Canadian woman woman Kathryn Jones loses winning $50m lottery ticket, fights hard to claim prize Kathryn Joens lost, then won, the lotto. Screengrab via CBC. A WOMAN who misplaced her winning lotto ticket is set to get the money anyway - but not without a fight. Kathryn Jones from Ontario, Canada won the $CAD50 million ($52 million) Lotto Max jackpot in November last year. She lost the ticket and didn't submit a claim with the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation (OLG). Meanwhile more than 400 people stepped forward to try to claim the prize. Lucky for her the OLG came across Ms Jones during an investigation. Recently two OLG representatives showed up at her house, CBC reported . "We weren't sure we wanted to let them in the house," Ms Jones said. Then they showed us their ID, so they came in and sat down and started asking a number of questions. But claiming the money turned out to be very complicated. Ms Jones had to go through a rigorous verification process, involving surveillance tools to verify her as the real winner. Surveillance footage was examined at the drugstore where she bought the ticket, Ms Jones had to give proof of a credit card transaction at the exact time the ticket was purchased and she was subjected to a lengthy interview. During the interview she let slip that her sister owns a shop that also sells lotto tickets, which added another review to the process - this time by the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario. "By using our extensive investigative resources, we conducted a comprehensive prize claim review and collected indisputable proof to determine Ms Jones as the identified winner," said OLG CEO Rod Phillips. Ms Jones is cautiously optimistic that the money will soon be hers. "You try to brace yourself for 'maybe this isn't going to happen'," she said, I am still in shock and very grateful OLG approached me regarding the outstanding $50 million prize. I completely respect OLG's rules and processes. I now anxiously anticipate the end of the wait period.