California Lottery stands behind $2 billion Powerball winner despite claim ticket was stolen

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“Sadly, we do get bad actors who try to claim winnings that are not theirs,” said California Lottery spokesperson Carolyn Becker.

, despite a lawsuit filed by a man who claims the winning ticket was stolen from him.

Rivera filed a lawsuit against Castro, Reggie and the California Lottery on Feb. 22 in Los Angeles County Superior Court. asking the court to declare him as the rightful owner of the lottery ticket and the prize money. Rivera alleges that he tried to get the ticket back from Reggie after the winning number was announced on Nov. 8, 2022, but that Reggie refused to do so and tried to blackmail Rivera into splitting the winnings by threatening to destroy the ticket.

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