$35M lottery ticket sold in Victoria, splitting $70M jackpot with Ontario winner
One lucky lottery winner in Victoria and another winner in Ontario will split the $70-million Lotto Max jackpot.
Both winning ticket holders matched all seven numbers in Tuesday night's Lotto Max draw.
There were 15 available Maxmillion prizes of $1 million each, and five winning tickets were drawn.
Two of the tickets are each shared between two winners, splitting the money, while one ticket will claim the entire $1 million prize.
Three of the Maxmillion winners are in Ontario, one is in B.C. and the other is in Quebec.
The jackpot for the next draw on June 9 will be an estimated $22 million.
With files from The Canadian Press
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