The winning ticket was purchased in Scarborough, Ontario, and if unclaimed by June 23, the earnings will return to tax-payers in future games and promotions. Someone bought a ticket for a chance to win and they won a prize, so we want to give them this money,' Bitonti said.īitonti is asking OLG lottery players to check places where they usually store their tickets, such as in clothing pockets, personal accessories, vehicle’s glove compartments or sun-visors, kitchen, bedroom or office A $70M Lotto Max jackpot weeks away from expiring could be Canada's biggest ever unclaimed prize. 'This one is big, and if unclaimed will the biggest unclaimed in Candian lottery history. Bitonti said the OLG has a lot of information about the ticket, but they are stumped as to who the winner is and the store does not have surveillance video. The ticket was purchased at an authorized lottery retailer in Scarborough. 'We've seen people take a couple months to claim their prize, but now we're coming in to the very end,' OLG spokesperson Tony Bitonti told CTV News Toronto on Tuesday. A $70M Lotto Max jackpot is just weeks away from becoming the biggest lottery prize in Canadian history to go unclaimed.Īccording to the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation (OLG), the jackpot from the Jdraw has not been claimed, and the winning ticket will expire on Jif no one comes forward.