Someone in Canada just won the Lotto Max second prize
All eyes are on the massive Lotto Max jackpot, and although no one will be taking home the main prize, someone did win the second prize.
The draw took place on Tuesday, Aug. 5, and the Lotto Max top prize had grown to $55 million. The winning numbers were 04, 08, 12, 26, 29, 33, 37, and bonus 24, but no one matched the seven winning numbers to score the jackpot. One lottery player did come close, though — someone from Ontario won the second prize after matching six of the seven winning numbers and the bonus number. According to PlayNow, as a result, they’ll be taking home a prize worth $193,981.30.
Thirty-nine lottery players across Canada will split the third prize after they matched six of the seven numbers. Each of them will take home a $4,973.90 prize.
No one won any of the four Maxmillions prizes, each worth $1 million.
There were no winners in B.C. for the Lotto Max Extra prize worth $500,000, or the $1-million Encore prize in Ontario.
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On Friday, July 11, two lottery winners from Quebec split the $70-million Lotto Max jackpot.
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.
Since no one won the jackpot, the prize has now grown to $60 million, and the draw will take place on Friday, Aug. 8. There are also six Maxmillions to be won.
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