The man who keeps Powerball lottery winners safe and anonymous after their win

Kurt D. Panouses is a lawyer who specializes in keeping lottery winners out of trouble. In this video he was interviewed after one of two winners of the Jan. 5, $632.6 million Powerball prize had bought a ticket in Wisconsin.

He talks about several ways he advises winners so they can stay safe - even traveling by private jet where necessary, and hiring a car to collect the jackpot check.

Wisconsin Lottery director Cindy Polzin was delighted about the Powerball win being shared in her state. PHOTO: NBC 26

The winners will split the $632.6 million jackpot -- the seventh largest in the American lottery game's history - giving them $316.3 million, or $225.1 million cash before taxes.

The January drawing was the 40th and largest in the Powerball jackpot run, according to Powerball officials. The winning numbers were 6, 14, 25, 33, 46 and the Powerball was 17.

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