Lotto Max winning numbers for Tuesday, August 20 are out and someone scored $70 million
Check your tickets!
A lottery kiosk in Montreal's Lionel-Groulx metro station.
The Lotto Max winning numbers for Tuesday, August 20 are out, and you know what that means: it's time to check your tickets.
The stakes remain high as can be this week, with the jackpot set at its maximum amount of $70 million — the largest single payout available in Canada. And, this time, one lucky player has actually scored the grand prize.
Could it have been you?
Even if you didn't win the $70 million jackpot, there are also a whopping 44 Maxmillions up for grabs, each worth $1 million!
Let's take a look at the results of the past two draws and find out if the odds were in your favour.
What are the Lotto Max winning numbers for Tuesday, August 20?
The Lotto Max winning numbers for Tuesday, August 20 are: 02, 11, 12, 21, 24, 38 and 39. The bonus number is 33.
In terms of Maxmillions, these are the winning numbers:
- 1-03-13-16-18-21-38
- 01-04-07-17-24-30-32
- 01-06-10-11-29-35-37
- 01-07-11-13-16-17-36
- 01-10-12-31-36-38-46
- 01-10-13-34-36-43-49
- 01-20-21-35-39-42-48
- 02-03-05-06-16-21-38
- 02-03-12-23-38-43-50
- 02-04-20-21-25-42-50
- 02-04-24-26-30-31-48
- 02-13-17-24-25-41-49
- 02-18-19-22-30-39-41
- 03-05-29-30-47-48-50
- 03-06-24-26-30-38-43
- 03-07-16-21-22-26-40
- 03-08-27-31-34-43-46
- 03-14-18-29-31-45-48
- 04-05-17-18-28-41-43
- 04-07-24-27-28-45-49
- 04-12-21-25-34-47-50
- 04-15-20-25-29-42-43
- 05-09-13-24-26-37-47
- 05-13-20-29-30-32-40
- 05-16-19-20-21-24-45
- 05-16-21-27-33-35-38
- 05-21-33-36-37-45-46
- 05-23-30-35-38-40-44
- 06-10-22-23-41-45-47
- 06-14-17-26-42-48-50
- 07-10-15-19-21-40-49
- 07-12-20-24-25-28-46
- 07-18-19-24-39-40-43
- 08-09-21-30-35-36-47
- 08-09-24-35-38-41-46
- 08-11-16-21-26-30-49
- 08-11-25-29-35-36-47
- 08-22-28-31-32-44-46
- 09-17-24-25-37-43-49
- 11-14-21-24-34-39-45
- 12-17-20-23-29-30-48
- 12-18-20-23-29-32-46
- 14-16-18-28-36-39-47
- 15-20-21-24-41-44-45
As of Tuesday's draw, someone has finally snagged the $70 million jackpot. Their winning ticket was purchased in Ontario, and must have all seven matching numbers.
Seventeen players also won $1-million Maxmillions — two of whom bought tickets in Quebec.
What were the Lotto Max winning numbers for Friday, August 16?
The Lotto Max winning numbers for Friday, August 16 were 05, 07, 12, 18, 33, 40 and 50. Also, 15 was the bonus number.
The 42 winning Maxmillions numbers were:
Based on this draw, three lucky players were entitled to $123,556.70 thanks to the 6/7 plus bonus category with tickets purchased in Quebec and Ontario. Plus, 12 Maxmillions were won, each worth $1 million.
The prize amount will decrease to $40 million at the next Lotto Max draw on Friday, August 23, with no Maxmillions available, according to the Loto-Québec website.
How does Lotto Max work?
Lotto Max is a Canada-wide lottery game. Draws happen twice a week on Tuesdays and Fridays.
For every $5 play that you buy, you get three sets of seven numbers between 1 and 50.
In order to win, a single set must have three, four, five, six or seven numbers that match the winning numbers. Certain prize categories also allow you to make use of a bonus number, which is selected at each draw.
Here's what matching numbers could win you, on average:
- 7/7 — jackpot (an average of $47,493,142)
- 6/7 plus bonus — approximately $194,40
- 6/7 — approximately $4,629
- 5/7 plus bonus — approximately $926
- 5/7 — approximately $105
- 4/7 plus bonus — approximately $50
- 4/7 — approximately $20
- 3/7 plus bonus — approximately $20
- 3/7 — free play
The Lotto Max jackpot starts at $10 million, and if not won, it increases each draw up to $70 million. Once the jackpot reaches $50 million, there are also Maxmillions available — additional $1 million prizes to be won.
All three sets of numbers you get with a $5 play are eligible for both the main draw and the Maxmillions draw. To win Maxmillions, you need all seven numbers to be identical to one of the Maxmillions draw selections.
Tickets are sold until 10:30 p.m. Eastern Time on the days the Lotto Max numbers are drawn.
Your odds of winning the jackpot are 1 in 33,294,800 per play.
If you or someone you know is struggling with problem gambling, refer to these helplines across Canada. Support is available.
This article's cover image was used for illustrative purposes only.