Who won the $2 billion dollar jackpot?
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The Winner's Identity
One of the first questions when a lottery jackpot this size is won is of course who won it. Now some thoughts as to who the winner is:.
Anonymity: They should, In some states and territories they do, they can draw the lottery and keep the winner anonymously. Anonymity is good, well at least for winners, since they don't have to have people invading their privacy, and they don't have to be harrassed.
Public Disclosure: Under the law of nearly all states, lottery winners must release their names and appear at press conferences. Of course all this will eventually trickle down to the media and inturn the public's eye, after the public release.
Group or Syndicate Wins: People would play 2 2 4 and they would always hit the jumbo jackpots. So technically at least back then the winners are some sort of secret everyone knows or even better they don't even tell anyone.
Claiming the Prize
Of course the winner can, if they wish, keep their anonymity, or publicize the fact, but there are certain thing that they must do in order to claim the prize.
Verification: Should really look at that winning ticket to see if its even real. Which of course, entails the checking of numbers and places of purchase and all other manners of personal bits of information. Oklahoma Lottery
Legal and Financial Advice: When people win the lottery, they are always advised to get some lawyer and financial advice because it's such an overwhelming amount of money to deal with. They do tax planning, asset protection, financial planning.
Payment Options: The only thing is that whoever wins gets to decide whether or not to take the money all at once, or spread out over a number of years in annuity. Each option has its advantages and tax implications.
The Impact of Winning
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An example is a theoretical yet interesting situation of a 2 billion dollar lottery jackpot, which shows that people are just really interested in getting large sums of money that can alter their lives. Hmmm, whoever wins, or even if they never reveal who it is, is going to be a very "interested" person to converse with. Or well, whatever, so it will require a lot of thinking and expert opinion and fiscal conservatism to ensure that the money will make one happy and fulfilled, since it is such a big pot.