Ontario woman nearly loses $5M Lotto jackpot

Thursday, May 15, 2025, 12:21 pm

In an almost cinematic twist of fate, an Ontario woman realized just in the nick of time that her neglected Lotto 6/49 ticket was a winner—netting her a cool $5 million. Her narrow escape from expiry has both lottery officials and the public shaking their heads in disbelief.

thestar.com / This Ontario woman forgot to check her Lotto 6/49 ticket. Days before it expired, she realized she won $5 million

The Beachville, Ont. had a suspicion that an unclaimed jackpot-winning ticket was hers.

globalnews.ca / ‘I did it’: Ontario woman almost misses out on cashing in for $5M lottery win

It was getting down to the wire for an Ontario woman who didn't realize she had a OLG ticket worth $5M that was about to expire. Lucky for her, she checked her ticket again.

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