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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.

British Columbia and Ontario will split the $70 million Lotto Max jackpot.There were 15 available Maxmillion prizes of $1 million each, and five winning tickets were drawn.Two of the tickets are each shared between two winners, splitting the money, while one ticket will claim the entire $1 million prize.Three of the Maxmillion winners are in Ontario, one is in B.C.

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 prize from a draw in June 2022 has yet to be claimed and the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation (OLG) says it will expire in around one month.In a statement issued on Tuesday, the 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 statement said.“(The) OLG has very detailed information about this winning ticket. However, as the ticket was purchased at a lottery retailer, we don’t know the identity of the person or group that purchased the ticket.

Markham is planning to travel and possibly buy a new home after winning a $60 million lottery jackpot.The Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corp. said in a news release that Lai Ching Yau won the Jan.

Lotto Max draw, including six Maxmillion winners, but the jackpot again stayed unclaimed.Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corp. (OLG) said four Maxmillion prizes worth $1 million each were won by tickets sold in York Region, Scarborough, Burlington, and Woodbridge.Two Maxmillion prizes worth $500,000 each were won by tickets sold in Barrie and on OLG.ca.Two second-prize pool tickets that won $105,716.70 each were sold in Scarborough and on OLG.ca. What are the odds of winning big on Lotto Max? And lastly, a $100,000 Encore prize was won by a ticket sold in York Region.The OLG said the Lotto Max jackpot has never gone unclaimed this long, as there have been 18 draws since it was last won.

Mother-daughter duo from Orillia, Ont., win $250,000 in lottery “I told her, ‘These are tears of joy mom because I just won $70 million with LOTTO MAX!’ I had to repeat myself a few times because she was in shock. But when reality sunk in, my mom, who never swears, yelled a few expletives!”Adrian Olmstead, 44, says he had four tickets to scan.