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$70 million Lotto Max jackpot won by Ontario ticket buyer

$70 million Lotto Max jackpot won by Ontario ticket buyer | iNFOnews.ca
Lotto 649 tickets are shown in Toronto, Oct. 17, 2015. Credit: THE CANADIAN PRESS/Richard Plume

Someone who bought a Lotto Max ticket in the Greater Toronto Area won the biggest prize in Canadian history.

B.C. Lotteries Corporation said the $70 million winning ticket was won in Ontario. Six $1-million dollar prizes were also won in Tuesday's draw.

One Penticton and one Merritt ticket buyer will be $500 richer today, also.

Lotto Max draws happen twice a week on Tuesdays and Fridays. 

The next Lotto Max jackpot is an estimated $33 million. 

The winning numbers are 03, 08, 12, 14, 17, 18 & 29 Bonus 11.

$70 million Lotto Max jackpot won by Ontario ticket buyer | iNFOnews.ca
The $70 million prize was sold in Ontario. BCLC

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Kathy Michaels

Kathy Michaels

Kathy Michaels has been an Okanagan-based journalist for more than a decade, working for community papers along the valley and beyond.
She’s won provincial and national awards in business, news and feature writing and says that her love for telling a good story rivals only her fondness for turning a good phrase.
If you have a story that deserves to be told in a thoughtful and compassionate manner, don’t hesitate to reach out.
To reach Kathy call 250-718-0428 or email kmichaels@infonews.ca.

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