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Lottery News
November 20th, 2009
Orbiton Ollivierre of Brampton thought he had his prayers answered when he checked his ticket on an OLG self ticket checker and thought he saw $7,000. It wasn't until the retailer informed him of the $7.1 Million LOTTO 6/49 jackpot that he was hit by the overwhelming joy and shock. "I had been praying for financial help, but this is a much greater gift than I could have ever fathomed. The only words I could find to express my joy were thank you God," Ollivierre excitedly said of his win. Ollivierre's numbers were a combination of lucky Super 7 numbers, that he played in the past and numbers he had found from a lottery ticket in his deceased brothers wallet. "I am a very spiritual man, and I believe my brother is always near me. I feel he had a hand in me receiving this win," Ollivierre told prize office staff. Ollivierre works as a dispatcher at Sterling Concrete Sawing, and will continue to work until his services are no longer needed by the owners of the company. The 43 year old married father of seven and grandfather of three plans to use the windfall to pay off bills, help all of his family, and finally take a vacation without worrying about the financial repercussions. The winning ticket was purchased at K&K Bargain located on Eglinton Avenue East in Scarborough. November 20th, 2009
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$50 Million. It is an almost unfathomable amount of money. And that's the prize Kirby and Marie Fontaine won on the LOTTO MAX draw of Friday, November 6, 2009! Kirby and Marie live in the Sagkeeng First Nation, about 150 kilometres northeast of Winnipeg. On the afternoon of November 6th, Marie picked her daughter up from school and stopped in at the Broadlands Store in Pine Falls, just outside of Sagkeeng. While there, Marie purchased a ticket for that evening's LOTTO MAX draw. The following day, Marie heard that the $50 Million Jackpot had been won by a ticket purchased in Manitoba. She asked her husband to check the numbers and then called the Broadlands Store to re-check. Still unable to believe what she was hearing, the Fontaines drove to Broadlands Store to check the ticket on the self-serve Ticket Checker. Sure enough, it showed a 5 followed by seven zeroes! "I was completely in shock," Marie said, giving her head a small shake. "It was a very emotional time, for sure," added Kirby. The family traveled to Winnipeg to prepare for claiming their prize. "I was running around Polo Park Shopping Centre Sunday afternoon, trying to find something to wear!" Marie laughed. "We were late, and they started to turn the lights out on us!" The family has decided they need some time to think through all the many decisions that lie ahead. They are determined to take that time. Meanwhile, Kirby and Marie are excited and optimistic about their future. LOTTO MAX is Canada's newest lottery game. The game debuted in September with its first draw held on September 25, 2009. November 8th, 2009
Canada's newest lottery game has had its first BIG winner. Last night's LOTTO MAX main Jackpot of $50 Million was won by a single ticket purchased in Manitoba! Some lucky ticket holder in Manitoba purchased the only ticket in all of Canada to match all seven of the main numbers drawn - 2, 7, 8, 11, 16, 17 and 18 - on one line. "All we know right now is that the ticket was purchased somewhere in Manitoba," said WCLC spokesperson Andrea Marantz. "The winner, or winners, has an entire year in which to claim the prize - but I'm hoping we hear from them much sooner than that!" This $50 Million Jackpot is a new record lottery win for Manitoba. LOTTO MAX is Canada's newest lottery game. The first draw was September 25, and the Jackpot has been rolling ever since. When LOTTO MAX's Jackpot hits $50 Million, it is capped and any additional funds are put into separate prizes of $1 Million each, called MAXMILLIONS. Last night, in addition to the $50 Million main Jackpot, there were draws for 10 MAXMILLIONS prizes. Five of the MAXMILLIONS prizes were won, by a total of eight winning tickets - including one purchased in Winnipeg, and three purchased in Alberta. When checking their tickets manually, players must check their numbers against all 11 sets of winning numbers drawn. On the main winning numbers, prizes can be won for matching as few as three winning numbers on a single line. On MAXMILLIONS winning numbers, all seven numbers must be matched to win or share the $1 Million prize. The earliest opportunity for any of the lucky winners on the Prairies to be in touch with WCLC is 8:30 a.m. CT/7:30 a.m. MT on Monday morning. The winner should call 1-800-665-3313 to receive confirmation that they hold the winning ticket, and instructions on how to claim the prize. November 7th, 2009
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November 4th, 2009
Canada's new big-jackpot lottery game is delivering the country's largest lottery draw ever this Friday night. LOTTO MAX has now reached its cap of $50 million, and that means players from coast-to-coast also have chances to win an estimated 10 MAXMILLIONS prizes of $1 million each. With the main jackpot plus the additional MAXMILLIONS prizes, this week's LOTTO MAX draw is offering more top-prize money than the October 2005 record LOTTO 6/49 jackpot of $54.3 million. MAXMILLIONS is a new and unique feature Canada's lotteries - and one that lottery players have been asking for - which will create more million-dollar winners with a big jackpot draw. Once the LOTTO MAX jackpot reaches $50 million, top-prize money is then allocated to a series of additional MAXMILLIONS prizes each worth $1 million, and each with its own individual draw and set of winning numbers. Winning a MAXMILLIONS prize is similar to winning the main jackpot - a player must match all seven winning numbers drawn for that prize. The LOTTO MAX jackpot has been growing since the game was launched on November 4th, 2009
November 3rd, 2009
Martha Rourke was speechless when she checked her LOTTO MAX(TM) ticket for the October 23rd draw and realized she had won $323,062! The day after the draw, the Brandon woman took her ticket to the mall to use the Ticket Checker. The machine revealed that she had matched six out of seven main numbers, plus the Bonus number, to win LOTTO MAX's second-highest prize! Martha is the first major LOTTO MAX winner in Manitoba since the game's first draw on September 25th. "I checked it twice," she recalled. "I couldn't believe it, so I left and grabbed a newspaper. I checked the numbers through the paper and then I called my daughter. I was shaking and I didn't know what I was saying!" laughed Martha. "She was worse than I was!" Martha purchased the $6 ticket from the Gateway Newstand, located at 79-1570 18th Street in her hometown. Martha said that right now, she doesn't have firm plans for her winnings. "I'll help out family who need it, but it will be nice to feel secure in my retirement." The lottery results posted here are not official and are made available as a courtesy. In the event of a discrepancy between the results posted here and those of the applicable lottery authority, the applicable lottery authority's results shall prevail. |
