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Published Thursday, January 29, 2015 10:12AM EST
Last Updated Thursday, January 29, 2015 12:56PM EST
The Supreme Court of Canada has dismissed an appeal from a Quebec man who tried to claim a $27 million jackpot based on a lottery ticket printed seven seconds after the cut-off time.
On Thursday, Canada's top court said it would not hear Joel Ifergan's lottery case. The SCC dismissed his request for an appeal with costs.
Ifergan purchased two lottery tickets for the May 23, 2008 Super 7 draw at 8:59 p.m., one minute ahead of the weekly draw deadline. His first ticket printed with the May 23 draw date on it, but his second one came out seven seconds after 9:00, with the May 30 draw date printed at the top.
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Joel Ifergan's controversial Super 7 lottery ticket (left) is shown next to the one printed seconds earlier.
Joel Ifergan blames the 7 second processing delay for robbing him $27M in lotto winnings.
That second ticket had all the winning numbers for the May 23 jackpot, but Loto-Quebec rejected the claim because the ticket said May 30.
Ifergan says he’s entitled to half of the $27 million awarded in the May 23 draw because his tickets were purchased ahead of the deadline, regardless of whether they were printed after it. He blames Loto-Quebec’s 10-second processing delay for denying him his share of the jackpot, which was awarded to another winner.
“I’m really disappointed in the decision, and it’s not because it’s about the money,” Ifergan told CTV News Channel after his case was dismissed Thursday. He added that Loto-Quebec’s slow processing system puts Quebecers at a “disadvantage” when compared to the rest of Canada.
“Had those tickets been bought anywhere else in Canada, I would have been a millionaire seven years ago,” Ifergan said.
The career accountant spent nearly seven years and $100,000 in legal fees fighting for his half of the jackpot.
“Yes, it cost me a lot of money, but it also consumed me for seven years,” he said. He added that the SCC did not provide an explanation with its ruling.
The SCC typically does not provide an explanation when it chooses not to hear an appeal.
Convenience store owner Mehernosh Iranpur says he sold Ifergan the tickets, and Ifergan knew the second ticket was for the next draw.
“I asked him, ‘It’s for next week. Do you want it or not?’” Iranpur said. “He says, ‘No, I’ll keep it.’”
But Ifergan remembers the exchange differently. He says he and Iranpur were both confused by the situation.
“It was the first time he’d ever seen it,” Ifergan said. “Nobody knew.”
Loto-Quebec refused to comment on the case throughout its lengthy court proceedings.
The Lotto Super 7 draw was discontinued in September of 2009 and replaced with Lotto Max. Participants in the Super 7 draw were able select their own numbers or opt for random ones.
http://www.ctvnews.ca/canada/7-seco...hear-27m-lotto-appeal-1.2211516#ixzz3QF1hzoXY
Last Updated Thursday, January 29, 2015 12:56PM EST
The Supreme Court of Canada has dismissed an appeal from a Quebec man who tried to claim a $27 million jackpot based on a lottery ticket printed seven seconds after the cut-off time.
On Thursday, Canada's top court said it would not hear Joel Ifergan's lottery case. The SCC dismissed his request for an appeal with costs.
Ifergan purchased two lottery tickets for the May 23, 2008 Super 7 draw at 8:59 p.m., one minute ahead of the weekly draw deadline. His first ticket printed with the May 23 draw date on it, but his second one came out seven seconds after 9:00, with the May 30 draw date printed at the top.
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Photos
Joel Ifergan's controversial Super 7 lottery ticket (left) is shown next to the one printed seconds earlier.
Joel Ifergan blames the 7 second processing delay for robbing him $27M in lotto winnings.
That second ticket had all the winning numbers for the May 23 jackpot, but Loto-Quebec rejected the claim because the ticket said May 30.
Ifergan says he’s entitled to half of the $27 million awarded in the May 23 draw because his tickets were purchased ahead of the deadline, regardless of whether they were printed after it. He blames Loto-Quebec’s 10-second processing delay for denying him his share of the jackpot, which was awarded to another winner.
“I’m really disappointed in the decision, and it’s not because it’s about the money,” Ifergan told CTV News Channel after his case was dismissed Thursday. He added that Loto-Quebec’s slow processing system puts Quebecers at a “disadvantage” when compared to the rest of Canada.
“Had those tickets been bought anywhere else in Canada, I would have been a millionaire seven years ago,” Ifergan said.
The career accountant spent nearly seven years and $100,000 in legal fees fighting for his half of the jackpot.
“Yes, it cost me a lot of money, but it also consumed me for seven years,” he said. He added that the SCC did not provide an explanation with its ruling.
The SCC typically does not provide an explanation when it chooses not to hear an appeal.
Convenience store owner Mehernosh Iranpur says he sold Ifergan the tickets, and Ifergan knew the second ticket was for the next draw.
“I asked him, ‘It’s for next week. Do you want it or not?’” Iranpur said. “He says, ‘No, I’ll keep it.’”
But Ifergan remembers the exchange differently. He says he and Iranpur were both confused by the situation.
“It was the first time he’d ever seen it,” Ifergan said. “Nobody knew.”
Loto-Quebec refused to comment on the case throughout its lengthy court proceedings.
The Lotto Super 7 draw was discontinued in September of 2009 and replaced with Lotto Max. Participants in the Super 7 draw were able select their own numbers or opt for random ones.
http://www.ctvnews.ca/canada/7-seco...hear-27m-lotto-appeal-1.2211516#ixzz3QF1hzoXY
yea id be pissed too
sucks though, cant even imagine how awful that would feel
Nobody cares about what happens in Canada 
