NEWS RELEASE
OLG
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Check your tickets Ontario! The Lotto 6/49 jackpot and other Encore prizes were won across the province from the Wednesday, Jan. 12, 2022 draw.
The Lotto 6/49 jackpot-winning ticket worth a whopping $36,449,852.60 was sold in Barrie.
Several Encore tickets each worth $100,000 were sold in:
- Timiskaming/Cochrane District
- Sarnia
- OLG.ca
OLG reminds players that they can check their tickets from home on OLG.ca, by using the OLG App on their mobile device, signing up on OLG.ca for winning number email alerts or by calling our WIN! Line at 416-870-8946 (Toronto area) or toll free at 1-866-891-8946 (outside Toronto area).
OLG is booking in-person prize claim appointments at the OLG Prize Centre in Toronto. As there are limited appointments, we strongly encourage those witch claims between $1,000 and $49,999.90 to submit their claims online or mail them. Submitting claims online is fast, secure and enables OLG to process the claim in a timely manner. Customers with prizes over $50,000 are asked to call 1-800-387-0098 to discuss available prize claim options.
Lotto 6/49 players in Ontario have won over $13.5 billion in prizes since 1982, including 1,413 jackpot wins and 395 Guaranteed $1 Million Prize draws. Lotto 6/49 is $3 per play and draws take place on Wednesdays and Saturdays.
The next Lotto 6/49 draw is on Saturday, Jan. 15, 2021 for an estimated $5 million jackpot and the Guaranteed $1 Million Prize Draw. Players have until 10:30 p.m. to purchase their tickets at OLG.ca or at authorized OLG retailers.
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