A man who won a $197 MILLION lottery jackpot is suing California . . . because he says he’s entitled to TWICE THAT. Let me explain . . . or TRY to, because it’s very mysterious.
Last week, we heard about a missing lottery ticket worth $197 million . . . that expired this past Saturday . . . because the winner hadn’t come forward.
A year ago, in December of 2023, TWO tickets were sold at a gas station in Encino, California that hit the $395 million jackpot, but months went by with NO ONE claiming the prize.
In June, a man named Faramarz Lahijani submitted ONE of the winning tickets. He got HALF the prize: $197.5 million.
Last week, it sounded like the other ticket would go unclaimed, which was odd . . . considering they were sold at the same random little gas station.
One day before the deadline, the winner with the first ticket sued California, arguing that he’s entitled to the full jackpot, because HE bought BOTH tickets.
The man said he’s used the same numbers for 30 years, but lost one of the tickets. And even though he can’t produce it, he should get BOTH halves.
The guy hasn’t given an interview, and lottery officials won’t comment on it publicly, so there are some nagging questions . . .
1. Why did he buy two tickets to begin with? You’d have to do that in two transactions because the lottery doesn’t allow it in a single sale . . . and the only reason to do it is getting multiple shares if there were another winner.
2. Why did it take him about six months to submit the first winning ticket?
3. Why would he not file a lawsuit until the DAY BEFORE the deadline?
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