ORANGE COUNTY, Calif. (CNN) — What would you do with a $44 million lottery win?

Waiting a few weeks to receive it probably isn’t on your list.

That’s what a man in California says happened to him.

Jerry, whose last name was not given, says he won the Powerball jackpot on Aug. 19 and hasn’t seen a single cent of it.

Lottery officials would not comment on his specific case, but said it is common for it to take six to eight weeks — sometimes longer — to arrange payment.

This is because winners go through a lengthy vetting process, which includes making sure they don’t owe tax or child support.

But for Jerry, it’s been 10 weeks since he hit the jackpot.

“They won’t tell you, ‘By this date, you will receive the funds.’ They won’t tell you that. They’re leaving it open, so you’re sitting, waiting every day, hoping when you’re going to get these funds,” Jerry told KABC.

For now, he’s still waiting for his life-changing payment.

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