Winnipeg man won Lotto 6/49 jackpot worth $220,000
A lucky Winnipeg resident won Lotto 6/49 jackpot worth $220,000 from the drawing held on Saturday.
The winning ticket was sold at a local convenience store in Winnipeg, Canada. The store will receive a bonus of $2,200 for selling the winning scratch-Off ticket.
The winning numbers were: 8, 11, 27, 35, 38 and 45 with the bonus number 48. And the winning ticket matched five of the six winning numbers plus the bonus.
The jackpot for the next draw on Jan. 25 will be $5 million along with an estimated $18 million in the Gold Ball Jackpot.
Lotto 6/49 is one of three national lottery games in Canada. Lotto 6/49 led to the gradual phase-out of that type of lottery game in Canada.
Winning numbers are drawn by the Interprovincial Lottery Corporation (ILC) every Wednesday and Saturday, executed with a random number generator.
