Lotto 6/49 (Canada) Lottery Results & Winning Numbers

• Jackpots are fixed at $5,000,000 and never roll over.
• The second prize usually varies between $100,000 and $500,000.
• Since 2019, it uses a random number generator instead of a lottery machine, just like Lotto Max.
• The add-on game named Tag, Encore, or Extra, depending on the region, adds a 6-digit number to try a prize of $100,000. It can also be a 7-digit number to win from $250,000 to $1,000,000. Once again, it depends on the Canadian region.
• Players automatically participate in a $1,000,000 guaranteed prize draw with an 8-digit number that follows the regular draw.
• Prizes are paid as a lump sum and free of taxes.

How to Play Lotto 6/49?

1. Take a look at the recommended online lottery websites and compare their conditions to find the one that matches your preferences. Register an account there and choose Lotto 6/49 to add tickets to your cart. For more reliable bets, purchase tickets on the official website.
2. For each ticket, choose six numbers from 1 to 49. The bonus ball is picked at random during the draw and is not chosen by the player. Once satisfied, proceed to checkout.
3. Pay for the tickets with a method of your preference, and make sure to keep them somewhere safe once the payment is complete.
4. Bookmark this page, and do not forget to come back to check the Lotto 6/49 results.

Lotto 6/49 Ticket Cost

• $3 per entry.
• $1 for the add-on game (Encore, Extra, or Tag)

Advance Draws

Players can choose to play in up to 52 draws in advance, as it is possible to place advance entries for 26 weeks in a row. In other words, that means months without making purchases and only coming back to this page to check the Lotto 6/49 results.

The Top 5 Biggest Lotto 6/49 Winners

1. $64 Million – Zhe Wang won the largest Lotto 6/49 jackpot in history on October 17, 2015. She won $64 million and took her time to claim the prize but could not remain an anonymous winner. The woman from Mississauga did not answer to interviews but entered the history of Canadian lotteries.
2. $63.4 Million – The jackpot was initially worth $55 million but ended boosted up to $63.4 million after a last-minute rush of purchases. It ended up being paid to four tickets, being 3 from British Columbia and 1 from Alberta.
3. $54.3 Million – A total of 17 oil and gas workers shared the prize of $54.3 million in their syndicate on October 26, 2005. For a long while, they held the record of the biggest jackpot paid by Lotto 6/49.
4. $49.8 Million – The draw on May 20, 2009, made another syndicate rich overnight. A total of 13 players who toil at an Edmonton bank were the lucky winners that became millionaires.
5. $40.4 Million – Back in November 2008, five workers from a finance department in Ottawa shared $40.4 million after their syndicate worked out pretty well. Playing with more people may reduce the total reduced prize but increases the odds considerably.

Lotto 6/49 History

Lotto 6/49 has had relevant changes since its creation, unlike other lotteries that maintain their original format. Its history can be summarized the following way:

• 1982 – The year in which Lotto 6/49 was launched as the first nationwide Canadian lottery that allowed players to pick their numbers. It had five prize tiers, and the prize pool collected 45% of all sales. The overall odds were 1 in 54.
• 2004 – One prize tier was added, and the original price of $1 was increased to $2 to raise the jackpot. The minimum jackpot was also raised from $2 million to $3 million. The overall odds became better, at 1 in 32.3.
• 2013 – Price is once more changed to $3 per entry. The prize structure receives the free play tier, and the overall odds change to 1 in 6.6. The minimum jackpot became $5 million, and the 1-million-guaranteed draw was established.
• 2019 – The lottery machine is abandoned and replaced by a random number generator.
• 2022 – The jackpot becomes a fixed amount of C$5 million.