$20 Million Canada Lotto Max Jackpot Prize
This weekend saw the Lotto Max, one of Canada's largest lotteries, potentially give away $20 million in jackpot prize.
The winning numbers for the October 21 Lotto Max jackpot prize were announced yesterday and were as follows:
06 23 27 30 34 38 45 [21] Bonus
The OLG said that if no winner is announced, the prize will roll over to Friday October 28th when another draw will take place.
In early October, the maximum jackpot - $50 million - was reached on the Lotto Max, but, amazingly, nobody has come forward to claim the top prize. This is despite the fact that OLG officials have confirmed that a winning ticket was sold.
The $50 million ticket was sold in Woodbridge, Ont. and players are urged to check their purses to make sure that they are not overlooking the windfall of a lifetime.
A spokesperson for the OLG, Sarah Kiriliuk said: "We suspect the winner may not be a group win, but an individual or a couple who may want to take their time to organize their affairs and speak with a lawyer and a financial adviser before coming forward and figure out what they're going to do with all this money."
According to Kiriliuk, the OLG came to this conclusion as, typically, group wins see players come forward very quickly to claim their prize.
She also said that there was a possibility that the winner is still blissfully unaware of his or her win. "The winner just may not know and hasn't checked their numbers yet," she said.
In July, a Toronto teacher won $21 million on the Lotto Max lottery.
About Lotto Max Lottery
Lotto Max has massive jackpots that begin at $10 million each time.
MaxMillions are additional $1 million prizes that are drawn when the main Lotto Max jackpot reaches $50 million. These are separate from the main jackpot draw. When MaxMillion prizes are available, the player's Lotto Max ticket is eligible for the main draw and the MaxMillion draws.
To win a MaxMillion prize, players need to match all seven out of the seven numbers drawn for that MaxMillions draw.
Odds of Winning the Lotto Max Main Draw:
7/7 - one in 28,633,528
6/7 + Bonus - one in 4,090,504
6/7 - one in 99,678
5/7 - one in 1,584
4/7 - one in 71.3
3/7 - one in 76.7
3/7 - one in 8.1
Any prize - one in 6.6
