners to reveal their identities, therefore Illinois is one of the few states that does not. Mega Millions $1.337B The law governing the Illinois Lottery allows the winner to maintain their anonymity.
Anonymous Allowance
Winners of the Illinois Lottery who take home $250,000 or more have the option of keeping their identities hidden from the public. When originally collecting their prize, lottery winners are required to inform the lottery of their intention to maintain their anonymity.
According to the Illinois Lottery, the identities of people who do not choose to remain anonymous are routinely made public. This is due to the fact that the identities of the winners are made public in order “to satisfy the public that rewards are earned and granted.”
Arizona, Delaware, Kansas, Maryland, Minnesota, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, Texas, and Virginia are the other states in addition to Ohio and South Dakota that allow significant lottery winners to maintain their anonymity. The winner of the Mega Millions jackpot of $1.33 billion would have been forced to come forward in order to satisfy the requirements of the District of Columbia and the United States Virgin Islands.
The award of $1.33 billion represents the highest jackpot ever offered by the Illinois Lottery. The speedway that sold the winning ticket in Des Plaines is also a big winner thanks to the fortune that was won there. If an authorized retailer sells a jackpot-winning ticket, Mega Millions will pay that store a commission of 1 percent up to a maximum of $500,000. If there hadn’t been a limit, the Speedway would have gotten approximately $1.33 million.
Along with the $1.337 billion win, another Mega Millions player in Illinois matched all five white balls to win the game’s second-best prize of $1 million. The SRB Food Mart in Berkeley that sold that ticket will receive a cash bonus of $10,000.
Excluding the jackpot, Illinois Mega Millions players won more than $2.5 million during the July 29 draw. More than 390,000 tickets sold in Illinois won some sort of prize.
Powerball Rising
Many lottery players will switch to Powerball now that the Mega Millions craze is over and its jackpot has reset to an anticipated $20 million prize for tomorrow night’s drawing. As of tonight’s draw, the Mega Millions competition’s prize is expected to reach $187 million.
The most recent Powerball jackpot was won on June 29 when a single ticket purchased in Vermont took home a $366.7 million prize. Two winners split a $632.6 million Powerball prize in January: Tammy and Cliff Webster of Wisconsin and Orlando Lozana of California.
Top 10 Lottery Wins in US History
- $1.586B 1/13/2016 — 3-CA, FL, TN (Powerball)
- $1.537B 10/23/2018 — 1-SC (Mega Millions)
- $1.337B 7/29/2022 — 1-IL (Mega Millions)
- $1.05B 1/22/2021 — 1-MI (Mega Millions)
- $768.4M 3/27/2019 — 1-WI (Powerball)
- $758.7M 8/23/2017 — 1-MA (Powerball)
- $731.1M 1/20/2021 — 1-MD (Powerball)
- $699.8M 10/4/2021 — 1-CA (Powerball)
- $687.8M 10/27/2018 — 2-IA, NY (Powerball)
- $656M 3/30/2012 — 3-IL, KS, MD (Mega Millions)
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