It's in return for the payment. You have to be part of the lottery's publicity machine, otherwise, nobody would know someone won, and people would stop buying tickets.
No publicity, no money.
Mark
It's in return for the payment. You have to be part of the lottery's publicity machine, otherwise, nobody would know someone won, and people would stop buying tickets.
Not quite right. They print your name so that other lotto players will know that the winner is not connected to the lottery and everything is on the up and up. This is law in most states that hold lotteries.
That being said, if you go on TV, or give extended interviews, the lottery WILL set that up in the name of publicity, but it isn't a requirement to getting the prize. As long as you are of age and you broke no rules in obtaining the ticket, you will get your prize.
If I won I would leave my job, sell my house, change my phone number, get a good lawyer, and financial adviser, BEFORE I turned in the ticket. Give the lottery the absolute minimum information, and get out of Dodge for several months at least. I would take a vacation, and keep my circumstances to myself. That isn't a cure all but it's better than "appearing on 8 TV shows" in the first couple of days.
That’s not how it works in the FL lotto system. Must be a powerball thing.
That is not true...you can choose anonymity.