It was a winning year for lottery players in western Canada.
The Western Canada Lottery Corporation says winners across the Prairies and the North claimed 67 prizes of $1 million and more this year.
Together, winnings across the WCLC area totaled over $219.6 million.
Below are millionaires by province, as listed by the WCLC:
- Alberta: 49 wins, totaling $192 million
- Saskatchewan: 11 wins, totaling $19 million
- Manitoba: Six wins, totaling $7 million
Officials note that northern Canada was represented by a $1 million Scratch & Win prize for an individual in Yellowknife.
Below is a list of winners per large city, as shared by the WCLC:
- Calgary: 14 prizes totaling $24 million
- Edmonton: 7 prizes totaling $39.5 million
- Lethbridge: 2 prizes totaling $3.5 million
- Winnipeg: 4 prizes totaling $5 million
- Regina: 2 prizes totaling $2 million
- Saskatoon: 6 prizes totaling $10 million
- Yellowknife: 1 prize totaling $1 million
The WCLC says players in the Lotto Spot region claimed over 7,300 prizes between $1,000 and $1 million this year, which added another $135 million to the total tally.
Below are winners of prizes from $1,000 to $999,999 per province:
- Alberta: Over 4,300 wins, totaling $89 million
- Saskatchewan: Over 1,200 wins, totaling $11.8 million
- Manitoba: Over 1,500 wins, totaling $31.7 million
A total of 157 prizes were paid in the North this year, totaling $485,000 in Northwest Territories, $177,000 in Nunavut, and $1.2 million in Yukon.
SUCCESS STORIES
The WCLC says the biggest win of the year went to a couple in Grande Prairie, who won $54 million on the December 28, 2024 LOTTO 6/49 Gold Ball Draw, but waited to claim their prize until February 2025.
Another winner, from Lethbridge, won prizes three times in the span of nine months, with the third prize coming in May.
The winner took home a $1 million prize on the May 3 LOTTO 6/49 Gold Ball draw.
That followed a $500,000 LOTTO MAX win in August 2024, and another $1 million win in November 2024.
