Lottery results are usually announced in the evening on TV, but some winners prefer to keep their identities secret. Some states, such as Oregon, allow lottery winners to remain anonymous if they choose. Others, such as New Jersey, require lottery winners to sign a statement saying they’ll keep their names private.

Winners can receive their prizes in a lump sum or spread them over 30 years. The reported prize for the winner of the Oregon Powerball lottery was $1.3 billion dollars, but federal and state taxes will take a significant chunk out of that total.

Laos officials are rigging the country’s national lottery in order to avoid large pay-outs, sources in the communist nation tell RFA’s Lao Service. The winning number in a drawing on Oct. 14—509—appeared only as a five on purchased tickets throughout the day of the drawing, while the number disappeared from other purchased tickets after that.

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