Judge: Winner of $560M jackpot can stay anonymous

A judge ruled Monday that a New Hampshire woman who won a Powerball jackpot worth nearly $560 million can keep her identity private, but not her hometown.

Judge Charles Temple noted that the case’s resolution rested the state’s Right-to-Know law, which governs access to public records for the woman. She was identified as “Jane Doe” in a lawsuit against the New Hampshire Lottery Commission.

“She was jumping up and down,” said her lawyer, William Shaheen. “She will be able to live her life normally.”

Shaheen said the woman is from Merrimack, 25 miles south of Concord. The winning ticket was sold at the Reeds Ferry Market in that town for the Jan. 6 drawing.