2007-03-08 04:10:56 · 6 answers · asked by 1020AM 1 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Television
Most lotteries, when you win a large sum, require you to sign a form saying they can use your name, likeness, etc., for a set amount of time. You can avoid this by NOT taking the money!
2007-03-08 04:20:47 · answer #1 · answered by widget_1010 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't know about having to go on TV but the lottery does have to announce the winners.
If they did not then it would be way too easy for them to hand the lottery winnings out to their friends or to themselves. If the winners are announced then we can see who they are and someone could recognize a pattern or recognize when the best friend of the lottery commissioner wins.
It is also publicity for the lottery. If you know that real people are actually winning the lottery then your faith in the lottery goes up. If you only heard the the lottery was won by unidentifed individuals then you cannot identify with the winners and you may not want to play the lottery anymore because you have a harder time visualizing yourself winning.
2007-03-08 12:18:41 · answer #2 · answered by A.Mercer 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Research Brad Duke on CNNMoney.com - he's a lottery winner who got things right. Also, read the book by Susan Bradley: Sudden Money: Managing a Financial Windfall.
Good luck!
2007-03-11 08:56:37 · answer #3 · answered by Sunshyne Grrl 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can keep it out of the media, but if someone wanted to go to the lottery office to look up the winners, they can do it. It's public knowledge.
2007-03-08 12:19:33 · answer #4 · answered by F T 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Typically a trust or corporation is set up. This manages the tax consequences of the winnings as well as cloaks the winner.
2007-03-08 12:19:12 · answer #5 · answered by grantwiscour 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yeah they have to announce the winners. i'd go into hiding after winning so people wouldn't pester me about money
2007-03-08 16:09:40 · answer #6 · answered by Jenn 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋