LOTTO 6/49 will offer the largest- ever Canadian lottery jackpot on Wednesday, October 26, 2005 with a top prize estimated to be $40 million. The previous record was a LOTTO SUPER 7 jackpot of $37.84 million on May 17, 2002.
The new record high follows a $30 million bonus jackpot on Saturday, October 22 that was not won. National sales for the Saturday draw were $54,453,220.00 including Ontario sales of $22,980,332.00. (LOTTO 6/49 is $2 per ticket.)
Ontarians win often, and win big with LOTTO 6/49. Since LOTTO 6/49 was launched in June 1982, Ontario players have won more than $7 billion in prizes including 1,036 jackpot wins.
Players can purchase their LOTTO 6/49 tickets at authorized Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation (OLGC) retailers until 9:00 pm on Wednesday, October 26. Group players should always remember to identify each group member with a signature to confirm their contribution. Helpful Group Play Forms are
available at www.olgc.ca. The odds of winning a LOTTO 6/49 jackpot are almost 1 in 14 million, and players are encouraged to play responsibly.
LOTTO 6/49 is operated and managed in the province by OLGC, a provincial agency responsible for province-wide lottery games, commercial and charitable casinos, and the operation and management of slot machine facilities at horse racing tracks. It is a provincial offence, punishable by fines, to sell OLGC lottery tickets to anyone under 18 years of age.
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Monday, 24 October 2005 |
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