3 winning tickets share Saturday night’s $5 million Lotto 649 jackpot

Posted July 29, 2018 2:40 am.

Last Updated July 29, 2018 3:20 am.

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TORONTO – Three ticket holders, in Ontario, Quebec and the Prairies, will share the $5 million jackpot in Saturday night’s Lotto 649 draw.

Each winning ticket is worth $1,666,666.

The draw’s guaranteed $1 million prize was claimed by a ticket holder in the Prairies.

The jackpot for the next Lotto 649 draw on Aug. 1 will be approximately $5 million.

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