I hate to wreck your happy dance, arresting officer said

Current photo ID is a requirement before collecting a lottery prize, said OLG spokesman Don Fister. If that ID does not match up, then the OPP officer on duty is notified.

When Shell went to the OLG, he produced a driver's licence from 1994 and the photo showed a much slimmer person. Since he had no other photo ID, Finley ran a police check and found the outstanding warrants. (more here)

We say: This is a reason that even we did not think of to keep your personal photo ID current.