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I understand the desire to be anonymous, but things like this get out. While taking this route might benefit future winners, it will likely make her own situation worse via the "Streisand effect": https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Streisand_effect

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The Streisand Effect would apply if her name was being bandied about because she was trying to suppress the news. That's not the case.

And sending a request to a couple of newpapers to have your full name redacted will most likely just be done without further questioning.

This is essentially an argument against altruism.

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