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Well, this is a little reassuring...
I think in many states there is a 90 day wait period so the winner can get their affairs in order.
Winners are often advised by financial experts to not tell anyone that they've won, only some states allow winners to remain anonymous.
Carolyn Becker, a spokesperson with the California State Lottery, emphasized that only the name of the winner is released in the state as this follows the state’s Public Records Act.
In California, the winner’s name is considered public record and the state lottery said a winner's full name, the name and location of the retailer that sold the ticket, and the amount of the winnings, including the gross and net installment payments, are all subject to disclosure.
'Public is entitled to know how we do our work'
The North American Association of State and Provincial Lotteries, which is a nonprofit professional trade association that represents all government-sanctioned lotteries in North America, says players cannot remain anonymous in most participating jurisdictions.
“State and provincial lawmakers want the public to know that the lottery is honestly run and so require that at a minimum the name of the winner and their city of residence be made public,” its website states. “This way the public can be reassured that the prize really was paid out to a real person.”
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