Two people in Edmonton, and another one somewhere in Alberta, have Lotto Max tickets with big wins.

The draw also offered 26 Maxmillion prizes of $1 million each, and eight of them were won.

Friday will be the first time the Lotto Max jackpot has reached the new $70-million upper limit since it came into effect last May, when the lottery also introduced draws on Tuesdays.

It took two months for a Calgary man to discover he had a winning lottery ticket worth $50 million.

Adonis Ntwari, Emmanuel Hakizimana, Ramon Sindambiwe, Aime Nduwingoma and Marius Kanibi, all of Calgary, won the Aug. 31 Lotto 6-49 draw.

Don Humniski redeemed a free play for the June 14 draw and picked up his winning ticket at Ford's Grocery in Winnipeg Beach, en route to his family's cottage.

According to the Western Canada Lottery Corporation (WCLC), a ticket sold in the city won the Western 6/49 draw May 4, and has yet to be claimed.

A Winnipeg man who won the $13.3 million Lotto 6/49 jackpot says he's looking forward to a worry-free lifestyle after collecting his winnings.

Raymond Mussell was one of two winners of the Dec. 15 Lotto 6/49 draw, taking home a whopping $7,935,986.70.

A retired couple from Wetaskiwin County have a few more options on how to spend their golden years after winning a $12.5 million LOTTO 6/49 jackpot.