LOTTO 6/49™ Game Conditions

Revised: March 2, 2022

Effective: 10:30pm EST Sept. 10, 2022

Date of the first draw governed by these Game Conditions: Sept. 14, 2022

1. rules and regulations

LOTTO 6/49 TM is governed by the Rules and Regulations Respecting Lotteries and Lottery Tickets of Interprovincial Lottery Corporation ("ILC") which are available upon request and WHICH INCLUDE LIMITATIONS OF LIABILITY.

2. PLAY

Each play is comprised of 1 selection of 6 numbers from 1 to 49, inclusive (the “Classic Selection”) plus a computer generated 10-digit number selection with a dash separating the first 8 and the last 2 digits (the “Gold Ball Draw Number”), for example: 12345678-01.

3. ISSUANCE OF TICKETS

To participate, any eligible person must present a completed LOTTO 6/49 selection slip or request a ticket where all selections are computer generated, and pay $3 for each play per draw or remit a winning ticket entitling such person to a free play, whereupon a ticket will then be issued showing the draw date(s), the Classic Selection and the Gold Ball Draw Number for each play, the amount wagered or FREE PLAY in the case of a free play (which is deemed to be a $3 amount wagered), the control number(s) and other relevant information..

4. draws

On each draw date, or as soon as possible thereafter, ILC will cause:

  1. six main numbers and one bonus number (being seven different numbers) to be drawn at random from among all numbers from 1 to 49 (the “Classic Draw”);

  2. one Gold Ball Draw Number to be drawn at random from among all the Gold Ball Draw Numbers issued for that draw (the “Gold Ball Draw”); and

  3. one prize ball to be drawn at random from among the prize balls available to be drawn for that draw (the “Gold Ball Jackpot Draw”) to determine the prize that can be claimed by the holder(s) of the ticket bearing the winning Gold Ball Draw Number for that draw(1) .

On specific draw dates determined by ILC from time to time at its discretion, ILC may draw additional Gold Ball Draw Numbers from the Gold Ball Draw Numbers issued for that draw date.

5. winning selections

  1. Classic Draw

    Winning selections as a result of any Classic Draw are determined as follows:

    Winning Selection Consists Of
    6/6 the six main numbers
    5/6+ any five main numbers and the bonus number
    5/6 any five main numbers and one other number*
    4/6 any four main numbers and two other numbers* OR any four main numbers, the bonus number and one other number*
    3/6 any three main numbers and three other numbers* OR any three main numbers, the bonus number and two other numbers*
    2/6+ any two main numbers, the bonus number and three other numbers*
    2/6 any two main numbers and four other numbers*

    *other number means any number which has not been drawn.

  2. Gold Ball Draw

    A winning selection as a result of any Gold Ball Draw is determined where all the digits of such selection correspond in the same order to those of the Gold Ball Draw Number drawn.

6. winning tickets

Any valid ticket for any draw bearing any winning selection of such draw is a winning ticket and entitles its holder(s) to claim, for each such winning selection, a prize calculated in accordance with Section 7 hereof.

7. prizes

Subject to Sections 8 and 9, prizes arising from the Classic Draw are determined as follows:

Winning Selection Pool Prize
6/6 Fixed Share of $5,000,000 (2) (3)
5/6+ 32.15% of the Pools Fund (2) Share of Pool (4)
5/6 13.5% of the Pools Fund (2) Share of Pool (4)
4/6 54.35% of the Pools Fund (2) Share of Pool (4)
3/6 Fixed $10
2/6+ Fixed $5
2/6 Fixed free play

After each draw, ILC allocates for the payment of prizes $1.44 for every play recorded on the computer system of any of its Regional Marketing Organizations for that draw to prize funds as follows:

  1. $0.89 is allocated to the “Draw Fund” to fund the payment of (i) the “Gold Ball Jackpot Draw Prize” as defined below; (ii) the $5,000,000 Classic Draw 6/6 category Prize (the “Classic Jackpot”); and (iii) any additional special draw prizes which ILC may at its discretion offer from time to time.

  2. $0.55 is allocated to the “Prize Fund” and a “Pools Fund” is determined by deducting from the Prize Fund an amount equal to the total amount payable as prizes on the 3/6, 2/6+ and 2/6 winning selections. The amount deemed payable as a prize on each 2/6 winning selection (free play) is $1.44.

Subject to Section 9, the holder(s) of the winning ticket for the Gold Ball Draw is entitled to claim a prize (the “Gold Ball Jackpot Draw Prize”) of either a) $1,000,000 or b) the Gold Ball Jackpot, depending on the prize ball drawn as a result of the Gold Ball Jackpot Draw

8. PRIZE CALCULATION

For the 6/6 category, if there is more than one winning selection, the amount of each prize is calculated by dividing $5,000,000 by the number of winning selections in that category provided that cents are increased to the next $0.10 (e.g. $1,666,666.67 is rounded up to $1,666,666.70). For the 5/6+, 5/6 and 4/6 categories, the amount of each prize is calculated by dividing the dollar amount of that category’s Pool by the number of winning selections in that category provided that cents under $0.05 are reduced to $0.00 (e.g. $2,726.34 is rounded down to $2,726.30) and cents $0.05 and over are increased to $0.10 (e.g. $2,726.38 is rounded up to $2,726.40). For 3/6, 2/6+ and 2/6 categories, the Prizes are fixed as set out in Section 7.

9. PRIZE CLAIMS

Prizes must be claimed within one year following the draw date.

10. ODDS OF WINNING

Classic Draw

Winning Selection Odds of Winning
6/6 One in 13,983,816
5/6+ One in 2,330,636
5/6 One in 55,492
4/6 One in 1,033
3/6 One in 56.7
2/6+ One in 81.2
2/6 One in 8.3
Any Prize One in 6.6

Gold Ball Draw

The odds of winning a prize in any Gold Ball Draw are one out of the total number of Gold Ball Draw Numbers issued for that draw. The odds for the holder(s) of the ticket bearing the winning Gold Ball Draw Number of winning the Gold Ball Jackpot depends on the number of prize balls available for that Gold Ball Jackpot Draw. For example, if there are 30 prize balls available for the draw, the odds of winning the Gold Ball Jackpot are 1 in 30. If there are 2 prize balls available for the draw, the odds of winning the Gold Ball Jackpot are 1 in 2.

(1) There will be thirty prize balls available to be drawn for the first Gold Ball Jackpot Draw. Twenty-nine of the prize balls will be for a prize of $1,000,000 each and one Gold Ball will be for a jackpot prize (the “Gold Ball Jackpot”). The starting amount of the Gold Ball Jackpot will be set by ILC at its discretion and revealed before the draw date. One prize ball will be drawn for each Gold Ball Jackpot Draw, including for the first Gold Ball Jackpot Draw and all subsequent Gold Ball Jackpot Draws. Each time a $1,000,000 prize ball is drawn, it will be removed from the subsequent Gold Ball Jackpot Draws, until the Gold Ball is drawn. If the Gold Ball is not drawn, the subsequent Gold Ball Jackpot will increase by an amount determined by ILC, at its discretion. Once the Gold Ball is drawn, twenty-nine $1,000,000 prize balls and one Gold Ball will be available to be drawn for the subsequent Gold Ball Jackpot Draw and the preceding process will be repeated.

(2) If there is no winning selection in any one or more of the 6/6, 5/6+, 5/6 or 4/6 categories of a Classic Draw, the amount of the Prize or the Pool, as applicable, for each of those said categories for which there is no winning selection for that draw will be allocated to the funding of prizes for subsequent Classic Draws and/or Gold Ball Jackpot Draws, at ILC’s discretion.

(3) “Share of $5,000,000” means an amount calculated by dividing $5,000,000 by the number of winning selections in the 6/6 category.

(4) “Share of Pool” means, with reference to each category of winning selections in the 5/6+, 5/6 and 4/6 categories, an amount calculated by dividing the dollar amount of the Pool, for that category, by the number of winning selections in that category.


LOTTO 6/49™ Game Conditions

Revised: Feb 23, 2022

Date of the final draw governed by these Game Conditions: Sept. 10, 2022

1. rules and regulations

LOTTO 6/49 TM is governed by the Rules and Regulations Respecting Lotteries and Lottery Tickets of Interprovincial Lottery Corporation ("ILC") which are available upon request and WHICH INCLUDE LIMITATIONS OF LIABILITY.

2. PLAY

Each play is comprised of 1 selection of 6 numbers from 1 to 49, inclusive (the “Classic Selection”) plus a computer generated 10-digit number selection with a dash separating the first 8 and the last 2 digits (the “Gold Ball Draw Number”), for example: 12345678-01.

3. ISSUANCE OF TICKETS

To participate, any eligible person must present a completed LOTTO 6/49 TM selection slip or request a ticket where all selections are computer generated, and pay $3 for each play per draw or remit a winning ticket entitling such person to a free play, whereupon a ticket will then be issued showing the draw date(s), the Regular Selection and the Guaranteed Prize Draw Selection for each play, the amount wagered or FREE PLAY in the case of a free play (which is deemed to be a $3 amount wagered), the control number(s) and other relevant information.

4. draws

On each draw date, or as soon as possible thereafter, ILC will cause:

  1. six main numbers and one bonus number (being seven different numbers) to be drawn at random from among all numbers from 1 to 49 (the “Main Draw”); and;

  2. one Guaranteed Prize Draw Selection to be drawn at random from among all the Guaranteed Prize Draw Selections issued for that draw (the “Guaranteed Prize Draw”).

On specific draw dates determined by ILC from time to time at its discretion, ILC may draw additional Guaranteed Prize Draw Selections from the Guaranteed Prize Draw Selections issued for that draw date.

5. winning selections

  1. Main Draw

     

    Winning selections as a result of any Main Draw are determined as follows:

     

    Winning Selection Consists Of
    6/6 the six main numbers
    5/6+ any five main numbers and the bonus number
    5/6 any five main numbers and one other number*
    4/6 any four main numbers and two other numbers* OR any four main numbers, the bonus number and one other number*
    3/6 any three main numbers and three other numbers* OR any three main numbers, the bonus number and two other numbers*
    2/6+ any two main numbers, the bonus number and three other numbers*
    2/6 any two main numbers and four other numbers*

    *other number means any number which has not been drawn.

     

    b. Guaranteed Prize Draw

     

    A winning selection as a result of any Guaranteed Prize Draw is determined where all the digits of such selection correspond in the same order to those of the Guaranteed Prize Draw Selection drawn.

 

6. winning tickets

Any valid ticket for any draw bearing any winning selection of such draw is a winning ticket and entitles its holder(s) to claim, for each such winning selection, a prize calculated in accordance with Section 7 hereof.

 

7. prizes

After each draw, ILC allocates for the payment of prizes $1.41 for every play recorded on the computer system of any of its Regional Marketing Organizations for that draw to prize funds as follows:

 

  1. $1.20 is allocated to the “Main Prize Fund” and a “Pools Fund” is determined by deducting from the Main Prize Fund an amount equal to the total amount payable as prizes on the 3/6, 2/6+ and 2/6 winning selections. The amount deemed payable as a prize on each 2/6 winning selection (free play) is $1.41.

     

    Subject to Sections 8 and 9, prizes arising from the Main Draw are determined as follows:

     

     

    Winning Selection Pool Prize
    6/6 79.5% of the Pools Fund (1) (2) Share of Pool (3)
    5/6+ 6% of the Pools Fund (1) Share of Pool (3)
    5/6 5% of the Pools Fund (1) Share of Pool (3)
    4/6 9.5% of the Pools Fund(1) Share of Pool (3)
    3/6 Fixed $10
    2/6+ Fixed $5
    2/6 Fixed free play

     

    (1) If there was no winning selection in any one or more of the 6/6, 5/6+, 5/6 or 4/6 categories in the last preceding Main Draw, the 6/6 Pool is increased by the amount of the Pool for each of those said categories which had no winning selection in such last preceding Main Draw (the “Rollover”), which Rollover shall not include any amount which ILC may have undertaken to add to the 6/6 Pool to reach the minimum amount it has set as the amount of the 6/6 Pool of such last preceding Main Draw.

    (2) If and when ILC has set a minimum amount for the 6/6 Pool, then the amount of the 6/6 Pool shall be the greater of (a) the aggregate of 79.5% of the Pools Fund and the Rollover and (b) the amount so set.

    (3)"Share of Pool" means, with reference to each category of winning selections in the 6/6, 5/6+, 5/6 and 4/6 categories, an amount calculated by dividing the dollar amount of the Pool, for that category, by the number of winning selections in that category.

  2. $0.21 is allocated to the “Guaranteed Prize Draw Fund” to fund the payment of (i) the “Guaranteed Prize” as defined below; (ii) any amount which ILC may have undertaken to add to the 6/6 Pool to reach the minimum amount it has set as the amount of the 6/6 Pool of the Main Draw; and (iii) any additional special draw prizes which ILC may at its discretion offer from time to time. Subject to Section 9, the holder(s) of the winning ticket for the Guaranteed Prize Draw is entitled to claim a prize of $1,000,000 (the “Guaranteed Prize”).

 

8. PRIZE CALCULATION

For the 6/6, 5/6+, 5/6 and 4/6 categories, the amount of each prize is calculated by dividing the dollar amount of that category’s Pool by the number of winning selections in that category provided that:

 

  1. for 6/6 Prizes, cents are increased to the next $0.10 (e.g. $8,075,487.12 is rounded up to $8,075,487.20); and

     

  2. for 5/6+, 5/6 and 4/6 Prizes, cents under $0.05 are reduced to $0.00 (e.g. $2,726.34 is rounded down to $2,726.30) and cents $0.05 and over are increased to $0.10 (e.g. $2,726.38 is rounded up to $2,726.40).

     

    For 3/6, 2/6+ and 2/6 categories, the Prizes are fixed as set out in Section 7.

 

9. PRIZE CLAIMS

Prizes must be claimed within one year following the draw date.

 

10. ODDS OF WINNING

Main Draw

 

The approximate odds of winning for a single selection in the Main Draw are as follows:

 

Winning Selection Odds of Winning
6/6 One in 13,983,816
5/6+ One in 2,330,636
5/6 One in 55,492
4/6 One in 1,033
3/6 One in 56.7
2/6+ One in 81.2
2/6 One in 8.3
Any Prize One in 6.6

 

Guaranteed Prize Draw

The odds of winning in any Guaranteed Prize Draw are one out of the total number of Guaranteed Prize Draw Selections issued for that draw.

 

11. TERMINATION OF DRAWS GOVERNED BY THESE GAME CONDITIONS

The final LOTTO 6/49 draw governed by these Game Conditions will be held on September 10th, 2022 (the “Last Draw”) and, notwithstanding any of the foregoing provisions, the following special conditions will apply thereto:

  1. If, in the Last Draw, there is one or more winning selection in the 6/6 category but no winning selection in any one or more of the 5/6+, 5/6 or 4/6 categories, the amount of the Pool as determined in accordance with Section 7 for each of those said categories which had no winning selection, will be transferred to the unclaimed prize fund which is used by ILC, from time to time, in whole or in part, to increase the prize pool of any of its lotteries.

  2. If, in the Last Draw, there is no winning selection in the 6/6 category and there is one or more winning selection in the 5/6+ category, the Pools Fund and the Rollover, if applicable, will instead be attributed to the Pools for the 5/6+, 5/6 and 4/6 categories in the following proportions:5/6+: 30, 5/6: 25%, 4/6: 45%

    and, if there is no winning selection in any one or more of the 5/6 or 4/6 categories, the amount of the Pool for each of those said categories which had no winning selection, will be transferred to the unclaimed prize fund which is used by ILC, from time to time, in whole or in part, to increase the prize pool of any of its lotteries.

  3. If, in the Last Draw, there is no winning selection in the 6/6 category and the 5/6+ category and there is one or more winning selection in the 5/6 category, the Pools Fund and the Rollover, if applicable, will instead be attributed to the Pools for the 5/6 and 4/6 categories in the following proportions: 5/6: 35% ,4/6: 65%

    and, if there is no winning selection in the 4/6 category, the amount of the Pool for the 4/6 category will be transferred to the unclaimed prize fund which is used by ILC, from time to time, in whole or in part, to increase the prize pool of any of its lotteries.

  4. If, in the Last Draw, there is no winning selection in the 6/6 category, the 5/6+ category and the 5/6 category and there is one or more winning selection in the 4/6 category, the Pools Fund and the Rollover, if applicable, will instead be attributed to the Pool for the 4/6 category.

  5. If, in the Last Draw, there is no winning selection in each of the 6/6, 5/6+, 5/6, and 4/6 categories, the amount of the Pool as determined in accordance with Section 7 for each of these categories, will be transferred to the unclaimed prize fund which is used by ILC, from time to time, in whole or in part, to increase the prize pool of any of its lotteries.

  6. Free play prizes remaining unclaimed at the time of the Last Draw and free play prizes won in the Last Draw will be replaced by a $3 cash prize.