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B.C. man wins $6M on Lotto 6/49 ‘quick pick’ ticket bought in Toronto

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B.C. man wins $6M on Lotto 6/49 ‘quick pick’ ticket bought in Toronto

A B.C. man won $6 million after buying a “quick pick” Lotto 6/49 ticket at a store in Toronto while attending a conference in the city. Fifty-five-year-old Troy Maulding, from Burnaby, won the top prize in the Aug. 6 draw, the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation (OLG) said in a news release Friday.“I’ve been playing regular numbers since I was 19, but this ticket was a quick pick,” Maulding said in the release.He was attending a union conference in Toronto and went to a store to pick up bandages for a friend when he also bought some lottery tickets. Read more: Mississauga man wins $1M on first-ever lottery ticket Maulding was in his hotel room when he decided to check his numbers. Story continues below advertisement “The numb...

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A few people came close to winning it all in Tuesday night's Mega Millions drawing, but they fell one ball short of cashing in on the massive jackpot. No one won the $830 million payout, and the estimated prize for Friday night's drawing has grown to over a billion dollars.The winning numbers Tuesday were 7-29-60-63-66 with a Mega Ball of 15.According to Mega Millions, nine tickets matched the first five numbers but didn't match the Mega Ball. The game's Megaplier feature was purchased for one of those tickets, raising its prize to $3 million, while the rest won a million dollars. Two of the million-dollar tickets were purchased in New Jersey, two were bought in New York and others were sold in California, Florida, Illinois and Ohio. The $3 mi...