Man goes to lottery headquarters to claim his winning but state refused

Families in Illinois are outraged after the state has failed to pay their lottery winnings.

According to an attorney representing some of the winners, Tom Zimmerman, the state has yet to pay out $288 million in winning.

The state announced recently that it would not be paying out any winnings over $600 until the budget crisis is resolved, TIME reported.

However, TV ads promoting the lottery continue to air.

One lottery winner, Susan Rick, spoke to Inside Edition, saying: "We won. We finally can have a comfortable life.

Suddenly you're gonna pull the rug out from under us. We had a ticket for $250,000." A group of city employees in Chicago joined a lottery pool and wound up winning $1 million, but they haven't seen a cent of it.

Rhonda Rasche, a hospital clerk who wins a lottery jackpot worth of $50,000 but it's been months and she has not yet been paid.