Woman With $559M Winning Powerball Ticket To Get Hearing

NASHUA, N.H. (AP) — A hearing has been scheduled for a New Hampshire woman who says she has a Powerball ticket that won a $559.7 million jackpot and wants a judge to grant her request to stay anonymous.

The woman, identified as Jane Doe, filed a complaint in Hillsborough Superior Court in Nashua saying she signed the back of the ticket following the Jan. 6 drawing, the nation's eighth-largest lottery jackpot. Under New Hampshire law, a lottery winner's name, town and prize amount are public information. But after the woman contacted a lawyer, she learned that she could've shielded her identity by instead writing the name of a trust.

The woman hasn't turned in her ticket yet. Lottery officials say they must follow the law and process the ticket like any other.

A hearing has been scheduled for Tuesday at the court.

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