A Lotto Max ticket purchased in Kamloops for last night’s draw matched all seven winning numbers along with a ticket purchased in Alberta to split the $70-million jackpot for $35 million each.
The winning jackpot numbers were: 15, 16, 17, 18, 43, 44, and 48.
The odds of winning a Lotto Max jackpot are 1 in 33,294,800 per $5 play.
In addition to the Lotto Max jackpot, two tickets in B.C. – one sold in Vancouver and one sold in Delta – each won a Maxmillions prize of $1 million. Another ticket sold in Shuswap split a Maxmillions prize with a player in Ontario, scoring $500,000.
All lottery prize winners have 52 weeks from the draw date printed on their ticket to come forward to claim their prize. The specific retail location where the winning lottery ticket was purchased, and the lottery winners’ name(s) will be announced after the winner has come forward to claim their prize.
So far in 2023, B.C. lottery players redeemed more than $141 million in winnings from Lotto Max. The largest lottery prize ever won in B.C. was a $70 million Lotto Max jackpot, won in September 2021.
Lotto Max is a nationwide lottery game drawn on Tuesdays and Fridays after 7:30 p.m. (PT). Players can purchase tickets at any lottery retailer or at PlayNow.com. Winning numbers and group release forms can be found online at www.bclc.com. Players can now check their lottery tickets anytime, anywhere on iOS and Android devices. Learn more about the BCLC Lotto! App here.
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