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ILikeTalkn2Myself OP t1_j9yy80z wrote

>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.

Depending how long ago it was when he purchased the ticket there might be a slim chance the shop has a recording of the purchase.

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watermelonsugar888 t1_ja0dlrd wrote

Why did he only file the lawsuit AFTER the winner was announced if he knew who it was?? Lmao

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RandomAngeleno t1_ja213jv wrote

Once the results are certified, the lottery knows exactly where and when the winning ticket was sold. There's only 2-3 days between Powerball drawings, so the lottery notifies the shop within hours of a drawing because the seller gets a prize commission for selling the winning tickets, too. During that time, especially for large jackpots, they request copies of any and all footage of the winning sale.

There's no "depending how long ago" here because this is all done within hours of the drawing, and even Mega Millions doesn't go longer than 4 days between draws. Most camera systems for lotto sellers hold video for that long.

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