Winner of Canada’s largest lottery jackpot to be revealed in Toronto

By The Canadian Press

Posted February 24, 2016 4:00 am.

Last Updated February 24, 2016 5:21 am.

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The winner of Canada’s largest lottery jackpot is to be revealed Wednesday in Toronto.

Ontario Lottery and Gaming says it will present the prize and the winner this morning.

The largest outstanding lottery prize listed on the OLG website is the $64-million jackpot from a Lotto 649 draw last Oct. 17.

The winning ticket was sold in Mississauga, Ont.

Previously, the largest Lotto 649 jackpot ever offered was $63,413,885 for the April 13, 2013 draw.

That jackpot was shared between four winning tickets — three sold in British Columbia and one sold in Western Canada.

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