Ring in the New Year With a LOTTO MAX Jackpot

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwire - Dec. 29, 2011) - The holiday season might be extra jolly for lottery players with a $50 Million jackpot available on Friday's LOTTO MAX draw and Saturday's $18 Million 6/49 jackpot.

Every $5 LOTTO MAX ticket for the December 30 draw offers players three chances to win the $50 Million jackpot plus an estimated 10 MAXMILLION prizes of $1 million each.

Winning a MAXMILLION prize is similar to winning the main jackpot - a player must match all seven winning numbers drawn for that prize. If no ticket wins the $50 million jackpot, it will again carry over to the next draw, along with any MAXMILLIONS that are not won.

A MAXIMILLION winning ticket that was purchased in Richmond has not yet been claimed so be sure to check to your ticket.

On the very last LOTTO MAX draw of 2010, a single ticket won the massive $50 million jackpot - what better way to ring in the New Year.

LOTTO MAX can be played at your favourite lottery retailer and at PlayNow.com. Winning numbers can be found at bclc.com following each draw.

LOTTO MAX:

• Draws held each Friday night
• Each $5 ticket features three chances to win
• To win a jackpot players must match 7/7 numbers

MAXMILLIONS:

• When the jackpot reaches $50 Million, ticket sales fund additional prizes of $1 Million called MAXMILLIONS
• Each MAXMILLION prize is drawn separately, following the main draw
• Players must match 7/7 numbers to win the corresponding MAXMILLION

JACKPOT FACTS:

• The largest prize won in B.C. was a $50M LOTTO MAX jackpot in October 2010.
• In February 2010, two people split the $50M LOTTO MAX jackpot, with one of the winners from B.C.
• The largest prize ever won in Canada was a $54M Lotto 6/49 jackpot in Alberta in October 2005.
• The largest amount ever available to be won was $95M in a June 2010 LOTTO MAX draw - this was one $50M jackpot and 45 $1M MAXMILLION prizes. From this draw there were seven wins in B.C. with final winnings totaling about $2.5M.

BCLC is a provincial Crown Corporation that offers socially responsible gaming entertainment while generating income that benefits all British Columbians.