However, you can form a trust and claim your prize under that name. When someone in Florida won the last huge Mega Millions jackpot — $1.58 billion to a single ticket from a Neptune Beach Publix — it was claimed by Saltines Holdings, an LLC from Miami.

No one won the $1 billion Mega Millions jackpot in Tuesday’s drawing, but nine tickets sold in Florida still won a nice chunk of change.

Whether you bought a ticket yourself or got some as a stocking stuffer, could that $1.15 billion Mega Millions jackpot have your name on it? The odds may be against you − like 1 in 302.6 million − but that doesn't mean you can't prepare.