A Maine man who won the $1.35 billion Mega Millions jackpot in January is now suing his baby for violating a nondisclosure agreement by talking about the windfall to his parents, new court papers allege.
The lucky winner, who remains anonymous, swore the mother of her daughter to secrecy in an NDA that required her to keep her mouth shut for nearly a decade, according to a Maine federal lawsuit from Tuesday.
But despite the agreement, the baby’s father — who filed the suit under the name John Doe — discovered in September that the woman had spilled the tea without his prior permission and then tried to hide it from him, the filing alleges.
The lottery winner wants a judge to force the woman — whose identity has been withheld and also goes by the name Sara Smith — to confess in writing about everyone she disclosed the information to and pay her at least $100,000 for each time she blurts out, the suit states.
Maine man who won a $1.35 billion jackpot drawing a ticket in Maine is suing his baby mama for talking about his winnings.AP
The mother from Dracut, Massachusetts, agreed to the NDA — which took effect on February 8 — “due to the unique safety, security and privacy concerns associated with winning the lottery.”
It would help protect Doe, Smith and their daughter from “irreparable harm from allowing the media or the public at large to discover” her identity as alleged in the suit.
Although the NDA required him to remain silent until June 1, 2032, Smith told Doe’s father and stepmother in phone calls about his win — and now “other third parties,” including Doe’s sister, knew about the win, the suit alleges.
The winning ticket was drawn in January at Hometown Gas & Grill in Lebanon, Maine.AP
“As a result of the defendant’s unauthorized disclosure, John Doe has suffered irreparable injury,” the suit states.
The winning ticket — with the numbers 30, 43,45, 46, 61 and the Mega Ball 14 gold — was drawn on January 14 at Hometown Gas & Grill in Lebanon and the jackpot was the fourth largest in history.
It took the man more than a month to come forward about his lucky drawing and he chose to remain anonymous, claiming the prize through his liability company Lakoma Island Investments LLC.
He claims the disclosure has caused him irreparable harm.AP
He collected the money in a lump sum of about $498 million after taxes.
Doe’s attorney did not immediately return a request for comment Thursday.
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