With hours to go and $63 million on the line, the mystery remains: Where’s the winning California Lottery ticket?
According to one man, it was destroyed by the lottery commission so they wouldn’t have to pay.
Brandy Milliner has filed a lawsuit against the state of California and is asking a judge to declare him the winner of the $63 million prize — the largest unclaimed jackpot in state history — after he says the the California State Lottery Commission reneged on paying him.
According to the lawsuit, Milliner submitted the winning ticket to the commission. He allegedly received a letter from the lottery congratulating him on the win, and saying he would receive payment in six to eight weeks.
But according to Milliner’s lawsuit, he received a follow-up letter in January stating his ticket was “too damaged” to be processed, and he wouldn’t receive payment.
But the state, which is nearly $800 billion in debt, allegedly refused to return the ticket.
Lottery spokesman Russ Lopez said Wednesday that the lottery was reviewing the claim.
The commission has said that, should the 5 p.m. Thursday deadline passes and nobody produces the ticket at a lottery office, there will be no prize awarded. “Unfortunately, the rules are the rules,” lottery spokesman Alex Traverso said.
The ticket was sold on Aug. 8 at a 7-Eleven store on Lassen Street in the Chatsworth neighborhood. The winning numbers are: 46-1-33-30-16 and the Mega number: 24.
The winner can accept the $63 million in payments spread out over 30 years or accept a much smaller lump sum of $39.9 million (before federal taxes).
Meanwhile, the legal squabbling has begun. A lottery spokesman says those claiming to be jackpot winners routinely face an investigation to determine the credibility of the claim.
The Associated Press contributed to this article.
Of course CA is broke. Open borders will do that.
Exactly and they continue to allow them sanctuary and pay.
Yes, true! Just another democrat run state going belly up! Our country is going belly up with a democrat (socialist/communist) administration! Remember that when going to the poles! One dem running is socialist/communist, the other is socialist and a corrupt liar!
a lot of very good comments
Thank You!!
I have been trying to make this point to people on FB for quite awhile, glad to see this post…
If it can happen to a state, it can happen to a country!!!
it is happening to our country
Don,t forget R REGAN gave amnesty and the flood gates opened
Isn’t Reagan dead? Who is making the decisions now? Keep current, Mister
With the commitment of the democrat controlled congress to seal the border. What happened to that??????
You forgot Brown’s “Choo-Choo to nowhere.”
So true!!!
so will being run by liberal democrats. Illinois is broke also. NOTE: Illinois has been run by democrats for the last 33 years!!!!! You would think people in Illinios would wake up and elect Republicans. IT IS TIME FOR A CHANGE!!!! I hope people in Illinois are intelligent enough to see the truth, and take our state back!!!!!!! Our super state actually came in with a 3000 job net LOSS for the year. Some recovery huh?
Kalifornication , go figure. They need the money to feed the animals.
Have to pay for all the illegals. So they screw a citizen.
Amen, this is insane
Absoulty correct!
Seems that anyone connected to California state government should be removed from dealing with the investigation due to a “conflict of interest”. That would be the logical thing to do. California logical? Absolutely impossible.
It’s past time for mother nature to remove krazy kalifornia from our misery, the Pacific Ocean would make a perfect grave for an IDIOT state!
Now that’s a nice American response.
I love California, it is our representives and the federal government that is allowing the dimise of our Golden State. Califronia has it all. I loved living here I grew up here. It is so sad that our goverment is so corrupt. To say that we are an IDIOT STATE is unfair. We the working class of people who pay our way and pay our taxes are left trying to support the masses of illegals allowed freely to feed and freeload off of us.
It is always the corrupt politicians that screw up the government, whether state or federal. You think the people have a say, but if you are only offered puppet candidates that will support the corrupt establishment then no matter who you vote for the corruption continues. This is what we have in both parties. The RNC and DNC are both owned by the establishment elite (globalist international bankers) who win no matter who you vote for. So the people can’t be blamed in this scenario. For the first time we have a candidate who is not owned and for the first time people can vote for someone not corrupt and part of the establishment. If Trump is not elected then it will be clear that the majority are stupid like fish voting for the fisherman.
I agree with everything you said. At least there are some smart people out there. Glad to see you are not wearing the Obama rose colored glasses.
VOTE REPUBLICAN and take your state back.
IS THAT THE LEX LUTHOR OPTION?
No Debres, It is a logical solution. Read my comment about Illinois above and maybe you might understand. Research this great state and gain some insight The successful states in this country are run by Republicans. The broken, in debt, bancrupt, and I might add corrupt states are run by Democrats.
What ever happed to the good old tradition of tar and feathering. I guess not enough tar and feathers to correct the problem. Where did all these crazy liberals come from???
According to Margaret Thatcher, Socialism eventually self destructs, because you eventually run out of people to pay the bill.
Hopefully the people of Calif. will stop the dem crap and get their state back
Vote
See my post above.
Charges that California cheated a winner out of his winnings is likely to put a damper on future lottery sales. Hopefully the winner made a copy of the ticket before turning it into lottery officials.
Or at least kept the letters that he received,
This is a NO brainer………Ask Mr. Millner and the TOP Person of the California Lottery to show up at a given time and place, to submit to a polygraph…….an see WHO shows up!
CRIMINAL government at work.
Our goverment is full of greedy self serving boobs, they are corrupt and have only there own personal gain at hert. Especially our president. Sadly California has been my home for 58 years, (since I was born here) It’s hard to leave but because of of all the giveaway programs and illegal immigration forced health care, car insurance, free housing to many who are not even citizens of the US. I am forced to leave my home.
THAT IS TYPICAL OF THE COMMIE DEMON CRATS OF KALIFORNICATE. SCREW THE AMERICANS SO ILLEGALS CAN GET THEIR FREEBIES
Wow! The state is nearly $800 billion in debt!! Of course, California is broke. It’s a social welfare state. Since they are an “inclusive state,” they have to support all of the illegals who keep coming across the border. California used to be a nice state, but no more. I used to live there, but I got the hell out of there.
P.S. If you are driving through CA, be sure to observe the speed limit, especially if you have out-of-state license plates.
I agree Texas son, California born citizens are being forced to flee our state and hand it over to illegal immigrants and tourists. We need a new no nonsence governor, but where doese one find one of those?
Amen! We got the hell out too:-)
This is what the entire country will be like if we don’t stop electing pols that want income equality and a unicorn in every bsckyard.
WHAT NO DODO?!
Say, is there another state that’s doing the same thing,? wait it’s Obama’s, home state.!!! The question s how in the hell can and does that happen? Maybe, an investigation is needed, into the States money office, and the guy who runs that office, just saying!
Are there any decent people left on this earth???? What a bunch of lying, corrupt, disgraceful bunch of dispicable thieves.
Before the lottery commission pays the winner, they will investigate the store where the ticket was purchased. They check the time and security video to verify the owner of the winning ticket. The lottery commission makes money on the tickets sold and should advertise on all TV channels the photo of the winner. They should show the video clip and the store location at least a week before the deadline. Just my opinion.
The lottery commission needs to pay up. They know exactly who they owe the 63 million dollars too. They just want to keep the money for themselves. What I wrote earlier should be the steps to be followed in all jackpots won. Just my common sense. From a lottery player.
When Mexifornia completely goes under my guess is they will beg the Federal government to bail them out. Whoever the President happens to be at that time will probably do it and taxpayers nationwide will get stuck with the bill. Meanwhile, CA will keep on voting the same greedy crooks back into office. It’s simply amazing how much citizens will tolerate until they finally (if ever) say enough !
It’s almost impossible to fight ignorance of this magnitude.
THE FACT IS MOST SOCIALISTIC COUNTRYS,COUNTIES,AND STATES ARE IN DEEP FINANCIAL TROUBLE AND OF COUSE IT IS THE PEOPLE WHO WORK HARD,WHO SAVE,AND EXERCISE FINANCIAL DISCIPLINE WHO WILL BE PUNISHED.IN A DEMOCRACY WHEN THE NONWORKERS EXCEED THE WORKERS BY VOTE THEY CAN DEMAND TO BE TAKEN CARE OF WE HAVE 53% WORKERS AND 47% PEOPLE ON SOME FREE MONEY PROGRAM WHETHER IT BE WELFARE,GRANTS,OR FALSE DISABILITY CLAIMS IT STILL A TRANSFER OF MONEY FROM THOSE THAT WORK HARD AND SAVE TO THOSE THAT DON’T,WON’T,CAN’TAND FEEL THAT THEY ARE OWED.AGAIN ONLY 53% OF THOSE THAT SHOUOF BE WORKING ARE THE REST ARE GETTING SOME SORT OF FREE MONEY
hey,give California a break. they need that $63 million to keep supporting all those illegals.
Yes they want to use our military bases to house ILLEGAL ALIEN INVADERS, so they leave our veterans on the street with no support, and pat themselves on the back for compassionate treatment of rapists and murders coming across the border illegally!
I wonder how many ILLEGALS THE LOTTERY HAS WORKING FOR THEM.
I hope the winner get his money. Since they have not returned the DAMAGED
TICKET GOOD THEORY NOT DAMAGED OR THEY DAMAGED IT ON PURPOSE.
Boy governer moonbeam has really got a mess on his hands! This is what happens when you elect democrats! Moonbeam and sanders would get along well!
You can believe one thing and that is the certain fact that California under endless corrupt Democrat government California will wind up just like Venezuela as a crummy third world socialist banana republic. The Democrats must go if we are to have any hope that the state as well as the nation will survive!!!
Of course the state doesn’t want to pay out $63,000,000. The lottery is fixed and we all know it. Whose fault is it that California is $800,000,000 anyway.
We work, we pay our taxes. Someone is robbing the money from the lottery. When $300,000,000 people buy multiple lotto tickets the sum is always
larger than the winning amount. So! The money is in the states banks. So why don’t they pay off the winners. they,ve got people who don’t want you to share any of this money. They want you to pay in, and the refuse to pay out!
We can unite and everybody stop buying lotto tickets until this issue is resolved.
Well of course the state is broke!@ when the lottery was first introduces two promises were made. !.) the revenue from the lottery would pay winners. 2.) revenues would support the schools so there would be no new taxes. Then they started playing arounf with the game so there were fewer winners, the schools are very dilapidated, and the state has been trying to raise taxes “to support the schools” for years now. It is time to trash common core, trash the assign schools by home address, and institute a voucher syster to allow parents to choose their child’s(children’s) school(s). This would make the teachers and their unions accountable, if they can’t teach there will be no students! No students, no teachers, no adnministrators, no school staff, and no school!
What a shame .. our once wonderful U.S. of A. and it’s states are going down in history so fast you can’t read the words …. it’s so blurred!!! We were once the country that all looked up to .. feared for our military strength and no nonsense attitude. Now we have had for the last 8 years a bumbling non citizen idiot who brought our country down so fast our heads are still spinning. Of course our California state is losing it. They and others here in the U.S. can not keep up with presidential dictates and signing of ‘executive’ orders. We .. as a country .. can’t support these illegals while attempting to support our own families. Our forefathers came here legally .. waiting their turns on lists … they wanted to live the American Dream .. they worked hard to do that .. paid into their share and became model citizens. Now it’s just ‘get into a boat and paddle’… All our politicians want is to gleen the fat off the calf .. to set themselves up for a lifetime of good benefits and retirement funds. The trick now is to stand up to them and put someone in who cares about America .. and not their pockets!!! American citizens need to strengthen their backbones and say ENOUGH!!!!! Well.. I’ve had my say for the day. At 82 years old I’m on my way out.. but grandchildren and great grands are stuck with the ILL’s of who we put in office. Think about that folks when you go to the poles in November… think real hard!!!
GOD loves California and all Californians but hates sin! So repent and ask LORD JESUS to save you while there is yet time! MARANATHA! AMEN!
God can’t love California. If he did there would be no ILLEGALS, NO DRUG USERS, RAPIST OR CRIMINALS. He has messed up ever since the dinosaurs
were eradicated. To hell in a hand basket ever since.
Too bad he and anyone/everyone don’t consult an attorney or adviser before going to claim that much money and a few copies of the winning ticket made. I would suggest in this Corrupt Country to at least make copies for proof and put some in a safe deposit box and give one to an Attorney or Adviser. Now where is his proof? Of course he would never dream that would happen. I read the other day where some people(quiet a few) had won scratch offs and the stores said the tickets were not valid and the Lottery backed the stores up and said “TOO BAD”. They flat refused to pay the people. Evidently they had goofed and wouldn’t back the winners. I would be very upset and at least expect back what I paid out. Corruption is everywhere and it is not just Democrats.
What’s the beef? They keep electing the same idiots and can see their state is broke, and so what? Jerry Brown should have been tossed out after his first term. Pelosi is still there. What’s wrong with those idiots? Like one other posting said, California should sink into the ocean. Maybe they should. At least the people will be put out of their misery.
If Cal sank into the ocean then only the ILLEGALS AND VERY RICH WOULD HAVE BOATS. THE TAX PAYERS WOULD HAVE PAID FOR THE ILLEGALS BOATS. Bye Bye Cal.
Gee, that just does not surprise me. Liberal jackasses