TORONTO -- A Lotto Max player somewhere in Yellowknife has 55 million good reasons for checking their ticket this morning.
Last night's $55 million jackpot was claimed by a single ticket sold in Yellowknife, according to the Western Canada Lottory Corporation .
The runner-up prize of just over $1 million went to a lottery player in British Columbia.
The draw also offered three Maxmillions prizes of $1 million each, but none were won.
Correction:
This story has been updated to reflect that the winner is from Yellowknife.
