Ontario holds one of three winning Lotto Super 7 tickets

Three ticket holders, one in Ontario and two in Western Canada, will share last night's $30 million LOTTO SUPER 7 jackpot, the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation announced Saturday morning.

Someone who bought a ticket in the Cornwall, Ontario area will get a $10 million share of second-largest prize in Canadian lottery history.

The following news release was issued by the Sault Ste. Marie office of OLGC:

**************************************************************** LOTTO SUPER 7 - $30 million jackpot shared by three tickets in Canada

SAULT STE. MARIE, ON, Oct. 11 - Last night's $30 million LOTTO SUPER 7 jackpot will be shared by ticket holders in Ontario, British Columbia and Western Canada The jackpot-winning ticket in Ontario, worth $10 million or one third of the grand prize, was sold in the Cornwall region.

Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation (OLGC) does not disclose the specific location where a winning ticket was sold prior to receiving and verifying the ticket.

The winning numbers for the October 10, 2003 LOTTO SUPER7 draw were: 3-15-23-37-38-39-43 with the bonus number of 45. "We're excited to have a $10 million winner in Ontario," said OLGC Senior Vice-President Alan Berdowski.

"We hope to see the person or group holding last night's winning ticket at our Toronto prize office Tuesday morning following the Thanksgiving long weekend."

Last night's $30 million draw was a Bonus Draw that was offered one week after a jackpot of $25.4 million was won on a single ticket sold in Quebec. LOTTO SUPER 7 is a nation-wide lottery game, operated in their respective regions by Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation and Canada's other regional lottery organizations.

The Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation (OLGC) is a Crown corporation which is responsible for province-wide lottery games, commercial and charitable casinos, and owns, operates and manages slot machine facilities at horse racing tracks.

It is a provincial offence, punishable by fines, to sell OLGC lottery tickets to anyone under 18 years of age.

Know your limit. Play within it! THE ONTARIO PROBLEM GAMBLING HELPLINE 1-888-230-3505.

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