Unclaimed $70-million lotto ticket will expire next week
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A winning $70-million Lotto Max ticket has been missing and gone unclaimed for nearly a year. On June 28, the golden ticket will expire.
You could be a multi-millionaire and not even know it. Yes, you read that sentence correctly.
A winning $70-million Lotto Max ticket has been missing and gone unclaimed for nearly a year. On June 28, the golden ticket will expire.
According to Tony Bitonti, spokesperson for the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Commission, if no one surfaces to claim their millions, "this will set a new Canadian lottery history record."
Bitonti went on to say, "I really don't want that record to happen."
There've been previous national jackpots that have gone unclaimed, including a $15-million winning ticket in British Columbia in 2021 and a $5-million winner in northern Ontario in 2013.
The thought of missing out on a life-changing payday has some lottery players trawling through their belongings, desperate to find the ticket. Speaking to CTV National News, Mary—a weekly player—admitted, "My husband told me about this ticket, to check everywhere to make sure I find it. But I didn't!"
The winning Lotto Max numbers were picked and purchased in Scarborough, Ont. The OLG knows the exact location, but few other details.
