It ain’t simple turning into an in a single day billionaire — and there is a new headache for the winner of the most important lottery jackpot in historical past — as one man claims the successful ticket was stolen from him … and he is now filed a lawsuit.

Based on authorized docs, obtained by TMZ, Jose Rivera says he purchased his lottery ticket from Joe’s Service Middle in Altadena, CA on November 7 — the day earlier than the massive $2.04B drawing.

He says a person by the title of “Reggie” stole the ticket from him the exact same day he purchased it.

After the numbers have been drawn, Jose says he tried to get Reggie to return the ticket, which allegedly held the successful numbers, however to no avail … with Reggie merely saying it wasn’t a winner, and if discovered he’d agree to surrender half.

Jose says he “refused to be blackmailed” and reported the theft to the CA Lottery and regulation enforcement.

Quick ahead to this month, when a person named Edwin Castro was named the winner of the massive prize and reportedly elected to gather the prize as a lump sum of $997.6 million … Jose says he submitted a declare kind to the CA Lottery, claiming the ticket had been stolen and asking for an investigation earlier than paying out the winnings.

Jose lists each Castro and Reggie as 2 separate defendants … seemingly insinuating that they each could be accountable for failing handy over the money, though the small print will not be clear within the lawsuit.