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Latest news about Canadian lottery winners, and the Canada lottery.

Alberta Grandma Grabs $50 Million Lotto Max Prize [video]

December 4th, 2016

Grandma Wins Big

Irma, a really small town of less than 500 residents, has just produced a big lottery winner.  Lois Olsen, an 80 year-old grandmother, has just won $50 million from Lotto Max!

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This Week’s Top Stories

November 29th, 2016

Lottery Stories Of The Week

There are big winners this week.  A UK plumber won a £14 million lotto jackpot has returned to work saying he has no plans of retiring and a Filipino who moved to Canada just 2 years ago has won a huge $32.7 million Lotto 6/49 jackpot.

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Filipino Worker Wins $32.7M 6/49 Jackpot

November 22nd, 2016

It is a real rags-to-riches story for  Filipino Patrick Estacio, who moved to Canada only a couple of years ago.  The guy was living on a rooming house in  Montreal and working 2 jobs just to make ends meet. 

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Woman Wins Lottery; Husband Gets New Truck

October 29th, 2016

Friends and family of winners almost always say “I’m happy for you!”  Margo Zecchini’s husband is sure to feel very happy that she won.

Zecchini was declared the first winner of the Daily Grand draw after matching five numbers drawn but missing on the “grand number.”

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Man Wants Children To Learn Of Lotto Win Through The News

October 9th, 2016

rsz_canadianMost lottery winners can’t wait to tell their family about their good fortune.  British Columbia man Daniel Schilli is not like most lottery winners.

When Schilli won $9.4 million playing 6/49 lotto, he was elated but told only his wife so far. 

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Ashton Kennedy Posts $30 Million Lotto Max Win

September 25th, 2016

The good thing about big lottery wins is that they can be shared.  After winning half of a $60 million Lotto Max jackpot, Ashman Kennedy plans to give away most of his winnings to his family.

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This Week’s Top Stories

September 6th, 2016

Lottery Stories Of The Week

This week quite a few women struck gold playing the lottery.  A woman from Canada scored a $60 million Lotto max win, a struggling woman won a million dollars through a second chance draw and a woman from Illinois bagged a $16.75 million lottery jackpot.

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Lucky Regina Woman Bags $60M Lotto Max Jackpot

August 30th, 2016

rsz_canadaA woman from Regina used the last $5 on her purse to purchase Lotto Max tickets.  Then she promptly forgot about the ticket till five days after the draw.

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This Week’s Top Stories

August 30th, 2016

Lottery Stories Of The Week

This weeks lottery stories include those of two happy retirees:  a retired bus driver who took home a $2 million instant ticket prize and a retired engineer who posted a heftier $5 million jackpot playing Mega Millions.

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B.C. Man Vacation-Bound After Winning $21 Million

August 24th, 2016

A man from Nanaimo in B.C. has just shattered the record for the biggest online lottery jackpot in Canada.  Bill Laharty won a huge $21 million jackpot in the Aug.

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