$847M Powerball winner may stay anonymous forever thanks to rare New Jersey exception

The identity of the lucky person who won the whopping $847 million Powerball jackpot in New Jersey may never be revealed, due to the state’s privacy laws.A 2020 Garden State law allows lottery winners to remain anonymous indefinitely — unlike most states that require lotto players to come forward publicly.The measure was enacted to shield winners from extortion, harassment and pressure to dole out their newly found funds.Wednesday’s lucky winner struck the jackpot at a Wegman’s in Montvale, an upper-class enclave with a median household income of $178,000.Powerball officials had not said whether a winner had come forward and did not immediately respond to a request for comment Friday....