The Capital Regional District will soon have its second jackpot lottery winner of the year.
A ticket purchased in Greater Victoria has matched all seven winning numbers in Tuesday night91ÂãÁÄÊÓƵ™s Lotto Max draw. Two tickets for the June 6 draw matched, the other in Ontario, and will split the $70-million jackpot with each claiming $35 million.
Prize winners have 52 weeks from the draw date printed on the ticket to claim the prize. The retail location of where the ticket was purchased and the winner91ÂãÁÄÊÓƵ™s name will be announced after the prize has been claimed.
Earlier this year, Sidney resident William Scott Gurney claimed a $55-million jackpot and the largest win on Vancouver Island. He bought the ticket on Feb. 28 at the Save-On-Foods location in Sidney.
The winning numbers in the June 6 draw were four, seven, 13, 16, 31, 32, and 39. The odds of winning a Lotto Max jackpot are one in 33,294,800 per $5 play, according to the B.C. Lottery Corporation. The largest lottery prize ever won in B.C. was $70 million in September 2021.
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