In 2012 a Chicago man won $1 million on a scratch-off ticket. The day after the state issued his check, he was dead. Doctors said natural causes. He was 46, an immigrant from India who had built up a few dry-cleaning shops in Chicago. He scratched the ticket at his local 7-Eleven and shouted, “I hit a million!” The Illinois Lottery took his photo holding the ticket, smiling. He chose the lump sum. After taxes, about $425,000. He planned to pay off mortgages, grow his business and give some to charity. On July 19 the state issued his check. That night, after a family dinner at home, he reportedly began screaming in pain. Before dawn on July 20 he was dead. There was no sign of trauma. The medical examiner ruled it natural causes, hardening of the arteries. No autopsy. He was buried. On August 15 the check was cashed. But a relative called the medical examiner’s office. It didn’t seem natural, the family said. Take a closer look. They reran the blood tests with a wider screen. Months later the result came back: a lethal dose of cyanide. Routine tests had never looked for it. His death was ruled a homicide. His body was exhumed, but there was nothing more to find. He had died without a will, and his widow and his siblings went to court over the money. No one has ever been charged. His name was Urooj Khan. Should lottery winners be allowed to stay anonymous? Yes or no.