NASHUA, N.H. -- A hearing has been scheduled for a New Hampshire woman who says she has a Powerball ticket that won a US$559.7 million jackpot and wants a judge to grant her request to stay anonymous.
The woman, identified as Jane Doe, filed a complaint in Hillsborough Superior Court in Nashua saying she signed the back of the ticket following the Jan. 6 drawing, the nation's eighth-largest lottery jackpot. Under New Hampshire law, a lottery winner's name, town and prize amount are public information. But after the woman contacted a lawyer, she learned that she could have shielded her identity by instead writing the name of a trust.
The woman hasn't turned in her ticket yet. Lottery officials say they must process the ticket like any other.
A hearing has been scheduled for Tuesday.
