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Ontario man can't collect lottery prize after he forgets where he bought ticket (ptv-news.com.pk)

submitted 4 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 15 points 4 months ago (2 children)

Surely the lottery could tell him?

[–] [email protected] 19 points 4 months ago

Looks like they asked him as a method of identity verification.

[–] [email protected] 23 points 4 months ago (1 children)

It's part of the security test to make sure you are the actual owner of the ticket.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 4 months ago

Where I live, there's place on the lottery ticket for you to fill in your name, ID number, and phone number.

If you leave it blank and lost the ticket, then whoever posses the ticket have legal claim to the price.