Two Canadians now multimillionaires after splitting Lotto 6/49 prize
Two lottery players across Canada will be waking up to some happy news: they just won a Lotto 6/49 prize.
The draw was on Wednesday, April 2, and the Gold Ball prize had reached $40 million. Although no one won the jackpot, someone did match the White Ball prize after they matched the winning number 72286924-01. According to PlayNow, a lottery player from Quebec is now $1 million richer.
Two Canadians will split the $5-million prize after they matched six of the Lotto 6/49 Classic Winning numbers 18, 26, 35, 40, 43, 47, and bonus 24. Each is now $2.5 million richer after purchasing their lucky tickets in Ontario and Quebec.
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Five people will split the second Lotto 6/49 Classic Draw second prize after they matched five of the six numbers and the bonus number. Each will receive $56,005.50. Four tickets were sold in Ontario and one in Western Canada.
The third prize was won by 71 lottery players, who will each receive $1,656.10.
No one in B.C. won the Lotto 6/49 Classic Draw Extra prize worth $500,000. Similarly, no one in Ontario won the $1-million Encore prize.
The most recent Lotto 6/49 jackpot winner was Alberta man Thanh Lu, who won $30 million during the February 5 draw.
“I checked on the website and saw that someone in Edmonton had won,” he said. “I took my ticket, checked the last two digits, and put it away again.”
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When asked what he plans to do with his winnings, he said, “I am thinking of moving to B.C. for nicer weather and property on the waterfront.”
The next Lotto 6/49 draw is on Saturday, April 5, and the Gold Ball prize is worth $42 million.
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