What we know about the $42M Lotto 6/49 jackpot won in Ontario
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Someone in Ontario is waking up a multi-millionaire Thursday after winning the Lotto 6/49 jackpot.
Someone in Ontario is waking up a multi-millionaire Thursday after winning the Lotto 6/49 jackpot.
A release issued by Ontario’s Lottery and Gaming Corporation said Wednesday’s winning Lotto 6/49 ‘Gold Ball’ jackpot will go to a ticket sold in Niagara Falls.
The OLG’S Lotto 6/49 offers a fixed $5M jackpot every day, but players can also opt in for the ‘Gold Ball’ draw, which can exceed winnings of $60 million.
Lotto 6/49 draws take place on Wednesday and Saturday. It costs $3 per play.
The next draw takes place on June 17.
Wednesday’s jackpot winner isn’t the only unknowing millionaire in Ontario right now.
A Lotto Max jackpot from the June 28, 2022 draw worth $70 million has not been claimed, and the winning ticket will expire on June 28, 2023, if no one comes forward to claim it.
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