While the rest of Canada is still reeling from the heartbreak of an extra innings Game 7 Blue Jays loss to L.A. in a riveting World Series, one Oshawa resident has hit it out of the park.<\/p>\n
The Jays Care Foundation announced the winner of the biggest 50\/50 jackpot in baseball history at noon on Monday.<\/p>\n
Aric, from Oshawa, won the life-changing jackpot of over $25 million. <\/p>\n
Congratulations to the biggest 50\/50 jackpot winner in baseball history, Aric from Oshawa! <\/p>\n
Thank you, @BlueJays<\/a> fans for raising a record-setting $25,010,057 this World Series. We truly appreciate your incredible support all season long! pic.twitter.com\/xdwd1k3nvs<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Jays Care Foundation (@JaysCare) November 3, 2025<\/a> <\/p>\n Jays legend Joe Carter shared the news with Aric via phone call on Monday morning.<\/p>\n But for now, that\u2019s all we know, as Aric declined media interviews.<\/p>\n The precise total take home prize was $25,010,057, with an unofficial winning number of 867814466.<\/p>\n According to the Jays Care Foundation, the other half of all proceeds go directly to Jays Care programming in communities across Ontario and Nova Scotia.<\/a><\/p>\n More to come<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t