People Seem to Have Forgotten That the Mega Millions Jackpot Winner Still Hasn’t Claimed His/Her Prize
14th November 2018
The way this works is that you go to an experienced lawyer/CPA who sets up an LLC which then claims the ticket. This keeps you anonymous in every state.
The LLC can be structured to do almost anything you want to do with it, including passing through large amounts to friends and family so that they will have to pay the income tax and so that no gift tax is incurred.
This doesn’t surprise me a bit. Obviously the winner has two brain cells to rub together. Unusual for lottery winners, certainly, but not impossible.