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Quick Answer:<\/strong> Ontario lottery winners have claimed Canada’s largest jackpots. The biggest? David Hatt of Kingston won $75 million on Lotto Max in August 2025. From Lotto Max<\/a> mega-jackpots to Lotto 6\/49<\/a> Gold Ball wins, Ontario players have taken home hundreds of millions. Get 2 free Lotto 6\/49 tickets<\/a> at XO Lotto.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ontario lottery winners make headlines more than any other province. With nearly 15 million residents buying tickets at gas stations, grocery stores, and online lottery platforms<\/a>, the province accounts for roughly 40% of national lottery sales \u2014 and an outsized share of jackpot winners.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But who are these Ontario lottery winners? What did they win? And what happened after they claimed their prizes?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This guide ranks Ontario’s biggest lottery winners of all time \u2014 with the stories behind the numbers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ontario Lottery Winners: The Complete Ranked List<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Here are the biggest Ontario lottery winners ever, ranked by prize amount:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Rank<\/th>Winner<\/th>Amount<\/th>Game<\/th>Date<\/th>Location<\/th><\/tr><\/thead>
\ud83e\udd47 1<\/td>David Hatt<\/td>$75,000,000<\/td>Lotto Max<\/td>Aug 2025<\/td>Kingston<\/td><\/tr>
\ud83e\udd48 2<\/td>Kyle Murray & Jennifer Stuart-Flynn<\/td>$70,000,000<\/td>Lotto Max<\/td>Aug 2024<\/td>Iroquois Falls<\/td><\/tr>
\ud83e\udd49 3<\/td>Bon Truong<\/td>$60,000,000<\/td>Lotto 6\/49 Gold Ball<\/td>Feb 2025<\/td>Toronto<\/td><\/tr>
4<\/td>Brampton Ticket Holder<\/td>$60,000,000<\/td>Lotto Max<\/td>Sept 2015<\/td>Brampton<\/td><\/tr>
5<\/td>Ottawa Co-workers (5 winners)<\/td>$60,000,000<\/td>Lotto Max<\/td>June 2018<\/td>Ottawa<\/td><\/tr>
6<\/td>Juliette Gorham<\/td>$48,000,000<\/td>Lotto 6\/49<\/td>Feb 2023<\/td>Eastern Ontario<\/td><\/tr>
7<\/td>Bryan & Stephanie Cantwell<\/td>$40,000,000<\/td>Lotto Max<\/td>Sept 2024<\/td>Owen Sound<\/td><\/tr>
8<\/td>Elizabeth Trafford<\/td>$40,000,000<\/td>Lotto Max<\/td>Mar 2025<\/td>Fergus<\/td><\/tr>
9<\/td>Northern Ontario Retirees<\/td>$34,000,000<\/td>Lotto 6\/49<\/td>2024<\/td>Northern Ontario<\/td><\/tr>
10<\/td>Order of Canada Recipient<\/td>$25,000,000<\/td>Lotto Max<\/td>Mar 2025<\/td>Ontario<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Data compiled from OLG announcements as of December 2025. Some Ontario lottery winners chose limited publicity.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ontario’s Record-Breaking Lotto Max Winners<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Lotto Max has produced the largest Ontario lottery winners since replacing Super 7 in 2009. Here are the stories behind the biggest wins.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

David Hatt \u2014 $75 Million (August 2025)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

David Hatt of Kingston holds the record as the biggest Ontario lottery winner ever \u2014 and second-largest in Canadian history.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The married father of two almost missed his win entirely. The night before the August 19, 2025 draw, something told him to stop at a gas station and grab a quick pick. The next morning, waiting in a drive-thru line for coffee, he checked the OLG app.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“I thought I had won $75,000 at first \u2014 I thought that was awesome,” Hatt told OLG. “It wasn’t until I took a closer look that I noticed there were a lot more zeros.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hatt has assembled a team of financial advisors to manage the windfall. His priorities? Supporting family, giving back to Kingston charities, and \u2014 eventually \u2014 a new home and travel. Among Ontario lottery winners, his story stands out for the sheer scale of the jackpot.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kyle Murray & Jennifer Stuart-Flynn \u2014 $70 Million (August 2024)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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The $70 million Lotto Max win by Kyle Murray and Jennifer Stuart-Flynn of Iroquois Falls is remarkable for one reason: it was their first lottery ticket ever.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Days after welcoming their newborn, Murray bought a Lotto Max ticket while picking up his mother from the Timmins airport. The young family from northern Ontario became instant multi-millionaires \u2014 and among the most talked-about Ontario lottery winners in recent memory.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“We went from new parents to $70-million richer in the span of a week,” Murray said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bryan & Stephanie Cantwell \u2014 $40 Million (September 2024)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The Cantwells of Owen Sound were part of Canadian lottery history \u2014 winning half of the first-ever $80 million Lotto Max jackpot.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bryan bought the ticket from a Petro-Canada where a family friend works. When he scanned it at home, the OLG app showed “Big Winner” and “$40 million.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“I went back to the winning ticket and scanned it again and again. I think I checked it seven or eight times,” Bryan said. He then barged into the bathroom to show Stephanie \u2014 while she was in the shower.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“I screamed!” she recalled.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Both showed up to work the next day. It lasted about five minutes before they left. The Cantwells joined a growing list of Ontario lottery winners who became millionaires overnight.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Historic Lotto 6\/49 Winners in Ontario<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

While Lotto Max<\/a> gets the headlines for massive jackpots, Lotto 6\/49<\/a> has produced some of Ontario’s most memorable winners \u2014 including the province’s youngest major winner and the biggest Gold Ball jackpot in history.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bon Truong \u2014 $60 Million Gold Ball (February 2025)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Toronto’s Bon Truong made history by winning the largest Lotto 6\/49 jackpot ever \u2014 $60 million from the Gold Ball draw. He instantly became one of the most celebrated Ontario lottery winners of 2025.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The 26-year-old discovered his win while checking the OLG app. His reaction? Disbelief, followed by immediately calling his parents.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Gold Ball feature, added to Lotto 6\/49 in 2022, creates a guaranteed $1 million prize that rolls over until won \u2014 growing to massive amounts like Truong’s $60 million score.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Want to try the Gold Ball? Get 2 free Lotto 6\/49 tickets<\/a> when you sign up at XO Lotto.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Juliette Gorham \u2014 $48 Million (February 2023)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

At just 18 years old, Juliette Gorham became the youngest person to win a major OLG jackpot when she claimed $48 million on Lotto 6\/49. She remains the youngest among major Ontario lottery winners.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

She bought her first legal lottery ticket shortly after her birthday. It turned out to be worth nearly fifty million dollars.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“I couldn’t believe it,” Gorham said at the OLG Prize Centre. Her plans included helping family, investing wisely, and \u2014 eventually \u2014 figuring out what to do with the rest of her life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Why Lotto 6\/49 Keeps Making Ontario Lottery Winners<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Lotto 6\/49 draws happen every Wednesday and Saturday. The game offers two ways to win big: the classic jackpot and the Gold Ball guaranteed prize.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Gold Ball starts at $1 million and grows each draw until someone wins. Recent Gold Ball jackpots have reached $10 million, $20 million, and \u2014 in Bon Truong’s case \u2014 $60 million.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Odds of winning the Lotto 6\/49 jackpot are approximately 1 in 14 million. Not great, but significantly better than Lotto Max’s 1 in 33 million odds \u2014 which is why Lotto 6\/49 consistently produces Ontario lottery winners.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ready to play? Claim 2 free Lotto 6\/49 tickets at XO Lotto<\/a> \u2014 no purchase necessary.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Recent Ontario Lottery Winners and OLG Winners (2024-2025)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Ontario has seen a remarkable streak of major lottery wins in the past two years. Here’s a snapshot of recent OLG winners from across the province:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2025 Highlights:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n