Lotto Max winning numbers for Tuesday, September 23 are out and there's a $31 million jackpot

What are the Lotto Max winning numbers for Tuesday, September 23?

The Lotto Max winning numbers for September 23 are 8, 9, 23, 30, 38, 40 and 43, with 41 as the bonus number.

There is a winner of this $31 million jackpot!

A winning ticket matching all seven numbers has been sold in B.C.

So, the next Lotto Max draw on September 26 will offer a $10 million jackpot.

What were the Lotto Max winning numbers for Friday, September 19?

The Lotto Max winning numbers for September 19 were 3, 8, 16, 26, 37, 40 and 44. Also, the bonus number was 5.

Nobody won the $26 million jackpot in Friday's draw.

How do you play Lotto Max?

Lotto Max draws happen twice a week on Tuesdays and Fridays in Canada.

You get three sets of numbers for every $5 play that you buy, and each set has seven numbers from 1 to 50.

Here's what matching numbers could win you:

• 7/7 — jackpot
• 6/7 plus bonus — approximately 2.5% of the prize pool
• 6/7 — approximately 2.5% of the prize pool
• 5/7 plus bonus — approximately 1.5% of the prize pool
• 5/7 — approximately 3.5% of the prize pool
• 4/7 plus bonus — approximately 2.75% of the prize pool
• 4/7 — $20
• 3/7 plus bonus — $20
• 3/7 — free play ($5 value)

The jackpot starts at $10 million and can go up to $80 million.

Once the jackpot reaches $50 million, there are also Maxmillions available to be won, which are additional $1 million prizes.

All three sets of numbers you get with a $5 play are eligible for both the main draw and the Maxmillions draw when the jackpot reaches $50 million.

You need to match all seven numbers on one line on your ticket to win a Maxmillions prize.

Tickets are sold until 10:30 p.m. ET on Tuesdays and Fridays, which is when the Lotto Max winning numbers are drawn.