Loto-Québec says the $50 million jackpot in Friday night’s Lotto Max draw was purchased in a suburb just south of Montreal.
Spokesman Patrice Lavoie says in a tweet that the winner was a group ticket purchased in Brossard, Que., on Montreal’s south shore.
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The ticket was split 20 ways, and it isn’t known for now if the winners know each other.
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Lavoie says each ticket holder will receive $2.5 million.
There were also two Maxmillion prizes of $1 million each up for grabs, but neither was claimed.
The jackpot for the next Lotto Max draw on May 10 will be approximately $12 million.
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