California State Lottery officials say no one showed up with the winning ticket for the $63 million jackpot, or submitted a verified claim for the prize, by the Thursday afternoon deadline.
However, officials are investigating a number of claims---including one man who filed a lawsuit that says officials destroyed his ticket.
Brandy Milliner contends he already turned in the ticket, but officials told him it was too damaged to be processed. He said the commission even sent him a letter congratulating him for the winning ticket, saying he would receive a check in six to eight weeks, reported the Los Angeles Times.
But Milliner says he was sent a second notice later on saying the ticket was “too damaged to be reconstructed” and his claim could not be processed. Miller now wants a judge to declare him the winner.
