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Paper's mistake had man believing he won lotto
Sat, 19 Aug 2006 ,CBC
Elation turned to despair for a Quebec man last weekend when a mistake in a Montreal newspaper led him to believe he had a winning ticket in last weekend's $43.2-million Lotto 6-49 jackpot.
Ulysee Maillot, 62, said he thought his numbers had come up after he read the Montreal Gazette last Sunday.
But the paper printed the wrong numbers by mistake.
Now he and his lawyer are demanding compensation from the Gazette.
"I felt sick," Maillot said.
"I never said a word. I was weak, I was sweaty, I was so upset," he told a local TV station.
His lawyer, Christopher Dimakos, said: "We are seeking something to at least allow him to be compensated for what he went through due to the circumstances."
Earlier this week, the Gazette reported it inadvertently repeated the numbers from the previous draw.
In the end, a Quebecer — not Maillot — and three Ontarians shared in the big win, the second-largest lottery jackpot in Canadian history.
Two of the tickets were purchased in the Greater Toronto Area, and one in southwestern Ontario, the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation said. The largest lottery prize in Canadian history was $54 million, won in October 2005.
Paper's mistake had man believing he won lotto
Sat, 19 Aug 2006 ,CBC
Elation turned to despair for a Quebec man last weekend when a mistake in a Montreal newspaper led him to believe he had a winning ticket in last weekend's $43.2-million Lotto 6-49 jackpot.
Ulysee Maillot, 62, said he thought his numbers had come up after he read the Montreal Gazette last Sunday.
But the paper printed the wrong numbers by mistake.
Now he and his lawyer are demanding compensation from the Gazette.
"I felt sick," Maillot said.
"I never said a word. I was weak, I was sweaty, I was so upset," he told a local TV station.
His lawyer, Christopher Dimakos, said: "We are seeking something to at least allow him to be compensated for what he went through due to the circumstances."
Earlier this week, the Gazette reported it inadvertently repeated the numbers from the previous draw.
In the end, a Quebecer — not Maillot — and three Ontarians shared in the big win, the second-largest lottery jackpot in Canadian history.
Two of the tickets were purchased in the Greater Toronto Area, and one in southwestern Ontario, the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation said. The largest lottery prize in Canadian history was $54 million, won in October 2005.