Someone could be rich! A San Diego SuperLotto Plus player made an '11th-hour' claim to the $38-million prize Thursday evening, a lottery official confirmed. They still have to be vetted, however.
"Our investigative process for big winners is rigorous and thorough, which means it can take weeks or even months, depending on the circumstances,” Becker said in a press release issued Friday night. “Because of that, we probably won’t know for quite some time whether the person who came in yesterday is indeed the rightful winner of the $38 million prize.
If so – we will make that announcement once the vetting process is complete.”If the claimant isn't, in fact, the winner, the"lump sum" cash prize of $22.9 million will fall into state public schools' pockets. It won't be the first time a prize has gone unclaimed — more than $1 billion have gone unclaimed since 1985 when Lottery tickets first went on sale, according to Becker.