It seems someone in Chatham-Kent is very, very rich after winning Tuesday night's $70 million Lotto Max jackpot.
The Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation (OLG) reported on Wednesday morning that the winning ticket for the whopping $70 million jackpot from the Tuesday draw was sold in Chatham-Kent.
"It happened again, Ontario!" exclaimed Dita Kuhtey, media relations manager at OLG in a news release. "This is the third time that the maximum jackpot has been won in Canada."
She said Tuesday night’s draw produced some other big wins across the province such as a Maxmillions ticket worth $1 million sold in Toronto and a $100,000 Encore ticket sold within Parry Sound and Nipissing Districts.
OLG reminds players that they can check their tickets from home on OLG.ca, by using the OLG Lottery App on their mobile device, signing up on OLG.ca for winning number email alerts or by calling the WIN! Line at 416-870-8946 (Toronto area) or toll-free at 1-866-891-8946 (outside Toronto area).
The OLG Prize Centre is currently closed to the public. OLG recommends that anyone who believes they have the winning ticket to sign it if they have not already, validate it at an authorized OLG retail location, and keep the signed ticket safe along with the validation slip received from the retailer. Contact the OLG Support Centre at 1-800-387-0098 if you have additional questions.
Kuhtey said Lotto Max players have won over $5.3 billion, including 69 jackpot wins and 603 Maxmillions prizes, across the province since its launch in September 2009.
The next Lotto Max jackpot is estimated at $39 million.
