From TODAY IN THE BAY: check your Lotto tickets more than once!!! YIKES!

Danny Foresta June 16, 2022 9:24 am Last Updated on June 30, 2025 2:30 pm

One of the stories from my TODAY IN THE BAY feature this morning:

When you scan your Lotto tickets / scratch tickets and it’s not a winner…….do you immediately throw them away? I don’t. I actually have a drawer in our kitchen (almost like a junk drawer) – where I keep all of my old Lotto tickets. Once I scan them / or have them checked at a store, I always take them with me. It’s just a habit that I refuse to ever change.

Did you hear what happened in B.C?

There was a particular Scratch-And-Win ticket…and over 2,000 tickets were checked across the province. Of those 2,000, over 500 of them accidentally displayed “not a winner” on terminals. WHAT? Turns out those 500 tickets were winners. Hopefully those people didn’t throw them away. This particular scratch-and-win had a top prize of $50,000.

Moral of the story: never throw them away! You just never know. GOOD LUCK.

Danny Foresta

Danny Foresta was born and raised in Thunder Bay. He's worked in radio for over 30 years. Has spent the last 20 years in Morning Radio. Joined Acadia Broadcasting in 2021. He hosts "Mornings In The Bay" on 99.9 The Bay.
He enjoys all aspects of the radio industry. Danny is married to Lori, and has a son, Joseph in University.

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