Powerball jackpot winners can collect anonymously in certain states. Here's where

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If someone wins the jackpot in Saturday's Powerball drawing, there is a possibility that person's identity will never be known.

Laws in 18 states allow lottery winners to collect prizes anonymously, meaning that we may never know who wins the estimated $750 million dollar jackpot.

In 2022, the winners of a Mega Millions jackpot in Illinois remained anonymous under state law, with the Illinois Lottery describing them as, “two individuals, who agreed to split the prize if won – and they stayed true to that word," in a press release.

Here are the places where winners can anonymously claim lottery prizes, and the requirements for them.

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Where winners can claim the Powerball jackpot anonymously

  • Arizona: prize must be over $100,000
  • Delaware: any prize
  • Georgia: prize must be over $250,000
  • Illinois: prize must be over $250,000
  • Kansas: any prize
  • Maryland: any prize
  • Michigan: prize must be over $10,000
  • Minnesota: prize must be over $10,000
  • Mississippi: any prize
  • Missouri: any prize
  • Montana: any prize
  • New Jersey: any prize
  • North Dakota: any prize
  • South Carolina: any prize
  • Texas: prize must be over $1 million
  • Virginia: prize must be greater than $10 million
  • West Virginia: prize must be over $1 million
  • Wyoming: any prize

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What is the largest Powerball jackpot ever?

If the right six numbers are pulled Saturday night, the jackpot would land as the eighth largest win of all time.

  1. $2.04 billion, Powerball, Nov. 7, 2022: Won in California
  2. $1.586 billion, Jan. 13, 2016: Three winners in California, Florida, Tennessee.
  3. $1.080 Billion, July 19, 2023: Won in California.
  4. $768.4 million, March 27, 2019: Won in Wisconsin.
  5. $758.7 million, Aug. 23, 2017: Won in Massachusetts.
  6. $754.6 Million, Feb. 6, 2023: Won in Washington.
  7. $731.1 million, Jan. 20, 2021: Won in Maryland.
  8. $699.8 Million, Oct. 4, 2021: Won in California.
  9. $687.8 Million, Oct. 27, 2018: Won in Iowa and New York.
  10. $632.6 Million, Jan. 5, 2022: Won in California and Wisconsin

What are the odds of winning the Powerball jackpot?

The odds of winning the Powerball jackpot are long. Players have a one in 292,201,338 shot at winning the grand prize, a one in 11,688,053.52 shot at winning the $1 million prize and a one in 24.87 chance of winning any prize.

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How to play Powerball

Powerball tickets cost $2 per play.

Players must match five white balls numbered one through 69 and one of 26 red powerballs to win the jackpot.

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