It isn’t the first time a Powerball player’s winnings were delayed or flat-out denied. John Cheeks of Washington, DC, claimed his Powerball tickets matched the numbers on the website for the $ ...

John Cheeks, who’s lived in D.C. for over 40 years, says he purchased a Powerball ticket on Jan. 6, 2023, and played a combination of his relative’s birth dates and other meaningful numbers ...