Powerball player who won $44M jackpot hasnt received money months after winning prize

Golden State wait.A California lottery fanatic claimed he hasn’t seen a dime of his Powerball jackpot winnings worth $44 million in the over two months since he matched all six numbers.Jerry, an everyday lotto player who “plays all the games” tried his luck at the game’s Aug.19 drawing.Armed with his lucky number 10, Jerry, whose last name remained unknown, purchased a ticket at a Ralphs grocery store in southern Orange County and became the sole winner of the $44.3 million top prizeThe winning numbers were 1, 2, 15, 23, 28 and the red Powerball 10.The cash value was set at $21.9 million while Ralphs received $220,000 for selling the ticket.“It was exciting in a really subtle way because you don’t anticipate ever hitting all six.

Six numbers on the Powerball is… the odds are you’ll die before… You’ll walk out and get hit by lightning before you win that one,” Jerry told KABC.The odds of winning the Powerball jackpot is an astronomical 1 in 292,201,338.Since his lucky day, Jerry has been waiting and growing impatient to get his hands on his winnings.The new millionaire has blasted the slow verification process in place to ensure the lottery prize goes to the rightful owner.“The process is really horrible for a winner of a big… any big lotto winnings,” he said.“They won’t tell you by this date, you’ll get the funds.

They won’t tell you that.They leave it open-ended so you’re sitting, waiting daily… (hoping you’re going to get these funds.)”Lottery officials conduct a vetting process on any person claiming to have a winning ticket, including an investigation from the lottery’s law enforcement team and cross-checking to ensure the winner doesn’t owe the state any taxes or child support.The earliest a winner may start enjoying their prize is four weeks, but this happens very rarely, Carolyn Becker told the outlet.“California Lottery processes, believe it or not, 10,000 plus claims a month, so we want to manage the expe...