Ohio Lottery winners cannot claim their prizes anonymously unless they first set up a trust.

A lawyer can help establish a trust for as little as a few hundred dollars up to several thousand dollars, depending on complexity.

If you win a Powerball jackpot or another Ohio Lottery prize, you have up to 180 days to claim your winnings.

As the Powerball jackpot nears $1 billion ahead of the Aug. 30 drawing, there are only a handful of states that allow lucky winners to claim prizes anonymously as an individual.

Ohio is not part of that lineup, but there is a legal workaround to help you remain anonymous while claiming your winnings.

Can you collect lottery prizes while maintaining your privacy in Ohio? Here's what to know.

Can you claim Powerball anonymously in Ohio?

Technically no.

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