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Lottery ticket 'printing error' voids huge jackpotNews Story
Man gets undisclosed settlement from Ontario Lottery and apology Other 'winners' not so lucky Unlucky lotto winner Thomas Noftall may not have won the jackpot, but the 27-year-old will take home some cash from the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corp. after all. OLG offered Noftall an apology and an undisclosed financial settlement yesterday after a printing error on his lottery tickets led him to believe he had won $135,000. Noftall and his lawyer met with lottery officials yesterday at
Jan 8, 2009, 1:06 pm - Lottery News

Mother and son step forward as $15M lottery winnersNews Story
George Smith is the epitome of a good boy. For the past five years, the 48-year-old Meaford, Ontario man has been buying Super 7 lottery tickets with his mom. They've split the cost of the relatively cheap entries but it's never really paid off. Until now. George, along with his mom and dad, came to Toronto Tuesday to claim the big prize in last week's draw a $15 million jackpot. The winner isn't your flamboyant, screamingly excited, happy dance type. He's a quiet spoken man with a m
Nov 26, 2008, 9:00 am - Lottery News

$5M lottery win eases the painNews Story
Paul Jaques thought a car crash 21 years ago made a big change in his life after it permanently injured his back. Now, it has taken a backseat to a winning, $5 million Super 7 ticket. We were going to stop him from going to physiotherapy because we couldn't afford it anymore, Jaques' wife, Cheryl, said at the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corp.'s prize centre yesterday. And now, they won't have to stop. It's given me security, the 41-year-old North York man said. I got rear-ended by a
Oct 21, 2008, 9:18 am - Lottery News

Two get bail in Ontario lottery jackpot theft caseNews Story
Mother, daughter freed amid accusations they stole $3.5M ticket A Windsor woman accused of taking her 81-year-old husband's $3.5 million winning lottery ticket and the daughter who cashed it in were released on bail in Ontario court Thursday. Mary Patricia Moore, 59, and daughter Bobbie-Jo Arnold, 39, were arrested Wednesday for fraud over $5,000, possession of property obtained by crime, false pretenses and uttering a forged document. Arnold signed the winning ticket and claimed the April
Oct 3, 2008, 9:23 am - Lottery News

Windsor mother, daughter face $3.5M lottery fraud chargeNews Story
The Ontario Provincial Police arrested a Windsor, Ont., woman and her daughter on Wednesday on charges of stealing her husband's winning multimillion-dollar lottery ticket. The police began their investigation when Bobbi-Jo Arnold, 39, attempted to claim the $3.5 million prize from the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation on April 4. Her mother Mary Patricia Moore, 59, and other family members accompanied her to the OLGC's Toronto office. Shortly after the two made the claim, Moore's
Oct 3, 2008, 9:03 am - Lottery News

Lottery cash frozen as family feuds over winningsNews Story
Since celebrating a $3.5 million lottery win earlier this year, a Windsor, Ontario, family has been torn apart with an elderly man accusing his wife and stepdaughters of conspiring to hide the winnings from him. Retired carpenter Gerald Moore, 81, filed a lawsuit saying he bought the ticket. His homemaker wife of 10 years, Mary Patricia Moore, 59, says it was her daughter's ticket. To complicate matters, the suit was filed by Mr. Moore a month after Ms. Moore filed for divorce, and police
Sep 28, 2008, 6:38 pm - Lottery News

Husband's signature could have averted lottery lawsuitNews Story
A legal battle over ownership of a $3.5 million winning lottery ticket could have been averted by one simple act the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation strongly recommends signing the ticket. We very strongly recommend players sign the ticket at the time they buy the ticket, said Don Pister, a commission spokesman. Do it when you purchase the ticket. Don't wait until you know it's won a prize. An 81-year-old Windsor man is suing his 59-year-old wife, claiming she stole his winning ti
Sep 28, 2008, 6:35 pm - Lottery News

Husband, 81, sues wife over lottery prizeNews Story
An 81-year-old Canadian man in Windsor, Ontario, is suing his wife over a claim she stole his lottery ticket that paid out $3.5 million in April. The suit filed by Gerald Moore alleges Patricia Moore took the ticket from his bedroom night table and gave it to her daughter from a previous marriage to cash, the Windsor Star reported. Interviewed by the newspaper, Moore, 59, denied all the claims. I didn't do anything wrong, my hand to almighty God, she said. The Ontario Provincial Police
Sep 28, 2008, 6:06 pm - Lottery News

Ottawan wins $2.5M in lotteryNews Story
Carolyn Tweede has become Ottawa's latest millionaire after winning $2.5 million in last Friday's Super 7 lottery. After buying a ticket every week, for quite a few years, the longtime Ottawa resident said she discovered Monday that she had finally got a winning ticket, her first win ever. Mrs. Tweede, 62, said there will be no major lifestyle changes for her and her husband. We're just gonna help our kids and invest it, she said. We'll maybe take a trip or two, she laughed. Sev
Sep 19, 2008, 11:24 am - Lottery News

2 tickets to split $45.1M Lotto 6/49 jackpotNews Story
A ticket sold in northern Ontario and one sold in Qu bec will split the $45.1 million Lotto 6/49 jackpot, tied for the second-largest draw in Canada. Each winning ticket is worth $22,572,856, the provincial gambling agency, Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corp. (OLGC), said in a release Thursday. The winning numbers were pulled Wednesday night. They are 10, 18, 22, 26, 34, 38 and bonus number 39. There were 17 second prizes, worth $220,055 each. Ontario players won seven of those, OLGC sai
Aug 8, 2008, 9:18 am - Lottery News