Lotto Max Jackpot $15 Million on Friday
It's been a great week for Canadian lottery players, with the $50 million Lotto Max being split amongst three lucky players. But this weekend players have something to look forward to again with the Friday Lotto Max jackpot an estimated $15 million.
As for last week's draw, two of the $50 million Lotto Max winning tickets were sold in Quebec and one in British Columbia, with each ticket worth $16,666,666. Five of the $1 million Maxmillions prizes, which were offered because the jackpot had reached $50 million, were also claimed. Three winning tickets were sold in Ontario, a fourth in Quebec, while the fifth prize was shared by two winners from British Columbia.
One of the winners of the $16.6 million in last week's Lotto Max payout who made headlines was a Northern BC miner, 52-year-old Steve Murphy from Atlin.
The miner, who hails from a town of only 300 people, is a mine manager with Chieftain Metals and has spent most of his life living in this remote part of Canada.
Murphy's brother-in-law, Shane Coutts, also a miner, recalled that he was watching the Super Bowl at the community center in Atlin when somebody came in claiming that the winning Lotto Max ticket had been sold at the local store.
He recounted that within ten minutes of Murphy checking his lottery ticket and seeing "all these strange numbers", the entire town had learned of his lucky win. "By the time I got home they were already into my champagne," he said.
Murphy and his brother in law were on a plane to Vancouver within 12 hours of learning of their big Lotto Max win.
"We don't get much money up there from nobody," said Murphy. "We're just a pretty small community and they're my family - all of them - so I just want to make everything good for them too."
"I can probably buy the town now," he said, more serious than joking.
Play Lotto Max This Weekend
The Lotto Max $15 Million jackpot draw takes place this evening, Friday, February 10th and there are millions of dollars in the kitty for lucky players to take home.
Players need to pick seven numbers from one to 49, or they can choose a Quick Pick. Draws are held every Friday, and tickets to the weekend draw are sold until 9 pm. (ET) on Friday.
