Are you feeling lucky? Well, if you bought a lottery ticket in Mississauga or Hamilton recently, you should, because you might’ve hit the jackpot. OLG recently announced that two $1 million lottery tickets had been sold in the GTHA. So make sure to dust off your tickets, because the organization is urging its customers to double-check their numbers, to see if you could be the lucky winner. According to Insauga, the winnings include a “$1 million Encore ticket”, sold in Mississauga, and a Lotto 6/49 “$1 Million Prize Draw”, marketed in Hamilton. The draw for the prize was on Wednesday, February 11, 2020. OLG reported that the Lotto 6/49 Guaranteed Prize numbers were the following: 42075755-01. So, if this is you, congratulations! Inthehammer reported that Lotto 6/49, which first launched back in 1982, has awarded “over $12.9 billion” in jackpots and guaranteed prize draws since its inception. Its also worth noting that the next Lotto 6/49 draw is a Super Draw scheduled for Saturday, February 15, 2020. Saturday’s jackpot is estimated to be $5 million. So, if you don’t get lucky this time, it might worth doubling down. You will have until 10:30 p.m. to purchase tickets. “Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation is a crown agency that develops world-class gaming entertainment for the Province of Ontario. Acting in a socially responsible way, OLG conducts and manages land-based gaming facilities; the sale of province-wide lottery games,” reads a description of the organization. View this post on Instagram It's #lottomax time!! Like our pic and if we win, you get a share of the jackpot! @NOWfamily A post shared by 102.3 NOW! Radio (@1023nowradio) on Nov 1, 2013 at 10:15am PDT However, this won't be the first time that some fellow Ontarians have gotten lucky. Back in January, a $50 million lottery ticket was sold in Vaughan. However, the would-be victor had yet to claim their winnings throughout the month. The card, which was called on January 17, 2020, had the following numbers: 05, 06, 36, 39, 40, 46, 48 + 34 bonus. View this post on Instagram #almost #nexttime #lottomax #lotto #itsagamble #itshouldhavepaidmore A post shared by David M.Weliczko (@beard_wel99) on Feb 6, 2020 at 4:50am PST The same month saw a Brampton local win a whopping $70 million jackpot. Adlin Lewis, a credit risk manager, reportedly waited a few days before checking to see if he won. Lewis first discovered he had become an instant millionaire on his way to work when he decided to check his tickets when his car was warming up. So if you haven't checked your tickets, you might want to do so soon because the next millionaire could be you!
