A pizza delivery driver is suing a group of his friends who won a £600,000 lottery prize insisting he should get a cut of the money.
Sixteen members of a group won the Maxmillion prize on a Lotto Max ticket from the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation (OLG) last summer.
But Philip Tsotsos, from Windsor, Ontario, Canada, says he should be the 17th winner and is taking the matter to civil court.
He insists he had remained in the lottery pool with his colleagues.
Mr Tsotsos is suing for $70,000 (£40,000) and other costs, including interest, according to CBA News.
He said: "Their dreams came true. Why should they steal mine?"
Defence lawyer David Robins, who represents the group of 16, said: "Mr. Tsotsos did not pay to play, so we deny that he is entitled to any of the relief that he is seeking, and we'll be vigorously defending the claim. In this instance, he did not play and he was not included."
But Mr Tsotsos says he didn't always pay for the tickets immediately and says the pool worked on a credit system.
He says in the past he had owed money and never failed to pay it off.
At the time of the winning draw, Mr Tsotsos reportedly had a tab of $30 (£18). It was said that the group organiser had text him telling him he would have to repay this plus add another $10 (£6) to stay in the group.
Mr Tsotsos reportedly replied saying he would pay the $40 (£25) that Friday, then said 'just take it out of our winnings when we win.'
The organiser replied joking he would charge a high interest rate.
Another text exchange with another member running the pool reminded Mr Tsotsos he needed to pay $10 (£6) to stay in and Mr Tsotsos said he was in, reports said.
Mr Tsotsos said he found out about the win on social media.
