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CBC
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- CBC
Toronto man, 26, wins $60M lottery jackpot
Bocheng Mei said his hands and feet grew numb when he realized he had won $60 million in the LOTTO 6/49 Gold Ball. The 26-year-old from Toronto, who works in the software industry, said he got a phone call from an unknown number — a representative from the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation (OLG). Mei had missed an email informing him that he had won a prize, and the caller asked him to check his OLG account. "I'm talking to OLG people, but at the same time I'm googling the number, googling trying to find any information to verify if this is legit," he said in a video provided by OLG announcing his win from the May 7 draw. After Mei saw the win in his account, he said his first call was to his parents. "I said, 'now you guys never have to worry about money anymore. You can just retire now, you can enjoy the rest of your life,'" he said. He said his friends were jumping for joy when he told them the news. Mei said he plans to use the win to further his education and travel around the world — particularly to Antarctica, Finland and Iceland.
CTV News
11-07-2025
- Business
- CTV News
Tonight's Lotto Max jackpot reaches $70 million
A clerk hands a customer their Lotto Max ticket at a gas station north of Newcastle, Ontario on Thursday Oct. 6, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Doug Ives Tonight's Lotto max jackpot has grown to $70 million. The Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation (OLG) says an estimated 10 Maxmillions prizes, worth $1 million each, are also up for grabs. If the jackpot isn't won tonight, the jackpot will grow by another $5 million on Tuesday, the next draw date. The jackpot will continue to climb to the $80 million cap until there's a winner. Players must match all seven of their selected numbers to the ones drawn to win the top prize. The odds of doing that are 1 in 33,294,800. OLG says that Lotto Max players in Ontario have won over $9 billion since 2009, including 115 jackpot wins and 943 Maxmillions prizes. The OLG increased the jackpot prize limit to $80 million last year. Tickets can be purchased at any participating retailer up until 10:30 p.m.
CTV News
20-06-2025
- Business
- CTV News
Sudbury woman celebrates lotto win
Carol Voz won a $5,000 instant prize and $102,708.50 progressive jackpot, Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corp. said in a news release Thursday morning.
CTV News
10-05-2025
- Business
- CTV News
Northern Ont. man claims $250K top prize with instant lotto ticket
Peter Lafreniere of the Greater Sudbury community of Hanmer won $250,000, the top prize on the Big Time Cash Instant lottery ticket. (Supplied/Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation)
CTV News
08-05-2025
- General
- CTV News
Ticket for $60M lottery jackpot purchased online: OLG
Lotto 649 tickets are shown in Toronto in a recent photo. (The Canadian Press/Richard Plume) Have you checked your email lately? Notification of a life-changing $60 million lottery win has been sent to the winner after Wednesday night's Lotto 6/49 Gold Ball draw. The winning ticket was purchased online at Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corp. said in a news release Thursday morning. Two other tickets purchased online in Ontario won $100,000 Encore prizes. "If you didn't win the jackpot or an Encore prize, you could still be a Lotto 6/49 winner," OLG said in a news release Thursday morning. 'After last night's draw, there were an additional 439,034 Lotto 6/49 prize winners across Ontario.'
