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$40M Lotto Max ticket validated hours before expiry in Ontario

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Maratta, A. S. (2026, October 28). $40M Lotto Max ticket validated hours before expiry in Ontario. Global News. https://globalnews.ca/news/12124736/40m-lotto-max-ticket-validated-ontario/

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Global News · collected 2026-10-28 · by Alessia Simona Maratta

Quick Summary

A $40 million Lotto Max winning ticket sold in Grey County, Ontario, was validated just hours before its expiration on October 28, 2025. The identity of the original buyer remains unknown as of now, and the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation (OLG) is investigating to confirm ownership. Approximately 50 claims were being processed by OLG ahead of the deadline, but only one ticket was validated as the winner.
Written by AI on 2026-10-28, from this article's own text only (the story summary below draws on all the coverage).

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Story summary

The $40 million Lotto Max jackpot ticket sold in Ontario was validated just hours before its expiry on October 28, 2026. The winning ticket, originally purchased a year earlier at an authorized retailer in Grey County, Ontario, had been unclaimed until it was recently confirmed by the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation (OLG). OLG launched an awareness campaign to locate the rightful winner after several months of no claim, but detailed information about the original buyer remains confidential. The corporation is now verifying whether the person who validated the ticket at a lottery terminal is indeed the original purchaser. If not claimed initially, the prize would have reverted to future games or promotions.

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Topics

Grey County OLG Ont Ontario The Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation

Subjects

OLG ORG · 7× Grey County GPE · 4× Bitonti PERSON · 1× Flesherton GPE · 1× Meaford GPE · 1× Ont GPE · 1× Ontario GPE · 1× Owen Sound GPE · 1× The Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation ORG · 1× Tony Bitonti PERSON · 1×

Narrative

Get breaking National news The ticket was purchased at an authorized lottery retailer somewhere in Grey County for the Oct. 28, 2025, draw. Grey County includes communities such as Owen Sound, Meaford, The Blue Mountains, Flesherton, Markdale, Durham and Hanover.
framing: assertive · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-10-28
🔮 A $40 million Lotto Max ticket sold in Ontario has been validated just hours before it was set to expire.
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$40M Lotto Max ticket validated hours before expiry in Ontario · assertive framing

Claims (11 extracted, 2 hedged)

A $40 million Lotto Max ticket sold in Ontario has been validated just hours before it was set to expire. asserted
it → sell → Ontario
The Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation (OLG) said Wednesday the ticket was validated just before its midnight deadline, and the ticket registered as the $40 million winner from the Oct. 28, 2025, Lotto Max draw. asserted
ticket → say → draw
But the identity of the winner who purchased the ticket in Grey County, Ont., remains unknown, and OLG says the prize cannot yet be awarded. asserted
prize → purchase → County
Tony Bitonti, OLG’s director of media relations, said the lottery corporation has contacted the person or people who validated the ticket and will now meet with them to determine whether they are the rightful owner or owners. asserted
they → say → them
Bitonti said the corporation has detailed information about the winning ticket, but because it was purchased at a retailer, it does not know the identity of the person or group who originally bought it. asserted
who → say → it
As with all OLG prize claims of more than $1,000, a review will be conducted to determine rightful ownership. uncertain
review → conduct → ownership
Details about the ticket are being kept confidential because the information will be used to determine whether the person or people who validated it are the owners. asserted
who → keep → it
Get breaking National news The ticket was purchased at an authorized lottery retailer somewhere in Grey County for the Oct. 28, 2025, draw. Grey County includes communities such as Owen Sound, Meaford, The Blue Mountains, Flesherton, Markdale, Durham and Hanover. asserted
County → get → Sound
Ahead of Wednesday’s deadline, OLG urged anyone who bought a Lotto Max ticket in Grey County, or who visited the area around the time of the draw, to check their tickets. asserted
who → urge → tickets
OLG had said approximately 50 claims related to the ticket were being processed before Wednesday’s deadline. uncertain
claims → say → deadline
If OLG determines the rightful ownership of the ticket, it said it will hold a winner celebration and disclose the winner’s story to the media and public. asserted
it → determine → media
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