After the Lotto Max jackpot swelled to $80 million, no one won the top prize in Tuesday night’s draw. The prize has carried over to Friday night, with a prize pool of $100 million.
For the second time in history, the Lotto Max jackpot is at $80 million. The jackpot cap was increased in September.
All eyes are on the prize for Friday night’s lottery draw, which will also have an estimated 20 Maxmillions prizes up for grabs.
The historical September jackpot was split between two lottery players — one from Ontario and one from Quebec.
A retiree from Quebec won half of the record-breaking $80 million with a last-minute lottery ticket.
Quebec resident Bernard Morissette, who’s in his eighties, has been playing Lotto Max for many years and has always chosen the same numbers — dates that have a special significance to him.
On September 17, at around 9 pm, he remembered that he hadn’t yet bought his ticket for that night’s draw, which had the historical jackpot up for grabs. He promptly logged in to his lotoquebec.com account to purchase one.
The next day, a Loto-Québec employee reached out to tell him the life-changing news.
A couple from Ontario took home the other $40 million from the Lotto Max jackpot.
Stephanie and Bryan Cantwell of Owen Sound, Ontario, hugged and kissed each other as they posed for photos at the OLG Prize Centre with their massive cheque in October.
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Bryan usually buys Lotto Max and Lotto 6/49 Quick Pick tickets once a week from the same store in Owen Sound, where a friend of the couple works.
He bought a Lotto Max ticket for the August 20 draw while visiting Iroquois Falls.
After the September 17 draw, Bryan checked his tickets on the OLG app. Unfortunately, the Iroquois Falls ticket didn’t net anything. Bryan carried on scanning his other tickets and saw the words “Big Winner” flashing on the screen along with “$40 million.”
So, don’t forget to grab a lottery ticket before tomorrow night’s draw — you could end up like one of these couples.
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