$80 million Lotto Max jackpot still up for grabs after winless fourth draw

Lotto Max tickets are shown in Toronto on Monday, Feb. 26, 2018. THE CANADIAN PRESS

Lotto Max players will still have a shot at a sizable, if belated, Christmas present this Friday after a fourth draw for the massive $80 million jackpot failed to produce a winner.

Despite the top prize going unclaimed, Ontario cleaned up when it came to the 43 Maxmillions prizes that were up for grabs in Tuesday’s draw.

There are winners who are now $1 million richer in Ajax, Etobicoke, Mississauga, and Markham.

$500,000 worth of Maxmillions prizes were also each won in Toronto, Nepean, and Woodbridge. OLG says four encore tickets each valued at $100,000 were also sold in the Haliburton/Muskoka region, Kitchener, Simcoe County, and Brampton.

Next draw

The next Lotto Max draw will take place Friday, Boxing Day, with the $80 million jackpot carrying over.

46 Maxmillions prizes will also be available, equalling $126 million total to be won across all draws.

OLG says that despite the massive prize total, it hasn’t quite reached the record.

The record for top prizing offered in one draw still stands at $140 million.

That happened in June 2021, when the jackpot was $70 million and there were 70 Maxmillions prizes offered.

Players must match all seven of their selected numbers to the ones drawn to win the top prize. The odds of doing that are 1 in 33,294,800 per $5 play, according to OLG.

The overall odds to win any dollar amount prize are 1 in 7 per $5 play, they add.

Tickets can be purchased at any participating retailer up until 10:30 p.m. the night of the draw