SASKATOON – There is a big change coming to Lotto 6/49.
Starting with the Wednesday, Sept. 18 draw, there is a new guaranteed $1 million prize for each draw.
“Unlike the main jackpot draw, the guaranteed prize draw will be made from entered numbers only – so a winner is guaranteed every time,” said Andrea Marantz, a spokesperson with Western Canada Lottery Corporation.
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“That means two $1 million prizes will be won every single week – 104 new millionaires each year from the guaranteed prize draw alone.”
The minimum jackpot prize is also increasing. It will now start at $5 million instead of the current $3 million.
Another change is a new free play prize category for matching just two of the six numbers drawn.
Along with the new prizes, the price for a ticket is also going up to three dollars.
The new Lotto 6/49 tickets go on sale Sunday, Sept. 15, 2013.
The first Lotto 6/49 was held on June 12, 1982 for $500,000.
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