A Los Angeles man entangled in the legitimate uproar over who possesses the memorable $2.4 billion Powerball prize shed light on the developing contention in a meeting with The Post.
Urachi “Reggie” Romero claims his previous inhabitant, Jose Rivera, showed him the triumphant ticket before the drawing and, surprisingly, made sense of why he selected each number.
Rivera has sued the authority Powerball victor, Edwin Castro, and Romero, asserting they took the important ticket from him.
Romero, 47, said Rivera showed him the Powerball ticket on Nov. 7, the night he says he bought it from Joe’s Administration Place in Altadena, Calif.
The triumphant numbers were 10, 33, 41, 47, 56 and red Powerball 10.
He addressed Rivera on why he picked the number 10 two times.
“I saw Jose Rivera with that ticket … he showed it to me,” Romero said.
“I asked him for what reason he picked two 10s. He said it was the date his folks both passed on. He picked 47 on the grounds that that is the way old he is. He likewise said his father generally needed a 1956 Chevy truck, so he picked 56. He had a justification for why he selected each number and he let me know this previously (the drawing).”
Romero guaranteed he has been getting dangers since Rivera recorded a claim naming him as the individual who “took” the significant ducat for the biggest lottery bonanza in US history, which was then gotten the money for by Castro.
He demanded he took nothing and he has no connections to Castro, who purchased the triumphant November lottery ticket.
“I could be grimey or sheisty, yet in actuality, Jose Rivera showed me that ticket before he realized it was the triumphant ticket,” Romero said.
“In any case, I don’t have any idea how he lost that ticket.”
“I trust my name will be cleared on the grounds that odd I’m in this cash, yet I don’t actually have anything. How might I take that ticket worth billions and not have a dollar?”
A bricklayer by profession, Romero said he leased a space to Rivera before the end of last year since he was battling to earn a living wage.
Rivera, an exterior decorator, even aided the family out and established new turf in the front yard of the home.
However, things went bad after Rivera understood his ticket was the obvious champ, and couldn’t find it, Romero said.
