Deadline for $70M unclaimed Ontario lottery ticket expires
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The deadline to claim a $70 million lottery prize has now passed, and it remains to be seen if the holder of the winning ticket was found.
The deadline to claim a $70 million lottery prize has now passed, and it remains to be seen if the holder of the winning ticket was found.
The Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corp. had said in May that no one had come forward for nearly a year with the winning ticket, which was drawn in June 2022.
The organization has said that the lottery would become the largest unclaimed individual jackpot in the country if a winner didn't step forward by 10:30 p.m. Wednesday.
The OLG is currently assessing around 100 claims to see if any of them are legitimate.
Spokesperson Tony Bitonti says the OLG will announce in the coming days whether a winner has been identified.
He says the OLG has all the information about the winning ticket, including when and where it was sold.
“There is still the possibility that we may find a needle in the haystack,” he said.
