A second-place winning ticket valued at $191,154 was purchased in the Timmins area, says Rui Brum a spokesperson for Ontario Lottery and Gaming (OLG).
If you purchased a Lotto Max ticket for last night's $50 million draw take it to your nearest OLG retailer, says Brum.
"If you have a winning ticket for a major prize amount, such as the one sold in the Timmins area, the machine will freeze and the retailer will get a call from OLG," he says.
OLG calls to confirm the ticket is a winner, and to contfirm the name and contact information of the ticket holder.
Brum says OLG takes steps to verify the ticket and make sure everything is in order before sharing any more information with the public.
His most important message, "check your tickets."
The full text of a news release from OLG follows.
Thirteen MAXMILLIONS tickets sold across Ontario
TORONTO - (June 6, 2015) - Ontario has several new millionaires today!
There were four winning jackpot tickets sold across Canada from the Friday June 5, 2015 LOTTO MAX draw each worth $12.5 million.
One of the winning tickets was sold in Toronto.
Two other winning tickets were sold in British Columbia and one winning ticket was sold in western Canada.
The jackpot from the Friday June 5, 2015 was worth $50 million.
In addition to the $12.5 million jackpot winning ticket sold in Toronto, there were 10 winning MAXMILLIONS tickets sold in Ontario worth $1 million.
The 10 tickets were sold in the following communities:
- Barrie area
- North Bay
- Oakville area
- Hamilton area
- Woodbridge
- Mississauga (2 winning tickets)
- Toronto (3 winning tickets)
Three MAXMILLIONS tickets, each worth $500,000, were also sold in Ontario and shared with tickets sold elsewhere in Canada.
Those tickets were sold in the following communities:
- Oshawa
- Barrie area
- Welland
There were other prize winning tickets sold in Ontario.
Two second prize tickets worth $191,154.70 each were sold in Toronto and the Timmins area.
Finally, an ENCORE ticket worth $1 million was sold in Windsor and another ENCORE ticket worth $100,000 was sold in Cambridge.
Since its launch in September 2009, Ontario LOTTO MAX players have won over $2 billion in prizes, including 40 jackpot wins and 228 winning MAXMILLIONS tickets.
For each $5 play, LOTTO MAX players receive three sets of seven numbers ranging from one to forty-nine.
Players must match all seven numbers, in any one set, to win the jackpot and the MAXMILLIONS prizes.
Next week's LOTTO MAX jackpot will be an estimated $38 million.
Players can purchase tickets at authorized OLG retailers until 9 p.m. on Friday, June 12, 2015 for the draw that evening.
OLG is a provincial agency responsible for province-wide lottery games and gaming facilities.
Since 1975, OLG has provided nearly $40 billion to the Province and the people of Ontario.
OLG's annual payments to the Province have helped support health care; education, research, prevention and treatment of problem gambling; amateur sport through the Quest for Gold program; and local and provincial charities. OLG is a Premier Sponsor of the TORONTO2015 Pan Am/Parapan Am Games.
All for Here - 100 per cent of OLG proceeds are invested in Ontario
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