I've got two payouts in queue, one for 38 days, the other for 27 days.
The issue that keeps coming to mind for me:
If Itch is a successful website meant to support game designers working independently, then they should be pulling in enough money that they can afford to hire some more of the actual human reviewers they use to vet payouts.
If Itch is not successful enough to hire more staff, or is not meant to support designers at more than just a hobby level, then we should all question whether we continue using this site to platform our work. The "Itch is not a bank" argument doesn't hold water if the designers who want to make a career can't rely on Itch to at least get them their money in a window of time that would let them, say, pay rent or utilities.