(Release from the BCLC)
Someone who purchased a Lotto Max ticket in South Delta for last night’s draw has millions of reasons to celebrate this New Year’s Eve. The single winning ticket matched all seven numbers from across Canada to win the $39.5 million jackpot on the December 28, 2018 Lotto Max draw.
All lottery winners have 52 weeks from the draw date printed on their ticket to come forward to claim their prize. BCLC will announce the specific retail location that sold the $39.5 million ticket in South Delta after the winner has come forward to claim the prize.
JACKPOT FACTS:
- The largest prizes ever won in B.C. were three $50 million Lotto Max jackpots in October 2010, March 2014 and in April 2016
- Odds of winning a Lotto Max jackpot or Maxmillion prize are one in 28,633,528 per play.
- When the Lotto Max jackpot reaches $50 million, prizes of $1 million Maxmillions are added.
- There have been 155 Maxmillion winners in B.C. to date.
Anyone can win and #youcouldbenext. Watch some amazing lottery winner stories at www.playnow.com/lottery/winners/you-could-be-next.
Lotto Max, Canada’s biggest lottery game, will soon have lottery players dreaming even bigger.
Beginning May 11, 2019, customers will be able to play Lotto Max every Tuesday in addition to the regular Friday draw. The new second draw every week means lottery players will see jackpots grow more quickly than ever before.
And for the first time ever in Lotto Max history, the main jackpot will be able to grow as high as $70 million – an amount no Canadian lottery has ever reached before.
Lotto Max can be played at all lottery retail locations and online at PlayNow.com, with tickets available until 7:30 p.m. (PDT) on draw day (Friday). 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.