The unclaimed $70 million has now been returned to the lottery prize pool. More likely, he said it was left in the pocket of a pair of jeans or mistakenly thrown out. OLG spokesperson Tony Bitonti previously told CTV News Toronto that this was the biggest unclaimed ticket in Canadian history.īitonti said the ticket was never validated at an OLG lottery terminal, checked at a self-serve ticket checker or logged through the OLG App. Now that this process is complete, we can report that none of those claims were successful,” the OLG said. “Due to the high volume of lost ticket claims, OLG’s dedicated team of lottery investigators took the time necessary to thoroughly review each and every potential claim.
According to the rules, players have one year from the draw date to claim their winnings, or the prize is declared void. It expired after hitting its one-year mark last month. You can see the winning numbers below, plus details of whether each prize was won.
There were 63 Max Millions prizes put up for grabs alongside the main Lotto Max draw. Check the main results, a full payout breakdown plus Encore, Twist, Tag, Extra and Max Millions numbers. The big ticket was bought in Scarborough on June 28, 2022. View the Lotto Max numbers for Friday, October 21, 2022. The $70-million Lotto Max ticket’s rightful owner was never found, according to an Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation (OLG) news release on Thursday.Īlmost 2,700 people came forward to claim the prize, but the OLG said the authentic ticket-purchaser was not among them. A life-changing lottery ticket has officially been declared unclaimed.
