Check your lottery tickets. Someone from BC is the newest billionaire in the province.
A single ticket purchased in BC ended up winning the Lotto Max jackpot on Friday, an unexpected fortune worth $ 30.844 million.
The winning numbers were 7, 12, 14, 18, 46, 47 and 49, and the bonus number was 19. It should be noted that the ticket was purchased online, so the winner could be at any BC site.
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According to the BC Lottery Corporation, the odds of winning a Lotto Max jackpot are 1 in 33,294,800 for every $ 5 game.
Nearly also winning Friday’s draw was a ticket purchased in the Atlantic provinces. That ticket had six of the seven numbers plus the bonus. However, his prize was considerably less than $ 164,176.50.
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There were also 45 entries that had six out of seven numbers, but no bonuses. Each was worth $ 3,648.
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The next Lotto Max raffle will take place on July 12, with an estimated prize pool of $ 10 million.
In related news, the BC Lottery Corporation announced earlier this week that a $ 15 million lottery ticket has not yet been claimed and that time is running out to redeem the eight-figure fortune.
The ticket was purchased in Vancouver last August and expires on August 13, 2022. All lottery prize winners have 52 weeks from the date of the draw printed on the ticket to claim their prize.
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