Largest lottery prize in Canadian history hits $70M mark

Comment #25

starchild_45 — Sun, 13 Jun 2010 02:41:15 GMT

can't wait until friday. i have six entries in this weeks drawing. i have 2 overlapping multi drawing tickets. i need to check the bc site to see if there are any bc winners.

Comment #24

starchild_45 — Sun, 13 Jun 2010 02:37:29 GMT

thanks. i will go to the site and read up some more stuff on lotto max. i see no one hit again.

Comment #23

tungsten chef — Sat, 12 Jun 2010 18:35:19 GMT

spent 15$ won 20$.

Comment #22

Diotallevi — Sat, 12 Jun 2010 18:29:26 GMT

Lottery prizes in Canada are completely tax-free within Canada; so if you are from the US or another country, you'd only be on the hook for the portion that your government would take.

Comment #21

Todd — Sat, 12 Jun 2010 14:53:52 GMT

Most countries have reciprocal agreements with the USA, so that's probably not the case. Canada has some of the closest financial ties of any country to the USA.

I think you would basically end up paying a total of the highest amount of taxes charged by either country. You would pay whatever you owe in Canada first, since that's the source of funds, and you'd pay the balance owed to the USA.

So let's say Canada made you pay $1 million in taxes. (I'm not sure if there's any taxes to pay in... [ More ]

Comment #20

Amazing Grace — Sat, 12 Jun 2010 14:01:00 GMT

No one won the 50 million, now its 50 million and 45 more draws of a million,

Comment #19

HaveABall — Thu, 10 Jun 2010 19:59:51 GMT

Also, if you are an U.S.A. Citizen and you win a lottery jackpot from another country, you will probably have to pay county, state, and federal taxes to U.S.A. AND the other country (however, many other countries have no lottery win annuities and taxes

Comment #18

HaveABall — Thu, 10 Jun 2010 19:47:17 GMT

I disagree, rdgrnr's EXTRA clarification was helpful to my understanding

Comment #17

rdgrnr — Thu, 10 Jun 2010 14:18:23 GMT

Honesty is the best policy starry. Nobody likes a liar.

You shouldn't be lying to the Border Patrol. That's illegal.

Always tell the truth. You'll like yourself better.

And other people will too once you stop lying all the time.

Comment #16

starchild_45 — Thu, 10 Jun 2010 13:23:21 GMT

i get my lotto tickets with option 4. i never say i go to canada for just a lotto ticket. i always claim going for dinner.

Comment #15

Todd — Thu, 10 Jun 2010 01:27:23 GMT

No, Americans are free to win whatever lottery games they wish. The issues are:

The government's opinion is that it's illegal to do it over the Internet. There are more Internet scams than legitimate official sites. And the scams can be extremely convincing and professional-looking. So, if you find a site that offers lotteries online, the chances are pretty good that it's a scam. You can't hide your income from the government (if you want to live here). These days I'm not even sure about mon... [ More ]

Comment #14

Spare Change — Thu, 10 Jun 2010 01:16:13 GMT

I thought that Americans were ineligible to win foreign lotteries. I thought I remember reading that somewhere. Can anyone verify that? Todd, do you know

Comment #13

Fraserm — Wed, 09 Jun 2010 23:42:12 GMT

Hi starchild, I do go to Ontario quite often as I was born near Niagara Falls and have many relatives there. Extra seems to be like Encore, but our Encore top prize is 1 million. I use OLG.CA web site to get my Ontario Lottery information.

Good Luck

Comment #12

TonyZinc — Wed, 09 Jun 2010 21:24:42 GMT

Quite a big jackpot,equal to $150 mil MM lottery,get what you see,no tax,no annuity. I love it ! They dont sell it online any more

Comment #11

starchild_45 — Wed, 09 Jun 2010 19:34:40 GMT

i believe they draw 6 numbers for the jackpot and one additional number for the bonus. i have caught the bonus ball a few time for like 3 dollars cdn.

Comment #10

tiggs95 — Wed, 09 Jun 2010 15:33:09 GMT

hehehe..Got caught did we...hehehe...

Comment #9

rdgrnr — Wed, 09 Jun 2010 13:35:50 GMT

I thought it was a riot.

Comment #8

starchild_45 — Wed, 09 Jun 2010 13:11:02 GMT

About a month ago here were the results when the jackpot was at 60 million. what site are you getting this information?

One ticket hit for the 50 million.

Five tickets hit for a million.

Two million dollars were shared by two tickets.

The remaining 3 million rolled to the next jackpot. this is some good information and it would be nice to know where to get it. i go to the BC lottery page. i can get to canada easily. do you cross over to Ontairio to get your tickets if you play

Comment #7

starchild_45 — Wed, 09 Jun 2010 12:58:30 GMT

ok this was funny the first time around and not the 2nd time.

Comment #6

rdgrnr — Wed, 09 Jun 2010 03:38:39 GMT

I kinda like that system except they ought to keep drawing numbers until all the extra millions are awarded.

And they ought to let Americans carry their guns if they're coming up there just to buy a ticket.

I mean what if you're walking to the liquor store to get a lottery ticket and all of a sudden a moose jumps out of the bushes and starts trying to scratch you with his horns? What are you going to do, throw a hockey puck at him? Stab him with an icicle?

They should let us carry our g... [ More ]

Comment #5

Fraserm — Wed, 09 Jun 2010 01:17:18 GMT

Well it is kind of confusing but it is a lottery that spreads around the winnings.

When the jackpot hits 50 million the first set of numbers drawn apply to that amount. Any million dollar amount over 50 million then gets it's own set of 7 numbers. So. this Friday there will be one set of numbers drawn for the 50 million dollars, and one or more tickets can share that amount. Since no one hit the 50 million last Friday the extra money wagered has accrued to 20 million. There will be 20 sets of... [ More ]

Comment #4

starchild_45 — Tue, 08 Jun 2010 18:36:11 GMT

well i know what kind of country it is and it is a nice country to go BUY A LOTTERY TICKET.

i got mine. matter of fact i have 2 tickets and it gives me 6 chances to win this friday. still it is a confusing game and how they come up with the 20 extra million for the extras. i just don't get it. is it like powerball when it gets to a record?

another thing they do is allow for something called an extra. it is an additional cost for the ticket but it you get all the numbers it is worth another... [ More ]

Comment #3

starchild_45 — Tue, 08 Jun 2010 18:30:33 GMT

LOL this is so funny. i had to laugh. what the hell kind of country lol

Comment #2

rdgrnr — Tue, 08 Jun 2010 16:46:06 GMT

And how do you get one of those extra million dollar prizes?

I'd go up there and get a ticket but they don't let you carry your guns up there. What the hell kind of country is that

Comment #1

Raven62 — Tue, 08 Jun 2010 12:20:59 GMT

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Largest lottery prize in Canadian history hits $70M mark

Lottery Post — Tue, 08 Jun 2010 11:33:22 GMT

Canadians will have a shot at the country's largest-ever lottery prize total this Friday $70 million.

There was no winner in last Friday's Lotto Max draw, so the jackpot remains at the maximum of $50 million.

Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corp. spokeswoman Sarah Kiriliuk says it will be the fourth time that amount is being offered as a jackpot.

However, she says the number of Maxmillions draws will rise to 20 separate $1 million prizes up from the five offered last Friday.

That makes a... [ More ]