$70M Lotto Max jackpot ticket ‘officially declared unclaimed,’ OLG says | 24CA News
A $70 million Lotto Max jackpot ticket from over a yr in the past has been “officially declared unclaimed,” the OLG says.
In a news launch on Thursday, OLG mentioned it has not discovered the proprietor of the successful ticket bought on June 28, 2022 at a lottery retailer in Scarborough.
The unclaimed ticket made headlines earlier this yr throughout a province-wide consciousness marketing campaign.
Lottery winners have one yr to say their prize. On June 29 of this yr, the OLG had confirmed that the bodily $70 million Lotto Max ticket was not validated at a lottery terminal or offered to OLG by the yr deadline of 10:30 p.m. on June 28.
The successful ticket was additionally by no means checked at a self-serve ticket checker or by the OLG App, the corporate mentioned.
The OLG mentioned it shaped a group to undergo “an exhaustive examination” for 1000’s of particular person claims — nearly 2,700 — previous to the deadline.
OLG mentioned it was dedicated to “paying the right prize to the rightful owner of a winning ticket — every time.”
“Due to the high volume of lost ticket claims, OLG’s dedicated team of lottery investigators took the time necessary to thoroughly review each and every potential claim. Now that this process is complete, we can report that none of those claims were successful,” the OLG mentioned.
“Thus, the $70 million prize is officially unclaimed.”
The $70 million prize cash has now been returned to the prize pool for future bonus video games or promotions of nationwide lottery video games comparable to Lotto Max, Lotto 6/49 and Daily Grand.
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