Prizes for Florida Lottery games must be claimed within 180 days (six months) from the date of the drawing.

According to Florida Lottery's website, winners cannot remain anonymous, but experts and lawyers have said there are ways to remain anonymous if you win.

Florida is a state in which a Powerball, Mega Millions or Florida Lotto prize can be claimed via a trust. A person must come forward in other states such as California.

Will a $2 ticket make you a millionaire ?

As they say in the lottery business, " it could happen to you ."

After no one matched all six Florida Lotto numbers in the Saturday, Nov. 8, Florida Lotto drawing for $2.5 million, the jackpot climbed to $3 million for Wednesday, Nov. 12.

It's not the only lottery prize that's rising: Powerball for Wednesday, N

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