Canadian turns $3 lottery ticket into $1-million prize over the weekend
It was a memorable weekend for one lottery player who’s now one of Canada’s newest millionaires after a recent Lotto 6/49 win.
The Lotto 6/49 draw took place on Saturday, Oct. 18, and although there were no winners for the $10-million Gold Ball, a lottery player from Calgary, Alta., did get lucky, according to WCLC. The winner’s $3 Lotto 6/49 ticket matched the White ball number 32126754-01, landing them a $1-million prize — definitely money well spent.
No one won the $5-million Lotto 6/49 Classic Draw prize, but two people managed to match five of the six winning numbers and the bonus number. After splitting the second prize between them, they’ll each receive $107,990.40. The lucky tickets were sold in Calgary, Alta., and Quebec.
The third prize was split between 73 lottery players, each of whom will walk away with $1,242.40.
No one in B.C. won the Lotto 6/49 Classic Draw Extra prize worth $500,000; however, someone in Ontario is now $1 million richer after they matched the Encore-winning number 2852192.
On Oct. 15, someone from Alberta won the Lotto 6/49 jackpot worth $36 million. The next draw is on Wednesday, Oct. 22, and the Gold Ball jackpot is now at $12 million.
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There were other noteworthy lottery wins over the weekend.
The Lotto Max draw took place on Friday, Oct. 17, and the winning numbers were 04, 19, 20, 23, 24, 43, and 45, with bonus 05. According to PlayNow, no one won the $20-million jackpot or the second prize worth $156,506.30, but 23 lottery players won the third prize. Each of them will receive their share worth $6,804.60.
Although no one in B.C. won the $500,000 Lotto Max Extra prize, in Ontario, someone matched the Encore winning number 9743762, thereby scoring the $1-million top prize.
The last time someone won the Lotto Max jackpot was on Oct. 7, when a lottery player won the $15 million top prize. The ticket was purchased in Edmonton, Alta.
The next Lotto Max draw is on Tuesday, Oct. 21, and the jackpot is now at $25 million.
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