Lotto Max ticket holders are hoping to hear the winning jingle as Friday night’s jackpot grew to $70 million – one of the highest prizes since the lottery launched in 2009. To sweeten the pot, there are an additional 10 Maxmillion prizes each worth $1 million. “It’s an interesting dream and I think that on that very strange and unlikely event that you won, there’s so much you could do with that money in the world,” said Pat Yanke, who purchased her ticket Friday afternoon.
She wasn’t the only one making the last-day purchase. OLG officials say the majority of tickets for a big jackpot are sold in the afternoon and evening before the draw. If nobody has the winning ticket, the prize will increase to $75 million for Tuesday’s draw.
“If not won then, then next Friday’s draw will be $80 million and that’s the jackpot cap,” said OLG spokesperson Tony Bitonti. “Over the years, we hear from people, we see the popularity of the game and we slowly increase,” he said. The cap was increased in September 2024 and has reached $80 million twice since.
People who bought tickets for this round continue to dream of how the money would affect their lives. “I have two daughters so [I’d] pay the mortgage for them and do a beautiful, long vacation,” said Zenon Switalski, who bought his ticket Friday afternoon. “It’d be nice to have your children with no mortgages and set up your retirement,” added Yanke.
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