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Employee strike at Québec Lottery halts introduction of new Lotto 6/49 in the province
Multi-province Lotto 6/49 game will be unplayable in Qu bec until strike is settled
By Kate Northrop
Lottery players in Qu bec will be unable to participate in Canada's national Lotto 6/49 game due to an employee strike at the Qu bec Lottery (Loto-Qu bec).
Over 400 professionals at the Qu bec Lottery went on strike following failed negotiations around pay raises and rising inflation, causing a delay in ticket validation and the scheduled rollout of the new nationwide Lotto 6/49 game
Sep 13, 2022, 12:02 pm - Todd - Lottery News
Canadian man claims record $64 million Lotto 6/49 jackpot right before it expires
Region's biggest lottery prize almost fades away
By Kate Northrop
A record-breaking $64 million (US$47.26 million) Lotto 6/49 jackpot was claimed by one Canadian man just mere weeks before the winning ticket expired.
Atlantic Canada's largest lottery prize almost went unclaimed, but the lucky winner stepped forward with the ticket with just 19 days left on the clock.
Merel Chiasson of Bas-Caraquet, New Brunswick, had a winning lottery ticket worth $64 million in his bedroom dress
Mar 30, 2024, 11:50 am - Todd - Lottery News
Three Calgary friends claim $50M lottery prize after 17 years playing together
'I'm happy that the three of us get to share this... I don't know what I would have done with $50 million alone'
Three friends who have playing the lottery together for 17 years are now multi-millionaires, thanks to a Canada Lotto 6/49 jackpot win.
After a weekend away, Carmen Austria woke up early on Dec. 11, made coffee and checked her lottery tickets a regular part of her morning routine, having played the lottery jointly with friends and former co-workers Gary Perkins and Catherine W
Feb 26, 2024, 8:20 am - Todd - Lottery News
Maryland Lottery to switch to computerized drawings
Lottery to leave behind traditional ball drawings in favor of embracing the future
By Kate Northrop
The Maryland Lottery announced today that it has plans to switch its draw methods from traditional lottery ball drawing machines to digital computerized drawings.
Next week, the Maryland Lottery will officially retire the ball drawing machines and switch over to a random number generator (RNG) to conduct its in-state games.
Lottery balls and machines have been part of the Maryland
Dec 12, 2022, 12:08 pm - Todd - Lottery News
$1.7 billion in combined jackpots, as USA multi-state lottery games peak together
Mega Millions holds its lead at $977 million, but Powerball catching up with $750 million
By Todd Northrop
Lottery players across the United States are buying multi-state lottery tickets at a furious pace, driving up the Mega Millions and Powerball jackpots simultaneously to a massive $1.7 billion in total.
According to leading multi-state lottery website USA Mega , the Mega Millions jackpot sits at an estimated $977 million with a cash value of $461 million with a drawing Friday nig
Mar 21, 2024, 7:52 am - Todd - Lottery News
Mega Millions and Powerball offer $1.11 billion in combined lottery jackpots
Chance to win $460 million tonight and $650 million tomorrow
By Todd Northrop
Lottery players have two massive multi-state jackpots to try to win this week, adding up to a whopping $1.11 billion in total.
According to leading multi-state lottery website USA Mega , the Mega Millions jackpot sits at an estimated $650 million with a cash value of $308.6 million, while tonight's Powerball drawing offers a $460 million estimated jackpot with a cash option of $220.4 million.
Powerbal
Mar 4, 2024, 7:20 am - Todd - Lottery News
Mega Millions and Powerball offer $1.13 billion in combined lottery jackpots
Chance to win $675 million tonight
Story updated to reflect increased Powerball jackpot
By Todd Northrop
Lottery players have two massive multi-state jackpots to try to win this week, adding up to a whopping $1.13 billion in total.
According to leading multi-state lottery website USA Mega , the Mega Millions jackpot sits at an estimated $480 million with a cash value of $240.7 million, while tonight's Powerball drawing offers a $675 million estimated jackpot with a cash option
Jul 10, 2023, 9:56 am - Todd - Lottery News
18-year-old university student wins $48 million Lotto 6/49 jackpot
First-ever lottery ticket leads teen to becoming youngest Canadian to win one of the game's largest prizes
By Kate Northrop
An 18-year-old university student won a $48 million (US$35.7 million) Lotto 6/49 jackpot on her first lottery ticket purchase ever.
Juliette Lamour, 18, recently became the youngest person to win one of the largest Lotto 6/49 prizes ever, and it was only her very first lottery ticket purchase.
Rumors were swirling in Sault Ste. Marie after the Ontario Lotter
Feb 8, 2023, 8:12 am - Todd - Lottery News
Tonight's Powerball drawing offering massive $747 million jackpot
9th-largest US lottery jackpot in history
By Todd Northrop
After a 33rd-consecutive drawing without a winner, the Powerball multi-state lottery game now features a jackpot that will provide multi-generational wealth to the lucky player who eventually wins it all.
After nobody won Saturday's $704.4 million grand prize, the Powerball jackpot increased to a staggering $747 million for Monday's drawing the 9th-largest US lottery jackpot of all time.
But since most winners choose the
Feb 6, 2023, 10:36 am - Todd - Lottery News
$1.6 BILLION: Powerball jackpot sets all-time record as ticket sales surge across the USA
Massive sales triggers jackpot increase to #1 all-time
3rd-largest cash value in history
By Todd Northrop
Due to a ticket-buying frenzy for Saturday's Powerball drawing, the Multi-State Lottery Association (MUSL) has raised the official Powerball lottery jackpot estimate to $1.6 billion, setting the record for the largest lottery jackpot in history.
The all-important lump-sum cash value of the jackpot has been raised to $782.4 million, which is the third-largest lottery cash valu
Nov 4, 2022, 12:04 pm - Todd - Lottery News