Saturday’s Lotto 6/49 draw has largest jackpot in 7.5 years | 24CA News
Saturday’s Lotto 6/49 draw has the sport’s largest jackpot in almost seven-and-a-half years.
The Gold Ball jackpot stands at $64 million, matching the largest-ever Lotto 6/49 prize which was $64 million, received within the Oct. 17, 2015 draw by a girl in Mississauga.
Saturday’s draw has two white balls and one gold ball remaining for the Gold Ball jackpot, which means if a ticket is drawn for the Gold Ball, there’s a one-in-three likelihood of taking dwelling $64 million, the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation (OLG) mentioned.
The Classic Draw, in the meantime, stands at its mounted $5 million.
The Lotto 6/49 format modified in September, with the primary “Classic Draw” — the place gamers choose their numbers or select a fast choose — mounted at a $5-million jackpot.
The $1-million assured prize, in the meantime, turned the Gold Ball Draw.
The Gold Ball Draw ensures {that a} winner will take dwelling both $1 million or a rising jackpot that begins at $10 million and might exceed $60 million, the OLG mentioned. The Gold Ball jackpot continues to develop by $2 million in every draw till it’s drawn and received.
It begins with 30 balls, 29 white representing a $1 million prize and one gold, representing the jackpot.
If a white ball is drawn, the assured $1 million prize is received and that ball is eliminated whereas the jackpot grows by $2 million. The course of continues till the gold ball is drawn and the jackpot is received.
Lotto 6/49 is performed on Wednesdays and Saturdays.
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