B.C. man launches lawsuit claiming ownership of $50 million lottery jackpot
VANCOUVER — A British Columbia man is taking the province’s lottery agency to court, saying he is the rightful winner of a $50 million jackpot handed out earlier this month.
George Wilson-Tagoe filed a notice of civil claim in B.C. Supreme Court this week, saying that he purchased the winning Lotto Max ticket from a gas station on his way to work on March 11, 2014.
He said he scanned the ticket, noticed an unusual pattern, and then lost it, possibly throwing it in the trash with old tickets.
“I looked everywhere for the ticket. Couldn’t find it,” he is quoted in the court documents.