In the case of the unclaimed Lotto Max prize, Bitonti said that even if the winner or group of winners has lost the ticket, they can give the OLG a call and answer several questions – including about when, where and how they bought the ticket – to claim the big prize. “The unclaimed ticket really does defy the odds but it does happen on occasion.”īitonti said, so far, the largest unclaimed jackpot on record is $15 million and that ticket was sold in British Columbia.
“I live in a world of randomness and chance so I’m really hoping that the odds are this person comes forward to collect this money,” Bitonti said in an interview on Wednesday.
The winning ticket was drawn in June 2022 and the person who bought it in the east Toronto neighbourhood of Scarborough has until June 28 of this year to claim the amount, said OLG spokesperson Tony Bitonti. A $70 million Lotto Max ticket could become the largest unclaimed individual jackpot in the country if a winner doesn’t step forward to grab their prize next month, the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation says.
