One Lotto 6/49 player wins $5 million, another becomes a millionaire
Two Canadian lottery players will be celebrating some pretty big wins after the recent Lotto 6/49 draw.
The draw took place on Wednesday, April 16, and at the time, there was a $48-million Gold Ball prize to be won. Although no one won the jackpot, someone in Quebec did win the guaranteed White Ball prize worth $1 million, according to PlayNow. The winning number was 66875110-01.
Another lottery player from the same province will also be celebrating a massive win.
“The $5-million Classic Jackpot in yesterday’s Lotto 6/49 draw was won with a ticket sold in Québec!” reads a release from Loto-Québec. The Lotto 6/49 Classic Draw winning numbers were 03, 11, 13, 25, 17, 39, and bonus 32, and the winner matched all six numbers.
In Western Canada, someone will soon take home the Classic Draw second prize after matching five of the six winning numbers, netting themselves $175,679.40. A total of 98 people will share the third prize, and each will receive $ 7,527.00.
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No one in B.C. won the $500,000 Classic Draw Extra prize. Similarly, no one in Ontario won the $1-million Encore prize.
The last time someone won the Lotto 6/49 jackpot was on February 5 when Edmonton, Alta., resident Thanh Lu won a life-changing $30 million.
Recently, one Lotto 6/49 winner came forward to claim her prize.
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Denise Berube of Saint-André, N.B., won $5 million in the March 26 draw. She said she’ll use her winnings to take her husband and sister on a trip to Africa.
The next Lotto 6/49 draw is set for Saturday, April 19, and the Gold Ball prize has now reached $50 million.
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