Do Australians Ever Win the Jackpot?

Of course they do. Australian lotteries jackpot to multi-million dollar values just like anywhere else. But the point of the question is that you'd never know it, because Australian laws allow lottery winners to remain anonymous and most of them wisely choose that option. Why wisely? Well, something to do with threats, kidnappings, attempted murder and an endless stream of con artists and beggars, both individual and corporate. In contrast, U.S. legislation insists that the names of lottery winners are in the public domain and so you cannot request anonymity after a big win. Your name and whereabouts WILL be published by the lottery organization.

I guess we're just lucky that the U.S. doesn't have any stalkers, thieves, murderers or con-artists, aren't we?