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The July 6, 2012 drawing was the first to offer a pool of $100 million in main prizes, with a $50 million jackpot and 50 of the $1 million MaxMillions prizes. Three consecutive weeks of rollovers fuelled the large payout, which marked the largest Lotto Max drawing under the previous caps. This combination of a $50 million jackpot and 50 of the $1 million MaxMillions prizes, totalling $100 million in main prizes, was replicated on other occasions, including June 2015. Similarly to Lotto 6/49, Loto-Québec and the Western Canada Lottery Corporation also run local versions of Lotto Max, known as Québec Max and Western Max respectively. Lotto Max selection slips offer the ability for players to choose between Lotto Max, the regional game, or to play both games using the same numbers.
A ticket sold in Victoria bearing the numbers 09, 15, 16, 18, 22, 33 and 38 will split $1 million ($500,000 each) with an identical ticket sold in Vancouver. Last October, a $20 million Lotto Max ticket was purchased in northwestern B.C. A $70 million prize package would allow one to pay off debts and mortgages, move into a larger home, buy a new vehicle, travel and support family and friends in need. The odds of choosing all seven numbers, according to the Lotto Max website, were around one in 33,295,800 for a $5 ticket with three selections.
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After a $65 million drawing on December 31, 2019 went without a winner, the first drawing for $70 million occurred on January 3, 2020. So, to all you millennials out there, maybe stop buying avocado toast and start buying lottery tickets to afford a home. Right now, the total prize pool sits at $68 million with a $60 million jackpot plus an estimated $8M Maxmillions. The two Maxmillions prizes of $1 million dollars each that were up for grabs also went unclaimed.
Ticket sales for last night’s draw totalled $54.1 million nearly $34 million less than for the Jan. 7 draw. The Brossard dépanneur — Dépanneur Bethell on boulevard Rome — where he bought his ticket will get a 1% commission, totalling $700,270. He told Loto-Québec that he has “71 million plans for the future.” Including what the company called “secondary prizes,” Lussier claimed $70,027,052 in total. Stocks fell from resistance Monday on China news and looming inflation data. Forget about waiting until Black Friday and the holidays to get great deals. The middle of the summer is a perfect time to stock up on electronics, back-to-school items, or just presents for yourself for around the house. There are copious amounts of sales in the summer that you can monitor. But you’re going to … The post Walmart’s huge sale has new Rollbacks and deep discounts all week long appeared first on BGR.
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Plus, there are an estimated $14 million in Maxmillion prizes to win, so that means up to $84 million is yours to win at the next draw on Tuesday, June 28. Sign up to receive daily headline news from the Edmonton Journal, a division of Postmedia Network Inc. The jackpot for the next Lotto Max draw on June 29 will grow to an estimated $55 million, and there will be four Maxmillions prizes offered. The jackpot for the next Lotto Max draw on Apr. 19 will grow to an estimated $60 million, and there will be 10 Maxmillions prizes up for grabs. Three of the draw’s eight Maxmillions prizes of $1 million each were won by ticket holders in Ontario and British Columbia. Sign up to receive daily headline news from the Windsor Star, a division of Postmedia Network Inc. Lottery players have redeemed more than $111 million in winnings from Lotto Max. The BC Lotteries website shows three Maxmillions prizes were won by tickets sold in B.C. Those tickets were purchased in North Vancouver, Victoria and Maple Ridge. The odds of winning the main jackpot are 1 in 33,294,800 per $5 play. Since its launch in 2009,LOTTO MAX players across Canada have won over $11 billion, including 116 jackpot wins and 1,021 MAXMILLIONS prizes. Difficult times can bring out one’s true friends, not just those seeking a share of lottery winnings.
In November 2018, the Interprovincial Lottery Corporation announced changes to Lotto Max that began with the May 14, 2019 draw. Organizers stated these changes would help Lotto Max reach higher jackpots more often. At the same time, Lotto Max switched to using a random number generator for draws rather than lottery machines. Lottery officials increased the grand prize just hours ahead of the Friday night drawing. In fact, it’s a record-breaking amount of an estimated $113 million – the main prize of $60 million plus an additional 53 separate Max Millions prizes worth $1 million each. The jackpot for the next draw on June 25 will be an estimated $50 million, with two Maxmillion prizes of $1 million each up for grabs. A ticket was won by matching all seven winning numbers in Friday night’s Lotto Max draw to win the jackpot. The jackpot for the next Lotto Max draw on June 22 will remain an estimated $70 million, and once again there will be 70 Maxmillion prizes up for grabs. TORONTO — After going unclaimed for weeks, the whopping $70 million jackpot in Friday’s Lotto Max draw has been won by a lottery player in the Prairies. This mid-August weekend is about to get a lot hotter for at least one lottery player after a single ticket sold in Vancouver Friday night’s $15-million Lotto Max jackpot. The jackpot for the next draw on May 20 will be an estimated $65 million, with 12 Maxmillion prizes of $1 million each up for grabs.
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Once a jackpot is won, unclaimed MaxMillions prizes, if any, are placed in the main jackpot on top of the $10 million minimum. As with all Canadian lottery jackpot games, winners receive their prize in a tax-free lump sum. The lottery winners’ name will be announced after the winner has come forward to claim their prize. TORONTO — There was no winning ticket sold in Tuesday’s Lotto Max $60 million draw. However, two of the eight available $1 million Maxmillion prizes were claimed by ticket holders in the Prairies and Ontario. The odds of matching all seven numbers on a Lotto Max draw are 1 in 33 million per play, and the $70-million jackpot is the largest winning ticket sold by an Alberta retailer. A Calgary winner took home the second-highest ever Lotto Max jackpot of $65 million in October 2019. Officials say that if there isn’t a winner, the prize for Tuesday night’s drawing would be $1.6 billion, tying the largest U.S. lottery prize. The draw also included 40 Maxmillions of $1 million each, and 12 of them were claimed, with that prize money being shared amongst 18 winning ticket holders across the country. The winning ticket for Tuesday night’s $70 million jackpot was sold in Quebec. “Last year, Quebec players were especially lucky, pocketing nearly $1.5 billion in lottery prizes, including 131 prizes of $1 million or more, which are all-time highs.”
