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08-01-2020

RECORD-BREAKING WIN! $70 MILLION LOTTO MAX JACKPOT TICKET SOLD IN BRAMPTON Eleven Winning MAXMILLIONS Tickets Sold Across Ontario

Toronto, ON – You did it Ontario! A single winning ticket for the whopping $70 million LOTTO MAX jackpot from the Tuesday, January 7, 2020 draw was sold in Brampton. Once the ticket holder(s) comes forward to claim their prize, this will be the biggest lottery prize ever awarded in Canadian history!

Last night’s draw produced some other big wins across the province:

  • Six MAXMILLIONS tickets, worth $1,000,000 each, were sold in Brampton, Hamilton, the Niagara Region, Oshawa, Ottawa and Pickering.
  • Two MAXMILLIONS tickets, worth $500,000 each, were sold in Niagara Falls and Perth County.
  • Three MAXMILLIONS tickets, worth $333,333.40 each, were sold in Richmond Hill, Toronto and on PlayOLG.ca.
  • Two second prize-winning tickets, worth $197,679.90 each, were sold in Brampton and York Region.
  • Five ENCORE tickets, worth $100,000 each, were sold in Lanark County, Renfrew County, Simcoe County, Sudbury and Toronto.

Lottery players can check their numbers on the OLG Lottery App or on the Winning Numbers page on OLG.ca.

Since its launch in September 2009, Ontario LOTTO MAX players have won over $5 billion, including 67 jackpot wins and 583 MAXMILLIONS prizes, right across the province.

 LOTTO MAX draws are twice a week – on Tuesdays and Fridays. For each $5 play, players receive three sets of seven numbers ranging from one to fifty. Players must match all seven numbers, in any one set, to win the jackpot or the MAXMILLIONS prizes.

The next LOTTO MAX jackpot is estimated at $33 million. Players can purchase tickets at authorized OLG retailers or buy online at PlayOLG.ca until 10:30 p.m. Friday, January 10, 2020 for the draw that evening.

OLG is a crown agency that develops world-class gaming entertainment for the Province of Ontario. Acting in a socially responsible way, OLG conducts and manages land-based gaming facilities; the sale of province-wide lottery games; PlayOLG Internet gaming; and the delivery of bingo and other electronic gaming products at Charitable Gaming Centres. OLG is also helping to build a more sustainable horse racing industry in Ontario. Since 1975, OLG has provided more than $52 billion to the people and Province of Ontario to support key government priorities like health care; the treatment and prevention of problem gambling; and support for amateur athletes. Each year, proceeds from OLG’s operations also support host communities, Ontario First Nations, lottery retailers and local charities across the province.

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