The person in Illinois who won the $1,280 million dollar Mega Millions in this Friday’s drawing can remain anonymous if they so choose. decides.
Illinois Lottery rules allow winners of amounts greater than $250,000 not to reveal their identity.
When claiming the prize, the winner may request that their name and place of residence is kept confidential.
This rule also applies to the person who won $1 million in the state by matching five numbers from the series, excluding the Mega Ball.
Depending on each state, the rules on the identification or anonymity of the winners of the lottery.
Winners of the lottery in Illinois who have obtained prizes of $1 million or more can contact the special line 1-800-252-1775 and dial nine to clarify Any questions about the rules of the different lottery games.
In the case of the winner of the Mega jackpot Millions, this has two options to claim the prize: as a single cash payment or through annual payments.
Under the first alternative, which is the most requested by the lucky ones, in case the If the winner opts for a one-time payment, they would end up receiving $747.2 million dollars under the amount drawn last night.
If they opt for the annual payments, the winner would receive an initial payment, followed by 29 installments; each will be 5% larger than the previous one.
It is not clear how much each payment would be, calculating them from the figure of $1,280 million.
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