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Updated: October 28, 2026, 5:56 p.m. EDT (Toronto) A $40-million Lotto Max ticket sold in Grey County, Ontario, was validated before its Wednesday, October 28 expiry deadline, the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation said. The agency has begun checking who rightfully owns it. The ticket was purchased for the October 28, 2025 draw and was due to expire at midnight on Wednesday. It was validated at an authorized lottery retailer before that deadline, CTV News reported, citing OLG . The validation does not by itself establish who will receive the money. OLG said it had contacted the person who presented the ticket and would meet with them as part of its ownership review. CityNews separately reported the agency’s statement that it does not automatically know the purchaser’s identity when a ticket is bought at a retailer. OLG said claims over $1,000 undergo a review to establish rightful ownership. The new development ends the immediate uncertainty about whether the ticket would be prese...

Updated: October 21, 2026, 7:52 p.m. EDT (Toronto) A small group from the Calgary area appears to hold the ticket for Canada’s record $90-million Lotto Max jackpot, Alberta Gaming, Liquor and Cannabis said on Wednesday, October 21. The update narrows the location and ownership of the winning ticket from Tuesday night’s draw, while validation remains under way. AGLC chief executive Kandice Machado told a virtual news conference that the winning numbers were purchased through Play Alberta, CTV News reported . She said her current understanding was that the ticket belonged to a small group in the Calgary area. Officials did not identify the people involved or say how many members were in the group. Machado said checks, an interview process and preparations still had to take place before a full announcement, which she said would come in the coming weeks. Global News separately reported AGLC’s statement about the Calgary-area group. Earlier confirmation had established only that the winnin...

Updated: 21 October 2026, 11:53 a.m. EDT A ticket sold in Alberta won the $90-million Lotto Max jackpot in Tuesday night’s draw, the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation confirmed in an announcement reported on Wednesday, 21 October, by CTV News and CityNews . The 20 October result ends a run of draws in which the top prize went unclaimed. The jackpot had reached the game’s $90-million ceiling, making this the largest jackpot won in Canadian lottery history, according to the reports. CTV reported the winning numbers as 08, 15, 19, 23, 26, 28 and 34, with bonus number 38. Its report said the prize would become the country’s largest lottery payout if the ticketholder comes forward. Neither report identified the Alberta ticketholder. There were also substantial Ontario prizes in the same draw. CityNews reported that three Maxmillions tickets worth $1 million each were sold in Brant County, Toronto and through OLG.ca. It also reported 12 Ontario MaxPlus tickets worth $100,000 each.