Can you claim a winning lottery ticket in Ontario anonymously?
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A $70-million OLG Lotto Max ticket is about to expire. Is it possible that the winner is out there but doesn't want to be identified?
News that a winning OLG ticket worth $70 million will expire tonight has anyone who has ever played the lottery in Ontario checking their pockets, digging through their couch cushions, and searching everywhere in between.
If a winner does not come forward by 10:30 p.m. Wednesday night, it will be the biggest unclaimed ticket in Canadian history, the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Commission (OLG) confirmed to CTV News Toronto.
The ticket itself was purchased in Scarborough for the June 28, 2022 Lotto Max draw and had the winning numbers 8, 19, 22, 41, 42, 46, 47 Bonus 10, according to the OLG.
Aside from that, little is known about the mystery ticket holder.
“I'm hoping that we do not make the record books, but you never know, time is quickly ticking away, and there's still a chance, but you never know,” OLG spokesperson Tony Bitonti said Tuesday.
With so much money on the line, and the media exposure that comes with it, is it possible that the winner is out there but doesn’t want to be identified?
According to Bitonti, it’s happened before.
