There are currently two multi-million dollar Lotto Max prizes sold in Toronto that have yet to be claimed, OLG says.
One, valued at $55 million, is from Friday’s drawing, and the other, valued at $70 million, was sold on June 28.
In addition to these big prizes, a winning encore ticket from last night’s drawing, valued at $100,000, is waiting to be claimed after it was sold somewhere in Chatham-Kent.
The next Lotto Max draw will take place on Tuesday.
WHAT HAPPENS IF NO ONE GET THE PRIZES?
The winner has one year from the date of the draw to claim their prize, which means they have exactly two weeks from today to become a millionaire.
In an email to CTV News Toronto, OLG director of external communications Tony Bitonti said it’s unusual for such a valuable winning ticket to go unnoticed.
If the $1 million ticket holder doesn’t show up before the two-week deadline, Bitonti said the unclaimed money will be returned to players through future bonus games or promotions.
“It’s rare for a $1 million prize to go unclaimed, usually smaller prize amounts go unclaimed,” Bitonti said.
He said that while there are a number of reasons why a winning ticket may not be redeemed, it is usually because it has been lost or forgotten.
“Many tickets are forgotten in kitchen drawers or jacket pockets (especially when the seasons change). For example, you buy your ticket on a particularly cold spring day and put it in your jacket pocket, but then the weather turns warm and the jacket goes into the wardrobe and the ticket is forgotten,” he said.
With files from Phil Tsekouras.
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