LOTTO MAX Jackpot at $50 Million Plus an Estimated 14 MAXMILLIONS

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwire - Oct. 11, 2012) - LOTTO MAX players have more chances to win $64 million in prizes this Friday.

The October 12^th LOTTO MAX draw is $50 million, plus an estimated 14 MAXMILLION prizes of $1 million each.

MAXMILLIONS give players multiple chances to win prizes of $1 million. Winning a MAXMILLION is similar to winning the main jackpot - a player must match all seven winning numbers drawn for that prize. If no ticket wins the $50 million jackpot, it will again carry over to the next draw, along with all MAXMILLIONS that are not won.

LOTTO MAX info:

• LOTTO MAX players in B.C. have won more than $425 million since the game launched in 2009.
  
  
• A total of 49 MAXMILLIONS have been won in B.C., the latest was last week (October 5) in Surrey.
  
  
• Fifteen $50 million LOTTO MAX jackpots have been won in Canada since 2009.
  
  
• The number '28' has been drawn the most in all LOTTO MAX draws.
  
  
• Draws are held every Friday night.
  
  
• A $5 ticket gives players three chances to win.
  
  
• Players must match 7/7 numbers (from 1-49) to win the jackpot.
  
  
• Odds of winning any prize are one in 6.6 per play.
  
  
• Odds of winning a LOTTO MAX jackpot or MAXMILLION are one in 28.6 million per play.
  
  

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LOTTO MAX can be played at your favourite lottery retailer and at www.PlayNow.com. Winning numbers and can be found at www.bclc.com following each draw.