More cash for Lotto 6/49 winners in changes coming next month

Starting next month, Lotto 6/49 players across the country will have two chances each week to win millions of dollars.

According to the Western Canada Lottery Corporation, to celebrate its 40th anniversary, Lotto 6/49 is introducing the Gold Ball Jackpot.

Every Wednesday and Saturday from September 14, ticket purchasers will play for two multimillion-dollar prizes.

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The Main Draw will be renamed to the Classic Draw, where the jackpot will always be $5 million. Six numbers will still be drawn from 1 to 49.

The Gold Ball Draw will have a guaranteed winner every time and will win either a guaranteed $1 million prize or the growing jackpot which starts at $10 million dollars.

“If not won, the jackpot will increase by $2 million every draw and can grow to more than $60 million,” the lottery corporation wrote on its website.

Sales for the new format of Lotto 6/49 will begin on September 11, and the final jackpot of the current Lotto 6/49 will not carry over. The final jackpot on September 10 will either be won, or be divided and shared among the winners in lower prize categories.