‘Out-of-Body Experience’: Hawkesbury, Ont., Resident Claims $55 Million Lotto Max Jackpot

Ontario man cashes in free play to win $55M Lotto Max jackpot

Hot on the heels of OLG revealing someone who purchased a ticket in Toronto won Tuesday night's $75-million Lotto Max jackpot comes word of another big winner in Ontario.

‘Out-of-body experience’: Hawkesbury, Ont., resident claims $55 million Lotto Max jackpot

François Masse came forward to claim the jackpot after winning the grand prize in the Jan. 9, 2026 Lotto Max draw. The retiree told OLG that he was picking up groceries when he had a Free Play ticket to redeem.

‘This win isn’t just for me’: Ontario man wins $55-million Lotto Max jackpot on a free play

The winning Lotto Max ticket was purchased at Asselin’s Your Independent Grocer on Cameron Street in Hawkesbury.

Ontario retiree turns forgotten LOTTO MAX ticket into $55 million

A routine grocery run has turned into the story of a lifetime for a Hawkesbury, Ont., retiree who won the $55 million OLG LOTTO MAX draw.