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.

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

It's not the only lottery prize that's rising: , was up to $512 million, and , jumped to a whopping $965 million − so close to the billion-dollar jackpot mark.

But back to Florida Lotto. The odds for t

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