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Judge Will Decide If New Hampshire Lottery Winner Can Remain Anonymous

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  • Jill Kaufman, Zoë Mitchell
A customer shows her purchased Powerball tickets at a convenience store Saturday, Jan. 6, 2018, in Chicago. The jackpot jumps to an estimated $570 million for Saturday's drawing. That would make it the nation's 8th largest lottery prize ever. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)
A customer shows her purchased Powerball tickets at a convenience store Saturday, Jan. 6, 2018, in Chicago. The jackpot jumps to an estimated $570 million for Saturday's drawing. That would make it the nation's 8th largest lottery prize ever. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)

By January 6, the Powerball lottery jackpot hit a new high at $560 million - one of the largest in U.S. history. The winner was a woman from Southern New Hampshire, who is arguing in court for her right to remain anonymous.

A team of lawyers went to court this week to fight for her anonymity.

Guest

Nancy Gertner, former Massachusetts federal judge, senior lecturer on law at Harvard Law School and WBUR legal analyst. She tweets @ngertner.

This segment aired on February 14, 2018.

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