$70M Lotto Max ticket not validated and has expired, OLG says | 24CA News
Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corp. says a $70 million Lotto Max ticket that had gone unclaimed for a 12 months has not been bodily validated and is now expired.
The ticket, drawn on June 28, 2022, was bought at a lottery retailer in Scarborough. Players have one 12 months to say their prize.
As the deadline of 10:30 p.m. on Wednesday, June 28 handed, a bodily $70 million profitable ticket was not validated at an OLG terminal, the corporate mentioned in a news launch on Thursday morning.
If an try is made to validate the lottery ticket previous the one-year expiry date, the OLG mentioned the lottery terminal message to the client will advise that the ticket has expired.
The OLG had launched an consciousness marketing campaign in regards to the unclaimed jackpot ticket from that draw to jog the ticket proprietor’s reminiscence. The OLG mentioned it obtained greater than 1,100 calls from folks claiming to have misplaced their profitable ticket.
“OLG is committed to always paying the right prize to rightful owner of a winning ticket,” it mentioned in a press release.
The OLG mentioned because of the excessive quantity of misplaced ticket claims, a devoted crew of lottery investigators “need to take the time necessary to review all of the potential claims made before the expiry deadline.”
It mentioned after the prolonged course of is full, the OLG will present an additional replace on the prize.
If the $70 million Lotto Max ticket stays unclaimed, the prize cash will probably be returned to gamers by means of future bonus video games or promotions.
The OLG mentioned the profitable numbers for the June 28, 2022, Lotto Max draw are 8, 19, 22, 41, 42, 46, 47 Bonus 10.
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