Richmond resident sits on a million dollar Lotto Max ticket

Worried about holiday debt? A lucky Richmond resident does not have to worry about it as he or she is sitting on a Lotto Max ticket worth $1 million.

A Lotto Max ticket purchased in Richmond won a cool $1 million for the December 23 Lotto Max draw.

The grand prize on the draw was $50 million, but no lottery player in Canada matched all seven numbers to win the life-changing jackpot prize, which remains intact for the December 30 draw.

Of the two MaxMillions numbers draw, however, only one had a winner, and that was in Richmond!

The lucky lottery player has no chance to turn in the million-dollar ticket as the Vancouver and Kamloops head offices of the B.C. Lottery Corporation is closed until today.

The odds of winning a grand prize for the Lotto Max is one in 28.63 million! Spell luck! Check the Lotto Max winning numbers at Lotterycanada.com today!

B.C. resident gets $500, 000 Yuletide miracle

Bonnie Marchand of British Columbia had a Yuletide miracle when she won $500,000 on the lottery.  This retired mother of two is worried about what gifts she would give to her family as Christmas is fast approaching until she won that prize.

Bonnie usually depends on her sewing skills for gifts, but her rickety machine was already broken.

She purchased a Lotto 6/49 ticket worth $5 at Zoo Ice Cream Parlour in downtown Kamloops. Although she did not win the Lotto 6/49 jackpot, she took home a staggering amount for a consolation prize.

Bonnie was lucky to match all four numbers on the Extra, which gave her that amount.

“It was a relief.  My main concern was I needed a new machine,” she said.

A new machine was the first item she bought after she cashed her half-million dollar check.

She said she has been playing the Extra after her uncle matched four numbers in 1996. She did not expect, though, that the day will come when she would match four numbers too.

The 59-year-old woman said she has no major plans for her windfall yet. Bonnie, however, purchased a new truck for each of her two grown sons, while the rest of her money was banked.

Some friends keep asking Bonnie if she is interested to purchase a new fancy home, but she said she is not interested.

“I don’t think so because I’m by myself and I’m comfortable in this building I’m in,” she narrated.

At the day she purchased a ticket, she had been contemplating whether to purchase a loaf of bread or the lottery ticket. She said purchasing a ticket was a good choice that day.

This holiday season might be the best time of the year for B.C. residents to try their luck and purchase a ticket as last Christmas, a pair of residents won a Lotto 6/49 jackpot and a $500,000 Extra prize.

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Extra buck goes a long way for Oshawa resident wins $1 million by playing Encore

Nancy Kuzenko of Oshawa recently took home a staggering $1 million playing Encore in the November 25 Lotto Max draw.

Kuzenko said: “I checked the numbers in the newspaper, online and on the self-checker at the retailer. It was unexpected. I’m so happy.”

Kuzenko, a mother of three and grandmother of two, has been playing the lottery regularly for the past five years. This has been the biggest lottery win for her to date.

This 53-year old woman is a self-employed bookkeeper. She has been contemplating about her early retirement.

She purchased her winning ticket at Scotts IDA Drug Mart on Simcoe Street in Oshawa.

Oshawa has produced lottery winners recently, with the most remarkable being Don and Linda Ingram who won a staggering $50 million in the November 18 Lotto Max draw. Two other players from the area recently won $100,000 playing different lottery games.

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‘Nobody deserves this more,’ boss of Lotto Max jackpot winners says

Many lottery jackpot winners head off to the nearest mall or a car dealership or realtor once they knew they won.

This is not the case for Linda and Don Ingram, the winners of the recent $50-million Lotto Max jackpot. What the couple did was to go to Wally’s World, the old fashioned restaurant in Oshawa where they worked for almost 15 years. Don and Linda settled into a booth and give their co-workers a big hug and ordered pop.

Linda said: “Where else would we go ... this is where all our friends are.” Her husband Don nodded in approval.

Linda added that they would not be working that day because they were still recovering from flu.

Wally Elawar, the owner of the restaurant, said that the couple is just like that.

“I’ve known them for years and years and nobody deserves this more than these two.  They are simple, down-to-earth and good people,” he said.

Linda,age 59, and Don, age 53, have never owned a house and they have been struggling to pay their electric bills because of Don’s health issues.

The big windfall changed everything.

Linda has been consistent for the past ten years to purchase lottery tickets from the same convenience store near their apartment building. The day before the draw, she purchased four Lotto Max tickets. The day after the draw, Linda went to the same store to check the Lotto Max winning numbers if she had won anything. She and her husband have only won free tickets in the past.

The clerk at the store checked her tickets, and then the screen froze. Linda thought that it only happens if there is a big win. After 20 minutes, someone from Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation called.

That was how Linda discovered that she won $50 million. Linda said she almost passed out when she knew she won the jackpot. She went screaming, jumping up and down at the convenience store and racing home towards their home to tell the news to her husband.

Don said that he did not believe his wife first. He told his wife to prove that they really won the jackpot.

When his wife finally convinced Don, they just lay down on the bed, hold each other’s hand and giggled.

“It’s such a big chunk of money.  What are you supposed to do with it?” Don added.

What the Ingrams wanted right now is to make their kids and grandkids to be happy. The couple has a son and daughter who live in Oshawa.

Don and Linda want to purchase a nice house with a pool and a big shed. They said they might purchase one in Brampton because Don likes that community.

“We just don’t want to pay rent any longer and live a comfortable life.  “We have dreamed of owning our house for a very long time. For all the 36 years that we have been married,” said Linda.

But the plans of the couple will be executed later as both of them still plan to work at Wally’s World.

Linda said to their co-workers that they are not quitting.

“We are absolutely coming back to work here ... at least for the next few months. As soon as this flu goes away,” she added.

Friday’s Lotto Max jackpot remains at $50 million, no lucky winner for 11-11-11 draw

The day 11-11-11 proved not to be a lucky day for Lotto Max player as nobody won the $50 million jackpot last Friday.

Although many players believed that the date is mystical and that it is a day of luck, the jackpot worth $50 million was not won by any player. In addition, the two MaxMillions prizes worth a million dollar each were not won.

When some lottery players were asked what they would do with the windfall when they won the Lotto Max jackpot, here are some of the responses:

A man at Yonge and Bloor told that he would probably go on vacation and travel the world. A woman, however, said that she would spend the money less on traditional purposes.

"I would probably not invest it in material things. I'd like to empower women. I'd do some sort of program or house for women," she said to an interview with 680News.

A certain Eddie at Yonge and Bloor prefers to purchase a bigger house for himself, a cottage and an Ashton Martin. He also plans to be responsible with his windfall.

"I'd try to obviously spend it wisely, I don't want to be one of those guys you hear about in the news that they blew their money in like a year and now they're broke," Eddie told.

Majority of people said that they would want to take care of their family first, but a man said he would not be able to make the life of his children luxurious.

"I will be a simple person always and my kids will always have the same allowance they have," told Ravi.

When the big question was asked whether you would stay at your job or not if you won the jackpot, a woman told that she would a copy of her winning ticket to work from a beach in Greece.

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Lotto 6/49 $90K winner credits security after his windfall

The winner says he has been playing the same lotto numbers for 25 years and he has not been successful in taking home the jackpot but only few bucks here and there.

But recently, the 61-year-old winner is giving credits to lottery security measure for letting him claim his Lotto 6/49 winnings of more than $90,000 after a gas bar clerk allegedly stole his winning ticket and tried to claim it as his own.

The winner said in an interview “Hats off to Manitoba Lotteries — they certainly did their job.” He preferred not to be identified.

The Winnipeg police narrated that a man purchased a lottery ticket on July 14 that was valid for five draws. After not winning any prize for the first two draws, the old man went to the gas bar to check his tickets. The gas bar is in the Maples.

The clerk scanned the ticket and told the old man that he won $5. The clerk then returned the validation slip and handed the old man his $5, but allegedly kept the winning ticket, which was still valid for two more days.

The old said that he thought the ticket was done.

The next week the lucky ticket of the old man won a staggering $90,641.40. Police said that the culprit went to the lottery office on August 2 to claim the prize. The Western Canada Lottery Corporation notified Manitoba Lotteries because of some inconsistencies. An investigation was launched after.

The old man said that the lottery officials knew that the ticket belonged to him. He said that he does wonder and that somehow the suspect simply committed a mistake.

“It might have been an error on his part,” the old man said.

The old man said that when he learned about the windfall, he was pretty excited and surprised. He plans to purchase a new car and spend some on projects around his home.

The old man said he preferred not to follow the criminal case procedure as it goes through the courts.

“It has nothing to do with me,” the real lottery winner said.

Ashwinder Singh, 31, was officially charged this week with theft under $5,000 and fraud over $5,000. He will go to court on November 22.

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Surrey man takes home $3.8 million Lotto 6/49 jackpot

Skip Yeng, a resident of Surrey, gave the biggest suprised to his wife at dinner last Friday when he told her that they are millionaires.

This resident of Surrey won $3.8 million in last Wednesday's Lotto 6/49 jackpot.

Skip was quoted saying "I'm so excited, I haven't told my family yet," Yeng said early Friday. "It will be so great to tell everyone. I plan to do it at dinner tonight when we are all together. I'm very blessed to win and looking forward to sharing the news."

He is a retired worker and he has six children and two grandchildren.

He purchased his winning ticket at Lottery Ticket Centre in Surrey's Central City Shopping Centre. For Lotto 649 results, visit Lotterycanada.com today!

Vancouver International Airport guard wins $1.5 million

A security guard at the Vancouver International Airport has the biggest shock of his life after winning $1.5 million on his Lotto 6/49 ticket. 

Jalil Khan, a resident of Surrey, B.C. matched all six Lotto 6/49winning numbers on the October 15 Bonus draw to win the jackpot prize.

Khan said in laughter “I was speechless as I checked the ticket on my break at work. I told my boss I had to go home. I sat in my car checking the validation slip repeatedly. When I got home I did my very best to remain calm and tell my wife.” 

For Lotto 6/49 during the month of October, every draw includes a bonus for an annuity prize. The winner has the prerogative to get $100,000 per year for the rest of their life, or opt for a one-time payment of $1.5 million.

Khan narrated “After much thought and talking it over with my wife and financial advisor, we decided on the $1.5 million. It was such an exciting decision to have to make.” 

Khan bought the winning Lotto 6/4 ticket in Richmond, B.C. at the Lottery Ticket Centre in the departure area of YVR. 

Khan said that he would want to embark on a nice vacation, pay off all his debts and save money for the education of his children.

Lottery players who buy a Lotto 6/4 ticket automatically qualify for the bonus draw.

Brampton, Ontario resident takes home $3.4 Million with Lotto 6/49

John Anthony Pereira could not believe what he saw when he checked his lottery numbers for the August 20, 2011 Lotto 6/49 draw. His winning become the second most remarkable moment of his life when only two short years ago, he was unsure if he could see his 75^th birthday, after waiting for almost eight years for the right kidney for his transplant.

He joyfully remarked: “I woke up early and checked my numbers on the computer. When I saw I had a match for all numbers, I went to wake up my daughter and ask her to double check for me. When she confirmed it, I woke up everyone else in the house to share the good news.”

He relayed that the rest of the day went normal for the Pereira family doing the regular household chores, running errands and going out for dinner like it was a normal Sunday.

Pereira’s daughter said: ‘We were just waiting for the Toronto Prize Office to open on Monday morning, so we could get here and make it official for my dad!” His daughter drove to Toronto to assist her father in claiming the prize.

Pereira recently moved in to Brampton. He is a grandfather of five. He said that that has not slowed him down and he has already some things in mind on how to spend his winnings.

“First I’m going to get the cheque in the bank and then make major decisions. However, I would really like to get a new car as soon as I can, and then take a trip back to India with my family for a visit,” he said. Pereira moved from Bombay to Canada 35 years ago.

The winning ticket of this lucky man was purchased at North Park Variety on Torbram Road in Brampton.

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A resident of Mississauga, Ontario wins $5 Million Lotto Max jackpot

Steven Bishop was one of the two jackpot winners of the May 27, 2011 Lotto Max draw. He now has the opportunity to live his dreams to the max! He matched all of the seven numbers for the $10 million jackpot together with another winner from Peterborough, Ontario.

“I can’t wait to start helping my family,” remarked Bishop as he claimed his prize at OLG Toronto Prize Centre.

Bishop currently works as computer programmer. He discovered that he won in the lottery game while he was enjoying sipping his coffee and surfing the internet at a local coffee shop.

He added: “I checked OLG.ca on my iPad and I was stunned when I saw I had matching numbers. I couldn’t say anything out loud though, because I was in a busy coffee shop and didn’t want anyone to hear. I went right to a convenience store to check my ticket on the self-scanner, to confirm!”

Bishop, 53 years old, said he is a weekly Lotto Max player. This is his biggest win to date.

“I’m going to really work on helping my family out. I’ve been pretty lucky, as a small business owner, but now I can really help the people in my life that need it!” he exclaimed joyfully. Visit Lotterycanada.com to see the latest Lotto Max results today!

Residents of Ottawa-Area win $3.1 million Lotto 6/49 jackpot

20 Ottawa-area residents who constitute a lottery group were on ‘cloud 6/49’ after taking home a stunning $3.1 million in the May 25, 2011 Lotto 6/49 draw. This group of Ottawa residents has been playing together for more than ten years. They created the lottery group when they met at a restaurant and were inspired to form one hoping they would win the jackpot someday.

James Houston, the group leader, jokingly remarked that the members meet every week the same restaurant to “iron out the world’s problems.” He has been the leader of the group for the past eight years.

Houston told that the group has been playing the same set of numbers for the past seven years. As the leader of the group, he is tasked to check winning numbers and validate their tickets.

Then came the day they won. He explained: “Someone else first checked the numbers online but was looking at the wrong date and so we thought we didn’t win anything. It wasn’t until I went and validated it that I discovered the mistake and realized we had won a jackpot!”

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Saskatchewan couple wins $40 million in the Lotto Max

Word is out that a lucky couple from Paradise Hill, Saskatchewan have hit the staggering jackpot of $40 million in the Lotto Max lottery.

Carolyn Sloan, owner of the Smokin’ Lens Hotel, told that the older couple purchased the ticket at a Fas Gas Station in Lloydminster, which is about 65 kilometers away. Paradise Hill has about 500 residents.

Sloan said that the couple is shocked at winning the big amount of money. She added that the couple went to her watering hole to celebrate their winning after they had come from validating their winning ticket on Saturday. The draw was held Friday night.

Sloan, however, was quick to say that she would not identify the couple. She commented that they have lived in the village for “a little while.” She also was not aware of what the couple would intend to do with the money.

Andrea Marantz, spokesperson for the Western Canadian Lottery Corporation, states that “a claim has been made” on the winnings and that the claim is going through the usual process. The winners will be officially announced by WCLC as soon as they are validated, she said. The verification process can take days, and other times, even months.

Sloan disclosed that the couple have children and grandchildren with whom they can share their fortune. She was quoted saying that “everybody here is pretty happy for them. It’s nice to know that you can win. Everybody probably buys tickets, but most of those winning tickets go to Quebec or Ontario, and this time we got one right on our doorstep, so it’s pretty exciting for them.”

The couple also won $20 on a second ticket.

Paradise Hill, where the winners come from, is approximately 285 kilometers northwest of Saskatoon. If the couple really won $40 million, it would be the biggest lotto win yet in the province.

The record for Saskatchewan was set in June 2010 when Clarence and Delores Durocher of Ile-a-la-Crosse won $25 million in the Lotto Max lottery. The couple split the $50-million prize with another winner from Newfoundland.

Interestingly, the Victoria Hospital Foundation in Prince Albert also told Wednesday that one of their weekly bingo players has won $10,000. Helen Huck, the winner, was reported to have only missed out a week of the charitable bingo since it started in February 2009. The money generated from the lottery is used in the procurement of medical equipment for the Victoria Regional Hospital.

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Lotto Max – Most Popular Canadian Lottery Game

Lotto Max is the most popular lottery game among Canadian bettors. In fact it has the most sold tickets in the country. It replaced Lotto Super 7 in September 2009, a national lottery game and another popular lotto game that existed for 15 years. The lottery has made its biggest jackpot at $50,000,000.00 in November of the year it replaced Lotto Super 7.

This lottery game is managed by the Interprovincial Lottery Corporation, or commonly known as ILC. The organization also manages the Lotto 6/49, another popular national lottery game. The organization is based in Toronto and is comprised of five commissions that manage lotteries across Canada. The most popular games ILC manages today include Lotto Max, Lotto 6/49 and Millionaire Life Game.

Lotto Max, Play It Today

The Lotto Max is a traditional lottery game which offers 3 ways to win the jackpot. It draws seven numbers from a pool of 49 numbers once a week, on Friday. The minimum jackpot a bettor can take away amounts to $10,000,000.

Another extra lottery feature is called Max Millions, a unique game wherein a bettor should match 7 numbers to win a million when the jackpot reaching the sum of 50 million has been reached and extra money rolled over has to be divided amongst the winners.

How to Play

As stated above, you get to match all seven numbers drawn from a pool of 49 numbers in order to win the jackpot prize. An eight number, or the bonus number, is also drawn. There are other six chances of winning in the lottery – 6 major numbers and the bonus number, six major numbers, 5 major numbers, 4 major numbers and 3 major numbers and the bonus number and 3 major numbers.

A quick pick facility is also used if you do not want to choose your own lottery numbers. The machine can do that for you. Non-Canadian players can also play Lotto Max through virtual lottery shops.

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