A Kenora resident is $167,499.90 richer.
Melvyn Hanton won the second prize in the June 22 Lotto 6/49 draw.
He also won $2 on the ENCORE.
He collected his winnings this week.
Hanton is a heavy equipment operator, a father of one and grandfather of one.
He says he’s been playing his own numbers for 17 years and this is his first win.
Hanton plans to invest the winnings and save for his retirement and maybe take his granddaughter to Disneyland.
For the fourth time in less than two weeks, Canadians have the chance to get in on a record-breaking Lotto Max draw.
Lottery officials say an estimated $140 million in top prizes are up for grabs Friday night.
Most people are going for the jackpot, which remains at $70 million for the fifth consecutive draw.
But if you are not lucky enough to win that, there are also an estimated 70 prizes of $1 million each available.
There were no winners of Tuesday’s $70-million jackpot, but 34 of 64 Maxmillions prizes were won.
For the third time in a week, Canadians have the chance to get in on a record-breaking Lotto Max draw.
Lottery officials say an estimated $128 million in top prizes are up for grabs Tuesday night.
Most people are going for the jackpot, which remains at $70 million for the fourth consecutive draw.
But if you are not lucky enough to win that, there are also an estimated 58 prizes of $1 million each available.
There were no winners of Friday’s $70-million jackpot, but 20 of 56 Maxmillions prizes were won.
Another record-breaking Lotto Max draw Friday night, according to lottery officials.
There are an estimated $120 million in top prizes up for grabs in the draw, which happens twice a week.
That includes the $70-million jackpot and an estimated 50 Maxmillions prizes of $1 million each.
There were no winners of Tuesday’s 70-million-dollar jackpot, but 23 of 50 Maxmillions prizes were won.
One lucky Northwest resident won big in last night’s LOTTO MAX draw.
Ontario Lottery and Gaming says the winner from the Kenora-Rainy River district drew a $1-million ticket.
It was the largest prize in Friday night’s draw, which also included two $500,000 prizes in Kitchener and Unionville and a $100,000 ticket in Burlington.
One person has won the $10-million LOTTO MAX jackpot.
The Ontario Lottery and Gaming website only says it was an Ontario resident, and doesn’t specify where the winning ticket was bought.
The draw for another $10-million will be next Tuesday June 23.
