Canadians win millions in latest Lotto 6/49 draw
It’s not every day that you wake up a millionaire, but that’s exactly what happened to some Canadian lottery players this week.
The Lotto 6/49 draw took place on Wednesday, Oct. 29, and the lucky lottery player will take home a sizeable prize. Although no one scored the Gold Ball jackpot worth $16 million, someone in B.C. is now $1 million richer after winning the White Ball prize. The ticket was sold on PlayNow.com.
However, that wasn’t even the evening’s biggest win.
The Lotto 6/49 Classic numbers were 2, 10, 27, 28, 35, and 45, with bonus 14, and someone managed to match the six winning numbers, scoring the $5 million prize. According to PlayNow, the ticket was sold in Quebec.
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Two people managed to match five of the six winning numbers and the bonus number, thereby winning the Classic Draw second prize. Split between them, they’ll each receive $89,577.30. The winning tickets were sold in Atlantic Canada and Calgary, Alta.
A total of 58 people will split the third prize, with each one taking home their share worth $1,297.
There were no winners in B.C. for the $500,000 Lotto 6/49 Extra prize, and similarly in Ontario, no one won the $1-million Encore top prize.
The most recent Lotto 6/49 jackpot win was on Oct. 15, when someone from Alberta won the $36-million Gold Ball prize. The next Lotto 6/49 draw is on Saturday, Nov. 1, and the jackpot is now at $18 million.
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