What’s worse is that the winners cannot stay incognito: most lottery rules states that names have to be released. Damn IRS. Back in canada where I grew up and until now: if the lottery pool says $50 million and you win the lotto, you get ALL and EVERY $$ of the amount you won and not any govt revenue service will bother you for taxes. They will even pay you in cash, no questions asked. Here it’s the reverse.
I remember about one winner that didn’t show up for a month. He was smart enough to see a lawyer first and set up a trust plus other legal documents....