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Hundreds of people have contacted the Ontario Lottery Gaming Corporation (OLG) to claim they might be the owner of a $70-million Lotto Max prize set to expire later this month.

Lotto Max draw last year doesn’t come forward soon, it will expire and go down as the largest unclaimed prize in Canadian lottery history.On Tuesday, the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation (OLG) encouraged people to check their tickets for the June 28, 2022 draw, noting the ticket that won the jackpot was sold in Toronto’s Scarborough area.“This yet-to-be-claimed $70 million winning ticket will expire on June 28, 2023, unless the rightful ticket holder comes forward to OLG before then,” the OLG said.OLG spokesperson Tony Bitonti told Global News that if the winner doesn’t come forward soon, it will become the largest unclaimed prize in Canadian lottery history, surpassing a $15 million Lotto Max win from an August 2021 draw that was never claimed.In that case, the winning ticket was bought in British Columbia.“We’re hoping not to make history in this case,” Bitonti said.“Someone out there bought a Lotto Max ticket — put down five, ten, (or) $15 — for a chance to win a $70 million jackpot. And in this case, they did.

Lotto Max jackpot, meaning Tuesday’s draw will be breaking another record.However, there were also 56 Maxmillions prizes of $1 million each up for grabs June 11, and 20 of them were won by a total of 24 ticket holders across the country.Thirteen of those winning tickets were purchased in Ontario, four in the Prairies, three in Atlantic Canada, three in Quebec and one in British Columbia.

Lotto Max draw, setting a Canadian record, according to the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation (OLG).The draw includes a $70 million jackpot and an estimated 47 $1 million “maxmillion” prizes.OLG spokesperson Tony Bitonti told Global News that the last time top prizing reached this high a level in a Lotto Max draw was in 2018, when the jackpot was capped at $60 million and there were 56 maxmillions, totalling $116 million. No winning ticket sold for Friday’s Lotto Max draw, prize payout reaches record levels Bitonti said since then, the cap on the jackpot was raised to $70 million.