Winner took four months to claim. Time to prepare.
I believe they knew who it was not long after the drawing in October.
All convenience stores have surveillance video these days, and they know the exact time the ticket was purchased. Just have to look at the tape for that timestamp.
That’s smart. I was working for an investment company in San Antonio when the Texas lottery started. The first big winner - hundreds of thousands - picked up his big check with an adviser from our company standing right next to him.