California Powerball player Jerry, who won $44 million jackpot, didn’t get paid

Golden State wait.

A lottery fanatic from California said he hasn’t seen a penny of his winnings from the $44 million Powerball jackpot in the last two months since he matched all six numbers.

Jerry, a regular lottery player who “plays all the games,” tried his luck at the August 19 game.

Armed with his lucky number 10, Jerry, whose last name remains unknown, bought the ticket at a Ralphs grocery store in south Orange County and became the sole winner of the $44.3 million grand prize.

The winning numbers were 1, 2, 15, 23, 28 and the red Powerball 10.

The cash value was set at $21.9 million, with Ralphs receiving $220,000 for the ticket sale.

“In a way it was exciting because you don’t expect to ever hit all six. Six numbers in the Powerball lottery is… there’s a good chance you’ll die early… You’ll go out and get struck by lightning before you hit that number,” Jerry told KABC.

The odds of winning the Powerball jackpot are an astronomical 1 in 292,201,338.

Since his lucky day, Jerry has been waiting and looking forward to claiming his winnings.

A new millionaire has blown up the slow verification process to ensure a lottery prize goes to the rightful owner.

“This process is really terrible for the winner of a big … any big lottery win,” he said. “They won’t tell you until that date you will receive the funds. They won’t tell you that. They leave it open, so you sit and wait every day… (hoping you will receive these funds).”

Lottery officials have a vetting process for anyone claiming to have a winning ticket, including an investigation by lottery law enforcement and cross-checking to ensure the winner does not owe the government any taxes or child support.

The earliest a winner can start using their prize is four weeks, but this happens very rarely, Carolyn Becker told the publication.

“Believe it or not, the California Lottery processes over 10,000 applications per month, so we want to meet the expectations of our winners,” she added.

The Post reached out to the California Lottery.

Jerry hopes the money will be in his account soon so he can enjoy the millions he has won.

This is not the first time a player’s Powerball winnings have been delayed or outright rejected.

John Cheeks from Washington, DC claimed his Powerball tickets matched the numbers on a website with a $340 million jackpot.

Cheeks’ numbers matched those posted online but were different from those drawn on the night of the drawing.

Cheeks was denied the life-changing jackpot because the company said there had been a “mistake.”

He filed a lawsuit against Powerball and the DC Lottery and demanded $961.8 million in “compensation.”

Jerry’s August jackpot wasn’t the last time Powerball’s biggest prize was won.

Unknown Georgia Lottery Player Acquired winning ticket worth $478.2 million from the Quick Mart in Buford, 42 miles northeast of Atlanta.

The winning numbers were 2, 15, 27, 29, 39 and the red Powerball 20, and the lump sum payout was $230.6 million.