Weekend winner: A lucky lottery play just became a millionaire overnight
A Canadian lottery player will be waking up to some great news this weekend: they just won a million dollars.
The Lotto 6/49 draw took place on April 20, and the Gold Ball prize was worth $34 million. There was no jackpot winner, but someone matched the White Ball winning number 40290821-02, netting themselves a $1 million prize. According to PlayNow, that winning ticket was sold in Ontario.
There are now 17 balls in the next draw, and the next Gold Ball prize is worth $36 million.
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The winning numbers for the Classic draw were 09, 14, 23, 26, 30, 43, and bonus 35, but no one will take home the $5 million top prize. However, three people from the same province managed to match five of the six winning numbers and the bonus number. Split three ways, they’ll each receive $77,525.10. The tickets were all purchased in Ontario.
The Extra winning numbers were 21, 26, 65, and 77, but no one won the $500,000 prize. After matching the Encore number 9099406, another Ontario lottery player is now $1 million richer.
The next draw will take place on Wednesday, April 24.
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