Appears like trouble in paradise for one Mega Millions winner who’s suing the mother of his daughter for revealing his identity — and his winnings — to his family.
An unidentified man in Maine, who won the $1.35 billion Mega Millions in January, selected to gather his earnings as a $723,564,144 lump sum in money.
According to the lawsuit, the one one who knew about his earnings was his daughter’s mother who signed an NDA with the lottery winner to “promote the protection and security of [the winner] and their daughter to avoid the irreparable harm of allowing the media or the general public usually to find … [his] identity, physical location, and assets.”
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The NDA was signed on February 8, 2023, and was set to be in effect until June 1, 2032 — when the pair’s daughter turns 18.
The document also stated that if the girl did disclose the person’s winnings to anyone, she had 24 hours to let him know, in writing.
In response to the brand new lawsuit, the mystery man claims that the girl broke the NDA via “a number of telephone communications” along with his father and stepmother back in September. It was also noted that the person’s sister is now aware of his winnings.
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The person is looking for retribution in the shape of “all reasonable attorney fees, expenses, and court costs incurred within the prosecution of this lawsuit” and a payment of “at least $100,000” for each disclosure his daughter’s mother made about his identity.
The person’s $1.35 billion jackpot was the fourth largest within the history of the U.S. lottery system.