The Second Powerball Winner Wants to Remain a Mystery Man

Reuters
Rebecca Greenfield 2,458 Views Dec 7, 2012

We know you were hoping for a Powerball winner to hate, with the first winning couple turning out to be the sweetest ever, but the second person, who has finally claimed the prize, doesn't want to go public. This mystery human, who took weeks to claim the unfathomable sum of money, declined to attend a press conference Friday afternoon and did not offer up his or her name. Considering the high chance of people loathing and/or begging you for money, we understand the choice. But, unfortunately for this person, the privacy will not hold forever. Arizona's state lottery rules state that this person's name must be released. The executives will provide "details on this historic win." We can't wait. 

Until then, we'll just have to guess. We know one thing for sure: This person opted for the lump sum of $136.5 million after taxes, over payments every so often. So we can now deduce this person likes instant gratification — or wants to buy something very huge right now. They also live in Arizona. So, that narrows it down to... almost 6.5 million people

 

Want to add to this story? Let us know in comments or send an email to the author at rgreenfield at theatlantic dot com. You can share ideas for stories on the Open Wire.

Related Articles   More by Rebecca Greenfield

Lottery Tickets, Red Pants, and Non-News

Arizona's Powerball Winner Is a Mystery No More (Sort of)

Powerball numbers are chosen in the drawing at the Florida Lottery on Wednesday, Nov. 28, 2012, in Tallahassee, Fla. The numbers drawn in the $579.9-million game were: 5, 16, 22, 23, 29 and Powerball of 6.

Two Winners Will Split a $587 Million Powerball Jackpot

 

Seven Days in 100 Words: The Samsung Galaxy S IV

The Cicadas Are Coming: Here's Photographic Proof

Elsewhere on the Web

User Comments

Please type your comment and click Post. If you’re not already logged in you will be prompted to log in or register

  • The Atlantic Wire on Twitter
  • The Atlantic Wire RSS Feed
  • The Atlantic Wire iPhone App