Two Canadians won $12M and $15M in lottery over the weekend | Daily Hive | National

Two Canadian lottery players are now multimillionaires after beating the odds and winning the two jackpots up for grabs.

The first lottery draw took place on Friday, June 5, and the winning Lotto Max numbers were 11, 16, 27, 34, 40, 47, and 49, with bonus 26. According to WCLC, someone from Alberta managed to match the seven winning numbers, scoring a $15-million prize.

Two people matched six of the winning numbers and the bonus number, and each of them will receive $76,766.90. According to Atlantic Lottery, the tickets were purchased in Ontario and online at alc.ca in New Brunswick. The third prize will be split among 35 winners who will each take home $4,469.70.

There were 15 MaxPlus Prizes to be won; however, only one lottery player won a $100,000 prize after buying their ticket in Ontario.

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

There have been several Lotto Max jackpot winners recently.

The last time someone won the top prize was on Friday, May 29, when a winner from Ontario won $10 million. Then on Tuesday, May 26, someone from Calgary, Alta., won $15 million.

The next Lotto Max draw is on Tuesday, June 9, and the top prize is worth $10 million.

On Saturday, June 6, someone from Ontario won a $12-million Lotto 6/49 Gold Ball Jackpot after they matched the winning numbers 57357280-01. According to OLG, the winning ticket was sold on olg.ca.

No one won the Classic Draw top prize worth $5 million or the $188,973.10 second prize. In B.C., no one won the Classic Draw Extra Prize worth $500,000, and in Ontario, no one won the $1-million Encore prize.

The last time someone scored the Gold Ball Jackpot was on Saturday, May 30, when they won $16 million.

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

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