Next Lotto Max winner will take home record jackpot. Here is who they will beat
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Whoever wins the next Lotto Max jackpot will be in a league of their own as the grand prize for the Canadian lottery hits $75 million.
Whoever wins the next Lotto Max jackpot will be in a league of their own as the grand prize for the Canadian lottery hits $75 Million.
Friday’s jackpot will mark the first time Lotto Max will be at that figure, as the main cap for the lottery has now increased to $80 million, the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation (OLG) said in a news release Wednesday.
If the $75-million Lotto Max jackpot is not won on Friday, the jackpot amount will roll to $80 million for the Sept. 17 draw – the largest lottery jackpot available for players to win in Canada. Lotto Max is drawn every Tuesday and Friday.
“When Lotto Max was introduced in 2009, a lottery game that offered multiple $50 million jackpots a year was unheard of in Canada,” the OLG said in a July news release.
“Then in 2015, the jackpot cap increased to $60 million, and then to $70 million in 2019, offering players an even bigger jackpot experience.”
Main jackpot aside, there are 12 Maxmillions prizes up for grabs on Friday, the OLG added, meaning there will be a chance to play for $87 million in top Lotto Max prizing.
The odds of winning the main jackpot are 1 in 33,294,800 per $5 play, the OLG said, while the overall odds to win a prize are 1 in 7 per $5 play.
How would a $75-million lottery win impact your life? Well, according to one $70-million winner in April, travelling across Canada was on their bucket list.
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