Two Winning Tickets Sold for $50 Million LOTTO MAX Jackpot: One Sold in Ontario is Worth $25 Million Français
Plus 3 MAXMILLIONS Winning Tickets in Ontario
TORONTO, Aug. 25, 2012 /CNW/ - Congratulations Ontario for another big LOTTO MAX win! There are two (2) winning tickets for the $50 million jackpot from last night's (August 24, 2012) LOTTO MAX draw. One ticket, worth $25 million, was purchased in Orillia. The other was purchased in British Columbia.
In addition, there were several winning MAXMILLIONS tickets sold in Ontario from the 13 drawn last night. The winning MAXMILLIONS tickets were purchased in:
- $1,000,000 ticket - Brampton
- $1,000,000 ticket - Owen Sound Region
- $500,000 ticket - Thornhill Region (shared with British Columbia)
Also, a ticket sold in Windsor is worth $1 million from the LOTTO MAX ENCORE draw.
Text LOTTO to 25852 to get winning numbers and jackpot alerts for LOTTO MAX sent right to your phone. Players can also check winning numbers on OLG.ca, by visiting a lottery retailer or by calling OLG's WIN! Line at 416-870-8946 (Toronto area) or toll free at 1-866-891-8946 (outside the Toronto area).
Since its launch in September 2009, Ontario LOTTO MAX players have won more than $1.4 billion in prizes including 22 jackpots and 133 winning MAXMILLIONS tickets.
For each $5 play, LOTTO MAX players receive three sets of seven numbers ranging from one to forty-nine. ENCORE is also available on LOTTO MAX for $1.
Next week's LOTTO MAX jackpot will be an estimated $20 million.
OLG is a provincial agency responsible for province-wide lottery games and gaming facilities. Since 1975, OLG lotteries, casinos, slots, and resort casinos have generated more than $34 billion for the benefit of the Province of Ontario. Gaming proceeds support Ontario's hospitals, amateur sport, recreational and cultural activities, communities, provincial priority programs such as health care and education, and local and provincial charities and non-profit organizations through the Ontario Trillium Foundation.
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SOURCE: OLG Winners
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