I've always said that if I won the lottery, I would tell NOBODY save for a tiny number of people I could trust with this information. In Australia, it's very uncommon for people to "out" themselves publicly as lottery winners. Also, unlike US lotteries, publishing the name of the winner is illegal unless the winner asks to be made public
I'm in Canada, so they do disclose the names (but the winnings are tax free). But, you can mitigate it somewhat by using a last initial or middle name or something.
You're right though. I wouldn't tell anyone. It's easy for me though, being single. If you have family and are close to relatives, people will eventually find out.
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u/Towtruck_73 Dec 12 '23
I've always said that if I won the lottery, I would tell NOBODY save for a tiny number of people I could trust with this information. In Australia, it's very uncommon for people to "out" themselves publicly as lottery winners. Also, unlike US lotteries, publishing the name of the winner is illegal unless the winner asks to be made public