There are currently two multi-million Lotto Max prizes sold in Toronto yet to be claimed, the OLG says.
One, worth $55 million, is from Friday’s drawing and the other, worth $70 million, is from the June 28 drawing.
In addition to these great prizes, an encore winning ticket from last night’s drawing, worth $100,000, is waiting to be claimed after being sold somewhere in Chatham-Kent.
The next Lotto Max draw will take place on Tuesday.
WHAT HAPPENS IF NOBODY CLAIMS THE PRIZES?
In an email to CTV News Toronto, OLG director of external communications Tony Bitonti said it’s strange that a valuable winning ticket isn’t being talked about.
If the ticket holder doesn’t show up, Bitonti said the unclaimed money will be returned to players through future bonus games or promotions.
He said that while there are a number of reasons why a winning ticket isn’t redeemed, it’s usually because it’s been lost or forgotten.
“Many tickets are forgotten in kitchen drawers or jacket pockets (especially when the seasons change). For example, you buy your ticket on a particularly cold spring day and put it in a jacket pocket, but then the weather warms up and the jacket goes into the wardrobe and the ticket is forgotten,” he said.
With files from Phil Tsekouras.