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Anonymous Lottery States
Anonymous Lottery States: compare 50 US states on 3 metrics.
LawPolitics & Government50 states · 3 metricsUpdated Mar 14, 2025Original page
9 sources
- States Where Lottery Winners Can Remain Anonymous - Good Money Sens
- What Are Anonymous Lottery States? - Jackpocket
- Mega Millions: Can a jackpot winner remain anonymous? - The Hill
- Anonymous Pine Bluff resident wins nearly $6 million - Arkansas Delta Informer
- Can you remain anonymous when claiming lottery winnings? - KTLA5
- Claiming a prise - CT Lottery
- Massachusetts Lottery Attorneys - S|K|B Attorneys
- Mega Millions: Can a jackpot winner remain anonymous in Ohio? - 2News
- Lottery winners deserve some anonymity - The Oklahoman
Can Lottery Winners Remain Anonymous?
4 values across 50 entries
Winners Eligible for Permanent Anonymity
7 values across 22 entries
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50 states
 Alabama | Has no lottery | — | — |
 Alaska | Has no lottery | — | — |
 Arizona | Yes | Winners of $100,000 or more | Winners of $600 or more are confidential for 90 days after the prize has been awarded . |
 Arkansas | Yes | Winners of $500,000 or more | Winner can remain anonymous for three years. If the winner is an elected official or someone related to the official, the winner is allowed to remain anonymous for six months. After three years, the records will become public information. |
 California | No | — | — |
 Colorado | Partially | — | The first name and first initial of the last name goes onto the Colorado Lottery website. |
 Connecticut | No | — | Past winners have claimed their winnings using a trust. According to the New Haven Register, in such instances, the lottery will promote the winner using that legal entity’s name |
 Delaware | Yes | All winners | — |
 Florida | Partially | Winners of $250,000 or more | Florida winners can stay anonymous by claiming the jackpot prize in the name of a trust. The name of the trustee or its attorney will be published., if you win a prize larger than $250,000, your information is automatically kept confidential for 90 days after the prize is col… |
 Georgia | Yes | Winners of $250,000 or more | — |
 Hawaii | Has no lottery | — | — |
 Idaho | No | — | — |
 Illinois | Yes | Winners of $250,000 or more | Eligible winners can request to have their name and hometown confidential. You must make this request at the time of claiming the prize. However, the claim form states that this will not prevent disclosure from a Freedom of Information Act request. |
 Indiana | No | — | Winner can keep their anonymity by creating an LLC or trust to claim their lottery prize. |
 Iowa | No | — | — |
 Kansas | Yes | All winners | Winner must request anonymity. |
 Kentucky | Yes | — | Sharing personal info is optional, but can be obtained through an open records request. |
 Louisiana | No | — | A winning $190M Powerball ticket was claimed by a Lafayette tax attorney representing a family partnership |
 Maine | No | — | Winner could could file their claim in the name of a trust, and the trust becomes the winner. |
 Maryland | Yes | All winners | No data published without consent. |
 Massachusetts | No | — | Winners may establish a trust to claim their winnings. |
 Michigan | Partially | Winners of more than $10,000 | Under current state law, winners of prizes over $10,000 for in-state lottery games can keep their personal information private., winners of a multi-state jackpot can remain anonymous in Michigan by claiming as a lottery club |
 Minnesota | Yes | Winners of more than $10,000 | — |
 Mississippi | Yes | All winners | No data published without consent. |
 Missouri | Yes | All winners | No data published without consent. |
 Montana | Yes | All winners | No data published without consent. |
 Nebraska | No | — | The regulations say a claim can only be filed under the name of an individual or a legal entity. |
 Nevada | Has no lottery | — | — |
 New Hampshire | No | — | Winners may establish a trust to claim their winnings. |
 New Jersey | Yes | All winners | Winner must choose to remain anonymous. |
 New Mexico | No | — | — |
 New York | No | — | Winners may establish LLC to claim their winnings. |
 North Carolina | No | — | — |
 North Dakota | Yes | All winners | Winners have the option to release their information or to remain anonymous |
 Ohio | No | All winners | Prizes can be claimed by the holder of the ticket, an executor or administrator of the estate, or the trustee of a trust. The name of the claimant is public record. |
 Oklahoma | No | — | Winners can establish a trust. |
 Oregon | Yes | All winners | House Bill 3115, which went into effect in September 2025, established anonymity for all lottery winners. A winner’s location (city, state, and zip code) and size of win will still be publicly disclosed, but their name is kept anonymous unless/until they sign a written release… |
 Pennsylvania | No | — | — |
 Rhode Island | No | — | — |
 South Carolina | Yes | All winners | — |
 South Dakota | No | — | — |
 Tennessee | No | — | Past winners have claimed their winnings using a trust. |
 Texas | Yes | Winners of $1 million or more | — |
 Utah | Has no lottery | — | — |
 Vermont | No | — | — |
 Virginia | Yes | Winners of $10 million or more | — |
 Washington | No | — | The Washington Lottery says that winners can establish a trust to claim their winnings. However, in the event of a public records request, the documents forming the entity may be released and reveal the names of the winners |
 West Virginia | Yes | Winners of $1 million or more | — |
 Wisconsin | No | — | — |
 Wyoming | Yes | All winners | No data published without consent. |
Quick answers
- Where does this anonymous lottery states data come from?
- Rankodex compiles it from World Population Review and the primary sources it cites: States Where Lottery Winners Can Remain Anonymous - Good Money Sens; What Are Anonymous Lottery States? - Jackpocket; Mega Millions: Can a jackpot winner remain anonymous? - The Hill; Anonymous Pine Bluff resident wins nearly $6 million - Arkansas Delta Informer.