Prairie ticket holder wins Friday night's $55 million Lotto Max jackpot

May 02, 2020 - 2:03 AM

TORONTO - A Lotto Max player somewhere in the Prairies has 55 million good reasons for checking their ticket this morning.

Last night's $55 million jackpot was claimed by a single ticket sold on the Prairies.

The runner-up prize of just over $1 million went to a lottery player in British Columbia.

The draw also offered three Maxmillions prizes of $1 million each, but none were won.

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