N.S. ticket holder wins Saturday night's $17.4-million Lotto 649 jackpot

TORONTO -- A lottery player in Nova Scotia won Saturday night's $17.4-million Lotto 649 jackpot.

Atlantic Lottery says the winning ticket was sold in Victoria County on Cape Breton Island.

Meanwhile, the draw's guaranteed $1-million prize went to a ticket holder in Ontario.

The jackpot for the next Lotto 649 draw on Aug. 19 will be approximately $5 million.

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  A sign outside a Toronto convenience store advertises a Lotto 6/49 draw. (Chris Kitching/CP24)