A man is unable to collect his price cos he forget where he bought the ticket.

[Cantsay]

I noticed on the news that a man won a lottery and when he arrived to claim his prize, he was requested to state or provide information about where he purchased the lottery ticket, which he couldn't do because he didn't know where he obtained it. It drew my interest, and I wondered if forum users could still tell where they purchased all of their lottery tickets in the previous six months (For those who still engage if physical tickets).

That's not possible!!! What sort of extension games would take 6 months to be settled? It's either you just made up the duration or the storyline isn't just correct.

According to the article “ Zhou purchased a Lotto 6/49 ticket in April of 2023 ::/:: In October he submitted a claim to the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation (OLG) to collect his winnings of $1,186” - if you do the maths that’s approximately 6 months, the article didn’t state when the game was drawn (we don’t even know what type of lottery it is, if it’s one that’s drawn weekly or not) so I’m not sure what date the winning ticket was announce thus the reason I used 6 months in my post. The whole issue dragged up till a year, before being settled after the media got involved.

[STT]

Always play your tickets online is the lesson to learn from this, I hear way too often people losing tickets.  Its bound to happen because most tickets do not result in a win so are worthless paper and at the same time this ticket could be the most expensive piece of paper you ever had.   

I cant trust myself not to lose a ticket so I will always opt to play via their system.  If they then come up with a reason why online is somehow not a location they can verify as valid then we going to have words because its entering scam territory at that point.

[Slow death]

I'm happy to know that in my country there is an electronic lottery system in which when people buy a lottery ticket the system detects all that person's data, things like their ID number, the person's home address and more, so really If the person lost the ticket, the lottery company would contact the winner, because they have the telephone number, they have the winner's home address, so the winner will have their prize. Now something I can't understand is how it is possible that in countries with more technology than my country, they are not well organized when it comes to the lottery, it seems that the lottery companies in these other countries are rooting for the winners to lose their money. tickets and don't claim the prize

[Frankolala]

I noticed on the news that a man won a lottery and when he arrived to claim his prize, he was requested to state or provide information about where he purchased the lottery ticket, which he couldn't do because he didn't know where he obtained it. It drew my interest, and I wondered if forum users could still tell where they purchased all of their lottery tickets in the previous six months (For those who still engage if physical tickets).

That's not possible!!! What sort of extension games would take 6 months to be settled? It's either you just made up the duration or the storyline isn't just correct.

According to the article “ Zhou purchased a Lotto 6/49 ticket in April of 2023 ::/:: In October he submitted a claim to the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation (OLG) to collect his winnings of $1,186” - if you do the maths that’s approximately 6 months, the article didn’t state when the game was drawn (we don’t even know what type of lottery it is, if it’s one that’s drawn weekly or not) so I’m not sure what date the winning ticket was announce thus the reason I used 6 months in my post. The whole issue dragged up till a year, before being settled after the media got involved.

Then it is possible for the man to forget where he got his lottery ticket from because maybe he was in somewhere at that time and decided to buy a lottery ticket. The time period is damn long for anyone to make the same mistake, as long as you are used to buying lottery tickets in random places.

The one I have heard of is about someone that lost his ticket and he won a huge amount of money. He was denied his win and that was the gambler's fault. This is why I don't like a bet that take long time before the result will be out.

[Amphenomenon]

Always play your tickets online is the lesson to learn from this, I hear way too often people losing tickets.  Its bound to happen because most tickets do not result in a win so are worthless paper and at the same time this ticket could be the most expensive piece of paper you ever had.   

I cant trust myself not to lose a ticket so I will always opt to play via their system.  If they then come up with a reason why online is somehow not a location they can verify as valid then we going to have words because its entering scam territory at that point.

I have nevered play any physical or gambling, I just don't fancy it and this a more turn off for me.

There are so many risks with the physical lottery or gambling with the ticket, I just remember a thread that was about a man who after about a decade was paid  If ican remember correctly, because his grand daughter went to iron the ticket after accidently wetting it where by somethings was cleared from the ticket which the reward worth thousands or million of dollar and It seems this was the reason the organisation didn't want to pay even after he sued them till about a decade  where they had no choice since no other persons has come to claim it.

[robelneo]

I noticed on the news that a man won a lottery and when he arrived to claim his prize, he was requested to state or provide information about where he purchased the lottery ticket, which he couldn't do because he didn't know where he obtained it. It drew my interest, and I wondered if forum users could still tell where they purchased all of their lottery tickets in the previous six months (For those who still engage if physical tickets).

That's unusual all lottery outlets are interconnected by one database they can tell right away the location of the winner even the time when he purchased the ticket that's how our lottery system works here, so even if you buy tickets in 10 locations and you turned out to be the winner they can trace your location and time, but they cannot expose your identity.
I didn't know that one requirement to collect your prize is to state where you purchased in other countries, they should take down that requirement, the ticket is your only requirement to collect the prize.

[0t3p0t]

Well, of course I personally know where I bought my tickets maybe that guys was just overwhelmed because of the winnings he had but is it really a requirement to tell anyone where we bought our tickets just to prove we own it? Serial numbers on the ticket I think has all the details where it was originally purchased I don't think it needs to be that complicated as it will just violate the persons privacy and safety if he has to say it.

[acroman08]

regarding the title of the thread, after quickly reading through the article, while he had issues claiming his winnings, in the end, he was able to claim them because a news media took interest in his story and reported it on TV. but sadly if the news media didn't run his story I have a feeling he would still have trouble claiming his winnings to this day.

It drew my interest, and I wondered if forum users could still tell where they purchased all of their lottery tickets in the previous six months (For those who still engage if physical tickets).

yeah, currently I only buy lottery tickets at two lottery booths, because they are in an area I always go to, coincidentally this makes it easier to remember where I bought my lottery tickets. also, me only buying lottery tickets from two lottery booths is not some kind of superstition, they are just a convenient area.

[Betwrong]

My opinion on that story - that man should not get his prize, because his intentions on gambling wasnt serious. He has got that ticket without any hope to win a price, that is why I think, if he gets his prize in the end, he wont use it wise. Probably waste it in few days on bs. How much was that prize? A bit more than 1k? Add it to a next jackpot, give that man several lottery tickets and close that case.

I can't believe I'm reading this. Are you serious? I guess, we are lucky you don't run a lottery, mate! It doesn't matter whether someone is going to use his prize wisely or not, if he won it he must receive it. Besides, this guy from this particular story received his prize in the end with just a little delay. That's how it should be. Kudos to Ontario Lottery for that.

[TopTort777]

My opinion on that story - that man should not get his prize, because his intentions on gambling wasnt serious. He has got that ticket without any hope to win a price, that is why I think, if he gets his prize in the end, he wont use it wise. Probably waste it in few days on bs. How much was that prize? A bit more than 1k? Add it to a next jackpot, give that man several lottery tickets and close that case.

I can't believe I'm reading this. Are you serious? I guess, we are lucky you don't run a lottery, mate! It doesn't matter whether someone is going to use his prize wisely or not, if he won it he must receive it. Besides, this guy from this particular story received his prize in the end with just a little delay. That's how it should be. Kudos to Ontario Lottery for that.

But if he has bought this ticket like it was nothing? And later showed little care about it, why should he get his prize for? When you buy a lottery ticket, you expect to win, right? What that guy did? Bought ticket and did not care about it. And it was this mans friend who was seeking for justice. Suppose you have placed a bet and walked away, return in 2 months and ask if you have won? And you would put effort to collecting prize, only if you would win. Do you think this is a serious approach? The guy was reckless about gambling, reckless about receiving prize. You think he would use money wise ?

[Quidat]

My opinion on that story - that man should not get his prize, because his intentions on gambling wasnt serious. He has got that ticket without any hope to win a price, that is why I think, if he gets his prize in the end, he wont use it wise. Probably waste it in few days on bs. How much was that prize? A bit more than 1k? Add it to a next jackpot, give that man several lottery tickets and close that case.

I can't believe I'm reading this. Are you serious? I guess, we are lucky you don't run a lottery, mate! It doesn't matter whether someone is going to use his prize wisely or not, if he won it he must receive it. Besides, this guy from this particular story received his prize in the end with just a little delay. That's how it should be. Kudos to Ontario Lottery for that.

But if he has bought this ticket like it was nothing? And later showed little care about it, why should he get his prize for? When you buy a lottery ticket, you expect to win, right? What that guy did? Bought ticket and did not care about it. And it was this mans friend who was seeking for justice. Suppose you have placed a bet and walked away, return in 2 months and ask if you have won? And you would put effort to collecting prize, only if you would win. Do you think this is a serious approach? The guy was reckless about gambling, reckless about receiving prize. You think he would use money wise ?

On the moment that you would really be buying up tickets for long time then you would really be coming into this kind of point that you are buying as if just like nothing since you do
know that it would really be still have that loses. Sounds absurd but it do really happen and i can attest to that on which there would really be that moment that you wouldnt really be caring
about on the result of such draw of numbers specially if you've been long time betting on lottery and it would really be just that a normal reaction that you would really be having on the moment that
be caring about on where those tickets been bought specially that we have won something big then it would really be just that a normal reaction to have. The only impossible to believe
that if you cant be able to remember on where you have bought those tickets on on which you would really be able to think up of it specially if you've been that buying tickets
on the same place or whatsoever.

[Litzki1990]

I noticed on the news that a man won a lottery and when he arrived to claim his prize, he was requested to state or provide information about where he purchased the lottery ticket, which he couldn't do because he didn't know where he obtained it. It drew my interest, and I wondered if forum users could still tell where they purchased all of their lottery tickets in the previous six months (For those who still engage if physical tickets).

If you’re interested in the news you can read it here: https://toronto.ctvnews.ca/ontario-man-can-t-collect-lottery-prize-after-he-forgets-where-he-bought-ticket-1.6924708

I spent a lot of money on winning the lottery thinking that it could change my luck but the results never came in my favor. So far I have not won even the smallest prize from all the lotteries I have been playing so now I have completely stopped playing the lottery. There is no guarantee that another part of the lottery I bought will even make it to the raffle draw. Bought with lottery money and sitting on straight luck it only shows that I'm losing money periodically. In order not to lose money periodically, I choose something that I can rely on my skills in gambling. If I apply my skills and get defeated then I will have no regrets

[Reid]

This is a problem that only the lottery outlet could answer. Also, I don't think there's an expiration date on the ticket. As long as the ticket is not damaged or anything, the winner could still claim his prize.
There are circumstances where a winner don't want to claim it yet for his own security. As I look at the link provided, the winning prize is not that much but I don't know why the lottery is not giving it to him. Only them could check the legitimacy of the ticket and I think they should've given it and didn't let the news came out. That's just stupid.

[michellee]

The man should have remembered where he bought his lottery ticket so he could collect his prize. In those six months he should keeps his ticket by labeling it with where he bought his lottery ticket. But there should be no need to ask about that because he clearly bought and has the ticket.

As long as the ticket was undamaged and still clean and not expired, he can claim his prize. Maybe not many people can remember where they bought their lottery tickets. When they win and have to say where they bought the ticket, they will difficulty remembering and tells it.

That rule shouldn't be necessary because if someone has his lottery ticket and he actually wins it, the ticket shop should gives him the prize. There is no need to ask where he bought the ticket because there must be a certain code that shows the location where the ticket is sold. And each connected ticket shop should be able to knows where he bought his lottery tickets.

[Don Pedro Dinero]

Always play your tickets online is the lesson to learn from this, I hear way too often people losing tickets. 

I don't play the lottery much but the few tickets I do buy have been online for a long time now. I get them in my email and when I log on to the lottery website they are there too along with my history of tickets purchased. They can't be stolen or lost.

Buying lottery tickets, usually in cash, and potentially losing them, is very 20th century.

[Cantsay]

The man should have remembered where he bought his lottery ticket so he could collect his prize. In those six months he should keeps his ticket by labeling it with where he bought his lottery ticket. But there should be no need to ask about that because he clearly bought and has the ticket.

Imagine buying ticket for more than 3 months and not winning up to the price that requires you to state the place you bought the ticket from (this one has a price that need you to know where you bought it) and also the fact that you don’t just patronize one outlet but different ones so it would be difficult for you to keep labeling them - he never knew that one of those tickets would be the winning tickets so he could have just treated them like he has been doing and hoping to get a little price from them - probably to win back the money he spent on them and then it turned out to be the real deal.

That’s just my personal guess, for me I won’t be able to keep up with the labeling stuffs most especially when others doesn’t require me to do it.

[m2017]

This is a problem that only the lottery outlet could answer. Also, I don't think there's an expiration date on the ticket. As long as the ticket is not damaged or anything, the winner could still claim his prize.
There are circumstances where a winner don't want to claim it yet for his own security. As I look at the link provided, the winning prize is not that much but I don't know why the lottery is not giving it to him. Only them could check the legitimacy of the ticket and I think they should've given it and didn't let the news came out. That's just stupid.

Maybe this was the meaning of this whole story - a black PR? So that the news about this spreads online. Black PR is also PR. Let's try to understand the essence of this story: a man won the lottery (this is primary), but could not pick it up because of such nonsense as he forgot the place of purchase (this is secondary). Anyone who reads this news will first of all perceive that you can win in this lottery (even if not millions, but only ~$1000, but that’s also money). And everyone will believe that the truth is on the side of the winner, and problems with indicating the place of purchase are a temporary obstacle (nonsense) that will definitely be overcome. Anyone who reads this story will hope for a favorable outcome, because a win is a win.

[Fortify]

I noticed on the news that a man won a lottery and when he arrived to claim his prize, he was requested to state or provide information about where he purchased the lottery ticket, which he couldn't do because he didn't know where he obtained it. It drew my interest, and I wondered if forum users could still tell where they purchased all of their lottery tickets in the previous six months (For those who still engage if physical tickets).

You'd have to live a pretty hectic lifestyle and travel to a lot of places not to have a good idea of where you bought a lottery ticket. I'm sure that they must have allowed him to give a list of locations that it could possibly have been bought in or it's a pretty lousy lottery - but I guess they are trying to make sure that it is paid out to the correct person. Maybe it is in the terms that you must give this piece of information or they are just trying to create a small barrier to claiming. If he paid by card he could possibly look back through account statements to figure out a rough location and work from there. I bet a challenge by a lawyer would probably help to push it through and show he is seriously contesting this request.

[coin-investor]

I noticed on the news that a man won a lottery and when he arrived to claim his prize, he was requested to state or provide information about where he purchased the lottery ticket, which he couldn't do because he didn't know where he obtained it. It drew my interest, and I wondered if forum users could still tell where they purchased all of their lottery tickets in the previous six months (For those who still engage if physical tickets).

If you’re interested in the news you can read it here: https://toronto.ctvnews.ca/ontario-man-can-t-collect-lottery-prize-after-he-forgets-where-he-bought-ticket-1.6924708

I'm surprised that Ontario's way of verifying ownership is through a series of questions, here in our country; we have no problem with verification because the lotto ticket owner can sign his ticket at the back of his ticket. There is a blank space where it is specified that you can sign as a proof that you are the rightful of the ticket.

And our lotto system always assumes the ticket holder is the owner, and if you forget the exact location, you can specify the city or region where you purchased it, and the system will trace it, lotteries companies in our country make it easy for lotto owner to claim his winnings, this is to attract more bettors.

[michellee]

The man should have remembered where he bought his lottery ticket so he could collect his prize. In those six months he should keeps his ticket by labeling it with where he bought his lottery ticket. But there should be no need to ask about that because he clearly bought and has the ticket.

Imagine buying ticket for more than 3 months and not winning up to the price that requires you to state the place you bought the ticket from (this one has a price that need you to know where you bought it) and also the fact that you don’t just patronize one outlet but different ones so it would be difficult for you to keep labeling them - he never knew that one of those tickets would be the winning tickets so he could have just treated them like he has been doing and hoping to get a little price from them - probably to win back the money he spent on them and then it turned out to be the real deal.

That’s just my personal guess, for me I won’t be able to keep up with the labeling stuffs most especially when others doesn’t require me to do it.

Maybe that is right that difficult to keeps all of those tickets and label it one by one. But that is the only way for him to keeps reminds where he bought all of those tickets. We don't knows when we can wins on the lottery so we should have a way to reminds ourselves.

I will be difficult to keep up with labeling the tickets but I will try it for myself. Every people will have their own way to reminds the place the bought the tickets. We just needs to do that for ourselves.

But that will strange if the store asking that because they will knows where the place when they see the tickets. If their verification is just show the identity of the winners, that will be no problem. Besides that, with the lottery belong to us, that shows that we are the owner of the ticket lottery.