Each purchased line includes one entry into the guaranteed prize draw, identified by a ticket number this number can only be matched exactly, and does not offer secondary prizes for matching partial digits. Since the Septemdraw, a single line of six numbers costs $3. Some drawings (promoted as a 'Superdraw') offer multiple secondary raffle prizes.

The 'Gold Ball Draw', formerly the 'guaranteed prize draw', which is a raffle prize of at least $1 million that is awarded during each draw.

Until the Septemdraw, the top prize of this drawing was the main jackpot, which began at $5 million and increased each time it was not won. Lesser prizes are also awarded if one matches at least two numbers. Should more than one player win the top or second prize, it is split amongst them. A bonus number is also drawn, and if a player's ticket matches five numbers and the bonus number, the player wins the 'second prize' which is usually between $100,000 and $500,000. If a ticket matches all six numbers, a fixed prize of CA$5 million is won.

The 'Classic Draw', in which six numbers are drawn from a set of 49.

Winning numbers are drawn by the Interprovincial Lottery Corporation (ILC) every Wednesday and Saturday, executed with a random number generator.Īs of the Septemdraw, the game consists of two components:

Lotto 6/49 led to the gradual phase-out of that type of lottery game in Canada. Previous national games, such as the Olympic Lottery, Loto Canada and Superloto used pre-printed numbers on tickets. Launched on June 12, 1982, Lotto 6/49 was the first nationwide Canadian lottery game to allow players to choose their own numbers. Lotto 6/49 is one of three national lottery games in Canada.

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