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Alongside the main Lotto 6/49 drawing, the regional corporations also run local versions of the game; Atlantic 49, Quebec 49, Ontario 49, Western 6/49, and BC 49. These draws are held on the same night as each Lotto 6/49 drawing, but with fixed jackpots of $2,000,000 (or $1,000,000 on Atlantic 49).
Show homes are commonly awarded in prize home lotteries. A prize home lottery is a type of lottery in which a single-unit residential building is awarded as opposed to a lump sum financial prize. [1] Prize home lotteries began to appear across North America, Australia, and Western Europe in the 1950s. [2]
An Ontario man who’s been playing the lotto once a week for 25 years has finally scored a jackpot with Lotto 649 Quick Picks.
When claiming the prize at the OLG Prize Centre, the prizewinner must have valid government identification as well as providing a signature. The ticket will be double-checked in case of fraud. If the prize money is $5000 or more the terminal will freeze and OLG will be contacted. OLG will inform the winner directly of how to claim their prize.
More commonly, the prize fund will be a fixed percentage of the receipts. A popular form of this is the "50–50" draw, where the organizers promise that the prize will be 50% of the revenue. [ citation needed ] Many recent lotteries allow purchasers to select the numbers on the lottery ticket, resulting in the possibility of multiple winners.
Wintario was the first lottery game offered by the Ontario Lottery Corporation in Ontario, Canada. [1]Beginning in May 1975, [2] Wintario, Ontario's flagship lottery was born. . Conceived by Ontario's Progressive Conservative Government, Wintario came from an idea that it could raise money for worthwhile community recreational projects from which the province could benef
The annual Spanish Christmas Lottery is considered the world's largest lottery, as its prize pool averages €2.4 billion. [26] [27] It is managed by the state-owned Loterías y Apuestas del Estado. Its top prize/jackpot of €4 million is awarded to—not split by—up to 180 winning tickets.
The $55 million prize was won by a group of 20 employees of a Rona store in Quebec. At the time, it was the second-largest lottery jackpot in Canadian history, behind a $63.4 million Lotto 6/49 drawing in 2013. [12] [13] The first ever Lotto Max drawing for $60 million occurred on September 25, 2015, with a single winning ticket sold in Brampton.