One lucky lottery player is waking up millions of dollars richer after a single ticket matched all seven numbers in the latest Lotto Max draw to claim the $40 million jackpot.
The winning numbers drawn were 05, 06, 16, 30, 33, 43 and 51, with 35 as the bonus number.
Lottery officials reported that the jackpot-winning ticket matched all seven numbers to take home the entire $40 million prize, while no tickets matched six numbers plus the bonus number.
In addition to the grand prize winner, thousands of players across Canada collected prizes at various levels. A total of 116,489 cash-winning tickets were sold, including:
40 tickets winning $5,047.90 for matching six of seven numbers
104 tickets winning $1,261.70 for matching five numbers plus the bonus
2,265 tickets winning $130.10 for matching five numbers
3,915 tickets winning $62.70 for matching four numbers plus the bonus
More than 110,000 additional winners receiving cash prizes or free plays
The draw also featured 42 Maxmillions-style MAXMILLIONS selections worth $100,000 each. Six of those prizes were won, creating an additional $600,000 in winnings.
The winning MAXMILLIONS selections were:
02, 05, 06, 23, 24, 27, 45
03, 07, 15, 23, 30, 32, 42
05, 08, 13, 28, 50, 51, 52
07, 16, 25, 34, 38, 43, 47
10, 20, 26, 27, 30, 38, 42
19, 27, 28, 29, 43, 46, 51
Meanwhile, the winning Encore number was 7577929.
No ticket matched all seven Encore digits to win the $1 million top prize, but one ticket matched the last six digits to claim $100,000. Another 17 tickets won $1,000 each by matching the last five digits, while 110 tickets won $100 by matching the last four digits.
Lottery officials have not yet announced where the $40 million jackpot-winning ticket was sold.
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