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A Lotto Max ticket worth C$40 million (£21.4m) is set to expire soon unless its rightful owner claims it by Wednesday midnight. The winning ticket was purchased a year ago at a retailer in Grey County, Ontario. The Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation (OLG) has been urging potential winners to check their tickets, as the prize will revert to future games if unclaimed. The winning numbers are 06, 14, 17, 19, 26, 43, 45 with Bonus Number 27.

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Time is running out for a lottery winner in Canada to claim a C$40 million (£21.4 million) prize, as the winning Lotto Max ticket, purchased a year ago in Grey County, Ontario, will expire on Wednesday at midnight unless the rightful holder comes forward. The Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation (OLG) reported that the ticket was bought at a retailer in Grey County, which includes popular tourist spots like Blue Mountains and Owen Sound, suggesting a visitor might have forgotten to check their numbers after returning home. OLG noted that the winning numbers are 06, 14, 17, 19, 26, 43, 45, with Bonus Number 27. If not claimed by Wednesday night, the prize money will go back into future lottery games.

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- Published Time has almost run out for a lottery winner in Canada to claim C$40m (£21.4m) in prize money, according to the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation. uncertain

winner → publish → Corporation

The winning ticket will expire on Wednesday "unless the rightful ticket holder comes forward", OLG said. asserted

OLG → win → Wednesday

The corporation said the Lotto Max jackpot ticket was purchased a year ago at a retailer in Grey County, Ontario. asserted

ticket → say → County

The county - which includes the Blue Mountains and Owen Sound - is a popular tourist destination, which means someone may have bought the ticket and forgot to check it after coming home. uncertain

someone → include → it

OLG told CTV News that the "sad part" was that the ticket had not been checked on the OLG app or at the store. asserted

ticket → tell → store

It expires at midnight. asserted

It → expire → midnight

"We've been waiting, almost a year. asserted

We → wait → ?

It's going to be a year in a little less than 24 hours," Tony Bitonti, the media relations coordinator for OLG, told CTV. asserted

Bitonti → go → CTV

OLG said the winning numbers for the jackpot are 06, 14, 17, 19, 26, 43, 45, with Bonus Number 27. asserted

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The lottery group said players should check places like clothing pockets, handbags, backpacks, wallets and vehicle glove compartments to try to find the ticket. asserted

players → say → ticket

If it expires, the lottery will keep the $40m prize for future games. asserted

lottery → expire → games

If the 28 October 2025 prize goes unclaimed, it would not be the first time. asserted

it → go → ?

On 28 June 2022, someone in Scarborough, Ontario, won a $70m Lotto Max draw, but no ticket holder ever came forward. asserted

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OLG said at the time that 2,700 people called and emailed about the ticket - but not one of them was the winner. asserted

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Atlantic Lottery - another government-owned corporation that manages lotteries - told Canadian media that about one per cent of prizes go unclaimed, often much smaller sums. asserted

cent → own → prizes

Last week, an Alberta resident won Canada's largest-ever lottery jackpot for $90m. asserted

resident → win → 90

The winner has yet to be publicly identified. asserted

winner → have → ?

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