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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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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.

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A $40 million Lotto Max winning ticket sold in Ontario was validated just hours before its expiry on October 28, 2026. The ticket, purchased a year earlier at an authorized retailer in Grey County, was set to expire unless the rightful winner came forward. Grey County includes popular tourist destinations like Owen Sound and Blue Mountains, suggesting that someone might have bought the ticket while visiting and forgotten it upon returning home. The Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation (OLG) is now reviewing the case to determine if the person who validated the ticket is indeed the original buyer. If confirmed, the winner will receive the prize; otherwise, OLG will retain the funds for future lottery games.

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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.

2026-10-28 · Global News

$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

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