Two Canadians score back-to-back multimillion-dollar jackpot wins | Daily Hive | National

Two Canadians are starting the week as brand-new multimillionaires after winning the lottery over the weekend.

The back-to-back wins occurred during separate lottery draws, instantly creating two jackpot winners. The first was during the Lotto Max draw on Friday, May 29. The winning numbers were 03, 14, 15, 40, 45, 48, and 49, with bonus number 43, and someone matched all seven numbers to score a $10-million jackpot. According to WCLC, the winning ticket was sold in Ontario.

A second prize winner matched six of the seven numbers to win $159,374. The ticket was purchased in Winnipeg. Forty-one winners will split the third prize, with each taking home $3,960.70.

Three people each won $100,000 MaxPlus prizes after buying their tickets in Alberta, Quebec, and Saskatchewan.

No one in B.C. won the $500,000 Lotto Max Extra Prize, and in Ontario, no one won the $1-million Encore prize.

It hadn’t been long since someone won the Lotto Max top prize. During the draw on Tuesday, May 26, one winner snagged a $15-million jackpot. That ticket was sold in Calgary, Alta.

The next draw is on Tuesday, June 2, and the jackpot has reset to $10 million.

Another Canadian scored a jackpot worth $16 million after they matched the Lotto 6/49 Gold Ball prize-winning number 55248239-01 during the draw on Saturday, May 30. According to a release from OLG, the ticket was sold in Peterborough, Ont.

No one won the Classic Draw Prize worth $5 million, but in Ontario, someone won the $170,806.50 second prize. Fifty-eight Canadians will split the third prize and will walk away with $1,236.60 each.

In B.C., no one won the $500,000 Classic Draw Prize, and similarly in Ontario, no one won the $1-million Encore prize.

On May 16, a lottery player won a $46-million Lotto 6/49 Gold Ball jackpot. That ticket was sold in Manitoba.

The next draw is on Wednesday, June 3, and the Gold Ball prize is worth $10 million.

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