This surveillance image provided by the California Lottery shows a woman they believe won a $23-million jackpot on a SuperLotto Plus ticket she purchased five months ago at an east Palmdale convenience store but she hasn't cashed it yet. Spokesman Alex Traverso said Wednesday Oct. 31, 2012 the woman has less than a month left to claim her fortune with the ticket she bought at Michael's Market & Liquor. Lottery officials synced the time the ticket was sold on May 30 to the surveillance video to determine that a dark-haired woman in a blue or purple top purchased the ticket. (AP Photo/California Lottery)
The San Bernardino County Sun reports the Palmdale woman's daughter recognized her from a newspaper photo of the supposed winner, captured on the liquor store's surveillance camera.
Lottery officials say they'll release more details about the woman's identity at a press conference Friday in San Bernardino.
Lottery spokesman Alex Traverso says she just never checked her ticket until her daughter showed her the photo in the newspaper. The woman then went to her car and found the winning ticket.
The woman had until Nov. 26 to claim the prize.
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