Winner of $1.75 BILLION California lottery FINALLY comes forward five months ... trends now
The $1.75 billion jackpot lottery winner has finally emerged five months after securing the second-largest lottery jackpot in U.S. history at a local convenience store in Southern California.
Theodorus Struyck has been identified as the representative of a group of winners who purchased the ticket at Midway Market & Liquor in Frazier Park, about an hour's drive from Los Angeles, last October.
Accounts bearing Struyck's name have appeared on Facebook and Instagram, but it's unclear if the accounts actually belong to him as the mysterious victor hasn't shared any content on the platforms.
Although it's unclear how many people were part of the group that purchased the life-changing ticket in October, the family-owned store managed to net at least $1 million just for selling the ticket.
'Announcing big wins like this gives all of our players the chance to hope and dream that they could be next,' said California Lottery Director Harjinder K. Shergill Chima in a press release.
The $1.75 billion jackpot lottery winner has finally emerged five months after securing the second-largest lottery jackpot in U.S. history at a local convenience store (pictured) in Southern California
Theodorus Struyck has been identified as the representative of a group of winners who purchased the ticket at Midway Market & Liquor in Frazier Park, about an hour's drive from Los Angeles , last October. Pictured: store co-owner Nidal Khalil, center, smiles with son Jonathan Khalil, left, and nephew Chris Khalil, right
Accounts bearing Struyck's name have appeared on Facebook and Instagram, but it's unclear if the accounts actually belong to him as the mysterious victor hasn't shared any content on the platforms.
The winning numbers were 22, 24, 40, 52, 64 and the Powerball was 10.
Duke, the staffer believed to have sold the winning ticket, told CBS Los Angeles back in October: 'The phone has been ringing off the hook... somebody owes me a new truck.'
As the employee speculated at the time, Struyck is indeed a long-time resident of
