Canadian Wins $46 Million in May Long Lottery Draw
A lucky Canadian ticket holder scored a massive $46 million jackpot in the Lotto 6/49 Gold Ball Prize draw during Victoria Day weekend, with the ticket sold in Manitoba.
One Canadian is celebrating a life-changing $46 million windfall after matching the Lotto 6/49 Gold Ball Prize numbers in Saturday's Victoria Day weekend draw.
The winning ticket was sold somewhere in Manitoba, according to the Western Canada Lottery Corporation. The winner matched the numbers 24182524-02 in the Gold Ball draw, one of Canada's richest regular lottery prizes. Beyond the jackpot winner, two other players matched the Classic 6/49 draw numbers and split a $5 million prize—one from Ontario, the other from Yellowknife, N.W.T.
For Canadians, lottery draws over holiday weekends tend to generate extra buzz. The Victoria Day long weekend is traditionally a time when ticket sales spike, and this year's draw delivered a winner that could reshape someone's entire future. The odds of hitting a 6/49 jackpot are roughly one in 13.9 million, so this winner beat extraordinary odds.
If you're one of the millions of Canadians who play regularly, this is the kind of result that keeps hope alive—even though the smart money says your odds haven't changed since yesterday.