Lucky Canadian an instant millionaire in weekend lottery draw
One Canadian has a very different cure for the Monday blues — a massive lottery win that made them an instant millionaire.
One lucky lottery player is celebrating a big win after winning in the most recent Lotto 6/49 draw, which took place on Saturday, April 25. The winner managed to match the numbers 43053799-01 to score the $1-million prize in the Gold Ball draw. According to PlayNow, the ticket was sold in Ontario. At the time, the top prize had reached $34 million.
No one won the Classic Draw prize worth $5 million; however, two people managed to snag the second prize. Each of them will walk away with their share worth $109,672.70. According to WCLC, one ticket was sold in Edmonton, Alta., and the other in Saskatchewan, Sask. Fifty people will split the third prize, each receiving $1,842.10.
In B.C., no one won the $500,000 prize, and similarly in Ontario, no one won the $1-million Encore top prize.
The last time someone won the Lotto 6/49 Gold Ball prize was on March 11, when a lottery player from Ontario matched the numbers to score a $44-million prize.
The next Lotto 6/49 draw is on Wednesday, April 29, and the top prize is now worth $36 million.
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As for the Lotto Max draw, the jackpot had climbed to $50 million; however, no one won during the Friday, April 24 draw.
Someone in Edmonton, Alta., won the second prize worth $211,060.20 after they matched six of the seven numbers plus the bonus, while 41 people will each receive $5,245.20 after splitting the third prize.
No one won the two Maxmillions prizes up for grabs. There were 50 Maxplus prizes to be won, each worth $100,000. Four people in Ontario and one person from Quebec managed to each win a prize.
In B.C., no one won the Lotto Max Extra worth $500,000, and in Ontario, no one won the Encore top prize worth $1 million.
On April 7, someone won a life-changing $75-million Lotto Max jackpot after purchasing their ticket in Penticton, a small city in the Okanagan Valley of B.C.
The next Lotto Max draw is on Tuesday, April 28, and the jackpot is now at $55 million, with four Maxmillions prizes.
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