$45M Lotto Jackpot Split in Half
Source: CBC News
Posted: 08/07/08 9:23AM
Filed Under: Canada
A ticket sold in northern Ontario and one sold in Quebec will split the $45.1-million Lotto 6/49 jackpot, tied for the second-largest draw in Canada.
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Each winning ticket is worth $22,572,856, the provincial gambling agency, Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corp. (OLGC), said in a release Thursday.
Hopeful residents across the province flocked to stores to buy last-minute tickets Wednesday, resulting in $27.79 million in lotto sales in Ontario.
The winning numbers were pulled Wednesday night. They are 10, 18, 22, 26, 34, 38 and bonus 39.
There were 17 second prizes, worth $220,055 each. Ontario players won seven of those, OLGC said.
The agency's website said the odds of winning a top prize are typically one in 14 million, although big draws like Wednesday's often attract players who are not regulars, reducing the chances of a win.
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The largest jackpot ever was $54.3 million from October 2005 that was won by 17 workers at Viking Holdings in Sedgewick, Alta.
There was also a $43-million prize won in the summer of 2006.
Wednesday's draw grew because there were no winning tickets sold for last Saturday's draw, when the jackpot was $36 million.
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