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Canada to change Lotto 6/49News Story
Canada's Lotto 6/49 is going for gold with bigger jackpots and better chances of winning. Starting May 30, the first major changes in the game's 22-year history will take effect. We're hoping these changes will provide added excitement, said Kathleen Polyak, spokeswoman for the Western Canada Lottery Corporation.The game will still be based on the popular 6/49 format, but it will offer bigger jackpots more often, a new $5 prize category and better overall odds of winning a prize.But to enable b
May 20, 2004, 7:25 am - Todd - Lottery News

Four winners in Canada Lotto 6/49 drawNews Story
There are four winning tickets in Canada for last night's Lotto 6/49 draw. The $36 million prize was the third-largest in the lottery's history. Officials say based on high ticket sales, the jackpot grew to over $39.6 million. One of the winning tickets was sold in Cape Breton County, Nova Scotia, one in Ontario, and the other two were sold in Quebec. The winning numbers were 3, 4, 20, 38, 42 and 48, with the bonus number 34.
Nov 9, 2006, 7:18 am - Todd - Lottery News

Changes to Canada Lotto 6/49 now in effectNews Story
Changes to Canada's most popular lottery game since 1982 are now in effect.Lotto 6/49 buyers are now paying $2 per ticket, an increase of $1, first announced last November by the Interprovincial Lottery Corporation. The price hadn't increased since its inception 22 years ago, Don Pister, spokesman for the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation.The $2 tickets were first sold Sunday morning and the first draw will be held Wednesday night.The game is unchanged, except for an additional $5 prize for
Jun 1, 2004, 12:52 pm - Todd - Lottery News

Ontario lottery players advised to be cautiousNews Story
It's not just about whether you win or lose, but how you play the game, especially when that game is the lottery. People buying tickets for Wednesday night's $36 million Lotto 649 draw the fourth largest Canadian jackpot in the lottery's history have been advised to take precautions to avoid being cheated in the wake of reports that retailers may be lying about whether tickets are winners or not. The scandal arose several weeks ago when it was alleged that too many ticket sellers were
Nov 9, 2006, 7:09 am - Todd - Lottery News

Three Calgary friends claim $50M lottery prize after 17 years playing togetherReply
Can non-Canadians play Canada Lotto 6/49 ? What's the best way online to play this lotto?
Feb 27, 2024, 9:45 pm - Wavepack - Lottery News

Louisiana Lottery may add Mega Millions next yearReply
Do you know my Opinion about that, a couple years ago we had only two lotteries here, Canada 6/49 and Select 42. 6/49 used to cost 1$ and Select 42 50 cents ( a 6/42 game with a fixed 500 000$ jackpot ) drawing were Wednesday and Saturday, then they changed the Select 42 for Quebec 49 based on Canada 6/49 still 50 cents with a fixed 1 Million jackpot, then add Lotto Super 7 a (7/47) at 2$ game , but get 3 winning combination on Friday night, next they increased 6/49 and to 1$ to 2$ and Quebec 49
Aug 30, 2011, 2:39 pm - Truckstop - Lottery News

Lottery fever erupts across CanadaNews Story
Tonight's record $40 million jackpot (US$34 million) for Canada's national Lotto 6/49 game has people lining up at ticket vendors across the country.Noemi Nepomuceno, who was out buying tickets in Toronto on Tuesday, says she knows exactly what she'll do with the jackpot. Oh boy, I tell you, first to pay off the debts, pay off the mortgage, and then that's it, Nepomuceno said. Enjoy it, give it to charities, then enjoy my life. I've been waiting for a long time. Elizabeth Wilson won $7.4 milli
Oct 26, 2005, 10:54 am - Todd - Lottery News

Atlantic Lotto boosts 6/49 ticket prices and jackpotsNews Story
Odds of winning will also improve when price of Lotto 6/49 ticket doubles to $2Atlantic Lottery Corporation's Lotto 6/49 is getting a face lift - its first since the game's inception in 1982.The changes will see bigger jackpots offered more often, better odds of winning at least something, and a new $5 prize category, all to be funded by doubling the cost of a ticket.Known by most players simply as the 6/49, Lotto 6/49 is one of the most popular lottery games ever. 6/49 is played on average by
Nov 26, 2003, 4:48 am - Todd - Lottery News

Canadian lightning strike survivor wins lotteryReply
Congratulations to our friends up North in Canada ! McCathie is a very lucky person. He should continue playing their Lotto 6/49 game. It will be amazing if he wins again.
Jul 23, 2015, 12:18 pm - music* - Lottery News

Deadline looming for unclaimed $15M lottery jackpotReply
Great forum, I chose this topic to respond to first, faced with the same situation. Where would someone find out about the laws of unclaimed lotto 6/49 prizes in Canada? Or if someone could let me know where to find a discussion about that tpe of info that would be great.
Jun 7, 2007, 8:58 pm - Lucky7s - Lottery News