Ottawa-area couple closer to $50M win

Very sweet couple. Saw them on T.V. being interviewed. They did nothing wrong and are guilty of nothing. It is simple procedure since they once owned a store and worked there where lotto tickets were sold. They bought the ticket in a different store and followed ALL the rules. They said they would be donating money to the hospital in town, mustard seed, homeless, etc....The town has been struggling lately and this couple cares! CONGRATS FOLKS. I wish them the Best Life has to offer, esp. when you have $50 Mil.

I don't know what the big deal is, if the Loto had given them the money right away, and it turned out to be a stolen ticket, the same people clamouring for the money to be paid out right away, would be the ones complaining the OLG should have investigated first

Isn't it amazing. The Lottery board gets flack for the corruption in the past, brings in changes to fix the problem, then you give them hell for following up on the changes. What do you people want?

how they have an advantage of winning the lottery because they owned or worked in a variety store , well , thats just beyond me. Do they have MIT students or professors in the backs of the stores conducting classes on how to pick winning numbers? if its an unfair advantage, then i am goinhg to quit my job right now and get a job at or buy a convenience store.

give them the money - they bought it at a different store, they were upfront about once owning a store - they are decent people - show them the money!!

It's a pity that innocent people have to suffer just because of greedy store owners.They don't own a store anymore, they are not lottery retailers, let them have their money.

Multimillionaires inconvenienced for a few weeks while the validity of their winning ticket is double-checked. Oh the pain, the suffering, the heartache.

Reading comments its embarrassing to find out how dumb so manyy of my fellow Canadians reallyy are.

Any employees, relatives, or sellers of Lotto tickets, should NOT be allowed to participate in the Lottery draws, as most, other contests have in place. This would eliminate many headaches associated with scammers, like those inicidents experienced in the past. It is just human nature to attempt to exploit the system for quick $ !!!

Isn't it amazing how the number of lottery winners are or were store owners selling lottery tickets. AND, it seems most every lottery winner lives in Ontario of Quebec. Sounds real fishy to me.

crooked, no question

i wonder if they remember am their fifth ahh no ninth cousin or something....money

That is very suspicious, connivance of the retailer and the previous retail operator.
No wonder, many retailers are claiming the winning tickets. They have dummies to claim what they cheated to the lotto participants, a complete stealing and dishonest operations of the BCLC operator. The Govt. must step down to investigate deeper into the matter. They are fooling the people who patronizing lottery, hoping that someday they will win. It is unfair.

RED Army, too bad you didn't get an education and work harder at a well paying job, buy disability insurance and save some money

She went next morning to check her ticket to a place different from hers, so, why didnt she checked her ticke it at her own place.
Second, Max is a scam! The only one making money is the Corporation, they will make us all to play this Friday by just adding 8 millions, 8 mere millions to the jackpot before!
Who needs organized crime, we got Olgc!

The fact that the ticket wasn't purchased at the store where she worked proves nothing.. I don't always check my tickets at the store where I bought them. Anyone who works at a store could be asked to check tickets for customers and has a opportunity to committ fraud. If doesn't appear that it happened in this case but the OLC has to investigate all possibilities.

All the best to you guys hope you get the cash. But do not forget your long lost poor cousin here in Gan.lol

I am certain they will receive the payout, and if they are short on funds waiting their bank will be only too happy to oblige....

Very positive and caring couple. I am happy for their big win. Sounds as though they will use it very well, unlike many who have way more than $50 Mil!!

All lottery is nothing but a huge tax mostly on people who can least afford it. We never play and could care less who wins or loses. Every lotto or lottery player loses in the long run.

I have known these two since I was a child...close family friends. They're so deserving of this win...happy for them!
The rules should only apply to current owners...not former owners. Actually it should only apply if the current store owner purchased the ticket at their store.