Canadian becomes a multimillionaire after weekend lottery win
Several lottery players in Canada are starting off the week strong after a weekend filled with wins.
Friday’s Lotto Max draw had a $10-million jackpot up for grabs, which no one ended up winning.
However, two lottery players from Ontario matched six out of seven winning numbers, 06, 09, 13, 41, 43, 45, 48, and bonus 34, splitting the second prize. They’re each taking home $76,442.50.
Someone also won the Lotto Max Extra Prize. A lottery player from Delta, B.C., matched all four of the winning numbers (27, 52, 56, 90), taking home the $500,000 top prize.
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Saturday’s Lotto 6/49 draw also churned out plenty of wins. The Gold Ball jackpot was at $14 million. While no one won the top prize, someone from Quebec did match all of the White Ball prize numbers (69649328-01), becoming an instant millionaire.
But the biggest prize from this draw goes to a lottery player in Alberta. They matched all six of the Lotto 6/49 Classic Draw numbers (10, 12, 15, 33, 34, 45, and bonus 08), taking home the $5-million top prize.
The second prize goes to one lottery player from Surrey, one from Ontario and one from Quebec. They are each taking home $64,739.30.
Unfortunately, no one won the Classic Draw Extra prize.
If you didn’t beat the odds this time around, the next Lotto 6/49 jackpot is on Wednesday with 27 balls left in the draw. The Gold Ball jackpot increases to $16 million.
The next Lotto Max draw is on Tuesday, with $15 million up for grabs.
You could end up like this lucky Canadian who scored a Lotto Max jackpot while watching his favourite hockey team.
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