What to know
- A winning Lotto 6/49 Gold Ball ticket worth $46 million was sold just outside Winnipeg over the long weekend.
- The jackpot remains unclaimed, and the winner has one year to collect the prize.
- The winning ticket number is 24182524-02.
- Two additional classic jackpot tickets worth $2.5 million each were also sold — one in Winnipeg and one in Ontario.
Canada just got a few new millionaires after multiple Lotto 6/49 jackpots were won over the long weekend, with the biggest prize coming in at a staggering $46 million.
In Manitoba, the winning ticket for the Gold Ball draw was sold just outside Winnipeg on Saturday, the Western Canada Lottery Corporation confirmed Tuesday. The jackpot winner is now holding a life-changing $46 million prize, if they realize it, that is.
The crazy part? The ticket still hasn’t been claimed. The lucky winner has up to one year to come forward and collect the massive payout.
So Manitobans, it may be time to double-check your pockets, purses, and glove compartments. If you purchased ticket number 24182524-02, congratulations, you’re officially $46 million richer.
But the winning didn’t stop there. Two additional tickets matched the classic jackpot draw, with each prize worth $2.5 million. One of those winning tickets was sold in Winnipeg, while the other was purchased in Ontario.
It was a huge weekend for Lotto Max players across the country, and for at least a few Canadians, life just changed overnight.
