Two Canadians win Lotto Max second prize as jackpot grows
Although no one will be taking home the Lotto Max jackpot, two Canadian winners will soon be celebrating an impressive win.
The Lotto Max draw took place on Tuesday, July 29, and the winning numbers were 10, 13, 15, 17, 33, 37, 46, and bonus 03. No one matched the seven numbers to score the jackpot worth $40 million, but two people came quite close.
According to PlayNow, two tickets matched six of the seven winning numbers and the bonus number; as a result, two lottery players will split the second prize. One ticket was sold in North Vancouver and the second in Western Canada. Each winner will receive $85,689.40.
The third prize will be split among 40 lottery players who matched six of the seven numbers. Each of them will walk away with a $4,284.50 prize.
In B.C., there were no winners for the Lotto Max Extra Prize worth $500,000, and similarly in Ontario, no one won the $1-million Encore prize.
On Friday, July 11, two lottery winners from Quebec split the $70-million Lotto Max jackpot.
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Jacques Deschamps, a 60-something entrepreneur living in Montérégie, Que., and Wilhelmina Van Leeuwen, a retiree from Montréal, were shocked to discover that they were each $35 million richer.
Deschamps said he’ll use his winnings to spoil his family, travel, and buy a condo in Montréal. Van Leeuwen said she plans to use her winnings to travel first class. Read their full story online.
The next Lotto Max draw is on Friday, Aug. 1, and the jackpot is now worth $50 million. There are also two Maxmillions to be won.
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