Someone In Ontario Just Won $6M This Weekend So Check Your Tickets

Another $1M prize was also sold in Ontario.
Ontario Lottery Ticket Worth $6M Was Sold Over The Weekend
Lance McMillan | Narcity
Contributing Writer

At least two Ontario lottery tickets were winners over the weekend, and they are both worth millions.

According to OLG, both prizes were announced on Sunday, with the biggest one, a LOTTO 6/49 jackpot worth $6 million, being sold in Stoney Creek.

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An unclaimed ENCORE ticket worth $1 million was reportedly also sold in London, Ontario. 

Lotto 6/49 players are being reminded to check their tickets, so they don't miss out on the life-changing winnings.

OLG has scheduled another big draw on March 24 for an estimated $5 million jackpot.

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