What is 6/49 Ontario?
The 6/49 Ontario lottery game, also known as Lotto Max in some regions, is a popular Canadian lottery game operated by Loto-Québec and other provincial lotteries. In Ontario, the game is run by OLG (Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation), with players having the chance to win big prizes by matching numbers drawn from a pool.
Gameplay Structure
The 6/49 Ontario lottery involves selecting six unique numbers between one and forty-nine, without regard for order or repetition. The remaining eight non-winning numbers are known https://649ontario.ca/ as bonus balls and contribute to second-tier prize categories but do not affect the main jackpot payout structure. For each draw, a minimum of two jackpots can be awarded: one for matching all six winning numbers (tier 1) and another for five out of six numbers plus one or more bonus ball(s), with prizes scaling up based on how many correct numbers were picked in combination with any or multiple bonus balls.
Prize Distribution
Lottery winnings from the Ontario version are distributed to winners according to a tier-based system:
- The top prize for correctly matching all six drawn numbers (tier 1) is significantly higher than other prizes.
- Tiers two through five offer descending amounts of money, tied directly to how many winning numbers were matched alongside any number or combination thereof from the bonus pool.
