Just a day after Powerball revealed that a store in California had sold a ticket worth $1.08 billion, a woman came to the store to claim that she had won the jackpot. The woman went viral on social media when a video of her claiming that she was the one who bought the winning ticket was circulated. "I’m scared right now, I’m so scared," the woman said while hugging the shoppers and eventually collapsing in front of the store.

Sarai Palacios, the granddaughter of Nabor Herrera who owns Las Palmitas Mini Market, later informed Business Insider that the woman was making false claims and the winner was yet to be revealed."She didn't win — I'm not sure why she did that. I guess she just wanted to be on TV," said Palacios.

One could face felony charges for false claims

EXCLUSIVE: Hysterical woman who claims to have won $1 billion in Powerball is a ‘fraud that just wanted to be on TV’ – as the real winner has not yet claimed their prize, the shop owner’s family reveals #billion #claimed https://t.co/d9GAfI6z5X

— WhatsNew2Day (@whatsn2day) July 21, 2023

In California, there is a vetting process that refrains people from making false claims about lottery prizes. This woman is not the first person to have created a false buzz around the lottery. Hence, states already have a system in place to track down where the winning ticket is going and use this information to pinpoint the winner. The winner on the other hand can fill in a claim form that could be submitted to initiate a...

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